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US Open field: Who is playing at Pebble Beach in 2027?

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Who has qualified to play at the next US Open? We have the full list of eligible players here…

BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 17: A detail of the pin flag on the 15th green during the second round of the 122nd U.S. Open Championship at The Country Club on June 17, 2022 in Brookline, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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.

In 2026, Wyndham Clark doubled up on US Open victories, holding off Sam Burns at Shinnecock Hills. He went into the final round with a commanding lead, but as tends to be the case with any US Open, it is never that easy. Burns agonisingly missed out on tying Clark, who came through to earn his second major championship.

For 2027, we head to the grandeur of Pebble Beach. Host of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the PGA Tour, the major will offer a very different test than the ones the players will face in February. It will be held for the seventh time on the Monterey Peninsula, with Gary Woodland winning in the 2019 edition. Its past champions are among the sport’s finest, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson all triumphing on the famous links.

General Views of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club - Source: Getty Images
General Views of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Source: Getty Images

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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.

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Players at the top of the world amateur golf ranking and the Official World Golf Ranking will be eligible to play at Pebble, as well as previous winners of The Open Championship, the Masters and the PGA Championship.

Take a look below at who is exempt for the 2027 US Open so far, which we will endeavour to update when new players qualify:

US Open field – 2027

Ludvig Aberg

Akshay Bhatia

Michael Brennan

Jacob Bridgeman

Sam Burns

Patrick Cantlay

Wyndham Clark

Bryson DeChambeau

Harris English

Ethan Fang (must remain an amateur)

Alex Fitzpatrick

Matt Fitzpatrick

Tommy Fleetwood

Ryan Fox

Ryan Gerard

Chris Gotterup

Stuart Grehan (must remain an amateur)

Brian Harman

Padraig Harrington

Russell Henley

Tyrell Hatton

Viktor Hovland

Si Woo Kim

Tom Kim

Brooks Koepka

Jackson Koivun

Min Woo Lee

Robert MacIntyre

Noah MacLaughlin

Hideki Matsuyama

Aerial view of players ate Pebble Beach Golf Links
Aerial view of players at Pebble Beach Golf Links

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Rory McIlroy

Keith Mitchell

Collin Morikawa

Joaquin Niemann

J.T. Poston

Aaron Rai

Jon Rahm

Kristoffer Reitan

Justin Rose

Xander Schauffele

Scottie Scheffler

Adam Scott

Alex Smalley

Cameron Smith

J.J. Spaun

Sam Stevens

Preston Stout (must remain an amateur)

Justin Thomas

Michael Thorbjornsen

Jack Whaley (must remain an amateur)

Gary Woodland

Cameron Young

How do you gain a US Open exemption?

With the likes of Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Patrick Reed yet to secure their spots at Pebble Beach, we break down how each player can earn a place in the field come June.

  1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last 10 years (2017-2026)
  2. Top 10 and ties from the 2026 US Open
  3. US Senior Open Champion 2026
  4. US Amateur Champion and US Amateur runner-up 2026 (must remain an amateur)
  5. US Junior-Amateur Champion 2026
  6. US Mid-Amateur Champion 2026
  7. Masters Champion from 2023-2027
  8. PGA Championship winner from 2023-2027
  9. The Open Champion from 2022-2026
  10. The Players Champion from 2025-2027
  11. The BMW PGA Champion 2026
  12. The field of the 2026 Tour Championship
  13. PGA Tour winners in full-purse events from the 2026 US Open to the 2027 US Open
  14. The Amateur Champion 2026
  15. NCAA Division One individual champion 2026
  16. Recipient of the 2026 Mark H McCormack Medal for the World’s leading Amateur
  17. The points leader from the 2026 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
  18. The top two players from the final 2026 Race to Dubai Rankings who are not otherwise exempt as of May 17, 2027
  19. The top player on the 2027 Race to Dubai Rankings as of May 17, 2027 who is not otherwise exempt
  20. Winner of the 2027 Latin America Amateur Championship 
  21. From the current Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 points leaders and ties as of May 17, 2027
  22. From the current Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 points leaders and ties as of June 14, 2027 (if not previously exempt)
  23. The top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top 3 of the final 2026 LIV Golf Individual Standings as of May 17, 2027
  24. The top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top 3 of the 2027 LIV Golf Individual Standings as of May 17, 2027

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Matt Chivers
Matt Chivers

Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.

Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.

Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.

Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as the Masters, The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spoken to many of the biggest names in the sport.

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