The 118th U.S. Open: Who’s Exempt
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2017-10-25
Justin Thomas Is Poised To Make His Fourth U.S. Open Start Next June At Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Fred Vuich)
Below is a list of players who are exempt into the 118th U.S. Open Championship, which will be played at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, N.Y., June 14-17.
Exempt players must still file a championship entry, and all exemption critera is subject to change.
- Winners of the U.S. Open last 10 Years:
Lucas Glover
Dustin Johnson
Martin Kaymer
Brooks Koepka
Graeme McDowell
Rory McIlroy
Justin Rose
Webb Simpson
Jordan Spieth
Tiger Woods - Winner and Runner-up of 2017 U.S. Amateur (must be an amateur):
Doug Ghim
Doc Redman - Winner of the 2017 Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A (must be an amateur):
Harry Ellis - Winner of the 2017 McCormack Medal, given to the top player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (must be an amateur):
Joaquin Niemann - Winners of the Masters Tournament the last five years:
Sergio Garcia
Jordan Spieth
Bubba Watson
Danny Willett - Winners of The Open Championship the last five years:
Zach Johnson
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickelson
Jordan Spieth
Henrik Stenson - Winners of the PGA Championship the last five years:
Jason Day
Jason Dufner
Rory McIlroy
Justin Thomas
Jimmy Walker - Winners of the Players Championship the last three years:
Jason Day
Si Woo Kim - Winner of the 2017 U.S. Senior Open:
Kenny Perry - From the 2017 U.S. Open, the lowest 10 scorers and ties:
Tommy Fleetwood
Rickie Fowler
Bill Haas
Brian Harman
Charley Hoffman
Brooks Koepka
Hideki Matsuyama
Trey Mullinax
Xander Schauffele
Brandt Snedeker
Justin Thomas
- Players qualifying for the season-ending 2017 Tour Championship:
Daniel Berger
Patrick Cantlay
Paul Casey
Kevin Chappell
Jason Day
Jason Dufner
Sergio Garcia
Tony Finau
Rickie Fowler
Adam Hadwin
Brian Harman
Russell Henley
Charley Hoffman
Dustin Johnson
Kevin Kisner
Brooks Koepka
Matt Kuchar
Marc Leishman
Hideki Matsuyama
Pat Perez
Jon Rahm
Patrick Reed
Justin Rose
Xander Schauffele
Webb Simpson
Jordan Spieth
Kyle Stanley
Justin Thomas
Jhonattan Vegas
Gary Woodland - Winner of the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur (Must be an amateur):
Noah Goodwin
- Winner of the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Must be an amateur):
Matt Parziale