2023 U.S. Open Subject Rankings

Beneath are RotoWire’s rankings for the 123nd U.S. Open, which begins Thursday on the North Course at Los Angeles Nation Membership.

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This would be the first males’s main golf match in Los Angeles in 28 years, because the 1995 PGA Championship, and the primary U.S. Open there in 75 years, since 1948 at Riviera Nation Membership.

LACC opened at its current location in Beverly Hills in 1911, and within the early Nineteen Twenties the North and South programs had been redesigned by famed architect George C. Thomas Jr., who additionally designed Riviera. The North performed host to the Los Angeles Open 5 occasions — the inaugural LA Open in 1926, 1934-36 and 1940 – however by no means a significant.

In 2010, famous architect Gil Hanse with design companion Jim Wagner and guide/Thomas biographer Geoff Shackleford restored the North course in Thomas’ imaginative and prescient. It is a par-70 with a scorecard yardage of seven,421 however with a twist – there are 5 par-3s and three par-5s.

The 2017 Walker Cup was contested at LACC. Two gamers in that Walker Cup are additionally on this U.S. Open subject — Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa. Going again a decade, the 2013 Pac-12 Championships had been held there, with Max Homa capturing a course-record 61 and Jon Rahm additionally competing.

Golf followers are very aware of Riviera, which yearly performs host to the Genesis Invitational. Regardless of the Thomas connection, LACC and Riviera shouldn’t have a lot in frequent. One similarity is a present opening gap, on this case the par-5, 590-yarder that could be a should birdie. Hanse known as Thomas the grasp of the quick par-4 and, just like the famed tenth at Riviera, LACC options the 330-yard sixth.

However LACC is longer with wider fairways – wider than traditional U.S. Open fairways, means wider on some holes – and with totally different grasses from Riviera. There are some enormously lengthy par-3s, one topping out at 284 yards. After which there is a longer one, at 290, although it’s downhill. Alternatively, there’s a very quick one; it is 124 yards on the scorecard however may play as quick as 78. There are six lengthy par-4s exceeding 450 yards, together with all three in a brutal closing stretch with two 500-yarders and a near-500-yarder that performs into the wind. The longest gap on the course is the 623-yard 14th, which additionally goes towards the prevailing winds. Shackleford has mentioned he expects the 507-yard thirteenth to be the toughest gap on the course, so the ultimate six holes will collectively be brutish closing stretch with possibly one actual birdie alternative.

This isn’t a standard U.S. Open-type monitor and, for all its size, it is extra of a second-shot golf course. The USGA says the yardage of the holes and subsequently their traits may change day by day. We’ll delve extra into the course within the RotoWire Picks and Technique for DraftKings video games.

There are 156 gamers within the subject. The ultimate 5 spots will formally be crammed on Monday, although three of them will likely be Emiliano Grillo, Pablo Larrazabal and Adam Schenk, none of whom can fall out of the top-60 on this planet rankings, and subsequently will likely be within the Open subject. They’re in our rankings. The opposite two will come from qualifying-site alternates or USGA particular exemptions. Virtually half of the sphere was decided by way of native and last qualifying round the USA, Canada, England and Japan.

For the primary time, the winner of the NCAA males’s particular person championship acquired a berth, on this case Florida senior Fred Biondi, however he determined to show professional final week in a Korn Ferry Tour occasion and subsequently forfeited his exemption into each the U.S. Open and subsequent yr’s Masters.

There are 17 amateurs within the subject denoted with an (a). There are 19 golfers (some amateurs) who began in native qualifying listed individually on the backside.

In contrast to common PGA Tour occasions, 60 and ties will make the lower.

These rankings had been compiled earlier than the completion of the Canadian Open. Twenty-six golfers within the U.S. Open subject had been competing in Canada.

The checklist is damaged down into six classes:

Favorites
Contenders
Making the Lower
Borderline
Lengthy Photographs
Native Qualifiers

Subject adjustments and information updates will likely be famous within the feedback on the backside.

FAVORITES

1. Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler is amid an unimaginable stretch through which he has completed no worse than T12 in 16 straight occasions relationship again to final fall. He has received two of them, the Waste Administration and THE PLAYERS Championship. He hasn’t received extra as a result of his placing has fallen off, although his ball placing has been at historic ranges. On the Memorial, he gained greater than 20 strokes on the sphere from tee to inexperienced — however misplaced greater than eight on the greens. Scheffler was runner-up to Matt Fitzpatrick finally yr’s U.S. Open and tied for seventh the yr earlier than.

2. Brooks Koepka
Koepka is coming off a win finally month’s PGA Championship, his fifth profession main title, which adopted his co-runner-up to Rahm on the Masters. It’s clear he his wholesome as soon as once more. Koepka received the 2017 and ’18 U.S. Opens, was second in 2019 and fourth behind Rahm once more in 2021. There’s not rather more to say: The person reveals out for majors.

3. Jon Rahm
Scheffler was ranked first, Koepka was second and now Rahm is third. Every has a declare to be No. 1. The 2021 U.S. Open winner at Torrey Pines, Rahm received his second main earlier this yr on the Masters. He has 4 wins already in 2023. His final 4 U.S. Opens have gone T3-T23-1-T12. He has made 16 straight main cuts since final lacking on the 2019 PGA, although he may solely muster a T50 finally month’s PGA.

4. Viktor Hovland
Hovland burst by way of with the largest win of his profession two weeks in the past on the Memorial. He is been shut in majors too. His final three have been T4 on the 2022 Open Championship, T7 on the 2023 Masters and T2 to Koepka final month on the PGA. He may’ve received all of them. The weak spot in Hovland’s recreation — quick recreation — clearly is vastly improved, bordering on a power. Even his placing is now an asset, if no more.

5. Cameron Smith
Smith has been largely off the grid taking part in with LIV Golf, and his T34 on the Masters did little to alter that. However he sneakily tied for ninth on the PGA final month, as soon as once more displaying off his placing prowess by main the sphere. The U.S. Open has by no means been his forte. Since tying for fourth in his 2015 debut, he is by no means cracked the top-35, and missed the lower the previous two years. However … 2015 was at quirky Chambers Bay, and LACC is just not a standard U.S. Open monitor. Smith, as everyone knows, is a short-game maestro.

