Eric Spencer, a 51-year-old amateur from Bloomfield, Michigan, submitted his entry only 15 seconds before the deadline. Benjamin Knott, a 32-year-old amateur from Boston, Massachusetts, was the first entrant on Feb. 22.
All in all, 10,187 golfers have entered to compete in the 2023 U.S. Open, coming June 15-18 at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course. That’s the highest number of entries in history and only the second time more than 10,000 people have entered, including 2014 at Pinehurst No. 2.
