“I try and play as much as I can” – PGA Tour rookie Eric Cole qualifies for the US Open 2023, 10th straight week event

Eric Cole is in no mood to take a pause from his PGA Tour schedule as he has qualified for the US Open next week, which will be his 10th straight week. This week he will be competing at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale Golf & Country Club, Toronto.

Cole made his debut as a PGA Tour member earlier this season. He has played in 23 events so far. The golfer started with a few failed cuts in the first four events, followed by five straight cuts. His best finish came in the Honda Classic in February where he lost in a playoff to Chris Kirk.

Prior to the Canadian Open, Eric played a Monday qualifier for the US Open 2023. The PGA Tour rookie finished T3 at 9-under at Brookside Golf & Country Club, Columbus, Ohio on June 5 to qualify for the US Open.

After qualifying for the US Open, the 34-year-old rookie shared his next three weeks' schedule on PGA Tour. He stated that he was in no mood to stop and wanted to grab the opportunities as much as he can.

He said:

"Canadian, I think, will be 9, and then the US Open will be 10, hopefully, if I get in. And then I'm not gonna miss the Travelers, so that's 11. So... it's cool, though. I mean, I've had a lot of years where I haven't had a place to play, so playing on the PGA Tour is a pretty cool thing, and I try and play as much as I can."

So far, Cole has an eight-week streak which started with the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in April. Since then he has competed at Mexico Open at Vidanta, Wells Fargo Championship, AT&T Byron Nelson, PGA Championship, Charles Schwab Challenge, and the Memorial Tournament. His next three weeks are packed with the RBC Canadian Open, US Open, and Travelers Championship.

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Has Eric Cole ever played the US Open?

The 2023 US Open will be the second time Eric Cole will feature on the playing field. He competed at the event earlier in 2021 where he failed to make a cut. This year Cole played in the PGA Championship and had an impressive finish of T15.

In the 24 events played this season, Eric Cole has made 13 cuts and twice finished in the top 10. He has placed in the top 25 seven times, with the most recent being at the Memorial Tournament last week.

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Players who qualified for US Open through June 5, Monday qualifiers

Here is the list of players who sealed the spot in the upcoming US Open through Monday qualifiers concluded on June 5:

Tacoma Country & Golf Club – Lake Wood

• Jesse Schutte (-3)
• Alexander Yang (-3)

Lambton Golf & Country Club – Toronto, Ontario

• Ryan Gerard (-11)
• Vincent Norrman (-8)
• Ryan Armour (-7)

Hillcrest Country Club – Los Angeles, CA

• Omar Morales (-12)
• Barclay Brown (-10)
• David Puig (-10)
• Charley Hoffman (-9, qualified in playoff)
• Preston Summerhays (-9, qualified in playoff)

Pine Tree Golf Club – Boynton Beach, FL

• Austen Truslow (-5)
• Brendan Valdes (-3)
• Carlos Ortiz (-2, qualified in playoff)

Hawks Ridge Golf Club – Ball Ground, GA

• Gordon Sargent (-13)
• Kyle Mueller (-11)
• JJ Grey (-11)

Woodmont Country Club – Rockville, MD

• Karl Vilips (-4)
• Isaac Simmons (-4)
• Sebastian Munoz (-3, qualified in playoff)
• Michael Brennan (-3, qualified in playoff)

Canoe Brook Country Club – Summit, NJ

• Michael Thorbjornsen (-8)
• Berry Henson (-7)
• Christian Cavaliere (-6)
• Andrew Svoboda (-5, beat Christopher Crawford in playoff)

Lakes Golf & Country Club/Brookside Golf & C.C. – Columbus, Ohio

• Olin Browne Jr. (-11)
• Davis Thompson (-10)
• Eric Cole (-9)
• Nico Echavarria (-9)
• Corey Pereira (-9)
• Luke List (-9)
• Patrick Rodgers (-9)
• Stewart Cink (-9)
• Nick Dunlap (-8, qualified in playoff)
• Kevin Streelman (-8, qualified in playoff)
• David Nyfjall (-8, qualified in playoff)

Springfield Country Club – Springfield, Ohio

• Sam Stevens (-13)
• Taylor Pendrith (-10)
• Nick Hardy (-8)
• Dylan Wu (-7, qualified in playoff)
• Alex Schaake (-7, qualified in playoff)

Old Chatham Golf Club – Durham, NC

• Yuto Katsuragawa (-12)
• Patrick Cover (-12)
• Paul Barjon (-11)
• McClure Meissner (-11)
• Frankie Capan (-11)