6. Rory McIlroy
McIlroy received his first main on the 2011 U.S. Open. He did not come shut once more for years, however these days has turned it round on this main. Up to now 4 Opens, he is completed T9, T8, T7 and final yr’s T5. He additionally tied for seventh finally month’s PGA. So he is been shut. In gentle of the latest seismic shifts in golf, it is exhausting to know the place McIlroy’s head is at. He performed within the Canadian Open and made the lower.

7. Xander Schauffele
Schauffele’s first 5 U.S. Opens had been maybe one of the best collectively ever for a non-winner: T5-T6-T3-5-T7. In his sixth Open final yr, he tied for 14th. Schauffele has cooled since his unimaginable run of main top-10s a couple of years again. Now they’re top-20s. He is completed top-20 in his previous 5. He was 18th finally month’s PGA and tenth on the Masters.

8. Jordan Spieth
We do not usually affiliate Spieth with distance. He is by no means been quick, simply not overly lengthy. On the PGA final month, he ranked seventh within the elite subject in driving distance and second in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Inexperienced. It was his quick recreation and placing that lagged, and he tied for twenty ninth. The purpose is, he has the space to compete this week, despite the fact that he is by no means come shut once more after profitable at Chambers Bay in 2015. Spieth has come very near profitable a number of occasions in 2023, however he has not carried out his finest on Sunday.

9. Bryson DeChambeau
DeChambeau has seen the error of his methods and ditched the protein routine that bulked him up some 50 kilos. He was far slimmer on the PGA final month – and did not lose any of his size. He led the sphere in driving distance, putted properly and tied for fourth. He additionally tied for eighth finally yr’s Open Championship. In different phrases, top-10s in two of his previous three majors. The important thing for DeChambeau this week will likely be his play across the greens.

10. Hideki Matsuyama
Matsuyama continues to battle a neck harm occurring two years now. He withdrew earlier than the Wells Fargo final month. However when he performs, it continues to take action at a fairly excessive degree. He was T5 at The PLAYERS and T16 on the Masters. His U.S. Open report is powerful with a fourth-place displaying final yr. His 5 Opens earlier than that had been T2-T16-T21-T17-T26. He’s a sneaky good short-game participant.

CONTENDERS

11. Matt Fitzpatrick
The defending U.S. Open champion, Fitzpatrick adopted up his first main win with a top-25 on the Open Championship, then a top-10 on the Masters earlier than a missed lower on the PGA. Alongside the way in which, he received his second PGA Tour occasion on the RBC Heritage the week after Augusta. Fitzpatrick tied for ninth final day trip on the Memorial.

12. Patrick Cantlay
The Lengthy Seashore, Calif., native and UCLA alum is sort of aware of LACC. He additionally has the sport properly fitted to the course – actually, as one of many nice drivers of the golf ball, Cantlay’s recreation can play wherever. After a bumpy stretch within the majors, he is turned it round of late, completed within the top-15 in his previous 4. However top-15 and never top-10 and not likely contending. He was T14 finally yr’s U.S. Open and T15 the yr earlier than.

13. Tyrrell Hatton
Hatton hasn’t received in 2023, however he is executed the whole lot however, ending runner-up, third, fourth, fifth and sixth over the previous 4 months. The Englishman has no hassle competing on lengthy, exhausting golf programs – he tied for sixth on the U.S. Open in 2018 and for twenty first the following yr. He is missed the lower two of the previous three years with a T56 final yr – that is the opposite aspect of Hatton, with the propensity to undergo tough stretches. He tied for fifteenth on the PGA final month. He performed within the Canadian Open final week at made the lower.

14. Collin Morikawa
It is now shut to 2 years since Morikawa’s final PGA Tour win on the 2021 Open Championship (he additionally received the DP World Tour Championship in November 2021). However he is nonetheless acting at a excessive degree within the majors. He was tenth in April on the Masters and simply missed a top-25 on the PGA. He is been top-5 on the previous two U.S. Opens. His quick recreation and placing might preserve him from profitable, however the remainder of his recreation is greater than sufficient for a top-10 end. The factor is, Morikawa pulled out of the Memorial earlier than the ultimate spherical citing again spasms, and that triggered a slight shift downward within the rankings as a hedge.

15. Max Homa
Homa’s monitor report on the majors is now well-known – he does not play properly in them. For a very long time, he had hassle making cuts. He is now made 5 of his previous six, together with each this yr and final yr’s U.S. Open, however he is been far again in all three. Enter Los Angeles Nation Membership, the place Homa holds the course report of 61 shot within the 2013 Pac-12 match. Homa’s all-around recreation, plus good recollections of LACC, present ample cause why this week could possibly be totally different for him.

16. Justin Rose
Turning 43 subsequent month, this has been a renaissance yr for Rose. He received at Pebble Seashore, tied for sixth at THE PLAYERS, for sixteenth on the Masters and for ninth on the PGA. He has completed within the top-15 in not less than one main for 13 years working. Rose received the U.S. Open in 2013 and tied for third in 2019, but he has gone MC-MC-T37 previously three, Nonetheless, his recreation is an effective match for the Open and for LACC. He made the lower on the Canadian Open final week.

17. Patrick Reed
At all times distance-challenged, the tenacious Reed nonetheless has managed to carve out some excellent outcomes on the U.S. Open, highlighted by a solo fourth in 2018. He has 4 different top-20s by way of the years. Now with LIV Golf, Reed has missed just one lower in his previous 15 majors. He was T4 on the Masters in April, then T18 on the PGA. His short-game magic must be on show this week.

18. Rickie Fowler
A rejuvenated Fowler will return to the U.S. Open for the primary time in three years – and he did not even need to undergo qualifying. He had an important stretch of Opens within the earlier decade, tying for tenth in 2013, for second in 2014 and for fifth in 2017. Fowler has completed within the top-20 in seven of his previous eight begins, highlighted by a T6 at Colonial and a T9 on the Memorial. He has the space to compete, and he is rotated his placing. However he additionally missed the lower on the PGA final month.

