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The longest day in golf arrived at a fitting conclusion on Monday night for a pair of superstar Seminoles.
Rising junior All-American Luke Clanton and recently graduated senior Frederik Kjettrup, both high-level players of the Florida State Men’s Golf National Runner-Up squad, have each qualified for the upcoming U.S. Open held at the famous Pinehurst No. 2 course from June 13-16.
The pair are the first amateurs at Florida State to qualify for the major since John Pak was the Low Amateur at the 2020 U.S. Open.
Kjettrup and Clanton played at two of the 10 final qualifying sites on Monday, with Kjettrup competing at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta and Clanton tackling The Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Fla.
Among 68 players competing at his site, Kjettrup just made the U.S. Open qualifying cut by finishing third in what was a Top-3 cutline. He shot a pair of impressive 66 scores in his two rounds played to finish at 12-under. The native of Demark and FSU All-American used an important birdie on his 18th and final hole – a par 5 – to squeak past the rest of the field that didn’t make the cut.
Clanton was tasked with trying to make the Top 5 of his 73-player field at The Bear’s Club, and managed to just get in after finishing fourth at 5-under (70-69). He finished two strokes ahead of three players competing for the coveted fifth-place position, getting an important birdie of his own on hole No. 18 to provide some needed cushion.
The Hialeah, Fla., native enjoyed a banner year as a sophomore in 2023-24, being named a PING First-Team All-American.
In Clanton’s field, fellow Seminole Daniel Berger tied for second at 6-under to also qualify for the 2024 U.S. Open.
Brooks Koepka, a two-time winner of the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018, will also be part of the Major field in two weeks.
The longest day in golf arrived at a fitting conclusion on Monday night for a pair of superstar Seminoles.
Rising junior All-American Luke Clanton and recently graduated senior Frederik Kjettrup, both high-level players of the Florida State Men’s Golf National Runner-Up squad, have each qualified for the upcoming U.S. Open held at the famous Pinehurst No. 2 course from June 13-16.
The pair are the first amateurs at Florida State to qualify for the major since John Pak was the Low Amateur at the 2020 U.S. Open.
Kjettrup and Clanton played at two of the 10 final qualifying sites on Monday, with Kjettrup competing at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta and Clanton tackling The Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Fla.
Among 68 players competing at his site, Kjettrup just made the U.S. Open qualifying cut by finishing third in what was a Top-3 cutline. He shot a pair of impressive 66 scores in his two rounds played to finish at 12-under. The native of Demark and FSU All-American used an important birdie on his 18th and final hole – a par 5 – to squeak past the rest of the field that didn’t make the cut.
Clanton was tasked with trying to make the Top 5 of his 73-player field at The Bear’s Club, and managed to just get in after finishing fourth at 5-under (70-69). He finished two strokes ahead of three players competing for the coveted fifth-place position, getting an important birdie of his own on hole No. 18 to provide some needed cushion.
The Hialeah, Fla., native enjoyed a banner year as a sophomore in 2023-24, being named a PING First-Team All-American.
In Clanton’s field, fellow Seminole Daniel Berger tied for second at 6-under to also qualify for the 2024 U.S. Open.
Brooks Koepka, a two-time winner of the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018, will also be part of the Major field in two weeks.
