LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (May 19, 2025) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that 36 additional golfers, including U.S. Open champions Lucas Glover (2009) and Justin Rose (2013), have earned full exemptions into the 2025 U.S. Open Championship, to be contested June 12-15 at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. These exemptions bring the number of fully exempt players to 85.
Exemptions were awarded to 27 players who earned a place in the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking® (OWGR®) as of May 19, who were not otherwise exempt. Rose, the 2013 champion at Merion Golf Club, and Glover, the 2009 winner at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course, will compete in their 20th and 17th U.S. Opens, respectively. Jason Day, the runner-up in 2011 and 2013, will make his 13th start in the championship.
At No. 11, Maverick McNealy is the highest-ranked player in the current OWGR who was not previously exempt into the U.S. Open. McNealy, who will play in his third U.S. Open but first since 2017, claimed his first victory on the PGA Tour last November at the RSM Classic. He has five top-10 finishes this season. Davis Riley, a two-time U.S. Junior Amateur runner-up, climbed 47 spots from last week’s ranking to No. 53 by tying for second in the PGA Championship, his best finish in a major. He will play in his fourth U.S. Open.
The other players who earned full exemptions through the current Official World Golf Ranking are: Daniel Berger, Thomas Detry, 2023 U.S. Amateur champion Nick Dunlap, Nicolas Echavarria, Harris English, Max Greyserman, Ben Griffin, Tyrrell Hatton, Joe Highsmith, Mackenzie Hughes, Stephan Jaegar, Michael Kim, Si Woo Kim, Tom Kim, 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Min Woo Lee, Denny McCarthy, Andrew Novak, J.T. Poston, Patrick Reed, J.J. Spaun, Nick Taylor and Jhonattan Vegas.
Spaun (No. 27), Novak (No. 37), Greyserman (No. 46) and Highsmith (No. 60) will each compete in their second U.S. Open, while Griffin (No. 52) will make his first start in the championship.
Nine other players earned exemptions based on their performances in four additional categories. The top five players in the current PGA Tour FedExCup standings, who were not otherwise exempt, are: Jacob Bridgeman, Brian Campbell, Cam Davis, Ryan Gerard and Sam Stevens. The top two players from the final 2024 DP World Tour Race to Dubai Rankings, who were not otherwise exempt, are: Rasmus Hojgaard and Thriston Lawrence. Laurie Canter is the highest ranked player on the current Race to Dubai Rankings who is not otherwise exempt. Joaquin Niemann is the top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top three of the 2025 LIV Golf League individual standings.
In addition, the winner of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship (May 23-28) and any multiple winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship prior to the U.S. Open will also earn an exemption. The number of fully exempt golfers may increase with the addition of the top 60 players from the OWGR as of Monday, June 9.
Three of the 13 final qualifiers for the 2025 U.S. Open are being held today, May 19, in Dallas, Texas, England and Japan. Final qualifying results can be found at usopen.com.
Other 36-hole final qualifiers will take place at 10 additional sites on June 2: Lambton Golf & Country Club, York, Ontario, Canada; Valencia (Calif.) Country Club; Emerald Dunes Club, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Ga.; Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.; Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, N.J.; Duke University Golf Club, Durham, N.C.; Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club, Columbus, Ohio; Springfield (Ohio) Country Club; and Wine Valley Golf Club, Walla Walla, Wash.
The U.S. Open was previously contested at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club in 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007 and 2016. World Golf Hall of Famers Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Ernie Els, Tommy Armour, Larry Nelson and Johnny Miller are among the champions. Dustin Johnson captured the last U.S. Open at Oakmont in 2016. As an anchor site, Oakmont will also host the U.S. Open in 2033, 2042 and 2049.
More information about the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, including local and final qualifying, is available at usopen.com.
