Pros skip U S Open as qualifying grind angers tour
Golf stars question the U S Open format as 4 428 entrants shrink to 150 through 36 hole local and sectional qualifiers. Dave Hill and George Archer decry the three week burden while Roger Maltbie and others lament the tough route to Atlanta Olympic course.
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