HISTORY – This is the 124th U.S. Open Championship. The U.S. Open, which was first played in 1895, was not contested for two years (1917-18) during World War I and for four years (1942-45) during World War II. The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is 19-year-old John McDermott, who won in 1911; he is among eight players aged 21 or younger who have won the U.S. Open. The oldest winner is Hale Irwin, who was 45 and playing on a special exemption when he won his third U.S. Open title in 1990. Irwin also won in 1974 and 1979.
ONE THOUSAND – The USGA will conduct its 1,000th championship with the playing of this year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club.
Memorable U.S. Open Championships
#56 – 1913 U.S. Open – Francis Ouimet’s U.S. Open victory puts golf on the front page of newspapers and inspired a new generation of Americans to take up the game.
#179 – 1950 U.S. Open – Sixteen months after a near-fatal car accident, Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open in a playoff at Merion Golf Club.
#254 – 1960 U.S. Open – Arnold Palmer erases a seven-stroke final-round deficit, the largest comeback in U.S. Open history, to win at Cherry Hills Country Club.
#270 – 1962 U.S. Open – Jack Nicklaus outduels Arnold Palmer in a playoff at Oakmont Country Club – the first of 18 professional majors by the Golden Bear.
#687 – 2000 U.S. Open – Tiger Woods wins the first of his three U.S. Opens by 15 strokes at Pebble Beach, a record that still remains as the largest margin of victory in a men’s major championship.
#791 – 2008 U.S. Open – Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open in a playoff at Torrey Pines Golf Course, earning his ninth USGA title, tying Bob Jones for most all-time.
WHO’S HERE: Among the 156 golfers in the 2024 U.S. Open Championship, there are:
U.S. Open champions (14): Wyndham Clark (2023), Bryson DeChambeau (2020), Matt Fitzpatrick (2022), Lucas Glover (2009), Dustin Johnson (2016), Martin Kaymer (2014), Brooks Koepka (2017, ‘18), Rory McIlroy (2011), Jon Rahm (2021), Justin Rose (2013), Webb Simpson (2012), Jordan Spieth (2015), Gary Woodland (2019) and Tiger Woods (2000, ’02, ’08)
U.S. Open runners-up (13): Jason Day (2011, ’13), Tommy Fleetwood (2018), Rickie Fowler (2014), Brian Harman (2017), Dustin Johnson (2015), Brooks Koepka (2019), Shane Lowry (2016), Hideki Matsuyama (2017), Rory McIlroy (2023), Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, ’04, ’06, ’09, ’13), Scottie Scheffler (2022), Tiger Woods (2005, ‘07) and Will Zalatoris (2022)
U.S. Amateur champions (10): Byeong Hun An (2009), Sam Bennett (2022), Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Nick Dunlap (2023), Matt Fitzpatrick (2013), Viktor Hovland (2018), Matt Kuchar (1997), Phil Mickelson (1990), Edoardo Molinari (2005) and Tiger Woods (1994, ’95, ’96)
U.S. Amateur runners-up (3): Patrick Cantlay (2011), Corey Conners (2014) and a-Neal Shipley (2023)
U.S. Junior Amateur champions (8): Nick Dunlap (2021), Brian Harman (2003), a-Bryan Kim (2023), Min Woo Lee (2016), Scottie Scheffler (2013), Jordan Spieth (2009, ’11), Tiger Woods (1991, ’92, ’93) and Will Zalatoris (2014)
U.S. Junior Amateur runners-up (2): Akshay Bhatia (2018) and Justin Thomas (2010)
U.S. Mid-Amateur champions (1): a-Stewart Hagestad (2016, ‘21, ‘23)
U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions (1): Frankie Capan III (2017)
U.S. Amateur Public Links runners-up (2): John Chin (2008), Nick Taylor (2009)
USGA champions (28): Byeong Hun An (2009 U.S. Amateur), Sam Bennett (2022 U.S. Amateur), Frankie Capan III (2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball), Wyndham Clark (2023 U.S. Open), Bryson DeChambeau (2015 U.S. Amateur, 2020 U.S. Open), Nick Dunlap (2021 U.S. Junior Amateur, 2023 U.S. Amateur), Matt Fitzpatrick (2013 U.S. Amateur, 2022 U.S. Open), Lucas Glover (2009 U.S. Open), a-Stewart Hagestad (2016, ’21, ’23 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Brian Harman (2003 U.S. Junior Amateur), Viktor Hovland (2018 U.S. Amateur), Dustin Johnson (2016 U.S. Open), Martin Kaymer (2014 U.S. Open), a-Bryan Kim (2023 U.S. Junior Amateur), Brooks Koepka (2017, ’18 U.S. Open), Matt Kuchar (1997 U.S. Amateur), Min Woo Lee (2016 U.S. Junior Amateur), Rory McIlroy (2011 U.S. Open), Phil Mickelson (1990 U.S. Amateur), Edoardo Molinari (2005 U.S. Amateur), Jon Rahm (2021 U.S. Open), Justin Rose (2013 U.S. Open), Scottie Scheffler (2013 U.S. Junior Amateur), Webb Simpson (2012 U.S. Open), Jordan Spieth (2009, ’11 U.S. Junior Amateurs, 2015 U.S. Open), Gary Woodland (2019 U.S. Open), Tiger Woods (1991, ’92, ’93 U.S. Junior Amateur, 1994, ’95, ’96 U.S. Amateur, 2000, ’02, ’08 U.S. Open) and Will Zalatoris (2014 U.S. Junior Amateur)
Walker Cup Team members:
United States (32): Akshay Bhatia (2018), Patrick Cantlay (2011), Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Nick Dunlap (2023), Austin Eckroat (2021), Harris English (2011), Rickie Fowler (2007, ’09), Lucas Glover (2001), a-Stewart Hagestad (2017, ’19, ’21, ’23), Brian Harman (2005, ’09), Russell Henley (2011), Max Homa (2013), Billy Horschel (2007), Beau Hossler (2015), a-Ben James (2023), Dustin Johnson (2007), Chris Kirk (2007), Matt Kuchar (1999), Denny McCarthy (2015), McClure Meissner (2021), Phil Mickelson (1989, ’91), Collin Morikawa (2017), Isaiah Salinda (2019), a-Gordon Sargent (2023), Scottie Scheffler (2017), Webb Simpson (2007), Jordan Spieth (2011), Justin Thomas (2013), Davis Thompson (2021), Tiger Woods (1995), Brandon Wu (2019) and Will Zalatoris (2017)
Great Britain and Ireland (6): Matt Fitzpatrick (2013), Tommy Fleetwood (2009), Grant Forrest (2015), Robert MacIntyre (2017), Rory McIlroy (2007) and Justin Rose (1997)
NCAA Division I champions (6): Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Max Homa (2013), Phil Mickelson (1989, ’90, ’92), Gordon Sargent (2022), Hiroshi Tai (2024) and Tiger Woods (1995)
World Amateur Team Championship competitors (50): Ludvig Åberg (2022, Sweden), Sam Bairstow (2022, England), Corey Conners (2012, 2014, Canada), Cameron Davis (2016, Australia), a-Santiago De la Fuente (2022, 2023 Mexico), Bryson DeChambeau (2014, USA), Thomas Detry (2010, 2012, 2014, Belgium), Nick Dunlap (2023, USA), Nicolas Echavarria (2016, Colombia), Grant Forrest (2014, 2016, Scotland), Rickie Fowler (2008, USA), Ryan Fox (2010, New Zealand), Sergio Garcia (1996, 1998, Spain), Emiliano Grillo (2008, 2010 Argentina), Nicolai Højgaard (2018, Denmark), Billy Horschel (2008, USA), Beau Hossler (2014, USA), Viktor Hovland (2016, 2018, Norway), Mackenzie Hughes (2012, Canada), Takumi Kanaya (2016, 2018, Japan), Sung Kang (2006, Republic of Korea), Martin Kaymer (2004, Germany), Si Woo Kim (2012, Republic of Korea), Matt Kuchar (1998, USA), Min Woo Lee (2018, Australia), Shane Lowry (2008, Ireland), Robert MacIntyre (2016, Scotland), Hideki Matsuyama (2008, 2012 Japan), Denny McCarthy (2014, USA), a-Ashton McCulloch (2023, Canada), Rory McIlroy (2006, Ireland), Adrian Meronk (2012, 2014, 2016, Poland), Phil Mickelson (1990, USA), Edoardo Molinari (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, Italy), Francesco Molinari (2002, 2004, Italy), Collin Morikawa (2018, USA), Alex Noren (2004, Sweden), Taylor Pendrith (2014, Canada), Victor Perez (2014, France), David Puig (2022, Spain), Jon Rahm (2014, Spain), a-Gordon Sargent (2022, USA), Scottie Scheffler (2016, USA), Cameron Smith (2012, Australia), Adam Svensson (2014, Canada), a-Hiroshi Tai (2022, 2023, Singapore), Nick Taylor (2008, Canada), Justin Thomas (2012, USA), Tim Widing (2018, Sweden), Tiger Woods (1994, USA)