19. Justin Thomas
Thomas’s U.S. Open historical past has been good however not nice. He tied for ninth in 2017 and for eighth in 2020. He adopted that up with a T19 in 2021 and a T37 final yr. He missed the lower on the Masters in April, then tied for sixty fifth on the PGA. He is now outdoors the top-10 on this planet at No. 15, and he is merely not the identical golfer he was a couple of years in the past.

20. Tony Finau
In a stretch from 2018 into mid-2021, Finau amassed 9 top-10s in 15 majors. However now none in his previous eight. He is clearly among the finest 15 or so golfers on this planet, but he hasn’t performed that means in latest majors. In reality, he is missed the lower in three of the previous 4 U.S. Opens, albeit with a T8 in 2020. As we famous within the PGA Championship Worth Meter, Finau’s recreation is sweet sufficient that if he places it collectively for 4 days, he can win a significant. He tied for 72nd on the PGA.

21. Sam Burns
Burns is so much like Homa in that he’s a confirmed top-10-caliber participant – besides within the majors. At 26, he’s considerably youthful than Homa, so he’s in a greater place to show it round. He has just one top-20 in 12 profession majors and is coming off missed cuts on the PGA and Canadian Open after tying for twenty ninth on the Masters. Burns tied for twenty seventh finally yr’s U.S. Open. He received the WGC-Match Play earlier this yr and has three different sixth-place finishes. He may be so good and so … not good.

22. Joaquin Niemann
After a powerful tie for sixteenth on the Masters gave him 10 straight made majors cuts, LIV Golf’s Niemann surprisingly missed on the PGA. His U.S. Opens haven’t been nice – T23-T31-T47 in his previous three – however he is nonetheless solely 24. Niemann’s largest win on the PGA Tour got here in Los Angeles, at Riviera in 2022.

23. Shane Lowry
Lowry had a very good U.S. Open mini-stretch in 2015-16 with a tie for ninth after which a co-runner-up. However in his previous six he hasn’t cracked the top-25 and missed two cuts. This yr could also be totally different, as he is proven nice kind within the first two majors, a T16 on the Masters adopted by a T12 on the PGA. He additionally tied for 14th at Riviera. Lowry made the lower on the Canadian Open.

24. Sungjae Im
Im’s three finest leads to majors have all come on the Masters, together with his T16 in April. He is cracked the top-25 on the U.S. Open solely as soon as in 4 tries (2020) and missed the lower final yr. His lack of distance has damage him, but it surely will not be as vital this week. Apart from, Im did tie for eighth on the Wells Fargo final month at Quail Hole, one of many longest tracks round and much longer than LACC. Two weeks later, Im missed the lower on the PGA.

25. Tommy Fleetwood
Fleetwood famously has by no means received on the PGA Tour. Two of his closest calls got here at U.S. Opens, with a solo fourth in 2017 and a runner-up in 2018. However he is struggled since then, going T65-MC-T50-MC. The 32-year-old Englishman continues to be ranked top-25 on this planet and nonetheless sturdy in each strokes-gained stat, even placing. His play across the greens is elite – ranked first on Tour, and that will likely be an enormous asset this week. With 5 top-20s already in 2023, there isn’t any cause Fleetwood cannot add one other this week. He made the lower final week on the Canadian Open.

MAKING THE CUT

26. Jason Day
Day disclosed earlier than the Memorial that he was battling a wrist harm. He performed by way of it, although not properly and missed the lower by a stroke. It is resulted in a downgrade right here heading into Day’s first U.S. Open in three years. He was a stud by way of the early 2010s, with two runners-up, a top-5 and two extra top-10s. And he is turned his profession round this yr culminating with a win on the Byron Nelson. However this wrist harm may change the whole lot.

27. Denny McCarthy
Is that this the primary large shocker of the rankings? Perhaps. McCarthy got here inside an eyelash of his first PGA Tour win two weeks in the past, ultimately dropping in a playoff to Hovland. It is a testomony to the nice putter drastically enhancing different points to his recreation this season. He performed in a U.S. Open for the primary time in six years in 2022 – and he tied for seventh. That is his solely top-25 in seven profession majors. His second finest was a tie for twenty ninth final month on the PGA. He tied for thirteenth at THE PLAYERS and was top-10 on the Wells Fargo at uber-long Quail Hole.

28. Sahith Theegala
The 25-year-old Theegala rides a streak of 17 straight made cuts heading into the U.S. Open. Virtually half of them have been top-25s and 6 had been top-10s, together with on the Masters, Riviera and Torrey Pines. However he has cooled off of late. Maybe the largest weak point in Theegala’s recreation is driving the ball straight. However LACC has unusually broad fairways for a U.S. Open. He performed final week on the Canadian Open.

29. Cameron Younger
In his previous 5 majors, Younger has completed second (2022 Open Championship). T3 (2022 PGA) and T7 (2023 Masters). He is performed three profession U.S. Opens and missed each lower. Which does not make a lot sense and appears random. However Younger has had some struggles of late, ending outdoors the top-50 in 4 straight occasions main into final week’s look within the Canadian Open.

30. Kurt Kitayama
In his previous 9 begins, Kitayama has received (Bay Hill), has two different top-5s (one on the PGA) and likewise missed 5 cuts (together with the Masters). Discuss all or nothing. Kitayama has nice distance however can also be wildly inaccurate. The broader fairways of LACC ought to assist in that regard. He is missed the lower in his two U.S. Opens, together with final yr.

31. Adam Scott
This will likely be Scott’s 89th main and twenty second U.S. Open. He is had seven top-25s, which does not look like so much, and solely three top-10s. However he tied for 14th final yr, a part of a majors run of seven made cuts in his previous eight begins. That features T39 on the Masters in April and T29 on the PGA final month. Scott has upped his recreation of late, with top-10s in three of his previous 4 begins, together with the Wells Fargo and the Memorial.

