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Danny Woodhead Is Very Close To Qualifying For The US Open And Competing Against Tiger Woods

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Danny Woodhead Is Very Close To Qualifying For The US Open And Competing Against Tiger Woods

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  • Former NFL running back Danny Woodhead is just two quick rounds away from qualifying for the 2022 US Open and competing against the best golfers in the world
  • He turned to golf after retiring from the NFL and is one step closer towards competing against the best
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Former NFL running back Danny Woodhead is *this close* to qualifying for the 2022 US Open and competing against the best golfers in the world. The former Jets, Patriots, Chargers, and Ravens running back turned to golf after retiring from the NFL and has already seen considerable success but this would be his biggest accomplishment in golf by a mile.

After retiring in 2018 following 10 seasons in the NFL, Danny Woodhead set his sights on golf. He qualified for the 2021 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball tournament and played pretty well. That tournament was held at the Chambers Bay Golf Course in Washington and Danny was paired with Michael Wilhelm. They fired off a +1 71/73 (144 total) over two rounds and missed the cut of 135.

Danny Woodhead Is Very Close To Qualifying For The 2022 US Open

Now he’s back in competition and Danny Woodhead is just two rounds away from qualifying for the 2022 US Open and competing against golfers like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, and the rest of the best. This came after Woodhead advanced through his regional qualifier on Wednesday, shooting an even par 71 at the Omaha Country Club.

Here’s a look at the leaderboard with Danny Woodhead shooting an even par-71 to advance to the final qualifying round which will be held at 11 sites split across two dates (5/23 and 6/6).

Here’s a look at the list of the 11 sites where final qualifying will take place over two rounds (36 total holes):

* Caledonian Golf Club — Japan
* Lakewood Country Club and Royal Oaks Country Club — Dallas, Texas
* RattleSnake Point Golf Club (CopperHead Course) — Ontario
* The Olympic Club (Ocean Course) — San Francisco, California
* The Club at Admiral’s Cove (North and West Courses) — Jupiter, Florida
* Ansley Golf Club (Settindown Creek Course) — Roswell, Georgia
* Woodmont Country Club (North Course) — Rockville, Maryland
* Century Country Club and Old Oaks Country Club — Purchase, New York
* Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club & Wedgewood Golf and Country Club — Columbus, Ohio
* Springfield Country Club — Springfield, Ohio
* Pronghorn Resort (Nicklaus Course) — Bend, Oregon

I can’t help but wonder why there are two courses selected for final qualifying of the US Open in Ohio and they’re just 45 miles apart. It’s not as if they are on opposite ends of the state to serve people from nearby states. And the only course in California is in Northern California in San Francisco and there are basically zero courses in the middle of the country selected aside from Texas and Ohio. Something seems off about that.

Ohio is the most popular state for US Open qualifying but it still seems odd to me that they’d choose two courses 45 miles apart and then nothing else in the middle of the country.

Danny Will Have A LOT Of Fans Pulling For Him

Danny Woodhead was a fan favorite in the NFL and he’ll undoubtedly have a TON of people rooting for him in the final qualifying rounds of the US Open qualification process. Here’s what Danny’s fans were saying on Twitter after he made it through regional qualifying.

The recent Wells Fargo Championship winner chimes in:

This applies to 99.999% of the population:

If you’re going to lose out to another golfer at least take solace in the fact that it was a former pro football player. Danny Woodhead is clearly a freak athlete:

And here’s Danny talking about his experience at Omaha Country Club last year:

We are about 5ish weeks away from the 2022 US Open. This year it will be held at The Country Club, in Brookline, Massachusetts which is our nation’s oldest country club and the #1 rated course in Massachusetts. Hopefully, we see Danny Woodhead tee it up on June 16th.