TOTAL U.S. OPENS WON BY 2024 CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD (17): Wyndham Clark (1), Bryson DeChambeau (1), Matt Fitzpatrick (1), Lucas Glover (1), Dustin Johnson (1), Martin Kaymer (1), Brooks Koepka (2), Rory McIlroy (1), Jon Rahm (1), Justin Rose (1), Webb Simpson (1), Jordan Spieth (1) Gary Woodland (1) and Tiger Woods (3)
PLAYERS IN FIELD WITH MOST U.S. OPEN APPEARANCES (through 2024): Phil Mickelson (33), Sergio Garcia (25), Adam Scott (23), Tiger Woods (23), Matt Kuchar (21), Justin Rose (19), Dustin Johnson (17), Lucas Glover (16), Martin Kaymer (16) and Rory McIlroy (16)
ACTIVE CONSECUTIVE U.S. OPEN APPEARANCES (through 2024): Sergio Garcia (25), Adam Scott (23), Dustin Johnson (17), Rory McIlroy (16) and Justin Rose (14).
CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD – The USGA accepted 10,052 entries, the third-highest total in U.S. Open history. The 156-player field includes 84 fully exempt golfers, 14 of whom are champions.
History of U.S. Open Championship Entries
| Year | Number | Host Site | ||||||||
| 2023 | 10,187 | The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club (North Course) | ||||||||
| 2014 | 10,127 | Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C. | ||||||||
| 2024 | 10,052 | Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C. | ||||||||
| 2015 | 9,882 | Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. | ||||||||
| 2016 | 9,877 | Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club | ||||||||
| 2013 | 9,860 | Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa. | ||||||||
AMATEURS – Sixteen amateurs have made the 156-player field. Neal Shipley, the 2023 U.S. Amateur runner-up, and Gordon Sargent, who received last year’s Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®, are in this group.
Shipley was the runner-up to Nick Dunlap in last year’s U.S. Amateur 36-hole final at Cherry Hills Country Club, in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. Shipley, a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection at Ohio State University this year, helped the Buckeyes advance to the NCAA semifinal round. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native posted six top-10 finishes, including a win in the Southwestern Invitational.
Gordon Sargent, of Birmingham, Ala., earned All-America and All-Southeastern Conference honors for the third time as a junior at Vanderbilt University. In 2023, he was a member of the victorious USA Walker Cup Team and helped the USA capture the Eisenhower Trophy in the World Amateur Team Championship. Sargent owns six career victories as a collegian, including the 2022 NCAA Championship.
Santiago De la Fuente is the second Latin America Amateur champion to earn a full exemption into the U.S. Open. He became the second Mexican to win the LAAC title in January with a 72-hole score of 10-under 270, including a final-round 64. De la Fuente, who tied for second in the LAAC the previous year, was chosen second-team All-American as a senior at the University of Houston in 2023-24.
Stewart Hagestad, of Newport Beach, Calif., defeated Evan Beck, 3 and 2, to win the 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur title at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, in Scarborough, N.Y. He also won the U.S. Mid-Amateur in 2016 and 2021. Hagestad, who has been a member of four winning USA Walker Cup Teams, joined a select company of golfers who have won the same USGA championship three or more times. That group includes four-time U.S. Open champions Ben Hogan, Bob Jones and Jack Nicklaus.
Bryan Kim, of Brookeville, Md., and Hiroshi Tai, of Singapore, earned exemptions into the U.S. Open as the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur champion and 2024 NCAA Division I champion, respectively. Kim, who just completed his freshman year at Duke University, defeated Joshua Bai, 2 up, to win at Daniel Island Club, in Charleston, S.C. Tai, a rising junior, became the fourth Georgia Tech golfer to claim an NCAA individual crown.
Ben James, of Milford, Conn., Luke Clanton, of Hialeah, Fla., and Sargent finished in a six-way tie for second at NCAAs, one stroke behind champion Tai. James, a sophomore at the University of Virginia, and Clanton, a sophomore at Florida State University, earned first-team All-America recognition in 2023-24. James was a member of last year’s winning USA Walker Cup Team.
Parker Bell (Florida), Gunnar Broin (Kansas), Jackson Buchanan (Illinois), Omar Morales (UCLA), Ashton McCulloch (Michigan State), Brendan Valdes (Auburn) and Wells Williams (Mississippi) are all college golfers. Colin Prater, 29, of Colorado Springs, Colo. is a high school science teacher and golf coach.
Note: Nineteen amateurs played in last year’s U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club. Four amateurs made the 36-hole cut for the third time since 2019. John Goodman is the last amateur to win the championship (1933).
Amateurs in Recent U.S. Opens
| Year | Number | Made Cut | Top Finisher | |||
| 2024 | 16 | ^^ | ^^^^^ | |||
| 2023 | 19 | 4 | Gordon Sargent, 39th (tie) | |||
| 2022 | 15 | 4 | Travis Vick, 43rd (tie) | |||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | none | |||
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | Jon Pak, 51st (tie) | |||
| 2019 | 15 | 4 | Viktor Hovland, 12th (tie) | |||
| 2018 | 20 | 3 | Luis Gagne, Matt Parziale, 48th (tie) | |||
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | Scottie Scheffler, 27th (tie) | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | Jon Rahm, 23rd (tie) | |||
| 2015 | 16 | 6 | Brian Campbell, 27th (tie) | |||
| 2014 | 12 | 1 | Matthew Fitzpatrick, 48th (tie) | |||
| 2013 | 10 | 4 | Michael Kim, 17th (tie) | |||
| 2012 | 8 | 3 | Jordan Spieth, 21st (tie) | |||
| 2011 | 12 | 3 | Patrick Cantlay, 21st (tie) | |||
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | Russell Henley, Scott Langley, 16th (tie) | |||
| 2009 | 15 | 3 | Nick Taylor, 36th (tie) | |||
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | Michael Thompson, 29th (tie) | |||
| 2007 | 12 | 0 | none | |||
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | none | |||
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | Matt Every, 28th (tie) | |||
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | Spencer Levin, 13th (tie) | |||
| 2003 | 10 | 2 | Trip Kuehne, 57th (tie) | |||
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | Kevin Warrick, 72nd | |||
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | Bryce Molder, 30th (tie) | |||
| 2000 | 7 | 1 | Jeff Wilson, 59th |
LOCAL-FINAL QUALIFIERS – Andrew Svoboda, 44, of Oak Brook, Ill., and Chris Naegel, 41, of Wildwood, Mo., are among 12 U.S. Open competitors who advanced through both local and final qualifying. Each player accomplished the feat for the third time.
