Swedish pro golfer David Nyfjäll recently won a clutch playoff to secure his spot in the US Open field in his first year as a professional. Nyfjäll is quickly making a name for himself as a huge prospect for the future.Qualifying for the US Open is no small feat, especially for golfers that aren't eligible to play via the traditional OWGR or past winner routes. Thus, the 24-year-old Swede was understandably elated after making the field. PGA TOUR@PGATOURA moment he will never forget 🥹Recent Northwestern grad David Nyfjäll has qualified for @USOpenGolf in a playoff.40629A moment he will never forget 🥹Recent Northwestern grad David Nyfjäll has qualified for @USOpenGolf in a playoff. https://t.co/EObeNtTKMbNyfjäll recently graduated from Northwestern University and passed his first test with flying colors, knocking in a short putt to secure victory and his place in the US Open's field. The Swede is hoping to make a name for himself on the PGA Tour and is off to a great start. Even if he doesn't perform well at the major event, making the field alone is a commendable achievement.Nyfjäll won his first international title at the 2013 Finnish Junior International Championship. He was also a semifinalist at the 2016 Boys Amateur Championship in Scotland. In 2018, he became the first male player to win both the Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship and the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship in the same year.Now, he is moving up to the PGA Tour and will hope to make a mark at the US Open.How can golfers qualify for the US Open? There are a lot of different ways to qualify for the US Open, including taking the path that David Nyfjall just embarked on. Here are some of the routes for US Open qualification:Be a previous winner from any yearFinish in the top 10 at last year’s OpenWin the US Senior Open ChampionshipWin the US AmateurWin the US Junior Amateur, the US Mid-Amateur and finish runner-up at the US AmateurWin the MastersWin the PGA ChampionshipWin The Open ChampionshipWin the PLAYERS ChampionshipWin the PGA ChampionshipQualify for the Tour ChampionshipWin more than one PGA Tour eventThrough the FedEx Cup rankingsWin the Korn Ferry Tour points rankingThrough the 2022 DP World Tour RankingsThrough the Race to Dubai RankingsThe top point earner from the European Qualifying SeriesWin the Amateur ChampionshipWin the Mark H McCormack MedalWin NCAA Men’s ChampionshipWin the Latin America Amateur ChampionshipTop 60 point leader in the OWGR on May 22Top 60 point leader in the OWGR on June 12Through special exemption by the USGAThe US Open has a lot of routes for qualification.Emerging from qualifying events, like Nyfjäll did, is one of the most difficult ways of securing your spot in the US Open field.