USGA Announces Final 5 Exemptions and Completion of Field for 120th U.S. Open
Five Exemptions Based on FedExCup Final Points List Set 144-Player Field

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Sept. 8, 2020) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that five additional players have earned exemptions into the 120th U.S. Open Championship, which will be contested at Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), in Mamaroneck, N.Y., on Sept. 17-20, 2020. The 144-player field for the championship is comprised entirely of exempt players due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The five remaining spots in the U.S. Open field were filled using the 2019-20 FedExCup Final Points List (top five players, not otherwise exempt) following the Tour Championship, which concluded on Monday. The completed field, which was constructed through 28 exemption categories, features 11 past champions and 13 amateurs and includes players representing 25 countries. The average age is 30.96.

The five FedExCup Final Points exempt players are: No. 15 Sebastian Munoz, 27, of Colombia; No. 37 Brian Harman, 33, of Sea Island, Ga.; No. 40 Tyler Duncan, 31, of Columbus, Ind.; No. 44 Mark Hubbard, 31, of Denver, Colo.; and No. 45 Danny Lee, 30, of New Zealand.

Munoz, who tied for eighth in last weekend’s Tour Championship in Atlanta, Ga., will compete in his second U.S. Open. He won the 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship in a playoff with Sungjae Im last September and recorded five top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour during the 2019-20 season.

Harman was a runner-up along with Hideki Matsuyama to Brooks Koepka in the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills. He will make his fifth U.S. Open start. Harman tied for third in A Military Tribute at Greenbrier, one of his eight top-25 efforts on the PGA Tour this season. Harman, who won the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur, owns two PGA Tour victories.

Duncan will play in his third U.S. Open. His best finish is a tie for 56th in 2018 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. He won The RSM Classic, in St. Simons Island, Ga., last November, defeating 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson in a playoff. It was one of his four top-25 finishes on the PGA Tour.

Hubbard is one of 36 players in the field who will compete in his first U.S. Open. He has three top-10 performances on the PGA Tour this season, including a tie for second in the Houston Open. He made the 36-hole cut in 19 of 24 events played.

Lee, who won the 2008 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, had three top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour this season, including a runner-up finish to Justin Thomas in The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. Lee is playing in his third U.S. Open and his best finish is a tie for 57th in 2016 at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club.

Winged Foot Golf Club will host the U.S. Open Championship for the sixth time. Past Open champions at Winged Foot are: Bob Jones (1929), Billy Casper (1959), Hale Irwin (1974), Fuzzy Zoeller (1984) and Geoff Ogilvy (2006). The 120th edition is the 13th USGA championship to be conducted at the club. Winged Foot is one of four clubs to host the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Senior Open.

The list of the 144 golfers who are in the 2020 U.S. Open field (as of Sept. 8):

Byeong Hun An

15

 

Curtis Luck

20

Abraham Ancer

11, 15

 

Robert MacIntyre

15

a-John Augenstein

5

 

Hideki Matsuyama

11, 15

Danny Balin

25

 

Dan McCarthy

20

Paul Barjon

19

 

Graeme McDowell

1, 15

Daniel Berger

16

 

Rory McIlroy

1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 15

Christiaan Bezuidenhout

15

 

Troy Merritt

16

Keegan Bradley

15

 

a-Lukas Michel

5

Rafa Cabrera Bello

15

 

Phil Mickelson

15

Patrick Cantlay

11, 15

 

Collin Morikawa

7, 12, 15

Paul Casey

11, 15

 

Sebastian Munoz

17

a-Ricky Castillo

26

 

Kevin Na

15

Cameron Champ

16

 

Joaquin Niemann

27

Corey Conners

11, 15

 

Alex Noren

27

Joel Dahmen

15

 

Shaun Norris

15

Jason Day

7, 15

 

a-Andy Ogletree

4

Bryson DeChambeau

11, 15

 

Louis Oosthuizen

2, 11, 15

Thomas Detry

18

 

Adrian Otaegui

18

Tyler Duncan

17

 

a-John Pak

26

Harris English

27

 

Ryan Palmer

16

Tony Finau

11, 15

 

Renato Paratore

18

Matthew Fitzpatrick

15

 

Taylor Pendrith

19

Tommy Fleetwood

11, 15

 

Eddie Pepperell

15

Rickie Fowler

11, 15

 

Victor Perez

15

Ryan Fox

24

 

Thomas Pieters

27

Sergio Garcia

6, 15

 

J.T. Poston

27

Lucas Glover

11

 

Ian Poulter

15

Lanto Griffin

27

 

Andrew Putnam

15

Chesson Hadley

2

 

Jon Rahm

2, 11, 15

Adam Hadwin

15

 

Chez Reavie

2, 11, 15

a-Cole Hammer

14

 

Patrick Reed

6, 11, 12, 15

Justin Harding

18

 

Davis Riley

19

Brian Harman

17

 

JC Ritchie

22

Tyrrell Hatton 

15

 

