U.S. Open Field Guide: Who’s Playing at Oakmont
The 2024 U.S. Open heads to the historic Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania from June 12-15. Here’s a comprehensive look at who’s already qualified for the championship and how they earned their spots in the 156-player field.
Recent U.S. Open Champions
These players are exempt based on their U.S. Open victories within the last decade:
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Wyndham Clark (defending champion)
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Jon Rahm
- Gary Woodland
- Brooks Koepka
- Dustin Johnson
- Jordan Spieth
Top Finishers from 2023 U.S. Open
Players who finished in the top 10 and ties last year earned automatic exemptions:
- Rory McIlroy
- Patrick Cantlay
- Tony Finau
- Matthieu Pavon
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Russell Henley
- Xander Schauffele
- Sam Burns
- Corey Conners
- Davis Thompson
Amateur Champions
- Jose Luis Ballester (a) – 2024 U.S. Amateur champion
- Noah Kent (a) – 2024 U.S. Amateur runner-up
Major Champions (Last 5 Years)
PGA Championship:
- Justin Thomas
- Phil Mickelson
The Open Championship:
- Brian Harman
- Cameron Smith
- Collin Morikawa
2024 Tour Championship Qualifiers
- Sahith Theegala
- Adam Scott
- Sungjae Im
- Shane Lowry
- Viktor Hovland
- Taylor Pendrith
- Ludvig Aberg
- Robert MacIntyre
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Keegan Bradley
- Byeong Hun An
- Aaron Rai
- Akshay Bhatia
- Chris Kirk
- Sepp Straka
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Tom Hoge
World Golf Rankings (Top 60 as of May 19)
- Maverick McNealy
- Harris English
- Justin Rose
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Daniel Berger
- J.J. Spaun
- Min Woo Lee
- Thomas Detry
- Jason Day
- J.T. Poston
- Andrew Novak
- Lucas Glover
- Denny McCarthy
- Nick Taylor
- Stephan Jaeger
- Tom Kim
- Max Greyserman
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Nico Echavarria
- Ben Griffin
- Davis Riley
- Michael Kim
- Patrick Reed
- Nick Dunlap
- Si Woo Kim
- Joe Highsmith
FedEx Cup Top 5 (Not Otherwise Exempt)
- Jacob Bridgeman
- Ryan Gerard
- Sam Stevens
- Brian Campbell
- Cam Davis
Race to Dubai Qualifiers
- Rasmus Hojgaard
- Thriston Lawrence
Final Qualifying – Japan (May 19)
- Yuta Sugiura
- Scott Vincent
- Jinichiro Kozuma
Final Qualifying – England (May 19)
- Jordan Smith
- Joakim Lagergren
- Guido Migliozzi
- Frederic LaCroix
- Sam Bairstow
- Edoardo Molinari
- James Kruyswijk
- Andrea Pavan
Final Qualifying – Texas (May 19)
- Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
- James Hahn
- Adam Schenk
- Lance Simpson (a)
- Cameron Tankersley (a)
- Carlos Ortiz
- Johnny Keefer
The field will be completed through additional qualifying events, including multiple U.S. and Canadian sites on June 2, plus any players who move into the top 60 of the world rankings by June 9.
What makes the U.S. Open unique is its truly open nature – giving players from various tours and even amateurs multiple pathways to compete against the world’s best at one of America’s most challenging venues.
The Associated Press contributed to this field list.