The list of the 85 golfers who are fully exempt into the 2025 U.S. Open (as of Monday, May 19):
| Ludvig Åberg | 11, 21 | Dustin Johnson | 1, 6 | |
| Byeong Hun An | 11, 21 | a-Noah Kent | 5 | |
| a-Jose Luis Ballester | 4 | Michael Kim | 21 | |
| a-Evan Beck | 5 | Si Woo Kim | 21 | |
| Daniel Berger | 21 | Tom Kim | 21 | |
| Christian Bezuidenhout | 11 | Chris Kirk | 11 | |
| Akshay Bhatia | 11, 21 | Brooks Koepka | 1, 7 | |
| Richard Bland | 3 | Thriston Lawrence | 15 | |
| Keegan Bradley | 2, 11, 21 | Min Woo Lee | 21 | |
| Jacob Bridgeman | 13 | Shane Lowry | 8, 11, 21 | |
| Sam Burns | 2, 11, 21 | Robert MacIntyre | 11, 21 | |
| Brian Campbell | 13 | Hideki Matsuyama | 2, 6, 11, 12, 21 | |
| Laurie Canter | 16 | Denny McCarthy | 21 | |
| Patrick Cantlay | 2, 11, 21 | Matt McCarty | 14, 21 | |
| a-Luke Clanton | 18 | Rory McIlroy | 2, 9, 11, 12, 21 | |
| Wyndham Clark | 1, 11, 21 | Maverick McNealy | 21 | |
| Corey Conners | 2, 21 | Phil Mickelson | 7 | |
| Cam Davis | 13 | Collin Morikawa | 7, 8, 11, 21 | |
| Jason Day | 21 | Joaquin Niemann | 24 | |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 1, 2, 21 | Andrew Novak | 21 | |
| Thomas Detry | 21 | Matthieu Pavon | 2, 11 | |
| Nick Dunlap | 21 | Taylor Pendrith | 11, 21 | |
| Nicolas Echavarria | 21 | J.T. Poston | 21 | |
| Harris English | 21 | Jon Rahm | 1, 6 | |
| Tony Finau | 2, 11, 21 | Aaron Rai | 11, 21 | |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 1, 11 | Patrick Reed | 21 | |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 11, 21 | Davis Riley | 21 | |
| Ryan Gerard | 13 | Justin Rose | 21 | |
| Lucas Glover | 21 | Xander Schauffele | 2, 7, 8, 11, 21 | |
| Max Greyserman | 21 | Scottie Scheffler | 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 21, 23 | |
| Ben Griffin | 21 | Adam Scott | 11, 21 | |
| a-Trevor Gutschewski | 5 | Cameron Smith | 8 | |
| Brian Harman | 8, 21 | J.J. Spaun | 21 | |
| a-Justin Hastings | 20 | Jordan Spieth | 1, 21 | |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 21 | Sam Stevens | 13 | |
| Russell Henley | 2, 11, 21 | Sepp Straka | 11, 12, 21 | |
| Joe Highsmith | 21 | Nick Taylor | 21 | |
| Tom Hoge | 11, 21 | Sahith Theegala | 11, 21 | |
| Rasmus Hojgaard | 15 | Justin Thomas | 7, 11, 21 | |
| Viktor Hovland | 11, 21 | Davis Thompson | 2, 21 | |
| Mackenzie Hughes | 21 | Jhonattan Vegas | 21 | |
| Sungjae Im | 11, 21 | Gary Woodland | 1 | |
| Stephan Jaeger | 21 |
Bold – U.S. Open champion a – amateur
Key to Player Exemptions
- Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last 10 years (2015-24)
- From the 2024 U.S. Open Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place
- Winner of the 2024 U.S. Senior Open Championship
- Winner of the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship
- Winners of the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur & U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships and the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship runner-up (must be an amateur)
- Winners of the Masters Tournament (2020-25)
- Winners of the PGA of America Championship (2021-25)
- Winners of The Open Championship, conducted by The R&A (2021-24)
- Winners of The Players Championship (2023-25)
- Winner of the 2024 DP World Tour BMW PGA Championship
- Those players who qualified and were eligible for the season-ending 2024 Tour Championship
- Multiple winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation (June 2024-June 2025)
- The top five players in 2025 FedExCup standings as of May 19, 2025, who are not otherwise exempt
- The points leader from the 2024 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 2024 Race to Dubai Rankings, who are not otherwise exempt as of May 19, 2025
- The top player on the 2024 Race to Dubai Rankings as of May 19, 2025, who is not otherwise exempt
- Winner of the 2024 Amateur Championship, conducted by The R&A (must be an amateur)
- Winner of the 2024 Mark H. McCormack Medal (top-ranked in WAGR & must be an amateur)
- Winner of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship (must be an amateur)
- Winner of the 2025 Latin America Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)
- Top 60 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 19, 2025
- Top 60 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 9, 2025
- Winner of the 2024 Olympic Gold Medal
- The top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top three of the 2025 LIV Golf individual standings, as of May 19, 2025
- Special exemptions selected by the USGA
About the USGA
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