U.S. Open Exempt Field
/The current U.S. Open field with the exemption explanation below.
Steven Ames 6
Stuart Appleby 9
Rich Beem 5
Thomas Bjorn 10
Olin Browne 9
Bart Bryant 9
Angel Cabrera 10
Mark Calcavecchia 9
Chad Campbell 9
Michael Campbell 1,8,10
K.J. Choi 8
Stewart Cink 8
Tim Clark 8,9
John Cook 8
Fred Couples 8
Ben Crane 9
Ben Curtis 4
Chris DiMarco 9
Luke Donald 9,10
Dillon Dougherty 2
Nick Dougherty 10
Allen Doyle 7
David Duval 4
Ernie Els 1,4,8
Bob Estes 8
Niclas Fasth 10
Kenneth Ferrie 10
Fred Funk 9
Jim Furyk 1,9
Sergio Garcia 8,9,10
Lucas Glover 9
Retief Goosen 1,8,9,10
Todd Hamilton 4
Padraig Harrington 9
Peter Hedblom 8
Mark Hensby 8
Tim Herron 9
Charles Howell III 9
David Howell 10
Ryuji Imada 8
Peter Jacobsen 8
Lee Janzen 1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 10
Brandt Jobe 9
Steve Jones 1
Shingo Katayama 14
Justin Leonard 9
Davis Love III 8,9
Paul McGinley 10
Billy Mayfair 9
Rocco Mediate 8
Shaun Micheel 5
Phil Mickelson 3,5,9,12
Edorado Molinari 2
Colin Montgomerie 10
Aaron Oberholser 8
Sean O’Hair 9
Nick O’Hern 15
Jose Maria Olazabal 10
Corey Pavin 8
Kenny Perry 9
Nick Price 8
Ted Purdy 9
Adam Scott 9,15
Vijay Singh 5,8,9
Henrik Stenson 10
David Toms 5,8,9
Scott Verplank 9
Mike Weir 3
Tiger Woods 1,3,4,8,9,12
Key to Player Exemptions –
1) Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.
2) Winner and runner-up of the 2005 U.S. Amateur Championship.
3) Winners of the Masters Tournament the last five years.
4) Winners of the British Open Championship the last five years.
5) Winners of the PGA of America Championship the last five years.
6) Winner of the 2006 Players Championship.
7) Winner of the 2005 U.S. Senior Open Championship.
8) From the 2005 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.
9) From the 2005 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.
10) From the 2005 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.
11) From the 2006 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 29.
12) Any multiple winner of PGA Tour co–sponsored events whose victories are considered official from April 23, 2005 through June 6, 2006
13) From the 2006 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 30.
14) From the 2005 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.
15) From the 2005 final PGA Tour of Australasia money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.
16) From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 30, 2006.
17) Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.
