2024 U.S. Open (golf)

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The 2024 United States Open Championship was the 124th U.S. Open, the national open golf championship of the United States. It was a 72-hole stroke play tournament played from June 13–16 on course number 2 of Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It is the 1,000th USGA staged championship in the organization's history.[2] Bryson DeChambeau won the tournament to claim his second U.S. Open title.[3][4]

DatesJune 13–16, 2024
LocationPinehurst, North Carolina
35.1895°N 79.4678°W / 35.1895; -79.4678
Course(s)Pinehurst Resort,
Course No. 2
Organized byUSGA
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2024 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 13–16, 2024
LocationPinehurst, North Carolina
35.1895°N 79.4678°W / 35.1895; -79.4678
Course(s)Pinehurst Resort,
Course No. 2
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,548 yards (6,902 m)
Field156 players, 74 after cut
Cut145 (+5)
Prize fund$21,500,000[1]
Winner's share$4,300,000
Champion
United States Bryson DeChambeau
274 (−6)
Location map
Pinehurst is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Pinehurst is located in North Carolina
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Course layout

Main article: Pinehurst Resort

Course No. 2

More information Hole, Yards ...
HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
13954106175
25044114824
33874124864
45284133814
55885144724
62283151973
74264165304
84884172073
91843184484
Out3,72835In3,82035
Source:[5][6]Total7,54870
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Yardage by round

More information Round, Hole ...
RoundHole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
1stYards4005083895285822304364861863,7456194794893844762065232134353,8247.569
2ndYards3915033825235962224264941943,7316214904753784721725311994503,7887,519
3rdYards4045143165275832374174961673,6616304804903684611965281804323,7657,426
FinalYards3955063865425871974335131773,7366194914783164832055402204493,8017,537
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Source:[7]

Field


The field for the U.S. Open was made up of players who gain entry through qualifying events and those who are exempt from qualifying. The exemption criteria include provisions for recent major champions, winners of major amateur events, and leading players in the world rankings. Qualifying was in two stages, local and final, with some players being exempted through to final qualifying.

Exemptions

This list details the exemption criteria for the 2024 U.S. Open and the players who qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players were exempt is indicated in parentheses.[a][8][9]

1. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2014–2023)

2. The leading 10 players, and those tying for 10th place, in the 2023 U.S. Open

3. The winner of the 2023 U.S. Senior Open

4. The winner of the 2023 U.S. Amateur

5. Winners of the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur, and the runner-up in the 2023 U.S. Amateur[b]

6. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2020–2024)

7. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2019–2024)

8. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2019–2023)

9. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2022–2024)

10. The winner of the 2023 BMW PGA Championship

11. All players who qualified and were eligible for the 2023 Tour Championship

12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events[c] from the 2023 U.S. Open to the start of the 2024 tournament

13. The top 5 players in the FedEx Cup standings as of May 20 who are not yet exempt

14. The top player on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour points list

15. The top 2 players on the 2023 Race to Dubai who are not yet exempt as of May 20

16. The top player on the 2024 Race to Dubai as of May 20 who is not yet exempt

17. The winner of the 2023 Amateur Championship[b]

18. The winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2023[b]

19. The individual winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship[b]

  • Hiroshi Tai (a)

20. The winner of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship[b]

  • Santiago de la Fuente (a)

21. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 20

22. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking if not otherwise exempt as of June 10