Svoboda, who is the head professional at Butler National Golf Club near Chicago, also advanced through both stages of qualifying in 2006 and 2023. Svoboda, who has registered 11 professional wins, including three on the Korn Ferry Tour, will play in his sixth U.S. Open. He also competed in last month’s PGA Championship.
Naegel, who competes primarily on the Korn Ferry Tour, also moved through both local and final qualifying in 2018 and 2022. Despite not taking up golf until age 16, Naegel managed to play all 72 holes in both of his previous U.S. Opens, tying for 56th on each occasion.
Willie Mack III, of Orlando, Fla., will play in his first U.S. Open at age 35 after advancing from a 3-for-1 playoff for the fifth and final spot in the Jupiter, Fla., final qualifier. Mack, who has full status on the Korn Ferry Tour, has recorded more than 70 wins on mini-tours and the Advocates Professional Golf Association. He was named the APGA player of the year in 2021.
Carson Schaake, 29, of Omaha, Neb., will make his second U.S. Open appearance. He moved forward through both qualifying stages to reach the 2021 championship at Torrey Pines. Schaake, the 2015 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year at the University of Iowa, has competed on PGA Tour Canada
Charles Reiter, 24, of Palm Desert, Calif., also advanced from local and final qualifying for a second time. He fired a second-round 63 to earn one of four places from the Daly City, Calif., final qualifier at Lake Merced Golf Club. He competed on PGA Tour Canada last year.
Michael McGowan is the grandson of LPGA Tour pioneer Peggy Kirk Bell and the son of PGA Tour professional Pat McGowan, who finished in the top 20 twice in a U.S. Open. Michael made it to Pinehurst No. 2 through a 7-for-6 playoff in the Dallas, Texas, final qualifier on May 20. He has played on three professional tours (PGA Tour Latinoamerica, PGA Tour Canada, Korn Ferry Tour). The 33-year-old from Southern Pines, N.C., will play in his first U.S. Open.
Colin Prater, a 29-year-old high school science teacher, will compete in his first U.S. Open after earning one of two spots available in the Bend, Ore., final qualifier. Prater, who qualified for match play in last year’s U.S. Amateur while playing in his home state of Colorado, also coaches the boys’ and girls’ golf teams at Cheyenne Mountain High, in Colorado Springs. He also competed in last month’s U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.
John Chin, the runner-up in the 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links, joins Frederik Kjettrup, Joey Vrzich, Otto Black and amateur Gunnar Broin as the other local-final qualifiers.
A total of 20 players worked their way to the U.S. Open through local and final qualifying in 2023. David Puig was one of two players to make the 36-hole cut and went on to tie for 39th at The Los Angeles Country Club.
In 2024, there were 109 local qualifying sites that led to 13 final qualifiers, including international sites in Canada, England and Japan. Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969) are the only players to win the U.S. Open after qualifying through both local and final play. Gene Littler (1961), Julius Boros (1963), Jerry Pate (1976), Steve Jones (1996), Michael Campbell (2005) and Lucas Glover (2009) have won as final qualifiers.
Note: The 12 players who advanced to this year’s U.S. Open through both local and final qualifying is the lowest known number since the two-stage process began in 1959.
2024 Local-Final Qualifiers (12)
Name Final Site Local Site
Otto Black Columbus, Ohio Naples,, Fla.
a-Gunnar Broin Columbus, Ohio St. Louis, Mo.
John Chin Daly City, Calif. Palm Desert, Calif.
Frederik Kjettrup Alpharetta, Ga. Tallahassee, Fla.
Willie Mack III Jupiter, Fla. Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
Michael McGowan Dallas, Texas Phoenix, Md.
Chris Naegel Columbus, Ohio St. Louis, Mo.
a-Colin Prater Bend, Ore. Broomfield, Colo.
Charles Reiter Daly City, Calif. Bermuda Dunes, Calif.
Carson Schaake Springfield, Ohio Omaha, Neb.
Andrew Svoboda Summit, N.J. Grayslake, Ill.
Joey Vrzich Bend, Ore. Granite Bay, Calif.
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Recent History of Local & Final Qualifiers
| Year | Number | Made Cut | Top Finisher | ||||
| 2024 | 12 | ^^ | ^^^^^ | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 2 | David Puig, 39th (tie) | ||||
| 2022 | 16 | 3 | Chris Gotterup, 43rd (tie) | ||||
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | Kyle Westmoreland, 68th | ||||
| 2020 | ^^ | ^^ | No Qualifying – COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2019 | 17 | 4 | Charlie Danielson, a-Chandler Eaton, Andy Pope, 58th (tie) | ||||
| 2018 | 21 | 7 | Dylan Meyer, 20th (tie) | ||||
| 2017 | 21 | 5 | a-Cameron Champ, 32nd (tie) | ||||
| 2016 | 27 | 5 | Andrew Landry, 15th (tie) | ||||
| 2015 | 22 | 6 | Jimmy Gunn, 27th (tie) | ||||
| 2014 | 24 | 5 | Cody Gribble, 21st (tie) | ||||
| 2013 | 20 | 0 | none | ||||
| 2012 | 25 | 9 | John Peterson, 4th (tie) | ||||
| 2011 | 29 | 4 | Bud Cauley, 63rd (tie) | ||||
| 2010 | 24 | 7 | Russell Henley, Scott Langley, 16th (tie) | ||||
| 2009 | 30 | 2 | Gary Woodland, 47th (tie) | ||||
| 2008 | 36 | 6 | Kevin Streelman, 53rd | ||||
| 2007 | 26 | 2 | D.J. Brigman, 30th (tie) | ||||
| 2006 | 30 | 4 | Scott Hend, 32nd (tie) | ||||
| 2005 | 30 | 5 | Paul Claxton, 23rd (tie) | ||||
| 2004 | 35 | 5 | a-Spencer Levin, 13th (tie) | ||||
| 2003 | 28 | 3 | Dicky Pride, 28th (tie) | ||||
| 2002 | 22 | 6 | Jason Caron, 30th (tie) | ||||
| 2001 | 28 | 6 | Michael Allen, 12th (tie) | ||||
| 2000 | 37 | 6 | Bobby Clampett, Charles Warren, 37th (tie) | ||||
Oldest Local-Final Qualifiers (1997-2024)
57, Fran Quinn (2022) – b. 3-11-65
52, Wes Short Jr. (2016) – b. 12-4-63
49, Mark McCormick (2012) – b. 12-14-62
49, Ken Peyre-Ferry (1998) – b. 3-4-49
49, Fran Quinn (2014) – b. 3-11-65
49, Jim White (1999) – b. 4-16-50
48, Darrell Kestner (2002)
48, Gary Koch (2001)
48, Geoffrey Sisk (2013)
47, Steve Allan (2021)
47, Andy Bean (2000)
47, Robert Gaus (2008)
47, Brandt Jobe (2013)
47, Andrew Morse (2006)
47, Paul Simson (1998)
46, Joe Daley (2007)
46, Darrell Kestner (2000)
46, Dick Mast (1997)
