Here are the 13 LIV Golf players in the 2026 U.S. Open field
There will be 13 LIV Golf players teeing it up at Shinnecock Hills over 18-21 June.
Anticipation is slowly building for the third men's major of the year.
The 126th U.S. Open will be staged at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, New York, over 18-21 June.
America's JJ Spaun will attempt to defend the title he won in dramatic fashion 12 months ago at Oakmont.
World number one Scottie Scheffler is the overwhelming favourite to land his fifth major title, followed by Rory McIlroy.
Scheffler, 29, would also join McIlroy in the history books if he wins the 2026 U.S. Open.
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Should Scheffler win, he would join McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan and Gary Player in the grand slam club.
There will also a heavy presence of LIV Golf players in the 156-man field.
In total, 13 players from the crisis-hit breakaway tour will tee it up at Shinnecock Hills.
GolfMagic has decided to take a look at who they are and how they qualified.
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Bryson DeChambeau
The 32-year-old American is exempt having won the U.S. Open in 2020 and 2024.
Jon Rahm
Like DeChambeau, Rahm also tasted success at the U.S. Open, winning at Torrey Pines in 2021.
Dustin Johnson
Former world number one Johnson is in the final year of the 10-year exemption he earned for his 2016 U.S. Open win at Oakmont.
Carlos Ortiz
The 35-year-old Mexican qualified by virtue of his top-five finish at the 2025 U.S. Open.
Tyrrell Hatton
Like Ortiz, England's Tyrrell Hatton - who recently welcomed the birth of his first child - qualified for the 2026 U.S. Open after sharing fourth place 12 months ago.
Cameron Smith
The Aussie, who finally returned to form at the PGA Championship, is in the field because he won The Open between 2021-2025.
Smith had missed six major cuts in a row before he finally ended the streak at Aronimink Golf Club.
Laurie Canter
Canter qualified for the 2026 U.S. Open via his Race to Dubai ranking.
The USGA awarded two spots into the field to the leading two players, not otherwise exempt, as of 18 May.
David Puig
The USGA offers spots into the field to the top 60 players in the Official World Golf Ranking and ties as of 18 May.
Spain's Puig snuck in at 58th in the OWGR.
Joaquin Niemann
Last February, the U.S. Open became the first major to provide players in the LIV Golf League with an exemption into the tournament based on rankings.
Niemann finished inside the top three in LIV Golf's individual standings last season and secured his spot.
Lucas Herbert
And Australia's Lucas Herbert grabbed the final one on offer when the cut-off period ended on 18 May.
Peter Uihlein
Came through Final Qualifying in Dallas.
Graeme McDowell
The former U.S. Open champion's exemption into the major expired in 2023.
The Northern Irishman also came through the gruelling 36-hole qualifier in Dallas.
Caleb Surratt
Like McDowell and Uihlein, Surratt teed up in the 36-hole qualifier in Dallas, but had to come through a six-man playoff to earn his spot.
See the full field below...
Qualification route | Qualifiers |
U.S. Open winners (2016–2025) | J.J. Spaun;Bryson DeChambeau; Wyndham Clark; Matt Fitzpatrick; Jon Rahm; Gary Woodland; Brooks Koepka; Dustin Johnson |
Top 10 + ties (2025 U.S. Open) | Robert MacIntyre; Viktor Hovland; Cameron Young; Tyrrell Hatton; Carlos Ortiz; Scottie Scheffler; Sam Burns; Ben Griffin; Russell Henley |
2025 U.S. Senior Open champion | Pádraig Harrington |
2025 U.S. Amateur champion (amateur) | Mason Howell (a) |
2025 U.S. Junior / Mid-Am / Amateur runner-up (amateur) | Hamilton Coleman (a); Brandon Holtz (a); Jackson Herrington (a) |
Masters winners (2022–2026) | Rory McIlroy |
PGA Championship winners (2022–2026) | Aaron Rai; Xander Schauffele; Justin Thomas |
The Open Championship winners (2021–2025) | Brian Harman; Cameron Smith; Collin Morikawa |
THE PLAYERS Championship winners (2024–2026) | All already exempt in previous categories |
2025 BMW PGA Championship winner | Alex Noren |
2025 Tour Championship qualifiers | Ludvig Åberg; Akshay Bhatia; Keegan Bradley; Jacob Bridgeman; Patrick Cantlay; Corey Conners; Harris English; Tommy Fleetwood; Chris Gotterup; Harry Hall; Sungjae Im; Shane Lowry; Hideki Matsuyama; Maverick McNealy; Andrew Novak; Justin Rose; Sepp Straka; Nick Taylor |
FedExCup PGA TOUR winners (2025 U.S. Open–2026 U.S. Open) | All already exempt in previous categories |
Top 5 FedExCup standings (2026, as of May 18) | Alex Fitzpatrick; Sahith Theegala; Sudarshan Yellamaraju; Patrick Rodgers; Matti Schmid |
2025 Korn Ferry Tour points leader | Johnny Keefer |
Top 2 Race to Dubai (2025) | Laurie Canter; Adrien Saddier |
Top Race to Dubai player (2026 as of May 18) | Jayden Schaper |
2025 Amateur Championship winner (R&A) | Ethan Fang (a) |
2025 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner | Jackson Koivun (a) |
2026 NCAA Individual Champion | TBD |
2026 Latin America Amateur Champion | Mateo Pulcini (a) |
OWGR top 60 (as of May 18, 2026) | Patrick Reed; Si Woo Kim; Kristoffer Reitan; Nicolai Højgaard; Kurt Kitayama; Min Woo Lee; Ryan Gerard; Rickie Fowler; Jake Knapp; Jason Day; Alex Smalley; Marco Penge; Daniel Berger; Michael Kim; Matt McCarty; Jordan Spieth; Adam Scott; Nicolás Echavarría; Sam Stevens; Ryan Fox; Michael Brennan; Pierceson Coody; David Puig; Ryo Hisatsune |
OWGR top 60 (as of June 15, 2026) | TBD |
LIV Golf top 3 (2025, as of May 18) | Joaquin Niemann |
LIV Golf top 3 (2026, as of May 18) | Lucas Herbert |
Special exemptions (USGA) | TBD |
Final Qualifying entrants | Filippo Celli; Ugo Coussaud; Cooper Dossey; Adrian Dumont de Chassart; Angel Hidalgo; Matthew Jordan; T.K. Kim; Tom Kim; Nathan Kimsey; Graeme McDowell; Niklas Nørgaard; Peter Uihlein; Rocco Repetto Taylor; Manav Shah; Jimmy Stanger |
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