The US Open is a unique major. The Masters has Augusta National, The Open has the links, and the US Open has the brutality.
Pinehurst No.2 hosted an almighty championship in 2024, culminating in Bryson DeChambeau beating Rory McIlroy in one of the greatest major events in recent history.
McIlroy agonisingly missed short putts on holes 16 and 18 to surrender the tournament to DeChambeau who roared in a par putt on the 72nd hole to win his second US Open title, after splashing a remarkable bunker shot from the greenside sand under immense pressure.
This was one of the most memorable US Opens for some time. J.J. Spaun then won his first major title at Oakmont in 2025, in what was a damp and wet tournament in Pittsburgh.
In 2026, Wyndham Clark doubled up on US Open victories, holding off Sam Burns at Shinnecock Hills. He went into the final round with a commanding lead, but as tends to be the case with any US Open, it is never that easy. Burns agonisingly missed out on tying Clark, who came through to earn his second major championship.
For 2027, we head to the grandeur of Pebble Beach. Host of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the PGA Tour, the major will offer a very different test than the ones the players will face in February. It will be held for the seventh time on the Monterey Peninsula, with Gary Woodland winning in the 2019 edition. Its past champions are among the sport’s finest, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson all triumphing on the famous links.
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Along with DeChambeau, past US Open champions on the LIV Golf roster such as Jon Rahm will be in the field with their 10-year exemptions.
Players at the top of the world amateur golf ranking and the Official World Golf Ranking will be eligible to play at Pebble, as well as previous winners of The Open Championship, the Masters and the PGA Championship.
Take a look below at who is exempt for the 2027 US Open so far, which we will endeavour to update when new players qualify:
US Open field – 2027
Ludvig Aberg
Akshay Bhatia
Michael Brennan
Jacob Bridgeman
Sam Burns
Patrick Cantlay
Wyndham Clark
Bryson DeChambeau
Harris English
Ethan Fang (must remain an amateur)
Alex Fitzpatrick
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Ryan Fox
Ryan Gerard
Chris Gotterup
Stuart Grehan (must remain an amateur)
Brian Harman
Padraig Harrington
Russell Henley
Tyrell Hatton
Viktor Hovland
Si Woo Kim
Tom Kim
Brooks Koepka
Jackson Koivun
Min Woo Lee
Robert MacIntyre
Noah MacLaughlin
Hideki Matsuyama
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Rory McIlroy
Keith Mitchell
Collin Morikawa
Joaquin Niemann
J.T. Poston
Aaron Rai
Jon Rahm
Kristoffer Reitan
Justin Rose
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Adam Scott
Alex Smalley
Cameron Smith
J.J. Spaun
Sam Stevens
Preston Stout (must remain an amateur)
Justin Thomas
Michael Thorbjornsen
Jack Whaley (must remain an amateur)
Gary Woodland
Cameron Young
How do you gain a US Open exemption?
With the likes of Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Patrick Reed yet to secure their spots at Pebble Beach, we break down how each player can earn a place in the field come June.
- Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last 10 years (2017-2026)
- Top 10 and ties from the 2026 US Open
- US Senior Open Champion 2026
- US Amateur Champion and US Amateur runner-up 2026 (must remain an amateur)
- US Junior-Amateur Champion 2026
- US Mid-Amateur Champion 2026
- Masters Champion from 2023-2027
- PGA Championship winner from 2023-2027
- The Open Champion from 2022-2026
- The Players Champion from 2025-2027
- The BMW PGA Champion 2026
- The field of the 2026 Tour Championship
- PGA Tour winners in full-purse events from the 2026 US Open to the 2027 US Open
- The Amateur Champion 2026
- NCAA Division One individual champion 2026
- Recipient of the 2026 Mark H McCormack Medal for the World’s leading Amateur
- The points leader from the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season using combined points earned on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points Standings and points earned in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals
- The top two players from the final 2026 Race to Dubai Rankings who are not otherwise exempt as of May 17, 2027
- The top player on the 2027 Race to Dubai Rankings as of May 17, 2027 who is not otherwise exempt
- Winner of the 2027 Latin America Amateur Championship
- From the current Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 points leaders and ties as of May 17, 2027
- From the current Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 points leaders and ties as of June 14, 2027 (if not previously exempt)
- The top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top 3 of the final 2026 LIV Golf Individual Standings as of May 17, 2027
- The top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top 3 of the 2027 LIV Golf Individual Standings as of May 17, 2027
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