46, John Nieporte (2013)
46, Jerry Smith (2010)
Youngest Local-Final Qualifiers (1997-2024)
14, Andy Zhang (2012) – b. 12-14-97
15, Tadd Fujikawa (2006) – b. 1-8-91
15, Cole Hammer (2015) – b. 8-28-99
16, Tom Glissmeyer (2003)
16, Beau Hossler (2011)
16, Derek Tolan (2002)
16, Will Grimmer (2014)
17, Beau Hossler (2012)
17, Alberto Sanchez (2012)
18, Mason Andersen (2017)
18, Maverick McNealy (2014)
18, Robby Shelton (2014)
18, Gavin Hall (2013)
18, Luke List (2003)
18, Jason Semelsberger (1997)
ABOUT PINEHURST RESORT & COUNTRY CLUB
Donald Ross designed the course, which opened in 1907. The first nine holes were completed in 1901. Ross would fine-tune the layout several times through 1946. Rees Jones completed renovations prior to the 1999 U.S. Open. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw restored the course to Ross’ original design, bringing back many of Ross’ original design characteristics. The restoration was completed in March 2011.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PINEHURST RESORT & COUNTRY CLUB
1962 U.S. Amateur: Labron E. Harris Jr. def. Downing Gray, 1 up
1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Vicki Goetze def. Brandie Burton, 4 and 3
1994 U.S. Senior Open: Simon Hobday by one stroke over Jim Albus and Graham Marsh, 274-275
1999 U.S. Open: Payne Stewart by one stroke over Phil Mickelson, 279-280
2005 U.S. Open: Michael Campbell by two strokes over Tiger Woods, 280-282
2008 U.S. Amateur: Danny Lee def. Drew Kittleson, 5 and 4
2014 U.S. Open: Martin Kaymer by eight strokes over Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler, 271-279
2014 U.S. Women’s Open: Michelle Wie by two strokes over Stacy Lewis, 278-280
2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball: Frankie Capan/Shuai Ming Wong def. Clark Collier/Kyle Hudelson, 2 and 1
2019 U.S. Amateur: Andy Ogletree def. John Augenstein, 2 and 1
2022 U.S. Adaptive Open: Simon Lee (men), Kim Moore (women)
2023 U.S. Adaptive Open: Kipp Popert (men), Ryanne Jackson (women)
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PINEHURST RESORT & COUNTRY CLUB
1967 World Senior Amateur Team Championship: USA (discontinued after 1969)
1980 World Amateur Team Championship: USA by 27 strokes over South Africa, 848-875
1980 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship: USA by seven strokes over Australia, 588-595
OTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PINEHURST RESORT & COUNTRY CLUB
1936 PGA Championship: Denny Shute def. Jimmy Thomson, 3 and 2
1951 Ryder Cup Matches: USA def. Great Britain, 9½-2½
1982 Hall of Fame: Jay Haas def. John Adams, 276-276 (2nd playoff hole)
1991 Tour Championship: Craig Stadler def. Russ Cochran, 277-277 (2nd playoff hole)
1992 Tour Championship: Paul Azinger by three strokes over Lee Janzen, Corey Pavin, 276-279
OTHER EVENTS AT PINEHURST
North & South Men’s Amateur Championship (1901-present)
North & South Women’s Amateur Championship (1903-present)
North & South Open Championship (1902-1951)
U.S. OPENS AT PINEHURST RESORT & COUNTRY CLUB
This is the fourth U.S. Open Championship and the 13th USGA championship to be conducted at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club.
1999 U.S. OPEN
Payne Stewart made a par-saving putt from 18 feet on the final hole to defeat Phil Mickelson by a single stroke en route to his second U.S. Open Championship. With an even-par round of 70, Stewart was the only player to finish under par for the championship, with a 1-under total of 279. Mickelson finished at even-par 280. Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh made bids for the lead in what was a four-man race on Sunday, but they each ended up two back at 1-over 281. Stewart needed just 24 putts during the final round and one-putted the last three greens when it mattered most. His previous win came in 1991 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in a playoff. Stewart, who would perish in a plane crash four months later, also posted two runner-up finishes in the 1990s.
2005 U.S. OPEN
Michael Campbell became the first player from New Zealand to win the U.S. Open when he made a crucial birdie from 25 feet on the par-3 17th hole that helped him stave off Tiger Woods by two strokes. He also was the first final qualifier to win the Open since Steve Jones in 1996. As 54-hole leader Retief Goosen slipped back, it quickly became a two-man battle, with Woods playing in the third-to-last group, just ahead of Campbell. Woods had struggled with his putting all week, but managed birdies on holes 10, 11 and 15 to pull within two strokes of Campbell’s lead. Campbell answered the challenge with his birdie on No. 17, the third time he had birdied the hole in the championship.
2014 U.S. OPEN
Martin Kaymer became the first German to win the U.S. Open Championship and tied the fourth-largest winning margin in championship history with his eight-stroke victory over Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton. Kaymer shot a final-round 69 for a 72-hole score of 9-under 271 to become the eighth player to lead the U.S. Open wire to wire. He became one of only five players to win the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and The Players Championship, joining the quartet of Tigers Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Lee Trevino. Kaymer took a huge step toward his second major when he posted the first consecutive 65s in any major championship to set a 36-hole U.S. Open scoring record of 130, besting Rory McIlroy’s total of 131 at Congressional Country Club in 2011. Despite tougher conditions on the weekend, Kaymer never strayed too far from the tracks. Any mistake was covered up by another brilliant shot. Case in point was on Saturday when he took an unplayable lie after an errant drive on the fourth hole, only to convert a 20-footer for bogey. One hole later, he drilled a 202-yard approach from the sandy area to within 4 feet to set up an eagle 3.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NORTH CAROLINA
This will be the 38th USGA championship played in North Carolina and the fifth U.S. Open contested in the state. In 2025, the U.S. Senior Amateur will be played at Biltmore Forest Country Club, in Asheville.
