Adam Scott, who will make his 100th straight major appearance, and three-time major champion Jordan Spieth were among the 35 additional golfers who have reached next month’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock, as announced on Monday by the USGA.
The cutoff for the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking ended on Sunday with the conclusion of the PGA Championship, with 24 players earning their place via that route, and the winner at Aronimink, Aaron Rai, was also among those who reached the field who hadn’t otherwise done so. The current U.S. Open field now stands at 86.
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Scott, who is 49th in the OWGR, will join only Jack Nicklaus in making his 100th straight start in a major. The Australian began his streak at the 2001 Open Championship, and the 2013 Masters champion has played in every U.S. Open since 2002.
Spieth, who began the season outside the qualifying bubble at No. 80, has three top-20 finishes in signature events this season and tied for 11th in the Masters to move up to No. 47.
Also qualifying is former LIV Golfer Patrick Reed, who at No. 21 was the highest-ranked player in the OWGR who had not previously been exempt. Reed finished fourth in the last time the U.S. Open was played at Shinnecock in 2018.
Kristoffer Reitan, the recent winner of the signature Truist Championship, will make his U.S. Open debut after jumping 48 spots in the OWGR. Alex Smalley moved up 36 spots to No. 42 after his T-2 finish at the PGA Championship and will make his second U.S. Open start, and first since 2017 at Erin Hills.
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The other players who earned full exemptions through the current OWGR are: Nicolai Hojgaard, Kurt Kitayama, Min Woo Lee, Ryan Gerard, Rickie Fowler, Jake Knapp, Jason Day, Marco Penge, Daniel Berger, Michael Kim, Matt McCarty, Nicolas Echavarria, Samuel Stevens, Ryan Fox, Michael Brennan, Pierceson Coody, David Puig and Ryo Hisatsune.
Ten other players earned exemptions based on their performances in four additional categories. The top five players in the PGA Tour FedEx Cup standings are Alex Fitzpatrick, Sahith Theegala, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Patrick Rodgers and Matthias Schmid. The top two players from the final 2025 DP World Tour Race to Dubai Rankings, who were not otherwise exempt, are Laurie Canter and Adrien Saddier. Jayden Schaper is the highest ranked player on the current Race to Dubai Rankings who was not otherwise exempt.
Joaquin Niemann is the top player who is not otherwise exempt and finished the top three of the 2025 LIV Golf League individual standings. Lucas Herbert is the top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top three of the current LIV Golf League individual standings.
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