Karl Vilips earns US Open start
Karl Vilips – file photo courtesy of USGA
Indonesian born but now US based West Australian amateur, Karl Vilips, will join seven other Australasians in the field for this year’s US Open following the completion of Final Qualifying over 36 holes at ten venues across the USA this morning.
Vilips, who is currently attending Stanford University in Northern California, earned one of the four spots available amongst 60 golfers at his venue in Maryland and will play his first US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club on June 15th.
Vilips finished tied for 1st at the Woodmont Country Club in Rockville after rounds of 68 and 70.
Vilips, a winner of multiple Junior World Championships, a winner of the Southern Amateur Championship, a member of the Junior Presidents Cup team and a quarter finalist at the 2019 US Amateur, amongst his many achievements in the game to date, is currently a key member of the Stanford Golf Team but now gets his chance on a truly international stage.
Other Australians at the same venue included Marc Leishman who finished in 8th place today and Travis Smyth who finished 22nd.
There were several other Australasians competing at other venues but only Vilips has played his way through the demanding qualifying process and earned the right to play the third major of the year.
