First Look: 2018 U.S. Open Exempt List

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To accompany the recent post of the four major venues for the 2018 schedule, here’s a look at the current list of players who are exempt for the 118th U.S. Open Championship which will be contested at the venerable Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, N.Y., June 14-17.

For PGA Tour pros, there are currently seven ways to become exempt. Those that led the way include:

  • Jordan Spieth (4): 2015 Masters Winner, 2015 U.S. Open Winner, 2017 British Open Winner, 2017 TOUR Championship Qualifier.
  • Justin Thomas (3): 2017 PGA Championship Winner, 2017 U.S. Open Top 10, 2017 TOUR Championship Qualifier.
  • Jason Day (3): 2015 PGA Championship Winner, 2016 PLAYERS Winner, 2017 TOUR Championship Qualifier.

U.S. OPEN WINNERS

Winners of the U.S. Open the last 10 Years:

  • Brooks Koepka (2017)
  • Dustin Johnson (2016)
  • Jordan Spieth (2015)
  • Martin Kaymer (2014)
  • Justin Rose (2013)
  • Webb Simpson (2012)
  • Rory McIlroy (2011)
  • Graeme McDowell (2010)
  • Lucas Glover (2009)
  • Tiger Woods (2008)

MASTERS WINNERS

Winners of the Masters Tournament the last five years:

  • TBD (2018)
  • Sergio Garcia (2017)
  • Danny Willett (2016)
  • Jordan Spieth (2015)
  • Bubba Watson (2014)

BRITISH OPEN WINNERS

Winners of The Open Championship the last five years:

  • Jordan Spieth (2017)
  • Henrik Stenson (2016)
  • Zach Johnson (2015)
  • Rory McIlroy (2014)
  • Phil Mickelson (2013)

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

Winners of the PGA Championship the last five years:

  • Justin Thomas (2017)
  • Jimmy Walker (2016)
  • Jason Day (2015)
  • Rory McIlroy (2014)
  • Jason Dufner (2013)

PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship the last three years:

  • TBD (2018)
  • Si Woo Kim (2017)
  • Jason Day (2016)

U.S. OPEN TOP 10

Lowest 10 scores from the 2017 U.S. Open:

  • Brooks Koepka -16
  • Hideki Matsuyama -12
  • Brian Harman -12
  • Tommy Fleetwood -11
  • Xander Schauffele -10
  • Bill Haas -10
  • Rickie Fowler -10
  • Charley Hoffman -9
  • Trey Mullinax -8
  • Brandt Snedeker -8
  • Justin Thomas -8

TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Players who qualified for the 2017 Tour Championship:

  • Daniel Berger
  • Patrick Cantlay
  • Paul Casey
  • Kevin Chappell
  • Jason Day
  • Jason Dufner
  • Sergio Garcia
  • Tony Finau
  • Rickie Fowler
  • Adam Hadwin
  • Brian Harman
  • Russell Henley
  • Charley Hoffman
  • Dustin Johnson
  • Kevin Kisner
  • Brooks Koepka
  • Matt Kuchar
  • Marc Leishman
  • Hideki Matsuyama
  • Pat Perez
  • Jon Rahm
  • Patrick Reed
  • Justin Rose
  • Xander Schauffele
  • Webb Simpson
  • Jordan Spieth
  • Kyle Stanley
  • Justin Thomas
  • Jhonattan Vegas
  • Gary Woodland

U.S. SENIOR OPEN WINNER

Winner of the 2017 U.S. Senior Open Championship:

  • Kenny Perry (2017)

AMATEUR WINNERS

Winner and Runner-up of 2017 U.S. Amateur; Winner of the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur; Winner of the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur; Winner of the 2017 British Amateur Championship; Winner of the 2017 McCormack Medal (Top player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking):

  • Doc Redman (2017 U.S. Amateur Winner)
  • Doug Ghim (2017 U.S. Amateur Runner-up)
  • Harry Ellis (2017 British Amateur Winner)
  • Joaquin Niemann (2017 McCormack Medal)
  • Noah Goodwin (2017 U.S. Junior Amateur)
  • Matt Parziale (2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur)

 

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