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This page lists the criteria used to determine the field for the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club, and the players who qualified.

Normally, about half the field at the U.S. Open gain entry via local and sectional qualifying. However, due to the COVID–19 pandemic, in 2020, the entire field consisted of players who were exempt from qualifying.[1] The revised exemption criteria were announced on June 25.[2] Existing exemptions were retained and the field was reduced from 156 down to 144. Among several changes to exemption criteria, additional places were awarded based on performances in tournaments on the PGA and European tours, and many other spots were filled from various ranking and money lists with cut-off dates nearer the rescheduled tournament dates.[3]

Rule changes

The U.S. Amateur champion no longer forfeits his U.S. Open exemption if he turns professional.[4]

Entrants by eligibility criteria

Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses.

1. Previous winners of the U.S. Open

Winners of the U.S. Open during the previous ten years:

2. Leading players from the previous U.S. Open

The top 10 and ties at the 2019 U.S. Open:

3. Winner of the U.S. Senior Open in 2019

Winner of the 2019 U.S. Senior Open:

4. Winner of the U.S. Amateur in 2019

Winner of the 2019 U.S. Amateur:

5. Top finishers from USGA amateur tournaments in 2019

Winners of the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur; and runner-up at the 2019 U.S. Amateur:[a]

6. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament

Winners of the Masters Tournament from 2016 to 2019:

7. Recent winners of the PGA Championship

Winners of the PGA Championship from 2015 to 2020:

8. Recent winners of The Open Championship

Winners of The Open Championship from 2015 to 2019:

9. Recent winners of The Players Championship

Winners of The Players Championship from 2018 to 2020:

10. Winner of the BMW PGA Championship in 2019

Winner of the 2019 BMW PGA Championship:

11. Players who qualified for the Tour Championship in 2019

Players who qualified for the season-ending 2019 Tour Championship on the PGA Tour:

12. Winners of multiple events on the PGA Tour

Winners of multiple PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the FedEx Cup, between the 2019 U.S. Open and the originally scheduled date of the 2020 U.S. Open:

13. Winner of The Amateur Championship in 2019

Winner of the 2019 Amateur Championship:[a]

14. Winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2019

Winner of the 2019 Mark H. McCormack Medal (men's World Amateur Golf Ranking):[a]

15. Leading players from the Official World Golf Ranking

The top 70 points leaders and ties as of March 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking:[b]

16. Leading finishers from designated tournaments in 2020

16a. The Memorial Tournament

The top two players,[c] not otherwise exempt,[d] in the top 10 and ties of the 2020 Memorial Tournament:

16b. 3M Open

The top two players,[c] not otherwise exempt,[d] in the top 10 and ties of the 2020 3M Open:

16c. WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

The top two players,[c] not otherwise exempt,[d] in the top 10 and ties of the 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational:

16d. Barracuda Championship

The top two players,[c] not otherwise exempt,[d] in the top 10 and ties of the 2020 Barracuda Championship:

16e. PGA Championship

The top three players,[c] not otherwise exempt,[d] in the top 10 and ties of the 2020 PGA Championship:

16f. Wyndham Championship

The top two players,[c] not otherwise exempt,[d] in the top 10 and ties of the 2020 Wyndham Championship:

17. Leading players from the FedEx Cup points standings

The top five players,[c] not otherwise exempt,[e] from the final 2019–20 FedEx Cup standings:

18. Leading players from the European Tour's UK Swing

The top ten aggregate point earners,[c] not otherwise exempt, in the five European Tour events from the Betfred British Masters through the ISPS Handa Wales Open:

19. Leading players from the Korn Ferry Tour regular season points standings

The top five players,[c] not otherwise exempt,[f] from the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List through the WinCo Foods Portland Open:

20. Leading players from the Korn Ferry Tour Championship Series

The top five aggregate point earners,[c] not otherwise exempt,[g] from the three Korn Ferry Tour events beginning with the Albertsons Boise Open through the Korn Ferry Tour Championship:

21. Leading players from the Japan Golf Tour in 2019

The top two players,[c] not otherwise exempt as of July 15, from the 2019 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit:

22. Leading player from the Sunshine Tour in 2019–20

The top player,[c] not otherwise exempt as of July 15, from the 2019–20 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit:

23. Leading player from the Asian Tour in 2019

The top player,[c] not otherwise exempt as of July 15, from the 2019 Asian Tour Order of Merit:

24. Leading player from the PGA Tour of Australasia in 2019

The top player,[c] not otherwise exempt as of July 15, from the 2019 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit:

25. Leading PGA professionals

The top three players from the 2019 PGA Professional Player of the Year Standings:[h]

26. Leading amateur players

The top seven players, not otherwise exempt, from the August 19 World Amateur Golf Ranking:

27. Leading players from the Official World Golf Ranking

Remaining places in the field, as well as alternate positions, are allocated based on the August 23 Official World Golf Ranking:

27.1 Alternates

28. Special exemptions

Special exemptions given by the USGA:

  • No players were given special exemptions.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Players qualifying via these amateur categories must remain an amateur through to completion of the championship.
  2. ^ The Official World Golf Ranking was frozen from March 15 through to June 14; originally the top 60 and ties as of May 18 and June 15 would have gained exemption.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Ties will be broken by OWGR.[8]
  4. ^ a b c d e f As of the beginning of the tournament.[8]
  5. ^ As of the start of the Tour Championship.[8]
  6. ^ As of the start of the WinCo Foods Portland Open.[8]
  7. ^ As of the start of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.[8]
  8. ^ Criteria changed following cancellation of the 2020 PGA Professional Championship; originally set to be the top three players (not otherwise exempt) in that tournament.

References

  1. ^ Harig, Bob (May 18, 2020). "U.S. Open scraps qualifying; now all-exempt field". ESPN. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Revised Exemption Categories for 2020 U.S. Open". USGA. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Who is in field for the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot". Golfworld. Golf Digest. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "New Exemption Changes for U.S. Women's and U.S. Amateur" (Press release). USGA. August 5, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Two-time winner Brooks Koepka pulls out of US Open due to injury". September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Gray, Will (August 31, 2020). "U.S. Open field nearly finalized with 11 names added via OWGR". Golf Channel.
  7. ^ a b Romine, Brentley (September 13, 2020). "Scottie Scheffler WDs from U.S. Open after positive COVID-19 test". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e "2020 U.S. Open Exemption Categories FAQs". USGA. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Gray, Will (September 14, 2020). "Sam Horsfield withdraws from U.S. Open after positive COVID-19 test". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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