32. Ryan Fox
Since registering a top-25 the PGA final month, the brand new Zealander has accepted Particular Momentary Membership on the PGA Tour. He then notched one other top-25 at Colonial. Fox does not have sufficient rounds to qualify to be ranked within the stats, but when he did, he’d be top-30 in driving distance, top-60 in tee-to-green and top-15 in placing, He is missed the lower in his previous three U.S. Opens, together with final yr.

33. Russell Henley
Henley is called an important iron participant that seemingly is an effective match for majors. However his tie for fourth on the Masters in April was his first profession top-10. He is had three top-25s in 9 U.S. Opens, together with a better of T13 two years in the past. Henley adopted up his nice week at Augusta Nationwide with top-20s on the RBC Heritage, Charles Schwab and the Memorial, however in between he missed the lower on the PGA.

34. Dustin Johnson
Whereas some LIV golfers have impressively represented their breakaway tour in majors, Johnson has not been one in all them. He tied for forty eighth on the Masters and fifty fifth on the PGA. The 2016 U.S. Open winner has completed top-25 the previous three years, however that appears a very long time in the past for a golfer whose recreation began to regress even earlier than he left the PGA Tour and who will flip 39 the week after the Open concludes.

35. Wyndham Clark
Simply two weeks after his maiden PGA Tour win on the Wells Fargo, Clark missed the lower on the PGA. It is powerful to play in such an enormous occasion proper after a life-altering second, and that was his first missed lower in seventh months. General of late, he is been nice, with 4 top-12s in his previous seven begins, together with on the Memorial. Clark has been in six majors and missed 4 cuts, together with each of his U.S. Opens.

36. Si Woo Kim
This will likely be Kim’s seventh U.S. Open and he is made solely two cuts. General in majors, solely 12 of 25. Certainly one of them was a T29 on the Masters in April, signaling this Open may be totally different. Additional, Kim was co-runner-up to Day on the Byron Nelson, then solo furth final day trip on the Memorial to maneuver to No. 30 on this planet rankings.

37. Chris Kirk
It is exhausting to imagine, however this will likely be Kirk’s first U.S. Open in seven years and solely his fifth ever. He turned 38 final month. Kirk is just not an extended hitter, however he did handle a T29 on the PGA final month and a T5 final yr. He additionally had a top-25 on the Masters in April. That adopted a win on the Honda Traditional in February.

38. Mito Pereira
Pereira returned to the scene of his 72nd-hole meltdown finally yr’s PGA and, slightly than crumble underneath all of the unhealthy vibes, he tied for 18th on this yr’s PGA. He additionally made the lower (T43) on the Masters. The LIV golfer has not fared as properly on the U.S. Open, lacking two cuts in two tries, final yr and in 2019. However final yr’s got here within the very-recent aftermath of blowing the PGA on the ultimate gap, so he may be excused for not having his head able to go.

39. Mackenzie Hughes
Hughes’ strengths are quick recreation and putter and, whereas these are fairly precious belongings on the U.S. Open, it is exhausting to think about succeeding with no good driver and lengthy irons. However he is pulled it off with top-25s the previous two years. Hughes additionally simply missed one other on the Masters a few months again (T29). He then missed the lower on the PGA. He has not had an important 2023, although he did lately tie for 14th on the Byron Nelson. That is his one made lower in his previous six begins, which included a miss final week on the Canadian Open.

40. Keegan Bradley
Bradley has not had the report on the U.S. Open you’d affiliate with such an important ball striker — solely two top-25s in 10 begins. However one in all them was final yr’s tie for seventh (the opposite was a T4 in 2014). He is been good within the first two majors this yr, T23 on the Masters and T29 on the PGA. He is made his previous six cuts, however the Masters was the one top-25.

41. Cam Davis
Davis turned in maybe his best effort since becoming a member of the PGA Tour along with his tie for fourth finally month’s PGA — much more than his victory on the 2021 Rocket Mortgage. Davis was additionally T6 at THE PLAYERS and T7 on the RBC Heritage, turning his 2023 round after recovering from an sickness. This will likely be Davis’ first U.S. Open and sixth profession main. He is by no means missed a lower.

42. Corey Conners
Conners was close to the highest of the leaderboard on the PGA final month earlier than settling right into a tie for twelfth. Two weeks earlier than, he tied for eighth on the Wells Fargo and 5 weeks earlier than that he received the Valero Texas Open, shifting a down yr into a very good one. You’d assume a ball striker of Conners’ caliber could be properly fitted to the U.S. Open, however he is by no means made a lower in 4 tries. He made the lower on the Canadian Open final week.

43. Adam Schenk
Schenk used an Eleventh-hour push to surge into the top-60 on this planet rankings simply in time. He was runner-up on the Charles Schwab after which tied for seventh on the Memorial. He additionally was runner-up on the Valspar again in March. This will likely be his second Open, having tied for twenty fourth final yr. Schenk missed the lower on the PGA final month.

44. Harris English
English impressively has by no means missed a lower in seven U.S. Opens – and much more impressively he has two top-5s, in 2020 and 2021. Final yr he tied for 61st quickly after getting back from hip surgical procedure. It took English many months to return to kind, however he is executed so with a runner-up at Bay Hill, a tie for third on the Wells Fargo and a tie for twelfth on the Charles Schwab, although that included an enormous Sunday fade.

45. Abraham Ancer
Ancer has performed within the first two majors with little success – T39 on the Masters, MC on the PGA. And his U.S. Open historical past isn’t any higher, with a T49 in 2019 his finest displaying. It does not fairly add up as a result of Ancer is amongst LIV’s higher golfers and was fairly good on the PGA Tour. He received the Saudi Worldwide on the Asian Tour again in February.

46. Min Woo Lee
Lee has proven some fortitude within the aftermath of a Sunday collapse within the last pairing at THE PLAYERS Championship in March. He wound up tied for sixth that week, then missed three of his subsequent 4 cuts. However he redeemed himself with a top-20 on the PGA and made cuts on the Byron Nelson and Memorial. The Australian has had an important, albeit temporary, majors profession, with three top-25s in seven begins, plus a near-miss for an additional when tying for twenty seventh finally yr’s U.S. Open.

