Who's in the 2017 U.S. Open field and how they qualified
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Who’s in the 2017 U.S. Open field and how they qualified

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The 2017 U.S. Open field for the week at Erin Hills in Hartford, Wis., has taken shape, and the national championship should see a field of strong contenders from around the world.

The U.S. Open field is set in two ways. The first is earning an exemption by falling into one of 17 categories set forth by the USGA, including winning majors and other important tournaments, finishing highly in season-long points races or having high enough standing in the Official World Golf Ranking.

The other piece of it is through qualifying with more than 9,500 entrants, including local qualifying (18 holes) and sectional qualifying (36 holes).

A golfer has to be one of the best on the planet to qualify for the U.S. Open. They can get a U.S. Open exemption if they meet one of 18 criteria to get an invitation.

RELATED: 2017 U.S. Open alternate list

U.S. Open qualifying and exemption categories

  1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last ten years: Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Lucas Glover, Tiger Woods (will not play), Angel Cabrera
  2. Winner and runner-up of the 2016 U.S. Amateur Championship (must be an amateur): Brad Dalke
  3. Winner of the 2016 British Amateur Championship (must be an amateur): Scott Gregory
  4. Winner of the 2016 Mark H. McCormack Medal (top-ranked in Men’s World Amateur Golf Rankings; must be an amateur): Maverick McNealy
  5. Winners of the Masters Tournament the last five years: Sergio Garcia, Danny Willett, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott
  6. Winners of the British Open Championship the last five years: Henrik Stenson, Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els
  7. Winners of the PGA of America Championship the last five years: Jimmy Walker, Jason Dufner
  8. Winners of the Players Championship the last three years: Si Woo Kim, Rickie Fowler
  9. Winner of the 2017 European Tour BMW PGA Championship: Alex Noren
  10. Winner of the 2016 U.S. Senior Open Championship: Gene Sauers
  11. From the 2016 U.S. Open Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place: Jim Furyk, Shane Lowry, Scott Piercy, Braden Grace, Kevin Na, Daniel Summerhays
  12. The 2016 Olympic men's golf gold medalist: N/A (Justin Rose)
  13. Players qualifying for the season-ending 2016 Tour Championship: Kevin Chappell, Ryan Moore, Paul Casey, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Emiliano Grillo, Charl Schwartzel, Gary Woodland, Daniel Berger, Matt Kuchar, Roberto Castro, William McGirt, Sean O'Hair, Brandt Snedeker, Russell Knox, Patrick Reed, Jhonattan Vegas, Kevin Kisner, J.B. Holmes
  14. From the current official World Golf Rankings, the top 60 point leaders and ties as of May 22, 2017: Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Brooks Koepka, Thomas Pieters, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Tommy Fleetwood, Bernd Wiesberger, Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman, Wesley Bryan, Pat Perez, Matt Fitzpatrick, Bill Haas, Billy Horscel, Ross Fisher, Adam Hadwin, Brendan Steele, Yuta Ikeda, Charley Hoffman, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Byeong-hun An, Lee Westwood, Hideto Tanihara, Jeunghun Wang, Scott Piercy
  15. From the current official World Golf Rankings, the top 60 point leaders and ties as of June 12, 2017: Chris WoodTBD
  16. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA: NONE
  17. Sectional qualifiers for the U.S. Open: See below

2017 U.S. Open sectional qualifiers and alternates

  1. Japan, Ono Golf Club, May 22: Satoshi Kodaira, Yusaku Miyazato, Chan Kim, Shugo Imahira; Alternates: Sungjae Im, Shintaro Kobayashi
  2. England, Walton Heath Golf Club, May 29: Aaron Rai, Haotong Li, Alexander Levy, Richie Ramsay, Oliver Bekker, Joel Statler, Bradley Dredge, Eddie Pepperell, Brandon Stone, George Coetzee, Andrew Johnston, Paul Dunne, Matt Wallace, Thomas Aiken, Wade Ormsby; Alternates: Gregory Bourdy, Callum Shinkwin
  3. Big Canyon Country Club & Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, Calif., June 5: John Oda (a), Mason Andersen (a), Stewart Hagestad (a), Kevin Dougherty, Sahith Theegala (a), Cameron Champ (a)
  4. Jupiter Hills Club (Hills Course), Tequesta, Fla., June 5: Jack Maguire, Joaquin Niemann (a), Tyson Alexander
  5. Hawks Ridge Golf Club, Ball Ground, Ga., June 5: Stphen Jaeger, Alex Smalley
  6. Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md., June 5: Sam Ryder, Kyle Thompson, Ben Kohles
  7. Canoe Brook Country Club (North and South Courses), Summit, N.J., June 5: Daniel Chopra, Christopher Crawford (a), Andy Pope, Scott Harvey (a), Matthew Campbell
  8. Brookside Golf & Country Club & Lakes Golf & Country Club, Columbus, Ohio, June 5: J.T. Poston, Jason Kokrak, Bud Cauley, Martin Laird, Keegan Bradley, Jamie Lovemark, Bryson DeChambeau, C.T. Pan, David Lingmerth, Ted Potter Jr., Peter Uihlein, Scottie Scheffler (a), Talor Gooch
  9. Springfield Country Club, Springfield, Ohio, June 5: Corey Conners, Brian Stuard, Brice Garnett, Ryan Brehm
  10. Germantown Country Club & Ridgeway Country Club, Memphis, Tenn., June 5: Steve Stricker, Andres Romero, Troy Merritt, Chez Reavie, Harris English, Garrett Osborn, Trey Mullinax, Xander Schauffele, Jonathan Randolph, Davis Shore (a)
  11. Lakewood Country Club, Dallas, Texas, June 5: Nick Flanagan, Roman Robledo, Walker Lee (a)
  12. Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Lakewood, Wash., June 5: Derek Barron, Jordan Niebrugge, Max Greyserman, Daniel Miernicki

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