The US Open is a unique major. The Masters has Augusta National, The Open has the links, and the US Open has the brutality.
Pinehurst No.2 hosted an almighty championship in 2024, culminating in Bryson DeChambeau beating Rory McIlroy in one of the greatest major events in recent history.
McIlroy agonisingly missed short putts on holes 16 and 18 to surrender the tournament to DeChambeau who roared in a par putt on the 72nd hole to win his second US Open title, after splashing a remarkable bunker shot from the greenside sand under immense pressure.
This was one of the most memorable US Opens for some time. J.J. Spaun then won his first major title at Oakmont in 2025, in what was a damp and wet tournament in Pittsburgh.
Shinnecock Hills is the host venue for the 2026 US Open.
Shinnecock has hosted the US Open five times. This will be the sixth time, and the most recent occasion was in 2018 when Brooks Koepka won the US Open in consecutive years.
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Tiger Woods was granted a special exemption to play in the 2024 tournament after his eligibility for winning the 2019 Masters had run out. Woods maintained his schedule of playing in each major championship in the 2024 season.
It is probably a safe bet that Woods, a 15-time major champion and legend of the game, will be extended another invitation to play in 2026 if he is fit enough, given past icons such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer were offered the same privileges.
Along with DeChambeau, past US Open champions on the LIV Golf roster such as Jon Rahm will be in the field with their 10-year exemptions.
Players at the top of the world amateur golf ranking and the Official World Golf Ranking will be eligible to play at Shinnecock, as well as previous winners of The Open Championship, the Masters and the PGA Championship.
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Here are some notable players who are yet to qualify/currently ineligible, for the US Open:
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, Joaquin Niemann, Marco Penge, Rasmus Hojgaard, Nicolai Hojgaard, Ryan Fox, Max Homa
Take a look below at the US Open field 2026, which we will endeavour to update when new players qualify:
US Open field – 2026
Ludvig Aberg
Daniel Berger
Akshay Bhatia
Zac Blair
Keegan Bradley
Michael Brennan
Jacob Bridgeman
Sam Burns
Laurei Canter
Patrick Cantlay
Filippo Celli
Wyndham Clark
Hamilton Coleman (must remain an amateur)
Corey Conners
Pierceson Coody
Ugo Coussaud
Ryder Cowan
Jason Day
Bryson DeChambeau
Cooper Dossey
Adrien Dumont de Chassart
Nico Echavarría
Harris English
Ethan Fang (must remain an amateur)
Alex Fitzpatrick
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Marek Flemming
Rickie Fowler
Ryan Fox
Ryan Gerard
Chris Gotterup
Max Greyserman
Ben Griffin
Emiliano Grillo
Harry Hall
Cole Hammer
Vaughn Harber
Nick Hardy
Brian Harman
Padraig Harrington
Tyrrell Hatton
Russell Henley
Ryan Herbert
Jackson Herrington (must remain an amateur)
Angel Hidalgo
Robbie Higgins
Ryo Hisatsune
Nicolai Hojgaard
Brandon Holtz (must remain an amateur)
J.B. Holmes
Billy Horschel
Viktor Hovland
Mason Howell (must remain an amateur)
Sungjae Im
Ben James
Dustin Johnson
Matthew Jordan
Johnny Keefer
Michael Kim
Si Woo Kim
TK Kim
Tom Kim
Nathan Kimsey
Chris Kirk
Kurt Kitayama
Jake Knapp
Brooks Koepka
Ben Kohles
Jackson Koivun (must remain an amateur)
Chase Kyes
Greyson Leach
Eric Lee
Min Woo Lee
Shane Lowry
Robert MacIntyre
Hideki Matsuyama
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Matt McCarty
Graeme McDowell
Max McGreevey
Rory McIlroy
Maverick McNealy
Keith Mitchell
Taylor Montgomery
Collin Morikawa
William Mouw
James Nicholas
Joaquin Niemann
Alex Noren
Niklas Norgaard
Andrew Novak
Carlos Ortiz
Jackson Osmond
John Parry
Jake Peacock
Marco Penge
Gisueppe Puebla
David Puig
Mateo Pulcini (must remain an amateur)
Andrew Putnam
Aaron Rai
Jon Rahm
Patrick Reed
Logan Reilly
Kristoffer Reitan
Rocco Repetto Taylor
Matthew Robles
Patrick Rodgers
Justin Rose
Kevin Roy
Marcelo Rozo
Miles Russell
Adrien Saddier
Jayden Schaper
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Matti Schmid
Adam Scott
Manav Shah
Neal Shipley
Ben Silverman
Alex Smalley
Cameron Smith
Jake Sollon
J.J. Spaun
Jordan Spieth
Jackson Suber
Caleb Surratt
Jimmy Stanger
Sam Stevens
Sepp Straka
Arni Sveinsson
Nick Taylor
Sahith Theegala
Justin Thomas
Davis Thompson
Alejandro Tosti
Peter Uihlein
Jackson Van Paris
Gary Woodland
Brandon Wu
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
Cameron Young
Carl Yuan
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