Three Eagles For Beef To Qualify For US Open

Andrew 'Beef' Johnston made three eagles at Walton Heath during US Open qualifying to book his place at Erin Hills

Three Eagles For Beef To Qualify For US Open
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Andrew 'Beef' Johnston made three eagles at Walton Heath during US Open qualifying to book his place at Erin Hills

Three Eagles For Beef To Qualify For US Open

After the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, golfers headed to Walton Heath to try and qualify for next month's US Open at Erin Hills.

Andrew 'Beef' Johnston, who came T21st at Wentworth, made THREE eagles on his way to qualifying, including a hole-in-one, a two on a par-4 and a three on a par-5.

Beef shot rounds of 68 and 66 for a tie for ninth to qualify for his second US Open.

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A fan even caught Beef's ace on camera:

England's Aaron Rai won the qualifying with rounds of 66 and 64 which included five birdies and an eagle in his final nine holes!

Related: Walton Heath Old Course review

Other qualifiers included Haotong Li, Alexander Levy, Richie Ramsay, Bradley Dredge, Eddie Pepperell, George Coetzee and Brandon Stone.

Paul Dunne, Thomas Aiken, Matt Wallace and Wade Ormsby later qualified through a seven-man playoff.

Related: Walton Heath New Course review

The US Open takes place from 15th-18th June at Erin Hills which hosts a major for the first time.

World number one Dustin Johnson will defend after winning at Oakmont last year.

Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews.