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2019 U.S. T-1 Open Championship

Logo of the 2019 U.S. T-1 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	June 6-9, 2019
Location	Bethesda, Maryland 38.9847° N, 77.0947° W
Course(s)	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course
Organized by	T-1 Golf Federation
Tour(s)	T-1 Golf Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,479 yards
Field	132 players; 67 after cut
Cut	151 (+11)
Prize fund	$9,000,000
Winner's share	$2,000,000

The 2019 U.S. T-1 Open Championship is the 49th U.S. T-1 Open Championship, held June 6-9 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Maryland. This will be the second time the course has hosted the championship, the first being in 1976. It is the second major of the T-1 Tour season.

Venue

Course layout

Main article: Congressional Country Club

2019 tournament yardages

Blue Course

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	436	235	470	440	409	488	178	370	626	3,652	472	435	202	505	460	600	456	489	208	3,827	7,479
Par	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	35	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	35	70

Maintaining with T1GF tradition, the course will be shortened from a par 71 to a par 70 to accommodate the wants of the Federation.

Field

The following qualification criteria were used to select the field. Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.

1. Last 10 U.S. T-1 Open Champions

Jack Leeland, Cole Carllsson, Matt Gennellii, Jamie Otto, Trey Cranfield, Norman Xi

Those exempt but not competing: Josh Nadler

2. All former T-1 Players Champions

David Duval, Benvolio Pagón

3. Last 10 Augusta Invitational Champions

Syo Yin Yee, Trevor Immelman, Chris Euphoricson

4. Last 10 T-1 British Open Champions

Steve Scott

Those exempt but not competing: Tommy Fleetwood, Graeme McDowell

5. All T-1 Tour Champions

James Thompson, Brad Miller, Y.E. Yang, Jamey Hannity, Nick Price, Bob Tway, Jerry Platon, Scott Jamiessonn

Those exempt but not competing: Arnold Palmer, Josh Nadler, Gary Player, Billy Casper, Johnny Miller, Ken Venturi, Lee Trevino, Bernard Langer, Calvin Peete, Sam Snead, Gay Brewer, Tom Kite, Andy Bean, Payne Stewart, Phil Mickelson

6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2018 U.S. T-1 Open

Jay Lueger, Noram Lower, Jacoby Johnson, Samuel Stevenson, Jay Hollison, Scott Duble

7. Top 60 in points at the end of the T-1 ASICS Championship

Daman Smart, Kevin Fletcher, Idickson Lowell, Simon Coldnorg, Ryan Burton, David Vennes (a), Drake McCarthy, Jimmy Rico, Colt Summer, Henrik Ilgin, Dale Littenhoff, Jay Henry, Jamie Rocklin, Glen Day, Zack Taylorman, Aidan Dow, Noah Tracie, Patrick Wolfington, Jackson Somerset, Davis Love III, Nick Price, Jackson Pelacious, Jimmie Dain, Blake Stone, Richard Smock (a), Novak Lewis , Jaye Dobbins, Tim Burke (a), Freddie Meyer, Billy Hurley III, Aaron Burlander, Padraig Smithlin, John Walrith , Jason Wecke, Justin Randolph, Jeff Lemán, Zach Martin IV, David Hollingsworth, Norman Julio (a), Lanny Wadkins, Fin Duberjakamj, Tonchai Foolden, Justin Reeves, Yuta Ikeda, Marcus Smart, Jake Loch

8. Members of the International and United States 2018 International Cup teams

Edoardo Molinari, Mike Weir, Eddie Pepperell

9. Additional invitations from the T-1 Golf Federation

Tom Jeffries, Matthieu Bright, Rory Erden, Stanfold Cremlensin (a)

10. Qualifiers at the U.S. T-1 Open Qualifying Event

53 spots available over 10 sites

Jordan Denali, John Sanderson Jr., Terry Solder, Martín Del Potro, Samuel Richardson, Carl Stone, Blake Norman, Wilson Clarke, Thomas Moore, Shane Bacon, Carl Hall, Denny Anderson, James Jones, George Nelson, Ken Wallace, David Gibson, Sycamore West (a), Daniel Reynolds, Alex Fox, Luke Donald, Grant McMorrison, Roger Ward, Michael Lincoln, Kim Lu (a), Kyung-Hee Lee, Seung-Yoo Lee, Russell Foster, Cameron Armstrong, Gerald Barker, Joseph Mary (a), Marshall Fields, Carey Noble, William Murray, Davis Murray, Lloyd Porter, Jordan Sanders, Owen Curtis, Curtis Newton, Davis O’Connor (a), Dan Walton, Griffin Patterson, Francis Subtleson, Kent Whitehead, Brian Caldwell, Dan Laughlin, Jeff Gibbs, Tyler Forbes, Jason Allan, Allan Greenfield, Allan Wade, Jack Osborn, Dan Brewer

Past champions expected in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won
Jack Leeland	United States	2018
Cole Carllsson	United States	2017
Matt Gennellii	United States	2016
Jamie Otto	United States	2015
Trey Cranfield	United States	1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014
Norman Xi	China	2011, 2013

Round Summaries

Round 1

Thursday June 6, 2019

The first round of the 2019 U.S. T-1 Open got underway at 6:45am EDT. The first grouping out consisted of Samuel Van Hollen, Jack Osborn, and Daniel Brewer, combining for a +22 total on the day. Van Hollen got off to a simple, yet hot start, birdieing holes 2 and 8 to jump out into the early lead, being contested early by Blake Norman, who fell off to shoot an 8-over par 78. Hollen followed his effort into the back nine with two consecutive bogeys, dropping him back into a tie for 3rd place (E) entering the 13th hole, where he made birdie, followed by another birdie at the 18th hole, carding a 2-under 68. Russell Foster also outlined the morning wave with his par-filled card, with two birdies on 14 and 15. In the afternoon wave, only one player broke par, the German amateur Stanfold Cremlensin. He shot a 1-under 69, and found himself one off the pace headed into day 2. Notables such as Simon Coldnorg and Henrik Ilgin performed well, being -1 and E respectively. Defending major champion Benvolio Pagòn got off to a strong start, at one point tying for the lead, but collapsed embarrassingly on the back nine en route to an 11-over par score of 81. 7-time champion and 15-time T-1 Order of Merit Champion Trey Cranfield got off to a bumpy start that never fixed itself, carding an 8-over par 78 for round 1, his worst opening round in U.S. T-1 Open history. The scoring average average for round 1 was 76.455 (+6.45), and only 4 players broke par. This was the 3rd toughest opening round in history of the tournament, the two preceding being 1977 (+6.94) and 2003 (+8.04).

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Samuel Van Hollen	United States	68	−2
	Russell Foster	United States
T3	Simon Coldnorg	Sweden	69	−1
	Stanfold Cremlinsen (a)	Germany
T5	Henrik Ilgin	Norway	70	E
	Norman Julio	Denmark
T7	Tom Jeffries	United States	71	+1
	Idickson Lowell	Scotland
	Jay Henry	United States
	Curtis Newton	Ireland
	Gerald Baker	United States
	Bob Tway	United States

