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Golf: SA’s Erik van Rooyen has sealed his spot at next week’s US Open

# Golf: South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen has secured his spot at the 125th US Open at the Oakmont Country Club next week. The 35-year-old fired rounds of 64 and 67 to finish first on 13-under 131 at a qualifying event at the Kinsale Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. Van Rooyen, a two-time PGA winner, missed the cut in his last three US Open starts over the past four years. Meanwhile, Americans Rickie Fowler and Max Homa have failed to qualify for the major.