Who are the LIV Golf players in the U.S. Open field and how did they qualify?
Take a look at the contingent of players from the breakaway LIV Golf League teeing it up at Shinnecock Hills this week.
Anticipation is slowly building for the third men's major of the year.
The U.S. Open heads to famed Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, New York, for the first time since Brooks Koepka triumphed in 2018.
World number one Scottie Scheffler is the favourite to clinch the gold medal on Sunday and also complete the career grand slam on the first attempt.
The American, 29, will likely also face stiff competition from the likes of Masters champion Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose and several others inside the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
There is also a contingent of LIV Golf players who will believe they can win the U.S. Open this week.
In total, there are 13 players from the breakaway tour teeing up this week.
LIV's charge will be led by two former U.S. Open winners, Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, whilst England's Tyrrell Hatton is bang in form having triumphed in Spain earlier in the month.
GolfMagic has a decided to take a look at the LIV Golf players in the U.S. Open field 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.
Take a look at the full field below for the 2026 U.S. Open.
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Full Name | Country |
Ludvig Åberg | Sweden |
Daniel Berger | United States |
Akshay Bhatia | United States |
Zac Blair | United States |
Keegan Bradley | United States |
Michael Brennan | United States |
Jacob Bridgeman | United States |
Sam Burns | United States |
Laurie Canter | England |
Patrick Cantlay | United States |
Bud Cauley | United States |
Filippo Celli | Italy |
Wyndham Clark | United States |
Hamilton Coleman | United States |
Corey Conners | Canada |
Pierceson Coody | United States |
Ugo Coussaud | France |
Ryder Cowan | United States |
Jason Day | Australia |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart | Belgium |
Bryson DeChambeau | United States |
Cooper Dossey | United States |
Hennie du Plessis | South Africa |
Nicolas Echavarria | Colombia |
Harris English | United States |
Ethan Fang | United States |
Alex Fitzpatrick | England |
Matt Fitzpatrick | England |
Tommy Fleetwood | England |
Marek Fleming | United States |
Rickie Fowler | United States |
Ryan Fox | New Zealand |
Ryan Gerard | United States |
Chris Gotterup | United States |
Max Greyserman | United States |
Ben Griffin | United States |
Emiliano Grillo | Argentina |
Harry Hall | England |
Cole Hammer | United States |
Vaughn Harber | United States |
Nick Hardy | United States |
Brian Harman | United States |
Padraig Harrington | Ireland |
Tyrrell Hatton | England |
Russell Henley | United States |
Lucas Herbert | Australia |
Jackson Herrington | United States |
Angel Hidalgo | Spain |
Robbie Higgins | United States |
Harry Higgs | United States |
Ryo Hisatsune | Japan |
Nicolai Højgaard | Denmark |
J.B. Holmes | United States |
Brandon Holtz | United States |
Billy Horschel | United States |
Viktor Hovland | Norway |
Mason Howell | United States |
Sungjae Im | South Korea |
Ben James | United States |
Dustin Johnson | United States |
Matthew Jordan | England |
Johnny Keefer | United States |
Tom Kim | South Korea |
T.K. Kim | United States |
Michael Kim | United States |
Si Woo Kim | South Korea |
Nathan Kimsey | England |
Chris Kirk | United States |
Kurt Kitayama | United States |
Jake Knapp | United States |
Brooks Koepka | United States |
Ben Kohles | United States |
Jackson Koivun | United States |
Chase Kyes | United States |
Greyson Leach | United States |
Eric Lee | United States |
Bryan Lee | United States |
Min Woo Lee | Australia |
Shane Lowry | Ireland |
Robert MacIntyre | Scotland |
Hideki Matsuyama | Japan |
Matt McCarty | United States |
Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland |
Max McGreevy | United States |
Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
Maverick McNealy | United States |
Keith Mitchell | United States |
Taylor Montgomery | United States |
Collin Morikawa | United States |
William Mouw | United States |
James Nicholas | United States |
Joaquin Niemann | Chile |
Alex Noren | Sweden |
Niklas Norgaard | Denmark |
Andrew Novak | United States |
Ryuichi Oiwa | Japan |
Kaito Onishi | Japan |
Jackson Ormond | United States |
Carlos Ortiz | Mexico |
John Parry | England |
Jake Peacock | United States |
Chandler Phillips | United States |
J.T. Poston | United States |
Giuseppe Puebla | United States |
David Puig | Spain |
Mateo Pulcini | Argentina |
Andrew Putnam | United States |
Jon Rahm | Spain |
Aaron Rai | England |
Patrick Reed | United States |
Logan Reilly | United States |
Kristoffer Reitan | Norway |
Rocco Repetto Taylor | Spain |
Matthew Robles | United States |
Patrick Rodgers | United States |
Justin Rose | England |
Kevin Roy | United States |
Marcelo Rozo | Colombia |
Miles Russell | United States |
Adrien Saddier | France |
Taihei Sato | Japan |
Jayden Schaper | South Africa |
Xander Schauffele | United States |
Scottie Scheffler | United States |
Matti Schmid | Germany |
Jack Schoenberger | United States |
Adam Scott | Australia |
Manav Shah | United States |
Neal Shipley | United States |
Ben Silverman | Canada |
Alex Smalley | United States |
Cameron Smith | Australia |
Jake Sollon | United States |
J.J. Spaun | United States |
Jordan Spieth | United States |
Jimmy Stanger | United States |
Sam Stevens | United States |
Preston Stout | United States |
Sepp Straka | Austria |
Jackson Suber | United States |
Caleb Surratt | United States |
Arni Sveinsson | Iceland |
Nick Taylor | Canada |
Sahith Theegala | United States |
Justin Thomas | United States |
Davis Thompson | United States |
Spencer Tibbits | United States |
Alejandro Tosti | Argentina |
Peter Uihlein | United States |
Jackson Van Paris | United States |
Gary Woodland | United States |
Dylan Wu | United States |
Brandon Wu | United States |
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