Recent USGA Championships in North Carolina
2010 U.S. Amateur Public Links: Bryan Park Golf & Conference Center (Lion Kim)
2010 U.S. Girls’ Junior: Country Club of North Carolina (Doris Chen)
2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Charlotte Country Club (Danielle Kang)
2013 U.S. Senior Amateur: Wade Hampton Golf Club (Doug Hanzel)
2013 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur: Biltmore Forest Country Club (Julia Potter)
2014 U.S. Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Martin Kaymer)
2014 U.S. Women’s Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Michelle Wie)
2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Frankie Capan III/Shuai Ming Wong)
2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur: Charlotte Country Club (Kevin O’Connell)
2019 U.S. Amateur: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course Nos. 4 and 2 (Andy Ogletree)
2019 U.S. Senior Amateur: Old Chatham Golf Club (Bob Royak)
2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Helen Alfredsson)
2021 U.S. Junior Amateur: Country Club of North Carolina (Nick Dunlap)
2022 U.S. Women’s Open: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Minjee Lee)
2022 U.S. Adaptive Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 6 (Simon Lee-men; Kim Moore-women)
2023 U.S. Adaptive Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 6 (Kipp Popert-men; Ryanne Jackson-women)
2024 U.S. Open Players Who Competed in 2008 U.S. Amateur (10): Byeong Hun An (FQ), John Chin (FQ), Rickie Fowler (Rd. 16), Chesson Hadley (FQ), Adam Hadwin (Rd. 64), a-Stewart Hagestad (FQ), Brian Harman (Rd. 32), Tom Hoge (FQ), Billy Horschel (Rd. 32), Nick Taylor (Rd. 32)
2024 U.S. Open Players Who Competed in 2019 U.S. Amateur (15): Ludvig Åberg (Rd. 32), Akshay Bhatia (Rd. 32), a-Luke Clanton (FQ), Nick Dunlap (FQ), Austin Eckroat (Rd. 64), a-Stewart Hagestad (Rd. 64), Takumi Kanaya (Rd. 32), McClure Meissner (FQ), Maxwell Moldovan (Rd. 32), a-Colin Prater (FQ), David Puig (FQ), Isaiah Salinda (Rd. 16), Sahith Theegala (FQ), Brandon Wu (Rd. 64), Cameron Young (Rd. 64)
2024 U.S. Open Players Who Competed in 2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball (3): Akshay Bhatia (Rd. 32), Frankie Capan III (Won), Stewart Hagestad (FQ)
2024 U.S. Open Players Who Competed in 1999 U.S. Open (3): Matt Kuchar (MC), Phil Mickelson (2), Tiger Woods (T3)
2024 U.S. Open Players Who Competed in 2005 U.S. Open (5): Sergio Garcia (T3), Matt Kuchar (MC), Phil Mickelson (T33), Adam Scott (T28), Tiger Woods (2)
2024 U.S. Open Players Who Competed in 2014 U.S. Open (29): Daniel Berger (T28), Zac Blair (T40), Keegan Bradley (T4), Brian Campbell (MC), Jason Day (T4), Harris English (T48), Matt Fitzpatrick (T48), Rickie Fowler (T2), Sergio Garcia (T35), Lucas Glover (MC), Russell Henley (T60), Billy Horschel (T23), Dustin Johnson (T4), Martin Kaymer (Won), Chris Kirk (T28), Brooks Koepka (T4), Matt Kuchar (T12), Shane Lowry (MC), Hideki Matsuyama (T35), Rory McIlroy (T23), Phil Mickelson (T28), Francesco Molinari (T23), Justin Rose (T12), Adam Scott (T9), Webb Simpson (T45), Jordan Spieth (T17), Justin Thomas (MC), Brendon Todd (T17), Gary Woodland (T52)
HOLE BY HOLE – Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s North Course No. 2 will be set up at 7,548 yards and will play to a par of 35-35–70. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.
| Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2) | ||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| Yardage | 395 | 504 | 387 | 528 | 588 | 228 | 426 | 488 | 184 | 3,728 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Yardage | 617 | 482 | 486 | 381 | 472 | 197 | 530 | 207 | 448 | 3,820 |
COURSE RATING AND SLOPE – Based on the course setup for the championship, the Course Rating™ is 77.8. The Slope Rating® is 148.
LONGEST COURSES IN U.S. OPEN HISTORY
7,845 yards, Erin Hills, first round, Erin, Wis., 2017
7,839 yards, Erin Hills, second round, Erin, Wis., 2017
7,818 yards, Erin Hills, third round, Erin, Wis., 2017
7,721 yards, Erin Hills, fourth round, Erin, Wis., 2017
7,695 yards, Chambers Bay, second round, University Place, Wash., 2015
7,676 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), fourth round, San Diego, Calif., 2021
7,664 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), second round, San Diego, Calif., 2021
7,637 yards, Chambers Bay, third round, University Place, Wash., 2015
7,635 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), first round, San Diego, Calif., 2021
7,616 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), third round, San Diego, Calif., 2021
7,603 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), second round, San Diego, Calif., 2008
FUTURE U.S. OPENS IN THIS DECADE
June 12-15, 2025: Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club
June 18-21, 2026: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.
June 17-20, 2027: Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links
June 15-18, 2028: Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y.
June 14-17, 2029: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT THE U.S. OPEN
Matt Fitzpatrick: last international winner (2022)
Brooks Koepka: last to defend title (2018)
Francis Ouimet: last winner in his first attempt (1913)
Webb Simpson: last winner in his second attempt (2012)
Martin Kaymer: last start-to-finish winner with no ties (2014)
Jon Rahm: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke (2021)
Jon Rahm: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole (2021)
Tiger Woods: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to force a playoff (2008)
Geoff Ogilvy: last winner without a round in the 60s (2006)
Gary Woodland: last winner with all rounds in the 60s (2019)
Wyndham Clark: last winner between ages 20-29 (29 in 2023)
Gary Woodland: last winner between ages 30-39 (35 in 2019)
Payne Stewart: last winner age 40 and older (42 in 1999)
Gary Woodland: last defending champion to miss the cut (2020)
Hale Irwin: last winner who received a special exemption (1990)
Lucas Glover: last winner to come through final qualifying (2009)
Orville Moody: last winner to come through local and final qualifying (1969)
John Goodman: last amateur winner (1933)
PAST U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS – Brooks Koepka became the seventh player to repeat as U.S. Open champion in 2018 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Koepka also won at Erin Hills the previous year. Curtis Strange was the last before Koepka to win consecutive U.S. Opens in 1988 and 1989. Other champions who won back-to-back titles are John J. McDermott (1911, ’12), a-Bob Jones (1929, ’30), Ralph Guldahl (1937, ’38) and Ben Hogan (1950, ’51). Willie Anderson won three consecutive U.S. Open titles, from 1903-05.
In Defense of the U.S. Open
| Year | Champion | Previous Year | Result in Defense | |||
| 2023 | Wyndham Clark | missed cut | ^^^^^ | |||
| 2022 | Matt Fitzpatrick | tie, 55th | tie, 17th | |||
| 2021 | Jon Rahm | tie, 23rd | tie, 12th | |||
| 2020 | Bryson DeChambeau | tie, 35th | tie, 26th | |||
| 2019 | Gary Woodland | tie, 36th | missed cut | |||
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | won | 2nd | |||
| 2017 | Brooks Koepka | tie, 13th | won | |||
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson | tie, 2nd | missed cut | |||
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | tie, 17th | tie, 37th | |||
| 2014 | Martin Kaymer | tie, 59th | missed cut | |||
| 2013 | Justin Rose | tie, 21st | tie, 12th | |||
| 2012 | Webb Simpson | tie, 14th | tie, 32nd | |||
| 2011 | Rory McIlroy | missed cut | missed cut | |||
| 2010 | Graeme McDowell | tie, 18th | tie, 14th | |||
| 2009 | Lucas Glover | did not play | tie, 58th | |||
| 2008 | Tiger Woods | tie, 2nd | tie, 6th | |||
| 2007 | Angel Cabrera | tie, 26th | missed cut | |||
| 2006 | Geoff Ogilvy | tie, 28th | tie, 42nd | |||
| 2005 | Michael Campbell | missed cut | missed cut | |||
| 2004 | Retief Goosen | tie, 42nd | tie, 11th | |||
| 2003 | Jim Furyk | missed cut | tie, 48th | |||
| 2002 | Tiger Woods | tie, 12th | tie, 20th | |||
| 2001 | Retief Goosen | tie, 12th | missed cut | |||
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | tie, 3rd | tie, 12th |
WHAT THE CHAMPION RECEIVES
Among the benefits enjoyed by the U.S. Open champion are:
►A U.S. Open exemption for the next 10 years
►An invitation to the next five Masters Tournaments
►An invitation to the next five Open Championships, conducted by The R&A
►An invitation to the next five PGA Championships
►An invitation to the next five Players Championships
►Exempt status on the PGA Tour for five years
►Custody of U.S. Open Trophy for one year, Jack Nicklaus Medal and a replica trophy
QUALIFYING FOR THE OTHER MAJORS
The top 10 finishers (and ties) are exempt into next year’s U.S. Open. The top four finishers (and ties) are invited to the following year’s (2025) Masters Tournament.
CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY
The first United States Open Championship was won by Horace Rawlins in September 1895, at Newport (R.I.) Golf Club. Rawlins earned $150, a gold champion’s medal, and possession of the championship sterling silver cup for one year. The trophy was designated for display at Rawlins’ club until it was presented to the next year’s champion. Thus began a perennial rite that has endured for more than a century.
The original two-handled cup was destroyed by fire in September 1946 at Lloyd Mangrum’s home club, Tam O’Shanter, outside of Chicago. The USGA considered replacing it with a new design but opted instead to preserve the look of the original with a full-scale replica on April 24, 1947. This replica remained in service, passed from champion to champion until 1986, when it was permanently retired to the USGA Museum. Today, the U.S. Open champion receives possession of the 1986 full-scale replica.
The U.S. Open Trophy that debuted in 1947 is on display at the USGA Golf Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J.
MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY LEADERS – Jack Nicklaus is first among the all-time major championship victory leaders with 18 major professional titles, including four U.S. Opens. Tiger Woods is second with 15 major professional championships and has won three U.S. Opens.
| Name | Masters | PGA | U.S. Open | Open | Total | |||||
| Jack Nicklaus | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |||||
| Tiger Woods | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |||||
| Walter Hagen | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |||||
| Ben Hogan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Gary Player | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||
| Tom Watson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| Harry Vardon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Bob Jones | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| Gene Sarazen | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Sam Snead | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Arnold Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||
PAST MAJOR CHAMPIONS – Scottie Scheffler recorded a four-stroke victory over Ludvig Åberg to claim his second Masters Tournament on April 14. Since 2019, Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa are the only players to have won multiple major championships. Koepka owns five major titles overall, including two U.S. Opens (2017, 2018) and three PGAs (2018, 2019, 2023).
| Year | Winner (Championship) | Result | ||
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele (PGA) | (-21, 263) | ||
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler (Masters) | (-11, 277) | ||
| 2023 | Brian Harman (The Open) | (-13, 271) | ||
| 2023 | Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open) | (-10, 270) | ||
| 2023 | Brooks Koepka (PGA) | (-9, 271) | ||
| 2023 | Jon Rahm (Masters) | (-12, 276) | ||
| 2022 | Cameron Smith (The Open) | (-20, 268) | ||
| 2022 | Matt Fitzpatrick (U.S. Open) | (-6, 274) | ||
| 2022 | Justin Thomas (PGA) | (-5, 275, def. Zalatoris in playoff) | ||
| 2022 | Scottie Scheffler (Masters) | (-10, 278) | ||
| 2021 | Collin Morikawa (The Open) | (-15, 265) | ||
| 2021 | Jon Rahm (U.S. Open) | (-6, 278) | ||
| 2021 | Phil Mickelson (PGA) | (-6, 282) | ||
| 2021 | Hideki Matsuyama (Masters) | (-10, 278) | ||
| 2020 | Dustin Johnson (Masters) | (-20, 268) | ||
| 2020 | Bryson DeChambeau (U.S. Open) | (-6, 274) | ||
| 2020 | Collin Morikawa (PGA) | (-13, 267) | ||
| 2019 | Shane Lowry (The Open) | (-15, 269) | ||
| 2019 | Gary Woodland (U.S. Open) | (-13, 271) | ||
| 2019 | Brooks Koepka (PGA) | (-8, 272) | ||
| 2019 | Tiger Woods (Masters) | (-13, 275) | ||
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka (PGA) | (-16, 264) | ||
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari (The Open) | (-8, 276) | ||
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka (U.S. Open) | (+1, 281) | ||
| 2018 | Patrick Reed (Masters) | (-15, 273) | ||
| 2017 | Justin Thomas (PGA) | (-8, 276) | ||
| 2017 | Jordan Spieth (The Open) | (-12, 268) | ||
| 2017 | Brooks Koepka (U.S. Open) | (-16, 272) | ||
| 2017 | Sergio Garcia (Masters) | (-9, 279, def. Rose in playoff) | ||
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker (PGA) | (-14, 266) | ||
| 2016 | Henrik Stenson (The Open) | (-20, 264) | ||
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson (U.S. Open) | (-4, 276) | ||
| 2016 | Danny Willett (Masters) | (-5, 283) | ||
| 2015 | Jason Day (PGA) | (-20, 268) | ||
| 2015 | Zach Johnson (The Open) | (-15, 273, def. Oosthuizen & Leishman in playoff) | ||
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth (U.S. Open) | (-5, 275) | ||
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth (Masters) | (-18, 270) | ||
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy (PGA) | (-16, 268) | ||
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy (The Open) | (-17, 271) | ||
| 2014 | Martin Kaymer (U.S. Open) | (-9, 271) | ||
| 2014 | Bubba Watson (Masters) | (-8, 280) |
TELEVISION COVERAGE – The 124th U.S. Open will receive more than 45 hours of live coverage on NBC, USA Network and Peacock. Beginning Monday, June 10, Golf Channel will surround the championship with live pre- and post-game coverage on Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open. With featured groups, featured holes, U.S. Open All Access and additional coverage the total will reach nearly 300 hours.
Led by Emmy Award-winning producer Tommy Roy, NBCUniversal’s U.S. production will utilize a deep roster of broadcasters including USGA champion Gary Koch (1970 U.S. Junior Amateur). Dan Hicks (anchor) and Brandel Chamblee (analyst) will be the lead NBCUniversal broadcast team along with Mike Tirico (anchor) and Brad Faxon (analyst). Terry Gannon, Steve Sands, Rich Lerner and Tom Abbott will also handle play-by-play duties.
| Date/Day | Time (Local/EDT) | Network | Coverage | |||
| Thursday, June 13 | 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | USA Network | First Round | |||
| 5-8 p.m. | Peacock | First Round | ||||
| Friday, June 14 | 6:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Peacock | Second Round | |||
| 1-7 p.m. | NBC | Second Round | ||||
| 7-8 p.m. | Peacock | Second Round | ||||
| Saturday, June 15 | 10 a.m.-Noon | USA Network | Third Round | |||
| Noon-8 p.m. | NBC | Third Round | ||||
| Sunday, June 16 | 9 a.m.-Noon | USA Network | Fourth Round | |||
| Noon-7 p.m. | NBC | Fourth Round |
NBC Talent Roster
►Play by Play: Mike Tirico / Dan Hicks / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands / Rich Lerner / Tom Abbott
►Analyst: Brandel Chamblee / Brad Faxon / Arron Oberholser / Curt Byrum / Notah Begay III /
Gary Koch / Smylie Kaufman
►On-Course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman / Arron Oberholser / Paige Mackenzie / Curt Byrum / Roger Maltbie / Jim “Bones” Mackay
►Interviews: Damon Hack / Kira K. Dixon
TWO-TEE START – A two-tee start was first adopted for the 2002 U.S. Open. The USGA had successfully adopted a two-tee start for the U.S. Women’s Open in 2000 and for the U.S. Senior Open in 2001. Play will begin at 6:45 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 13 on the first and 10th tees of Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2.
OPEN ECONOMICS – Wyndham Clark, the 2023 U.S. Open champion, earned $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million last year at The Los Angeles Country Club. In 1999, Payne Stewart received $635,000 from a purse of $3.5 million at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. Hale Irwin’s winning share in 1974 was $35,000 from a purse of $227,700 in the U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club, in Mamaroneck, N.Y. The 2024 purse will be announced later this week.
OPEN BIRTHDAYS – Seven players in the U.S. Open field will celebrate a birthday around championship week. Scottie Scheffler, the two-time Masters winner and 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, and U.S. Amateur champions Phil Mickelson (1990) and Matt Kuchar (1997) are among this group.
