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Veteran Janzen back at U.S. Open after seven-year absence

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) - Twice former champion Lee Janzen will be competing in his first U.S. Open in seven years this week at Chambers Bay, having earned his spot the hard way.

The 50-year-old American booked his place in the season's second major after leading the way in a sectional qualifier in New York eight days ago, though many of his rivals wondered why he had even bothered to tee it up as a senior golfer.

"Like why would I try and qualify for an 8,000-yard golf course, because I'm playing with old guys now?