Nationwide Tour players head to the U.S. Open

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The Nationwide Tour will be well represented at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines this week, as several past and current members flock to La Jolla, Calif., to participate in the prestigious major championship. A total of 60 players in the field are Nationwide Tour alumni.

Four of the Nationwide Tour's "25" from 2007 will be playing at Torrey Pines' South Course. Michael Letzig, Jon Mills, Patrick Sheehan and Scott Sterling all qualified and will be in the field. Of that group, only Mills has prior U.S. Open experience, having played a year ago at Oakmont Country Club and missed the cut.

Additionally, 12 players who currently have status on the Nationwide Tour are in this week's U.S. Open field. That list includes D.J. Brigman, Hunter Haas, David Hearn, Justin Hicks, Chris Kirk, Ian Leggatt, Jarrod Lyle, Scott Piercy, D.A. Points, Peter Tomasulo, Jonathan Turcott and Casey Wittenberg. Haas, Hearn and Tomasulo captured medalist honors in their respective Sectional Qualifying events last Monday.

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Keep an eye out for these familiar faces usually found on the Nationwide Tour that are competing in the U.S. Open this week (click on each image to learn the player's name and more about him):