47. Seamus Energy
Energy has missed the lower at THE PLAYERS and PGA this yr, in between sandwiching a tie for forty sixth on the Masters. Till latest back-to-back top-20s on the Wells Fargo and Byron Nelson, it had been a tough couple of months for the Irishman. He tied for twelfth in his debut U.S. Open final yr.

48. Thomas Pieters
Certainly one of LIV Golf’s more moderen additions, Pieters has made the lower previously 5 majors, together with T48 on the Masters and T40 on the PGA this yr, plus T27 finally yr’s U.S. Open. He additionally tied for twenty third on the 2020 U.S. Open. General, has made the lower in 14 of his 20 profession majors.

49. Okay.H. Lee
After lacking the lower in his first 5 majors, Lee has reached the weekend in 4 of his previous 5. He is coming off a T29 on the PGA, which adopted a top-25 on the Masters. Final yr on the U.S. Open, he tied for thirty seventh. He has put a poor begin to 2023 within the rear-view mirror, making eight straight cuts, together with a T8 on the Wells Fargo, till lacking on the Memorial.

50. Adam Svensson
The Canadian performed in his first two profession majors in 2023, lacking the lower on the Masters earlier than tying for fortieth on the PGA. Svensson additionally tied for thirteenth at THE PLAYERS. He had top-25s at Riviera and Bay Hill, persevering with his good play after his maiden PGA Tour win on the RSM Traditional within the fall. He had product of his previous 10 cuts earlier than lacking on the Canadian Open.

51. Tom Kim
Kim turns 21 a couple of days after the U.S. Open ends. The query is, will Kim’s Open finish on Sunday, or Friday? He clearly has taken a step again in 2023, which isn’t unusual within the second yr for a profitable rookie. Sure, he tied for sixteenth on the Masters, however that is been his solely top-20 in 5 months. He missed the lower on the PGA and on the Memorial in his last two tuneups. Kim tied for twenty third finally yr’s Open.

52. Hayden Buckley
This will likely be Buckley’s fourth profession main. He is coming off a tie for twenty sixth on the PGA final month and likewise tied for 14th finally yr’s U.S. Open. These had been excessive finishes, for positive, however he’s properly outfitted for these tournaments with a really sturdy driving recreation, having ranked within the top-5 in SG: Off-the-Tee for a lot of the season.

53. Emiliano Grillo
This will likely be Grillo’s first U.S. Open in 4 years, since a tie for 58th in 2019. He hasn’t performed many majors the previous few years; he missed the lower on the PGA final month. Grillo has lengthy been an important ball striker and of late his placing is way improved. That is why he received the Charles Schwab, had top-10s on the RBC Heritage and Mexico Open and had a top-25 on the Wells Fargo – all previously two months.

54. Justin Suh
In his two largest tournaments to this point in 2023, Suh tied for sixth at THE PLAYERS and for twenty sixth on the PGA. He is performed in two different profession majors, lacking the lower within the 2016 and ’21 U.S. Opens. Suh had a T16 the Charles Schwab, his finest displaying since The PLAYERS three months in the past. On the Memorial, he was among the many leaders on the weekend earlier than plummeting to a tie for forty first.

55. Adam Hadwin
Hadwin has made the previous three U.S. Open cuts, with a career-best T7 final yr, and 5 of seven general. He completed T13 at THE PLAYERS in March, did not qualifying for the Masters, then tied for fortieth on the PGA. Hadwin made the lower on the Canadian Open final week.

56. Eric Cole
Cole simply made it out of the hardest Open qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, persevering with a run of success that started along with his playoff loss on the Honda. This will likely be simply his third profession main, however his second turned out very well – a tie for fifteenth finally month’s PGA. Cole additionally missed the lower on the 2021 U.S. Open. He made the lower on the Canadian Open final week.

57. Sam Bennett (a)
Bennett, a first-team all-American at Texas Tech, received the 2022 U.S. Beginner to qualify. He is performed in another PGA Tour occasions this season. He tied for sixteenth on the Masters – sure, sixteenth – then made the lower on the Memorial and once more on the Canadian Open. He additionally tied for forty ninth in final yr’s U.S. Open.

58. Sepp Straka
Straka has turned issues round after a fairly sluggish begin to 2023. He made the lower on the Masters, then tied for seventh on the PGA and, in his final outing earlier than this week, tied for sixteenth on the Memorial. Straka has made the lower in 4 of his previous six majors, although he missed finally yr’s U.S. Open.

59. Phil Mickelson
Mickelson impressively tied for second on the Masters, then held on to barely make the lower on the PGA and tied for 58th. He would’ve confronted scrutiny this week it doesn’t matter what, however in gentle of the latest PGA Tour-LIV Golf developments, he’ll face much more. For the report, Mickelson must win a U.S. Open to finish the profession grand slam, however a made lower is much from sure. This will likely be his thirty third U.S. Open and he is made 26 cuts, however he is missed two of the previous three years and tied for 62nd in between. The truth that this Open won’t be as driver-focused as most, with extra of a short-game requirement, will likely be an enormous assist for Mickelson.

60. Sebastian Munoz
Munoz gained entry through the Maryland qualifier and can play his first make main this season. Earlier than heading to LIV Golf, he made the lower within the last three majors final season, together with 14th on the U.S. Open.

BORDERLINE

61. Patrick Rodgers
Rodgers, who gained entry through the Columbus, Ohio, qualifier, has a curious majors historical past. He not often performs in them, however when he does, he does fairly properly. He tied for twenty ninth final month on the PGA, and likewise had twin T31s the previous two years on the U.S. Open. These had been his solely majors in that span. Rodgers has made six of his previous seven cuts on Tour.

62. Gary Woodland
The 2019 U.S. Open winner has solely two different top-25s in 12 Open begins. Certainly one of them got here final yr with a tie for tenth. He was T14 on the Masters in April earlier than lacking the lower on the PGA. Woodland stays an elite driver and lengthy iron participant. However he’s remarkably unhealthy near the opening, rating near one hundred and eightieth in each SG: Round-the-Inexperienced and Placing. He’ll have to do higher to see Saturday.