2024 U.S. Open Competitor
Name Birthdate Age (on birthday)
Eric Cole 6-12-88 36
Grant Forrest 6-19-93 31
Peter Malnati 6-13-87 37
Phil Mickelson 6-16-70 54
(Joohyung) TomKim 6-21-02 22
Matt Kuchar 6-21-78 46
Scottie Scheffler 6-21-96 28
OLDEST & YOUNGEST – Phil Mickelson turns 54 on June 16, the day of the championship’s fourth round, and is the oldest player in this year’s U.S. Open field. He is a six-time U.S. Open runner-up. Bryan Kim, the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, is the youngest at age 19 (born April 18, 2005).
FIELD FOR THE AGES – There are 13 players in the 2024 U.S. Open field who will be 21 years old or younger when the first round begins on Thursday, June 13. Two U.S. Junior Amateur champions are among that group, including Nick Dunlap (2021) and Bryan Kim (2023).
There are 15 players in the field who are 40 or older, including seven major professional champions. Phil Mickelson, 53, has captured six major titles. Lucas Glover, 44, and Justin Rose, 43, won the 2009 and 2013 U.S. Opens, respectively. Francesco Molinari, 41, won the Open Championship in 2018. Adam Scott, 43, and Sergio Garcia, 44, were Masters Tournament champions in 2013 and 2017, respectively.
The average age of the 156-player field is 30.80.
INTERNATIONAL GROUP – There are 25 countries represented in the 2024 U.S. Open. The United States has 87 players in the field, while England has 9 and Canada has 7.
Countries with players in the field – United States (87), England (9), Canada (7), Australia (6), Japan (6), Republic of Korea (6), South Africa (4), Spain (4), Italy (3), Sweden (3), Denmark (2), France (2), Republic of Ireland (2), Mexico (2), Northern Ireland (2), Scotland (2), Argentina (1), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Colombia (1), Germany (1), New Zealand (1), Norway (1), Poland (1) and Singapore (1).
RETURNEES FROM 2023 – Wyndham Clark, the defending U.S. Open champion, is one of 80 players in this year’s field who competed in the 123rd championship at The Los Angeles Country Club. Clark is also among the last 10 major professional champions returning, including Xander Schauffele (2024 PGA), Scottie Scheffler (2024 & 2022 Masters), Brian Harman (2023 Open), Brooks Koepka (2023 PGA), Jon Rahm (2023 Masters, 2021 U.S. Open), Cameron Smith (2022 Open) and Justin Thomas (2022 PGA).
FIRST TIME AT THE U.S. OPEN – There are 36 players in the 2024 championship field who are playing in their first U.S. Open. Ludvig Åberg, the runner-up to Scottie Scheffler in this year’s Masters Tournament, won on both the PGA Tour and DP World Tour in the fall of 2023. He captured the Omega European Masters in September and followed two months later with a victory in the RSM Classic, a four-stroke triumph over Mackenzie Hughes. Nicolai Højgaard claimed the 2023 DP World Tour Championship with a 72-hole score of 267 (21 under). Justin Lower, who at age 35 is playing in his first major championship, has posted two top-5 finishes on the PGA Tour this season.
List of First-Time U.S. Open Players (36): Ludvig Åberg, Sam Bairstow, a-Parker Bell, Otto Black, a-Gunnar Broin, a-Jackson Buchanan, John Chin, a-Luke Clanton, a-Santiago De la Fuente, Grant Forrest, Harry Higgs, Rico Hoey, Nicolai Højgaard, a-Ben James, Casey Jarvis, Carter Jenkins, Riki Kawamoto, a-Bryan Kim, Frederik Kjettrup, S.H. Kim, Eugenio Lopez Chacarra, Justin Lower, Willie Mack III, Logan McAllister, a-Ashton McCulloch, Michael McGowan, Tom McKibbin, Chris Petefish, a-Colin Prater, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Taisei Shimizu, a-Neal Shipley, a-Hiroshi Tai, Joey Vrzich, Tim Widing, a-Wells Williams
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE I – Michael McGowan, 33, of Southern Pines, N.C., should feel at home during his first U.S. Open with his ties to the Sandhills area. His grandmother, Peggy Kirk Bell, is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame as women’s golf pioneer. She also helped develop Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club into a championship facility. Pine Needles has hosted four U.S. Women’s Opens and a U.S. Senior Women’s Open. His father, Pat, was the PGA Tour’s top rookie in 1978 and recorded two top-20 finishes in the U.S. Open, and his late mother, Bonnie, was a collegiate golfer at the University of North Carolina. Michael also played at North Carolina and has competed on three professional tours, including the Korn Ferry Tour. He advanced to Pinehurst No. 2 through a 7-for-6 playoff in the Dallas, Texas, final qualifier on May 20.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE II – Chesson Hadley, 36, and Carter Jenkins, 28, are from Raleigh, 70 miles northeast of Pinehurst. Hadley, who will compete in his fourth U.S. Open, was a two-time North Carolina Independent Class 3A state champion while playing at North Raleigh Christian Academy. A three-time All-American at Georgia Tech, Hadley won the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open in 2014 and has been first in four Korn Ferry Tour events. Jenkins, who is making his first U.S. Open start, was a three-time all-state selection at Leesville Road High School and played at the University of North Carolina. Jenkins, who like Hadley advanced from the Durham, N.C., final qualifier on June 3, turned in his best result this season on the Korn Ferry Tour one day before qualifying when he tied for fourth in the UNC Health Championship.
CHAMPION QUALIFIER – Webb Simpson, who won the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club, became the first champion to earn a place in the field through qualifying in nine years. Lee Janzen, the 1993 and 1998 champion, advanced through the Purchase, N.Y., final qualifier in to Chambers Bay in 2015. He was the medalist with rounds of 69 and 68. Simpson was one of seven who moved forward from the Durham, N.C., final qualifier on June 3. He tied for fourth with a 36-hole total of 136 (67-69). Simpson, who will play in his 13th U.S. Open, last had to qualify in 2011. Simpson also has local ties as he was born in Raleigh, N.C. and played as a collegian at Wake Forest University.
NORTH & SOUTH – Nick Dunlap and Luke Clanton hope to join a set of golfers who have won the North & South Amateur, held at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, and the U.S. Open. Francis Ouimet (1920), Jack Nicklaus (1959), Curtis Strange (1975, 1976) and Corey Pavin (1981) are among those who have accomplished the feat. Dunlap, who is exempt as last year’s U.S. Amateur champion, rallied to defeat Karl Villips, 1 up, in the 2023 North & South final. In 2022, Clanton edged Tommy Morrison, 1 up. Clanton made this year’s U.S. Open after advancing from the Jupiter, Fla., final qualifier.
TRADITIONAL GROUPING – Defending U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, 2023 Open Championship winner Brian Harman and 2023 U.S. Amateur champion Nick Dunlap will form a traditional grouping for the opening two rounds when the tee times are announced on Tuesday. Clark won last year at The Los Angeles Country Club by one stroke over Rory McIlroy. Harman captured the 151st Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, by a commanding six strokes at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Dunlap, who turned professional after winning the PGA Tour’s American Express as an amateur on Jan. 21, won the U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club. He joined Tiger Woods as the only players to win both the U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Amateur.
SWING SCIENCE – Colin Prater, a 29-year-old amateur, teaches biology to ninth graders and is the boys’ and girls’ golf coach at Cheyenne Mountain High School, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Prater, who has competed in three U.S. Amateurs, was one of two players to qualify for the U.S. Open at Pronghorn Resort, in Bend, Ore. He is also one of 11 to advance through both stages of qualifying to this year’s field. Prater is a two-time Colorado Golf Association player of the year.
