The 2026 U.S. Open field will have 156 players. So far, 107 golfers have qualified. The other 49 will be decided over the next couple weeks, with the bulk of them earning spots Monday, June 8, on Golf’s Longest Day.
There are nine golf courses around the U.S. and one in Canada that will serve as final qualifying sites. Each site will have 36 holes of high drama and only a select few will advance (the number advancing varies by site).
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Preston Stout and J.T. Poston are the latest additions to the list. Stout got in by virtue of his individual title at the NCAAs. He, like six others on this list, needs to remain an amateur in order to play in the 2026 U.S. Open. Poston, meanwhile, is now in the field after winning the Memorial, which will push him inside the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking, which updates weekly. As of June 7, 2026, the U.S. Open qualifiers are:
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Ludvig Aberg
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Daniel Berger
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Akshay Bhatia
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Keegan Bradley
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Michael Brennan
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Jacob Bridgeman
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Sam Burns
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Laurie Canter
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Patrick Cantlay
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Filippo Celli
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Wyndham Clark
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Hamilton Coleman (must remain an amateur to compete)
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Corey Conners
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Pierceson Coody
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Ugo Coussaud
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Jason Day
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Bryson DeChambeau
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Cooper Dossey
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Adrien Dumont de Chassart
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Nico Echavarria
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Harris English
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Ethan Fang (must remain an amateur to compete)
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Alex Fitzpatrick
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Matt Fitzpatrick
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Tommy Fleetwood
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Rickie Fowler
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Ryan Fox
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Ryan Gerard
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Chris Gotterup
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Ben Griffin
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Harry Hall
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Brian Harman
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Padraig Harrington
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Tyrrell Hatton
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Russell Henley
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Lucas Herbert
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Jackson Herrington (must remain an amateur to compete)
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Angel Hidalgo
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Ryo Hisatsune
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Nicolai Hojgaard
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Brandon Holtz (must remain an amateur to compete)
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Viktor Hovland
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Mason Howell
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Sungjae Im
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Dustin Johnson
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Matthew Jordan
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Johnny Keefer
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Michael Kim
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Si Woo Kim
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T.K. Kim
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Tom Kim
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Nathan Kimsey
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Kurt Kitayama
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Jake Knapp
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Brooks Koepka
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Jackson Koivun (must remain an amateur to compete)
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Min Woo Lee
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Shane Lowry
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Robert MacIntyre
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Hideki Matsuyama
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Matt McCarty
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Graeme McDowell
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Rory McIlroy
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Maverick McNealy
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Collin Morikawa
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Joaquin Niemann
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Alex Noren
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Niklas Norgaard
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Andrew Novak
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Ryuichi Oiwa
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Kaito Onishi
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Carlos Ortiz
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Marco Penge
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J.T. Poston
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David Puig
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Mateo Pulcini (must remain an amateur to compete)
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Jon Rahm
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Aaron Rai
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Patrick Reed
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Kristoffer Reitan
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Rocco Repetto Taylor
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Patrick Rodgers
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Justin Rose
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Adrien Saddier
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Taihei Sato
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Jayden Schaper
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Xander Schauffele
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Scottie Scheffler
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Matti Schmid
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Adam Scott
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Manav Shah
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Alex Smalley
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Cameron Smith
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J.J. Spaun
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Jordan Spieth
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Jimmy Stanger
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Sam Stevens
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Preston Stout (must remain an amateur to compete)
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Sepp Straka
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Caleb Surratt
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Nick Taylor
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Sahith Theegala
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Justin Thomas
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Peter Uihlein
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Gary Woodland
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Sudarshan Yellamaraju
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Cameron Young
Other than navigating final qualifying, a player can get to Shinnecock by “winning multiple PGA Tour events that award full FedEx Cup points allocation since the last U.S. Open,” according to the USGA. That could come into play at the RBC Canadian Open, the final PGA Tour stop before the USO. A win at the RBC may not be needed, though, as golfers who climb into the top 60 of Official World Golf Ranking by the June 15 update, if not already qualified, will be in the Open. Finally, the USGA always reserves the right to offer special exemptions.
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Woods, a three-time winner of the U.S. Open, was not eligible. Past U.S. Open champs are exempt for the next 10 years, while winners of the other majors are exempt for five. Tiger’s last major was the 2019 Masters. Mickelson, like Tiger, will miss a third straight major in 2026. Mickelson has been out of action due to an undisclosed family matter. Lefty’s last major was the 2021 PGA Championship.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: US Open 2026 qualifiers: See who’s in the field for Shinnecock