63. Aaron Smart
Smart missed the Masters on a mental-health break, then returned to tie for fiftieth on the Byron Nelson earlier than lacking the lower on the PGA. It was a really quick break for such a doubtlessly severe problem. Smart made three cuts in three tries finally yr’s majors, together with T27 on the U.S. Open.

64. Lucas Herbert
Herbert has been propping his world rating with nice play abroad. He received in Japan in April and tied for third in two different worldwide occasions originally of the yr. So he is nonetheless ranked fifty fifth on this planet, but his PGA Tour play has been fairly poor. His finest end in a stroke-play occasion was fortieth on the PGA. He is missed two cuts since then. Herbert additionally missed the lower on the U.S. Open final yr and tied for thirty first in 2020.

65. J.T. Poston
Poston certified by taking part in within the Tour Championship final season. His present season has not gone as properly, although he has made the lower within the first two majors, and likewise final day trip on the Memorial. Poston final performed within the U.S. Open in 2021, when he tied for fortieth.

66. Taylor Moore
After his breakthrough win on the Valspar, Moore has made the lower in his first two profession majors. He did likewise at THE PLAYERS the week earlier than his maiden PGA Tour victory. Moore additionally tied for Eleventh the RBC Heritage and simply missed one other top-25 on the Wells Fargo (T27). He is an important putter however a horrible statistical iron participant, therefore being positioned within the Borderline class.

67. Sergio Garcia
Garcia went by way of the Dallas qualifier and can play in his twenty fourth U.S. Open. He did not qualify for final month’s PGA, the primary main this century he wasn’t allowed to enter. The one different main he is missed since 1999 was the 2020 Masters after testing optimistic for COVID. Now with LIV, Garcia has 5 top-10s and 12 top-25s within the Open, most lately with a T19 in 2021. He missed the lower final yr.

68. Matt Kuchar
Kuchar turns 45 a couple of days after the match ends. This will likely be his twentieth U.S. Open; surprisingly, he is made solely 11 cuts. Alternatively, seven of them have been top-25s. A really odd Open resume certainly. The difficulty this week for Kuchar begins on the tee – he is simply not that lengthy. He’ll need to scramble his butt off to make up for it. He missed the lower on the PGA final month and did not qualify for final yr’s U.S. Open. He made the lower finally week’s Canadian Open.

69. Austin Eckroat
This would be the 24-year-old Eckroat’s first main after rising from the Dallas qualifier. He is made his previous 5 cuts, three of them coming in designated occasions, to maneuver near one centesimal on this planet rankings (one hundred and tenth). Eckroat is superb off the tee, ranked 18th in Complete Driving, and a greater than common putter.

70. Victor Perez
The 30-year-old Frenchman has performed previously three U.S. Opens and missed each lower. However he additionally tied for twelfth final month on the PGA and made the lower on the Valspar in his solely different PGA Tour begin in 2023.

71. Keith Mitchell
Mitchell is on the opposite aspect of 30 and has performed within the U.S. Open solely as soon as. That was a missed lower in 2019. He is much more completed now, coming off made cuts on the Masters and PGA this yr. Regardless of rating top-5 on Tour in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee, Mitchell has solely common greens-in-regulation numbers and is ranked round one hundred and fiftieth in SG: Method. That will not lower it this week. However he did have three straight made cuts earlier than lacking on the Canadian Open final week.

72. Michael Thorbjornsen (a)
The darling of final yr’s Open at The Nation Membership, Thorbjornsen missed the lower then. However he got here proper again the following week at tied for fourth on the Vacationers. Heading into his senior season at Stanford, he is one in all 4 Cardinals who certified. He went by way of the New Jersey qualifier and was the medalist. Thorbjornsen made the lower on the 2019 U.S. Open. He missed the lower final week on the Canadian Open.

73. Billy Horschel
Horschel has been fairly good about making main cuts the previous six or seven years, besides on the U.S. Open. He is missed the previous two and three of the previous six with no end contained in the top-30. He is additionally coming off latest missed cuts on the PGA and Memorial, the place he was the defending champion. Exterior of the WGC-Match Play, Horschel does not have a top-25 in 13 begins in 2023.

74. Tom Hoge
Hoge can have a variety of outcomes this week. To wit: He tied for third at THE PLAYERS, missed the lower on the Masters and tied for 58th on the PGA. He additionally missed the lower finally yr’s U.S. Open after ending within the 40s in 2019 and 2021. He is made his previous 4 cuts on Tour however with no end contained in the top-40.

75. Adrian Meronk
This will likely be Meronk’s second U.S. Open at lacking the lower in 2021. He additionally missed the lower on the Masters in April however got here again and tied for fortieth on the PGA. Poland’s finest golfer has spent a lot of the spring in Europe, the place he received the Italian Open and was fifth on the KLM Open. He hasn’t performed a non-major on the PGA Tour because the WGC-Match Play.

LONG SHOTS

76. Carson Younger
1st U.S. Open. Dallas qualifier medalist. 4 top-25s in previous 5 PGA tour begins. Ranked No. 277 OWGR.

77. Joel Dahmen
third U.S. Open. Certified through top-10 in 2022 U.S. Open. T69 in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 124 OWGR.

78. Andrew Putnam
4th U.S. Open (T31 in 2022). Certified through FedExCup standings on Might 22. MC in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 61 OWGR.

79. Carlos Ortiz
third U.S. Open. Florida qualifier. LIV Golf. Missed lower in 5 of previous six majors, together with 2021 U.S. Open.

80. Davis Thompson
2nd U.S. Open (MC in 2020). Columbus, Ohio, qualifier. MC in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 88 OWGR.

81. Dylan Wu
2nd U.S. Open (T31 in 2021). Springfield, Ohio, qualifier. Ranked No. 302 OWGR.

82. Pablo Larrazabal
2nd U.S. Open (MC in 2014). Received twice on DP World Tour in 2022 and twice extra in 2023. Made 5 of 18 profession cuts in majors, one final month on the PGA. Ranked fiftieth OWGR.