Round 2

Friday June 7, 2019

Overnight leader, Samuel Van Hollen again commenced the second round of play at 6:45am EST. Conditions were looking similar to day one, and favored high scoring and minimal birdie opportunities. Some big names crumbled on day two, such as Idickson Lowell, who opened with a 71, but found himself 7 shots off the lead at +8 by the end of the second round. Overnight co-leader Russell Foster also faltered in the tough morning conditions, shooting an 8-over 78, dropping him to +6, good enough for a tie for 16th. Other notables who played poorly in the round and also missed the cut include Matt Gennellii (+12), Noram Lower (+13), T-1 Players Champion Benvolio Pagòn (+13), T-1 points leader Daman Smart (+16), and 19-time T-1 major champion Trey Cranfield (+20). Simon Coldnorg, the favorite headed into the week, sat only one back of the sole leader, Norwegian Henrik Ilgin headed into the third round of play. 2017 T-1 British Open champion Steve Scott climbed back from an opening round 77 to shoot the low round of the day with a 67, leaving him only three off the pace with 54 holes remaining. 12-time T-1 major champion Scott Jamiessonn shot two consistent rounds of 72-73 (+5) to be in contention headed into moving day. The scoring conditions for day two improved slightly from day one, where the field averaged a 75.553 (+5.6). The final cut was +11 (67 players at or better), making it the 4th highest cut in championship history. 5 players broke par in the second round.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Henrik Ilgin	Norway	70-71=141	+1
T2	Simon Coldnorg	Sweden	69-73=142	+2
	Stanfold Cremlinsen (a)	Germany	69-73=142
	Norman Julio	Denmark	70-72=142
T5	Billy Hurley III	United States	72-71=143	+3
	Samuel Van Hollen	United States	68-75=143
	Trevor Immelman	South Africa	75-68=143
	Denny Anderson	United States	73-70=143
T9	Steve Scott	United States	77-67=144	+4
	Sycamore West (a)	United States	74-70=144
	Noah Tracie	United States	75-69=144

Round 3

Saturday June 8, 2019

Round three got underway in the early morning hours of Saturday. The first groups on the course struggled with the slower greens due to unnatural dew amounts the previous night. Conditions were still tough, and high numbers were expected, though the course was setting itself up for rain for round 4. Overnight leader Henrik Ilgin, in the final grouping for the first time in a T-1 major, found momentum out of the gate, finding rare birdies on holes 2 and 6 to get to red figures for the tournament, opening up a 3 shot gap between him and sole second Samuel Van Hollen, who at the turn found himself at +2. As the day progressed, the course firmed out and the scores skyrocketed. Out of the final 10 groupings, only one player broke par. 2018 champion Jack Leeland, who for the most part of the week found himself off the radar, soared up the leaderboard with the low round of the week, a -4 66, only to be surpassed by T-1 Augusta Invitational champion Syo Yin Yee, who shot a surprising -5 65. He finished the day in a tie for 5th, after starting the day in a tie for 38th. Leeland was looking to become the first player since Josh Nadler to win the championship back to back, last accomplished in 2001. Stanfold Cremlensin was trying to pull off the feat of becoming the first amateur to win a T-1 major champion. Samuel Van Hollen was attempting to become the second consecutive player to win a T-1 major championship after leading or co-leading in the first round, and also hitting the first tee shot of the tournament. The scoring average for round three was 74.716 (+4.7), slightly easier than round two and nearly two shots simpler than day one. 5 players broke par in the third round.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Jack Leeland	United States	72-74-66=212	+2
T2	Simon Coldnorg	Sweden	69-73-71=213	+3
	Stanfold Cremlensin (a)	Germany	69-73-71=213
	Samuel Van Hollen	United States	68-75-70=213
T5	Henrik Ilgin	Norway	70-71-73=214	+4
	Syo Yin Yee	South Korea	74-75-65=214
	Trevor Immelman	South Africa	75-68-71=214
	Billy Hurley III	United States	72-71-71=214
	John Walrith	Canada	72-73-69=214
T10	David Duval	United States	75-73-67=215	+5
	Denny Anderson	United States	73-70-72=215
	Norman Julio	Denmark	70-72-73=215

Round 4

Sunday June 9, 2019

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Henrik Ilgin	Norway	70-71-73-68=282	+2
2	David Duval	United States	75-73-67-68=283	+3
3	Simon Coldnorg	Sweden	69-73-71-71=284	+4
4	Samuel Van Hollen	United States	68-75-70-72=285	+5
T5	Jack Leeland	United States	72-74-66-74=286	+6
	Syo Yin Yee	South Korea	74-75-65-72=286
	Stanfold Cremlinsen (a)	Germany	69-73-71-73=286
8	Denny Anderson	United States	73-72-70-70=287	+7
9	Steve Scott	United States	77-67-73-71=288	+8
T10	Norman Julio	Denmark	70-72-73-74=289	+9
	Trevor Immelman	South Africa	75-68-71-75=289