THE MOLINARIS – Edoardo and Francesco Molinari, of Italy, will be in the field this week at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. Edoardo (England) and Francesco (Dallas, Texas) each advanced through final qualifying. The Molinaris are playing in the same U.S. Open for the fourth time, having also competed in 2010, 2011 and 2021. Francesco, who won the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie, will make his 14th start and Edoardo will play in his fifth U.S. Open. Francesco, 41, has won three times on the PGA Tour and six times on the DP World Tour. Eduardo, 43, won the 2005 U.S. Amateur and owns three DP World Tour victories.
BROTHER & SISTER – Riki and Yui Kawamoto, of Japan, will become the 10th brother and sister tandem to play in the same year’s U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open. Min Woo and Minjee Lee, of Australia, will compete in the same year for the third consecutive time. Riki was the co-medalist in the Japan final qualifier with rounds of 68 and 63 to earn a place in his first U.S. Open. Yui tied for 39th at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club in her second U.S. Women’s Open on June 2.
Brothers and Sisters in Same Year’s U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open (10)
Lee and Laurie Rinker (1985, 2005)
Larry and Laurie Rinker (1986*)
Jim Gallagher Jr. and Jackie Gallagher-Smith (1989, 1990*, 1991, 1992, 2002)
Trip and Kelli Kuehne (1996, 2003*, 2005, 2007)
Hank and Kelli Kuehne (1999*)
Nicholas and Lexi Thompson (2012*, 2013*)
Kiyoshi and Ai Miyazato (2014)
Min Woo and Minjee Lee (2022*, 2023*, 2024)
Preston and Grace Summerhays (2023)
Riki and Yui Kawamoto (2024)
*each made the 36-hole cut
SERGIO’S STREAK – Sergio Garcia, of Spain, will play in his 25th consecutive U.S. Open after earning a place in this year’s field as the first alternate from the Dallas, Texas, final qualifier. He will move into a tie for 10th with Raymond Floyd and Sam Snead for most consecutive U.S. Opens started. Jack Nicklaus is the all-time leader with 44. Garcia has registered five top-10 finishes in his U.S. Open career, with his best finish a tie for third in 2005 at Pinehurst No. 2.
ALMA MATER – Brian Harman, the co-runner-up in the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills and reigning British Open champion, leads a group of eight University of Georgia alumni who are in the 2024 U.S. Open field. Rickie Fowler, a runner-up in the 2014 championship at Pinehurst No. 2, is among five players from Oklahoma State University competing. Florida State and Georgia Tech have four players in the 156-player field.
Colleges with Most Players in 2024 U.S. Open
8, Georgia (H. English, B. Harman, R. Henley, C. Kirk, G. Sigg, S. Straka, D. Thompson, B. Todd)
5, Oklahoma State (A. Eckroat, R. Fowler, V. Hovland, E. Lopez Chacarra, A. Noren)
4, Florida State (D. Berger, L. Clanton, F. Kjettrup, B. Koepka)
4, Georgia Tech (C. Hadley, M. Kuchar, C. Petefish, H. Tai)
LAST ONES IN – The final three spots in the U.S. Open field were filled by alternates from final qualifying on May 20 and June 3.
Brendan Valdes, 21, of Orlando, Fla., was the first alternate from the Jupiter, Fla., qualifier. He is competing in his second U.S. Open. He advanced through both stages of qualifying last year. Valdes was chosen first-team All-American as a junior at Auburn University in 2023-24. He posted nine top-10 finishes, including a tie for second in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional. Valdes, who won the Drive, Chip & Putt title (age 14-15 division) at Augusta National in 2018, reached the Round of 32 in last year’s U.S. Amateur.
Otto Black, of Detroit, Mich., is playing in his first U.S. Open. The 30-year-old was the first alternate from the Columbus, Ohio qualifier. He fired a second-round 65 to gain a spot in a 4-for-3 playoff. Black has played in events on four professional tours (Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamerica, PGA Tour Americas). He earned All-Mid-American Conference honors four times at the University of Toledo and became the third UT player to accomplish that feat.
Maxwell Moldovan, 22, of Uniontown, Ohio, is the second alternate from the Springfield, Ohio, qualifier and became the highest ranked alternate at that site when Scott’s status changed from first alternate to exempt. Moldovan will compete in his third consecutive U.S. Open. He finished 65th last year at The Los Angeles Country Club. An All-America and All-Big Ten Conference selection at Ohio State University, Moldovan helped the Buckeyes reach the semifinal round of this year’s NCAA Championship. He recently turned professional after finishing his college career.
ON TOUR – Scottie Scheffler, the 2024 Masters Tournament champion, has won four times on the PGA Tour in the 2024 season. Rory McIlroy has won twice on the PGA Tour and once on the DP World Tour.
Multiple PGA Tour Winners in 2024
5, Scottie Scheffler (Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, RBC Heritage, The Memorial Tournament)
2, Rory McIlroy (Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Wells Fargo Championship)
Multiple DP World Tour Winners in 2023-24
2, Dean Burmester (Joburg Open, Investec South African Open)
2, Louis Oosthuizen (Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open)
Multiple LIV Golf Winners in 2024
2, Joaquin Niemann (LIV Golf Mayakoba, LIV Golf Jeddah)
PGA Tour & DP World Tour Winners in 2023-24
3, Rory McIlroy (Hero Dubai Desert Classic, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Wells Fargo Championship)
Bold – 2024 U.S. Open Competitor
FUN FACTS
Grandstands
12,228 grandstand seats
1,290 premium seats
Merchandise
Main merchandise pavilion totals 34,332 square feet
Satellite merchandise tent totals 5,412 square feet (on Maniac Hill)
More than 400,000 championship logoed items will be offered on-site
More than 100,000 hats will be sold during the championship week or an average of 15 hats per minute
More than 125,000 transactions during championship week’s business hours
1,100 volunteers will assist with the merchandise operation in a variety of ways including operating 60 cash registers.
More than 250 vendor representatives will be represented
Volunteers
4,100 volunteers on 13 committees
67 percent from North Carolina plus 3% Virginia and 3% South Carolina)
1,988 USGA Member volunteers, 918 Pinehurst Member volunteers
49 U.S. states represented
7 countries
First-Aid Volunteers
More than 100 practitioners, including 17 physicians
Broadcast
Available in over 190 countries and in 25-plus languages
Communications
500+ high density access points
125 network switches
40+ miles of fiber optic and copper cable (cat 53) for TVs, data network
Expect to use over 60 terabytes of cumulative Internet bandwidth
Peak 15,000+ concurrent users during a day and 55,000 unique devices across the week
620+ televisions & 27 digital displays
667 radios
28 multi-function copiers
Fence
75,000 linear feet or approximately 14 miles of fence
Tent/Flooring & Matting
560,000 square feet of flooring (enough to cover the basketball court in the University of North Carolina’s Dean Dome 100 times)
375,051 feet of tenting (enough to cover Wake Forest’s Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium playing surface nearly eight times)
375,000 square feet of matting/road surfaces
300,000 aluminum cups
Approximately 480,000 aluminum bottles of water
Office Trailers
67 office trailers
Golf Course Maintenance Volunteers
100+ volunteers
20 states represented
4 countries represented
Notable clubs supporting: Country Club of North Carolina, Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club, Southern Pines Golf Club, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Augusta National Golf Club
Important Mention: USGA GAP Program Graduates & Current Cohort
About the USGA
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