►Ryan Moore, 43, of Las Vegas, Nev., has competed in 10 U.S. Opens but has not played since 2016 at Oakmont. His best finish is a tie for 10th at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in 2009. Moore, a five-time PGA Tour winner, won the 2004 U.S. Amateur and the 2002 and 2004 U.S. Amateur Public Links titles and is one of five golfers to win the NCAA Championship and U.S. Amateur in the same year (2004). He is also one of five male golfers to win multiple USGA titles in the same year, joining Bob Jones, Chick Evans, Jay Sigel and Colt Knost. He was a member of the 2003 USA Walker Cup Team.
►Scott Piercy, 47, of Las Vegas, Nev., tied for second with Jim Furyk and Shane Lowry behind champion Dustin Johnson in the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont. Piercy, an eight-time U.S. Open competitor, has won four times on the PGA Tour, including the 2012 RBC Canadian Open, and twice on the Korn Ferry Tour. He played college golf at San Diego State before turning professional in 2001.
►Cameron Champ, 30, of Sacramento, Calif., has played in three U.S. Opens, with his best finish a tie for 32nd in 2017 at Erin Hills when he advanced through both stages of qualifying as an amateur. Champ has won three PGA Tour events and once on the Korn Ferry Tour. He was a member of the 2017 USA Walker Cup Team. His father, Jeff, was selected in the Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles.
► Nick Dunlap, 22, of Jupiter, Fla., won the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club, becoming the second golfer ever to win both the U.S. Junior Amateur (2021) and U.S. Amateur, joining Tiger Woods. Shortly after, he made history as the first amateur in 33 years to win a PGA Tour event at the 2024 American Express, subsequently turning professional. He won a second PGA Tour title later that year (Barracuda Championship). Dunlap has played in four U.S. Opens, earning three starts by exemption. Dunlap advanced from the Columbus, Ohio, final qualifier in 2023.
► Sam Bennett, 26, of Madisonville, Texas, won the 2022 U.S. Amateur at The Ridgewood Country Club, in Paramus, N.J. Bennett, who has played in three U.S. Opens, earned a spot in the 2023 U.S. Open at The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club with his U.S. Amateur win and advanced through final qualifying in 2022 and 2024.
► Trevor Gutschewski, 19, of Omaha, Neb., currently a freshman at the University of Florida, won the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club. Gutschewski missed the cut in the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. His father and brother, Scott and Luke, both advanced through local qualifying from their home course, Omaha Country Club, and will tee it up on June 8, Golf’s Longest Day.
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► Thomas Detry, 33, of Belgium, has played in four U.S. Opens, making the 36-hole cut in two. His best finish came in 2024 when he tied for 14th at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2. Detry, the winner of the 2025 WM Phoenix Open, joined LIV Golf prior to the 2026 season.
►Rafa Cabrera Bello, 41, of Spain, has competed in eight U.S. Opens, making the cut in seven. His best finish remains a tie for 23rd in 2020 at Winged Foot. He has won four times on the DP World Tour and twice on the European Challenge Tour. He tied for fifth in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. His sister, Emma, competes on the Ladies European Tour.
► Thriston Lawrence, 29, of South Africa, has played in two U.S. Opens with one made cut (T12 in 2025 at Oakmont C.C.). Lawrence, who finished fourth in the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, owns five wins on the DP World Tour.
► Guido Migliozzi, 29, of Italy, finished tied for fourth in his first U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in 2021. Migliozzi, a four-time winner on the DP World Tour, has played in three U.S. Opens with two made cuts.
►Edoardo Molinari, 45, of Italy, played in his sixth U.S. Open in 2025 at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. He advanced from the England final qualifier for the second year in a row. Edoardo, whose best finish in the U.S. Open is a tie for 35th in 2021, won the 2005 U.S. Amateur at Merion Golf Club. He has registered three DP World Tour victories. His younger brother Francesco won the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie.
►Sam Horsfield, 29, of England, has played in four U.S. Opens and 15 USGA championships. Horsfield, who competes on LIV Golf, owns three victories on the DP World Tour. He starred at the University of Florida before turning pro.
► Victor Perez, 33, of France, has competed in six U.S. Opens with one made cut. He finished tied for 19th in 2025 at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. Perez, a member of LIV Golf, owns three DP World Tour wins.
► Jacob Scov Olsen, 26, of Denmark, won the 2024 Amateur Championship at Ballyliffin Golf Club, but forfeited his exemption into the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club when he turned professional before the championship. Olsen plays on the DP World Tour and has made 10 cuts in 13 events in 2026.
►Ross Fisher, 45, of England, finished fifth in the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage State Park (Black Course). He made his sixth championship appearance in 2023 when he advanced from the England final qualifier. Fisher has won five DP World Tour events, including the 2009 Volvo World Match Play at Wentworth. He was a member of the winning 2010 European Ryder Cup Team.
►Yannik Paul, 32, of Germany, aims to qualify for his second U.S. Open after playing in 2022 at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass. He won the Mallorca Golf Open in that same year, his lone DP World Tour victory. His twin brother, Jeremy, who plays on the PGA Tour, is scheduled to play in the Canadian final qualifier on June 8, Golf’s Longest Day.
