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Golf: Cavaliere, Svoboda and Young are ready to go at the 123rd U.S. Open in L.A.

mike dougherty, rockland/westchester journal news
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There will be three familiar names on the tee sheet when the 123rd U.S. Open gets under way Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. Cameron Young, the reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, was a given. He will be joined this week by Andrew Svoboda and Christian Cavaliere, a pair of players from Westchester County who earned invitations via local and final qualifying. More than 10,000 hopefuls attempted to play their way in, so getting to the first tee is kind of a big deal.

Here's a look at the Westchester players:

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Christian Cavaliere

Age: 25

Hometown: Katonah

High school: Somers

College: Boston College

Highlights: Cavaliere has qualified for the U.S. Amateur four times (2018, 2020-22). ... Co-founded golf headcover and accessories company Tremont Sporting Co. ... Won the Westchester Am three straight years 2017-2019. ... Finished inside the top 10 three times in 2018-19 and was an All-New England selection all selection all three years at B.C.

Tee times: Round 1 - 2:27 p.m. PDT with Austen Truslow and Alex Schaake. Round 2 – 8:57 a.m.

Andrew Svoboda watches his approach to the 18th green at Hudson National sail into the back, left rough. He got up and down for par, clinching the 106th Met Open Championship on Aug. 26, 2021.
Andrew Svoboda watches his approach to the 18th green at Hudson National sail into the back, left rough. He got up and down for par, clinching the 106th Met Open Championship on Aug. 26, 2021.

Andrew Svoboda

Age: 43

Hometown: Larchmont

High school: Mamaroneck

College: St. John's

Highlights: Svoboda is a first-year head professional at Great River Golf Club in Milford, Conn. ... Played on the PGA Tour (2012-15) and has four previous U.S. Open appearances. ... Won three times on the Web.com/Korn Ferry Tours. ... Has three Met Open wins and two New York State Open wins. ... Won 14 college tournaments, including the 2001 Big East Championship.

Tee times: Round 1 – 8:57 a.m. PDT with Alexander Yang (a) and Jesse Schutte. Round 2 – 2:27 p.m.

Cameron Young of the US plays out of the rough on the 13th fairway during the final round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Sunday July 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Cameron Young of the US plays out of the rough on the 13th fairway during the final round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Sunday July 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Cameron Young

Age: 26

Hometown: Scarborough

High school: Fordham Prep

College: Wake Forest

Highlights: Young had five runner-up finishes last season and won a PGA Tour rookie record $6,520,598 in official money. ... Finished 19th in the FedEx Cup standings in 2022 and played in the President's Cup. ... Has three top 10s this season. ... Son of former Sleepy Hollow C.C. head professional David Young and lived on the grounds. ... Young won five college tournaments and captured the New York State Open and Westchester Open as an amateur. ... Played on the Junior Ryder Cup team in 2014 and made the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur the same year.

Tee times: Round 1 – 1:21 p.m. PDT with Tom Kim and Sahith Theegala. Round 2 – 7:51 a.m.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: 2023 U.S. Open includes Cavaliere, Svoboda, Young from Westchester NY