SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — There are currently 149 players who are exempt or have qualified for the 126th U.S. Open, to be held June 18-21 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
Players are listed only in the first category for which they are eligible. Seven spots are being held for players who become exempt through the world ranking or winning multiple PGA Tour titles (a-amateur):
U.S. Open champions (10 years)J.J. SpaunBryson DeChambeauWyndham ClarkMatt FitzpatrickJon RahmGary WoodlandBrooks KoepkaDustin JohnsonTop 10 and ties from the 2025 U.S. OpenRobert MacIntyreViktor HovlandCameron YoungTyrrell HattonCarlos OrtizSam BurnsScottie SchefflerBen GriffinRussell Henley2025 U.S. Senior Open champion
Padraig Harrington2025 U.S. Amateur champion and runner-upa-Mason Howella-Jackson Herrington2025 U.S. Junior Amateur championa-Hamilton Coleman2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur championa-Brandon HoltzMasters champions (5 years)Rory McIlroyPGA champions (5 years)Aaron RaiXander SchauffeleJustin ThomasOpen champions (5 years)Brian HarmanCameron SmithCollin Morikawa2025 BMW PGA championAlex Noren2025 Tour Championship fieldTommy FleetwoodPatrick CantlayCorey ConnersKeegan BradleyChris GotterupAkshay BhatiaHarris EnglishShane LowryHarry HallNick TaylorLudvig AbergJustin RoseMaverick McNealyAndrew NovakJacob BridgemanSungjae ImHideki MatsuyamaSepp StrakaMultiple winners of PGA Tour events with full FedExCup points dating to the 2025 U.S. Open
To be determined after RBC Canadian Open
Top 5 players in the 2026 FedExCup standings not already exempt on May 18Alex FitzpatrickSahith TheegalaSudarshan YellamarajuPatrick RodgersMatti SchmidPoints leader from the 2025 Korn Ferry TourJohnny KeeferTop 2 players from the 2025 Race to Dubai not already exempt on May 18Laurie CanterAdrien SaddierTop player from the 2026 Race to Dubai not already exempt on May 18Jayden SchaperBritish Amateur championa-Ethan FangMark H. McCormack Medal winner in 2025a-Jackson KoivunNCAA championa-Preston StoutLatin America Amateur championa-Mateo PulciniThe top 60 players from the May 18 world golf rankingPatrick ReedSi Woo KimKristoffer ReitanNicolai HojgaardKurt KitayamaMin Woo LeeRyan GerardRickie FowlerJake KnappJason DayAlex SmalleyMarco PengeDaniel BergerMichael KimMatt McCartyJordan SpiethAdam ScottNico EchavarriaSam StevensRyan FoxMichael BrennanPierceson CoodyDavid PuigRyo HisatsuneThe top player not already exempt from the top three in the final 2025 LIV Golf standings on May 18Joaquin NiemannThe top player not already exempt and in the top three of the 2026 LIV Golf standings on May 18Lucas HerbertFinal qualifying-EnglandNathan KimseyRocco Repetto TaylorFilippo CelliMatthew JordanAngel HidalgoNiklas NorgaardUgo CoussaudFinal qualifying-JapanRyuichi OiwaKaito OnishiTaihei SatoFinal qualifying-AmericaPeter UihleinTom KimCooper DosseyJimmy StangerGraeme McDowellAdrien Dumont de ChassartCaleb SurrattNeal ShipleyZac BlairDylan WuBilly HorschelNick HardyBen Silvermana-Ryder Cowana-Miles RussellEmiliano GrilloAlejandro TostiMarcelo RozoWilliam MouwJohn ParryMax McGreevyJackson SuberBen KohlesDavis ThompsonJ.B. Holmesa-Arni SveinssonCarl YuanBrandon WuCole HammerKevin RoyMax GreysermanBen JamesJames NicholasChris KirkKeith MitchellTaylor Montgomerya-Eric LeeAndrew PutnamLocal and final qualifyingT.K. KimManav Shaha-Giuseppe Pueblaa-Logan ReillyJake Sollona-Vaughn Harbera-Jackson OrmondJackson Van ParisJake PeacockRobbie Higginsa-Chase Kyesa-Matthew Roblesa-Marek FlemingGreyson LeachThe top 60 players from the June 15 world golf ranking
To be determined