US Open 2021: Full field and how they qualified
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Who is playing in the 2021 US Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines?
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A total of 156 golfers, including seven amateurs, will begin their quest to win golf's toughest Major at the 121st US Open on Thursday, June 17, with Bryson DeChambeau aiming to defend his title.
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The field will be cut to the low 60 scorers (and ties) after 36 holes and, in the event of a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate play-off will take place following the completion of Sunday’s final round.
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But who are all of the players and how did they qualify for the year's third men's Grand Slam?
(Parentheses denote other eligibility criteria by which players could have otherwise qualified)
1. Recent winners of the US Open (2011–2020)
Bryson DeChambeau (2,10,11,15), Dustin Johnson (2,5,10,11,15), Martin Kaymer,Brooks Koepka (6,15), Rory McIlroy (2,8,10,15), Justin Rose (15), Webb Simpson (2,10,15), Jordan Spieth (7,15), Gary Woodland (15)
2. The leading ten players, and those tying for tenth place, in the 2020 US Open
Harris English (10,15), Tony Finau (10,15), Zach Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen (15), Xander Schauffele (10,15), Justin Thomas (6,8,10,11,15), Matthew Wolff (15), Will Zalatoris (15)
3. The winner of the 2020 US Amateur
Tyler Strafaci
4. The runner-up in the 2020 US Amateur
Ollie Osborne (a)
5. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2017–2021)*
Sergio García (15), Hideki Matsuyama (10,15), Patrick Reed (10,15)
6. Recent winners of the US PGA Championship (2016–2021)
Collin Morikawa (10,11,15), Jimmy Walker, Phil Mickelson (15,18)
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7. Recent winners of the Open Championship (2016–2019)
Shane Lowry (15), Francesco Molinari, Henrik Stenson
8. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2019–2021)
9. The winner of the 2020 BMW PGA Championship
Tyrrell Hatton (10,15)
10. All players who qualified for the 2020 Tour Championship
Abraham Ancer (15), Daniel Berger (15), Cameron Champ, Lanto Griffin, Billy Horschel (15), Viktor Hovland (15), Mackenzie Hughes, Sung-jae Im (15), Kevin Kisner (15), Marc Leishman (15), Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Na (15), Joaquín Niemann (15), Ryan Palmer (15), Jon Rahm (11,15), Scottie Scheffler (15), Cameron Smith (15), Brendon Todd
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11. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events from the originally scheduled date of the 2020 US Open (June 21, 2020) to the start of the 2021 tournament
Patrick Cantlay (15), Stewart Cink (15), Jason Kokrak (15)
12. The leading 10 points winners from the "European Qualifying Series" who are not otherwise exempt**
Marcus Armitage, Richard Bland, Dave Coupland, Thomas Detry, Adrian Meronk, Guido Migliozzi, Edoardo Molinari, Jordan Smith, Matthew Southgate
13. The winner of the 2020 Amateur Championship
Joe Long (a)
14. The winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2020
15. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 24, 2021
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sam Burns, Paul Casey, Corey Conners, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Garrick Higgo, Max Homa, Matt Jones, Kim Si-woo, Matt Kuchar, Lee Kyoung-hoon, Robert MacIntyre, Carlos Ortiz, Victor Perez, Adam Scott, Kevin Streelman, Matt Wallace, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood
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16. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking if not otherwise exempt as of June 7, 2021
Charley Hoffman, Ian Poulter, Bernd Wiesberger
17. The leading player from each of the 2020–21 Asian Tour, 2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia and 2021–22 Sunshine Tour Orders of Merit
Brad Kennedy, Wilco Nienaber, Wade Ormsby
* Tiger Woods is eligible but will not play
** Mikko Korhonen is eligible but will not play
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Qualifiers
Thomas Aiken, Stephen Allan, Yosuke Asaji, Chris Baker, Paul Barjon, Akshay Bhatia, Hayden Buckley, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Mario Carmona, Wyndham Clark, Eric Cole, Pierceson Coody (a), Roy Cootes, Chris Crawford, Luis Fernando-Barco, Dylan Frittelli, Wilson Furr, Luis Gagne, Fabián Gómez, Branden Grace, Adam Hadwin, Jimmy Hervol, Joe Highsmith, Bo Hoag, Tom Hoge, Rikuya Hoshino, John Huh, Ryo Ishikawa, Michael Johnson, Sung Kang, Andrew Kozan (a), Chan Kim, Martin Laird, Rick Lamb, Peter Malnati, Troy Merritt, Dylan Meyer, Taylor Montgomery, Álvaro Ortiz, Taylor Pendrith, Andy Pope, JT Poston, Spencer Ralston (a), Chez Reavie, Patrick Rodgers, Sam Ryder, Carson Schaake, Matthias Schmid (a), Charl Schwartzel, Matthew Sharpstene (a), Robby Shelton, Davis Shore, Greyson Sigg, JJ Spaun, Brian Stuard, Brendan Steele, Justin Suh, Hayden Springer, Sahith Theegala, Erik van Rooyen, Johannes Veerman, Jhonattan Vegas, Kyle Westmoreland, Dylan Wu, Cameron Young, Zach Zaback.