83. Nick Taylor
fifth U.S. Open (MC in 2022). Certified through FedExCup standings on Might 22. Ranked No. 69 OWGR.

84. Luke Record
seventh U.S. Open (6 MCs). Columbus, Ohio, qualifier. Ranked No. 113 OWGR.

85. Taylor Montgomery
third U.S. Open (MC in 2022). Certified through FedExCup standings on Might 22. T65 in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 63 OWGR.

86. Stewart Cink
87th main. twenty third U.S. Open (MC in 2022). Columbus, Ohio, qualifier. 50 years outdated, lately made Champions Tour debut. Ranked No. 273 OWGR.

87. Alex Noren
tenth U.S. Open (7 MCs, together with 2022). MCs in each 2023 Masters and PGA. Ranked No. 63 OWGR.

88. Sam Stevens
2nd U.S. Open (T29 in 2022). Springfield, Ohio, medalist. Ranked No. 126 OWGR.

89. Ryan Gerard
2nd U.S. Open (MC in 2022). Toronto qualifier medalist. Ranked No. 258 OWGR.

90. Taylor Pendrith
third U.S. Open (MC in 2022, T23 in 2020). Springfield, Ohio, qualifier. T29 in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 115 OWGR.

91. Nick Hardy
fifth U.S. Open (T14 in 2022). Springfield, Ohio, qualifier. MC in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 181 OWGR.

92. Jordan Smith
2nd U.S. Open (MC in 2021). Certified through DP World Tour rankings on Might 22. MC in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 95 OWGR.

93. Kevin Streelman
ninth U.S. Open (T15 in 2021). Columbus, Ohio, qualifier. 44 years outdated. Ranked No. 141 OWGR.

94. Brian Harman
eighth U.S. Open (T43 in 2022). MCs in each 2023 Masters and PGA. Ranked No. 40 OWGR.

95. Scott Stallings
4th U.S. Open (MC in 2022). Certified through 2022 Tour Championship. T26 in 2023 Masters and MC in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 72 OWGR.

96. Thriston Lawrence
1st U.S. Open. Certified through DP World Tour rankings on Might 22. MC in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 101 OWGR.

97. Paul Haley II
1st U.S. Open. Dallas qualifier. Completed solo fifth at Charles Schwab final month. Ranked No. 144 OWGR.

98. Vincent Norrman
1st U.S. Open. Toronto qualifier. Ranked No. 299 OWGR.

99. Charley Hoffman
ninth U.S. Open (T57 in 2021). Los Angeles qualifier. 46 years outdated. Ranked No. 389 OWGR.

100. Romain Langasque
2nd U.S. Open (T34 in 2021). DP World Tour Qualifying Collection. Italian Open runner-up to Meronk final month. Ranked No. 148 OWGR.

101. Gordon Sargent (a)
1st U.S. Open. Georgia qualifier medalist. 20-year-old Vanderbilt sophomore. 2022 NCAA Division I particular person champion. MC in 2023 Masters.

102. Nico Echavarria
1st U.S. Open. Columbus, Ohio, qualifier. MC in 2023 PGA. Received 2023 Puerto Rico Open. Ranked No. 300 OWGR.

103. Simon Forsstrom
1st U.S. Open; DP World Tour Qualifying Collection. Received Soudal Open in Belgium final month. Ranked No. 224 OWGR.

104. Padraig Harrington
82nd main. seventeenth U.S. Open, most lately in 2013. Certified by profitable the 2022 U.S. Senior Open. T50 in 2023 PGA. Ranked No. 218 OWGR.

105. Francesco Molinari
52nd main. thirteenth U.S. Open (MC in 2022). Certified as winner of 2018 Open Championship. MCs in each 2023 Masters and PGA. Ranked No. 142 OWGR.

106. Yuto Katsuragawa
1st U.S. Open. North Carolina qualifier co-medalist. Performed on Japan, DP World and Korn Ferry Excursions in 2023. No. 187 OWGR.

107. Ryo Ishikawa
seventh U.S. Open (MC in 2021). Japan qualifier. Ranked No. 263 OWGR.

108. Matthieu Pavon
third U.S. Open (MC in 2019, T25 in 2018). England qualifier. Ranked No. 171 OWGR.

109. Wilco Nienaber
2nd U.S. Open (T68 in 2021). England qualifier. Ranked No. 387 OWGR.

110. Roger Sloan
2nd U.S. Open (MC in 2022). Dallas qualifier. Ranked No. 703 OWGR. Made the lower on the Canadian Open final week.

111. Jens Dantorp
1st U.S. Open. England qualifier. 34-year-old Swede on DP World Tour. Was runner-up final month at Soudal Open in Belgium. Ranked No. 173 OWGR.

112. Alejandro Del Rey
1st U.S. Open. England qualifier. 25-year-old Spaniard on DP World Tour. Ranked No. 314 OWGR.

113. Brent Grant
1st U.S. Open. Dallas qualifier. Ranked No. 373 OWGR.

114. Ryan Armour
1st U.S. Open. Toronto qualifier. 47 years outdated. Ranked No. 344 OWGR.

115. Paul Barjon
third U.S. Open (two MCs). North Carolina qualifier co-medalist. Ranked No. 568 OWGR.

116. Deon Germishuys
1st U.S. Open. England qualifier medalist. 23-year-old South African on DP World Tour. Ranked No. 223 OWGR.

117. Mac Meissner
1st U.S. Open. North Carolina qualifier. Korn Ferry Tour participant. Ranked No. 372 OWGR.

118. Ben Carr (a)
1st. U.S. Open. Certified as 2022 U.S. Beginner runner-up. 22-year-old Georgia Southern golfer.

119. Hank Lebioda
1st U.S. Open. Dallas qualifier. Ranked No. 553 OWGR.

120. Ross Fisher
sixth U.S. Open, first since 2018 (T5 in 2009). England qualifier. Ranked No. 367 OWGR.

121. Barclay Brown (a)
1st U.S. Open. Los Angeles qualifier. 22-year-old Stanford Cardinal. T79 in 2022 Open Championship.