Justin Rose

1, 2, 11, 15

Scott Hend

23

 

a-Eduard Rousaud

26

Lucas Herbert

15

 

Xander Schauffele

2, 11, 15

Jim Herman

16

 

Scottie Scheffler

15

Lee Hodges

19

 

Matthias Schwab

27

Rasmus Hojgaard

18

 

Adam Scott

2, 11, 15

Max Homa

27

 

a-Sandy Scott

26

Billy Horschel

15

 

Greyson Sigg

20

Sam Horsfield

18

 

Webb Simpson

1, 9, 11, 12, 15

Viktor Hovland

15

 

Cameron Smith

15

Charles Howell III

11

 

Brandt Snedeker

11, 15

Mark Hubbard

17

 

Jordan Spieth

1, 8, 15

Mackenzie Hughes

16

 

Henrik Stenson

2, 8, 15

Sungjae Im

11, 15

 

Kevin Streelman

27

Shugo Imahira

15

 

Steve Stricker

3

Ryo Ishikawa

21

 

a-James Sugrue

13

Stephan Jaeger

20

 

Andy Sullivan

18

Jazz Janewattananond

15

 

a-Preston Summerhays

5

Marty Jertson

25

 

Connor Syme

18

Dustin Johnson

1, 11, 15

 

Justin Thomas

7, 11, 12, 15

Zach Johnson

8

 

a-Davis Thompson

26

Matt Jones

27

 

Michael Thompson

16

a-Takumi Kanaya

26

 

Brendon Todd

15

Sunghoon Kang

15

 

Sami Valimaki

18

Martin Kaymer

1

 

Erik van Rooyen

15

Chan Kim

15

 

Ryan Vermeer

25

Si Woo Kim

16

 

Jimmy Walker

7

Kevin Kisner

11,15

 

Matt Wallace

15

Kurt Kitayama

15

 

Bubba Watson

15

Brooks Koepka

1, 2, 7, 11, 15

 

Richy Werenski

16

Jason Kokrak

11

 

Lee Westwood

15

Matt Kuchar

11, 15

 

Bernd Wiesberger

15

Romain Langasque

18

 

Danny Willett

6, 10, 15

Danny Lee

17

 

Matthew Wolff

16

Marc Leishman

11, 15

 

Gary Woodland

1, 2, 11, 15

Tom Lewis

15

 

Tiger Woods

6, 15

Adam Long

16

 

Brandon Wu

20

Mike Lorenzo-Vera

27

 

a-Chun An Yu

26

Shane Lowry

8, 15

 

Will Zalatoris

19

Italic – U.S. Open champion      a-amateur

The Key to Player Exemptions:

  1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last 10 years (2010-19)
  2. From the 2019 U.S. Open Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place
  3. Winner of the 2019 U.S. Senior Open Championship
  4. Winner of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship
  5. 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)
  6. Winners of the Masters Tournament from 2016-2019
  7. Winners of the PGA Championship from 2015-2020
  8. Winners of The Open Championship the last five years (2015-19)
  9. Winners of The Players Championship from 2018-19
  10. Winner of the 2019 European Tour BMW Championship
  11. Those players qualifying for the season-ending 2019 Tour Championship
  12. 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 originally scheduled 2020 U.S. Open
  13. Winner of The 2019 Amateur Championship, conducted by The R&A (must be an amateur)
  14. Winner of the 2019 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Men's World Amateur Golf Ranking®; must be an amateur)
  15. From Week 11 (March 15, 2020) of the Official World Golf Ranking, the top 70 points leaders and ties
  16. The top two players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 and ties of the 2020 Memorial Tournament, 3M Open, WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, Barracuda Championship and Wyndham Championship, and the top three players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 and ties of the 2020 PGA Championship
  17. From the 2019-20 FedExCup Final Points List, the top five players, not otherwise exempt
  18. From the first five events on the 2020 European Tour's UK Swing (Betfred British Masters through the Wales Open), the top 10 aggregate points earners who are otherwise not exempt
  19. From the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List, the top five point leaders who are otherwise not exempt through the WinCo Foods Portland Open
  20. From the three-event 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Series, beginning with the Albertsons Boise Open and ending with the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, the top five point leaders who are otherwise not exempt
  21. From the 2019 Japan Golf Tour Organization Final Order of Merit, the top two finishers who are not otherwise exempt as of July 15
  22. From the 2019 Sunshine Tour Final Order of Merit, the top finisher who is not otherwise exempt as of July 15
  23. From the 2019 Asian Tour Final Order of Merit, the top finisher who is not otherwise exempt as of July 15
  24. From the 2019 Australasia Tour Final Order of Merit, the top finisher who is not otherwise exempt as of July 15
  25. From the 2019 PGA Professional Player of the Year Standings, the top three finishers
  26. From the Aug. 19, 2020 World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®, the top seven players not otherwise exempt
  27. Remaining spots in the championship field filled in order using the Official World Golf Ranking as of Aug. 23, 2020.
  28. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA

 

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