U.S. Open Golf Tickets Go On Sale: List Of Tournament Participants Updated [Dates, Deals & Ticket Info]

Tickets for the 120th U.S. Open have gone on sale ahead of the historic golf tournament that will tee off on June 18, 2020. It’s better to get them early as they usually sell out very quickly. The championship is the third of four majors played during the year on the PGA and European Tour schedules.

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The U.S. Open will tee off on June 18 from the prominent Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaronek, New York. Golfers can participate next spring through qualifying or via exemptions. Any competitor that has qualified for the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour automatically makes the cut while the winner of the BMW Championship on the European tour is also guaranteed a spot. The winner of the U.S. Senior Open and the winner of the last three Players Championships will also be in the tournament.

Other players can get in with exemption in at least one of 17 categories. Here is the current list of qualified participants, according to the USGA:

Bold: First time a player is listed

Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last 10 years:
Gary Woodland (2019)
Brooks Koepka (2018)
Brooks Koepka (2017)
Dustin Johnson (2016)
Jordan Spieth (2015)
Martin Kaymer (2014)
Justin Rose (2013)
Webb Simpson (2012)
Rory McIlroy (2011)
Graeme McDowell (2010)

From the 2019 U.S. Open Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place:
Gary Woodland
Brooks Koepka
Xander Schauffele
Jon Rahm
Chez Reavie
Justin Rose
Adam Scott
Louis Oosthuizen
Henrik Stenson
Chesson Hadley
Rory McIlroy

Winner of the 2019 U.S. Senior Open Championship:
Steve Stricker

Winner of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship:
Andy Ogletree

Winners of the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships, and the 2019 U.S. Amateur runner-up (must be an amateur):
Preston Summerhays (U.S. Junior Amateur)
Lukas Michel (U.S. Mid-Amateur)
John Augenstein (U.S. Amateur runner-up)

Winners of the Masters Tournament the last five years (2016-2000):
Tiger Woods (2019)
Patrick Reed (2018)
Sergio Garcia (2017)
Danny Willett (2016)

Winners of the PGA of America Championship from 2015-2020 (NOTE: USGA will file blank entry for player who becomes exempt after close of entries):
Brooks Koepka (2019)
Brooks Koepka (2018)
Justin Thomas (2017)
Jimmy Walker (2016)
Jason Day (2015)

Winners of The Open Championship conducted by The R&A the last five years (2015-19):
Shane Lowry (2019)
Francesco Molinari (2018)
Jordan Spieth (2017)
Henrik Stenson (2016)
Zach Johnson (2015)
Winners of The Players Championship in the last three years (2018-2020):
Rory McIlroy (2019)
Webb Simpson (2018)

Winner of the 2019 European BMW Championship:
Danny Willett

Those players qualifying for the season-ending 2019 Tour Championship:
Rory McIlroy
Xander Schauffele
Justin Thomas
Brooks Koepka
Paul Casey
Adam Scott
Tony Finau
Chez Reavie
Patrick Reed
Kevin Kisner
Hideki Matsuyama
Bryson DeChambeau
Jon Rahm
Jason Kokrak
Gary Woodland
Tommy Fleetwood
Webb Simpson
Matt Kuchar
Sung Jae Im
Rickie Fowler
Louis Oosthuizen
Abraham Ancer
Patrick Cantlay
Marc Leishman
Brandt Snedeker
Justin Rose
Corey Conners
Charles Howell III
Dustin Johnson
Lucas Glover

Multiple winners of PGA Tour events that award full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from the conclusion of the 2019 U.S. Open to the initiation of the 2020 U.S. Open. (NOTE: Blank entries will be filed by the USGA for players who become exempt after the close of entries):

Justin Thomas
Winner of 2019 Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A (must be an amateur):
James Sugrue

Winner of the 2019 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Men’s World Amateur  Golf Ranking; must be an amateur):
Cole Hammer

From the current Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 points leaders and ties as of May 18, 2020. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry. (NOTE: Blank entries will be filed by the USGA for players who become exempt after close of entries):
To be determined on May 18, 2020

From the current Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 points leaders and ties as of June 15, 2020. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry. (NOTE: Blank entries will be filed by the USGA for players who become exempt after close of entries):
To be determined on June 15, 2020

Special exemptions selected by the USGA
TBD

Article by Frank DeLorenzo