The most anticipated Monday on the golfing schedule is always dubbed “Golf’s Marathon Day,” when numerous participants compete at ultimate qualification venues hoping to secure their entry into the U.S. Open.
There’s a unique atmosphere surrounding U.S. Open qualification, where established professionals, celebrated figures from past eras, emerging amateur talents, and everyday individuals all vie for a coveted position in the premier national championship. For this year’s event, 62 players secured their places in the lineup at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club through the qualifying rounds—after over 10,000 initially registered—joining the 85 athletes who gained direct entry by exemption into the championship.
A prominent narrative from Monday’s events was the surge of young talent observed nationwide, as several leading young amateurs advanced to the 126th U.S. Open, notably led by the world’s top junior player, Miles Russell.
With his friend and fellow 2027 Florida State commit, Charlie Woods, caddying for him, Russell navigated an unpredictable performance at BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, finishing 6 strokes under par—despite incurring a triple bogey and a double bogey—over 36 holes of play to reach a playoff. He sank a birdie on the second playoff hole, overcoming Tyler Collet and securing his place among golf’s elite on Long Island the following week.
Russell wasn’t the sole high school student to qualify for the U.S. Open. Giuseppe Puebla, ranked second by the AJGA, also earned his spot through the BallenIsles qualifier, while New Yorker Jackson Ormond secured a position via the Gaston Country Club qualifier in North Carolina. Both Puebla and Ormond are committed to playing collegiate golf at Florida, where they will contend against Russell and Woods.
Conversely, some seasoned tour professionals leveraged the qualifying process to secure another appearance at the U.S. Open. Notables such as J.B. Holmes, Billy Horschel, Keith Mitchell, and Graeme McDowell all clinched spots through final qualifying, earning another opportunity to participate in a major tournament.
Listed below is the complete roster for the 2026 U.S. Open, beginning with those who qualified and followed by individuals who received exemptions. Additional entries can still be secured at the RBC Canadian Open, as the top 60 players in the world rankings as of June 15 (next Monday) are eligible to join the current 146-player lineup.
2026 U.S. Open field
Qualifiers
Zac Blair
Filippo Celli
Ugo Coussaud
Ryder Cowan (a)
Cooper Dossey
Adrian Dumont de Chassart
Marek Fleming (a)
Max Greyserman
Emiliano Grillo
Cole Hammer
Vaughn Harber (a)
Nick Hardy
Angel Hidalgo
Robbie Higgins
J.B. Holmes
Billy Horschel
Ben James
Matthew Jordan
T.K. Kim
Tom Kim
Nathan Kimsey
Chris Kirk
Ben Kohles
Chase Kyes (a)
Greyson Leach
Eric Lee (a)
Graeme McDowell
Max McGreevy
Keith Mitchell
Taylor Montgomery
William Mouw
Niklas Norgaard
James Nicholas
Ryuichi Oiwa
Kaito Onishi
Jackson Ormond (a)
John Parry
Jake Peacock
Giuseppe Puebla (a)
Andrew Putnam
Logan Reilly (a)
Rocco Repetto Taylor
Matthew Robles (a)
Kevin Roy
Marcelo Rozo
Miles Russell (a)
Taihei Sato
Manav Shah
Neal Shipley
Ben Silverman
Jake Sollon
Jimmy Stanger
Jackson Suber
Caleb Surratt
Arni Sveinsson (a)
Davis Thompson
Alejandro Tosti
Peter Uihlein
Jackson Van Paris
Brandon Wu
Dylan Wu
Carl Yuan
Exemptions
Ludvig Åberg
Daniel Berger
Akshay Bhatia
Keegan Bradley
Michael Brennan
Jacob Bridgeman
Sam Burns
Laurie Canter
Patrick Cantlay
Hamilton Coleman (a)
Pierceson Coody
Corey Conners
Wyndham Clark
Jason Day
Bryson DeChambeau
Nico Echavarria
Harris English
Ethan Fang (a)
Alex Fitzpatrick
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Rickie Fowler
Ryan Fox
Ryan Gerard
Chris Gotterup
Ben Griffin
Harry Hall
Brian Harman
Padraig Harrington
Tyrrell Hatton
Russell Henley
Lucas Herbert
Jackson Herrington (a)
Ryo Histatsune
Brandon Holtz (a)
Nicolai Højgaard
Viktor Hovland
Mason Howell (a)
Sungjae Im
Dustin Johnson
Johnny Keefer
Michael Kim
Si Woo Kim
Kurt Kitayama
Jake Knapp
Brooks Koepka
Jackson Koivun (a)
Min Woo Lee
Shane Lowry
Robert MacIntyre
Hideki Matsuyama
Matt McCarty
Maverick McNealy
Collin Morikawa
Rory McIlroy
Joaquin Niemann
Alex Noren
Andrew Novak
Carlos Ortiz
Marco Penge
David Puig
Mateo Pulcini (a)
Jon Rahm
Aaron Rai
Patrick Reed
Kristoffer Reitan
Patrick Rodgers
Justin Rose
Adrien Saddier
Jayden Schaper
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Matti Schmid
Adam Scott
Alex Smalley
Cameron Smith
J.J. Spaun
Jordan Spieth
Sam Stevens
Preston Stout (a)
Sepp Straka
Nick Taylor
Sahith Theegala
Justin Thomas
Gary Woodland
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
Cameron Young
