New Delhi, June 3 -- The US Open Championship is one of the golf's most prestigious tournaments. It is open for participation to any professional or amateur with a handicap index of 0.4 or lower. The 125th US Open at Oakmont Country Club is scheduled from June 12 to June 15. It offers a platform for players to earn their spot through a two-stage qualifying process.

The US Open qualification process is tests skill and endurance. It begins with Local Qualifying, an 18-hole competition held across 110 sites in late April and early May. Players who advance from these events move on to Final Qualifying, a 36-hole, single-day marathon held at 13 sites in late May and early June. Some players, based on exemption categories, bypass Local Qualify...