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Baker's dozen: These 13 Open qualifiers won't quit their day jobs

By Jason Sobel
ESPN.com

Thursday, June 5, 2008

The Masters is for champions. The British Open is for historians. The PGA Championship is for the pros. The U.S. Open? That's the major for dreamers. There will be 156 players teeing it up at Torrey Pines next week, from world-class talents such as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to club pros, mini-tour players and amateurs all chasing a dream, still channeling their inner Roy McAvoy. Any player in the world with an official handicap of 1.4 or lower is eligible to enter the qualification proc ...

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