122. Preston Summerhays (a)
2nd U.S. Open (MC in 2020). Los Angeles qualifier. 20-year-old Arizona State junior.

123. Michael Brennan (a)
1st U.S. Open. Maryland qualifier. 21-year-old Wake Forest all-American. MC in 2023 Genesis Invitational.

124. Gunn Charoenkul
1st U.S. Open. Japan qualifier medalist. 31-year-old Thai. Ranked No. 407 OWGR.

125. Karl Vilips (a)
1st U.S. Open. Maryland qualifier co-medalist 21-year-old Stanford junior.

126. Aldrich Potgieter (a)
1st. U.S. Open. Certified as 2022 British Beginner champion. MCs in 2022 Open Championship, 2023 Masters, 2023 Memorial.

127. Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira (a)
1st U.S. Open. Certified as 2023 Latin American Beginner champion. 23-year-old Arkansas senior. MC in 2023 Masters. Additionally certified for 2023 Open Championship subsequent month.

128. Matthew McClean (a)
1st. U.S. Open. Certified as 2022 U.S. Mid-Beginner champion. 30-year-old optometrist from Northern Irishman.

129. David Horsey
2nd U.S. Open (MC in 2009). England qualifier. 38-year-old Englishman on DP World Tour. Ranked No. 596 OWGR.

130. Martin Kaymer
fifteenth U.S. Open. Certified as 2014 Open winner (last yr of eligibility). LIV Golf.

131. Ryutaro Nagano
1st U.S. Open. Japan qualifier. 35-year-old Japanese. No. 515 OWGR.

132. Berry Henson
1st U.S. Open. New Jersey qualifier. 43 years outdated. Asian Tour participant. Lives in Rancho Mirage, Calif., the place he drives an Uber (true!). Ranked No. 438 OWGR.

133. Jordan Gumberg
1st U.S. Open. England qualifier first alternate. 28-year-old Floridian performs on DP World and European Challenger Excursions. Ranked 1,556 OWGR.

134. Nick Dunlap (a)
2nd U.S. Open (MC in 2022). Columbus, Ohio, qualifier. 19-year-old Alabama freshman.

135) Wenyi Ding (a)
1st U.S. Open. Certified as 2022 U.S. Junior Beginner champion. 18-year-old Chinese language will likely be freshman at Arizona State.

LOCAL QUALIFIERS

These are golfers who needed to first get by way of native qualifying earlier than last qualifying. We checklist them alphabetically and on the backside, very similar to we did with the 20 membership execs who certified for the PGA Championship. Some actually could make the lower — and have made U.S. Open cuts — however they possible all will likely be far again.

Bastien Amat (a)
1st U.S. Open. Washington qualifier first alternate. New Mexico junior from France.

Olin Browne Jr.
1st U.S. Open. Columbus, Ohio, medalist. seventeenth try at qualifying. 34-year-old son of former PGA Tour participant and 2011 Senior Open winner Olin Browne. Has performed 24 profession Korn Ferry Tour occasions.

Frankie Capan
1st U.S. Open. North Carolina qualifier. 23-year-old Korn Ferry Tour participant. Completed third at a KF match in April and sixth earlier this month. Ranked No. 566 OWGR.

Christian Cavaliere (a)
1st U.S. Open. New Jersey qualifier. 25-year-old former Boston Faculty participant. By no means turned professional. As an alternative, based Tremont Sports activities, an organization that makes specialised golf headcovers and different equipment.

Patrick Cowl
1st U.S. Open. North Carolina qualifier co-medalist. 27 years outdated. Performed two PGA Tour occasions in 2020-21. Now on Korn Ferry Tour. Ranked No. 906 OWGR.

J.J. Gray
1st U.S. Open. Georgia qualifier. 30-year-old from London. Has performed on Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Canada.

Omar Morales (a)
1st U.S. Open. Los Angeles qualifier medalist. 20-year-old UCLA junior.

Kyle Mueller
2nd U.S. Open (MC in 2016). Georgia qualifier. 27-year-old who has performed on PGA Tour Canada and Latinoamerica Tour.

David Nyfjall (a)
1st U.S. Open. Columbus, Ohio, qualifier. 23-year-old Swede and former Northwestern participant making professional debut in Open.

Corey Pereira
1st U.S. Open. Columbus, Ohio, qualifier. 28 years outdated. Performed on Korn Ferry Tour in 2022 with one top-10. 2018 winner on PGA Tour Canada.

David Puig
1st U.S. Open. Los Angeles qualifier. 20-year-old Spaniard and LIV golfer. 2018 European Junior Ryder Cup crew.

Alex Schaake
1st U.S. Open. Springfield, Ohio, qualifier. Received 8-hole playoff for last Springfield berth. 25-year-old former two-time Massive Ten Convention Participant of the 12 months at Iowa.

Jesse Schutte
1st U.S. Open. Washington qualifier co-medalist. 35 years outdated. Performed one profession PGA Tour occasion (2014) and one profession Korn Ferry Tour occasion (2012).

Isaac Simmons (a)
1st U.S. Open. Maryland qualifier co-medalist. 23-year-old Liberty College senior.

Jacob Solomon
1st U.S. Open. Dallas qualifier. 26-year-old Korn Ferry Tour participant. 4 top-25s this season. Ranked No. 731 OWGR.

Andrew Svoboda
fifth U.S. Open (T71 in 2008). New Jersey qualifier. 43-year-old former PGA Tour participant. 2014 Zurich Traditional runner-up. Three Net.com Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) wins.

Austen Truslow
1st U.S. Open. Florida qualifier medalist. 27 years outdated. Seven profession PGA Tour begins, two this season (each MC). T10 at 2019 Puerto Rico Open. Chips one-armed (true!).

Brendan Valdes (a)
1st U.S. Open. Florida qualifier. 20-year-old junior at Auburn. Received Boys 14-15 Division of the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship on the 2018 Masters.

Alexander Yang (a)
1st U.S. Open. Washington qualifier co-medalist. 20-year-old Stanford golfer.

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