23. Special exemptions

Qualifiers

More information Date, Location ...
DateLocationVenueFieldSpotsQualifiers[a][e]
May 20Surrey, EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club1029Sam Bairstow, Grant Forrest, Matteo Manassero, Richard Mansell, Tom McKibbin, Edoardo Molinari, Brandon Robinson-Thompson, Robert Rock, Jason Scrivener
May 20Hino, JapanHino Golf Club343Ryo Ishikawa, Riki Kawamoto, Taisei Shimizu
May 20Dallas, TexasDallas Athletic Club
(Gold and Blue courses)		13811Parker Bell (a), Eugenio Chacarra, Nico Echavarría, Takumi Kanaya, Kang Sung-hoon, Kim Seong-hyeon, Logan McAllister, Michael McGowan (L), Mac Meissner, Francesco Molinari, Brandon Wu
Jun 3Ridgeway, Ontario, CanadaCherry Hill Club657Rico Hoey, Mark Hubbard, Ashton McCulloch (a), Aaron Rai, Greyson Sigg, Adam Svensson, Davis Thompson
Jun 3Daly City, CaliforniaLake Merced Golf Club844John Chin (L), Omar Morales (a), David Puig, Charlie Reiter (L)
Jun 3Jupiter, FloridaThe Bear's Club735Daniel Berger, Dean Burmester, Luke Clanton (a), Matt Kuchar, Willie Mack III (L)
Jun 3Alpharetta, GeorgiaThe Golf Club of Georgia683Jackson Buchanan (a), Frederik Kjettrup (L), Chris Petefish
Jun 3Rockville, MarylandWoodmont Country Club643Isaiah Salinda, Tim Widing, Wells Williams (a)
Jun 3Summit, New JerseyCanoe Brook Country Club
(North and South courses)		724Max Greyserman, Jim Herman, Ben James (a), Andrew Svoboda
Jun 3Durham, North CarolinaDuke University Golf Club847Sam Bennett, Brian Campbell, Frankie Capan III, Chesson Hadley, Harry Higgs, Carter Jenkins, Webb Simpson
Jun 3Columbus, OhioOhio State University Golf Club685Gunnar Broin (a,L), Justin Lower, Chris Naegel (L), Séamus Power, Brendon Todd
Jun 3Springfield, OhioSpringfield Country Club644Zac Blair, Cameron Davis, Beau Hossler, Carson Schaake (L)
Jun 3Bend, OregonPronghorn Resort442Colin Prater (a,L), Joey Vrzich (L)
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Alternates who gained entry

The following players gained a place in the field having finished as the leading alternates in the specified final qualifying events:

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Patrick Cantlay shot 65 in the morning wave to set the first-round lead. Playing in the afternoon wave, 2011 champion Rory McIlroy birdied his final hole to cap a bogey-free 65 and match Cantlay's mark.[15] The scoring average for the field was 73.26, near identical to the 73.23 first-round scoring average when Pinehurst No. 2 last hosted the U.S. Open in 2014.[16]

More information Place, Player ...
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Patrick Cantlay65−5
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
3Sweden Ludvig Åberg66−4
T4United States Bryson DeChambeau67−3
France Matthieu Pavon
T6United States Akshay Bhatia68−2
United States Tony Finau
England Tyrrell Hatton
T9United States Sam Bennett69−1
Canada Corey Conners
Belgium Thomas Detry
Spain Sergio García
South Korea Kim Seong-hyeon
England Aaron Rai
United States Jackson Suber
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Second round

Friday, June 14, 2024

Making his debut at the U.S. Open, Ludvig Åberg took the solo lead headed into the weekend following a 1-under 69.[17] The cut came at 145 (5-over-par). Notable players to miss the cut included world number five Viktor Hovland, world number ten Max Homa, and three-time U.S. Open champion Tiger Woods.[18] World number one and pre-tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler narrowly made the cut and was 10 strokes off the lead.[19] Standing two shots outside the cutline after 35 holes, Francesco Molinari made a hole in one on the par-3 9th to make the cut on the number.[20]

More information Place, Player ...
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Sweden Ludvig Åberg66-69=135−5
T2United States Patrick Cantlay65-71=136−4
United States Bryson DeChambeau67-69=136
Belgium Thomas Detry69-67=136
T5United States Tony Finau68-69=137−3
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy65-72=137
France Matthieu Pavon67-70=137
8Japan Hideki Matsuyama72-66=138−2
T9United States Akshay Bhatia68-71=139−1
United States Zac Blair70-69=139
Canada Corey Conners69-70=139
England Tyrrell Hatton68-71=139
South Korea Tom Kim71-68=139
United States Xander Schauffele70-69=139
Sweden Tim Widing71-68=139
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Third round

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Bryson DeChambeau, 2020 champion, shot a 67 to establish the first 54-hole lead of his career in a major.[21] Rory McIlroy moved into a three-way tie for second as he chased his first major championship victory since 2014, three shots behind of DeChambeau.[22] Beginning in a tie for 51st, Collin Morikawa had the lowest round of the day with a bogey-free 66 to end in a tie for 9th.[23] The scoring average for the field was 73.18, more than three strokes over par.[24]

More information Place, Player ...
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bryson DeChambeau67-69-67=203−7
T2United States Patrick Cantlay65-71-70=206−4
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy65-72-69=206
France Matthieu Pavon67-70-69=206
T5Sweden Ludvig Åberg66-69-73=208−2
Japan Hideki Matsuyama72-66-70=208
T7United States Tony Finau68-69-72=209−1
England Tyrrell Hatton68-71-70=209
T9Canada Corey Conners69-70-71=210E
South Korea Tom Kim71-68-71=210
United States Collin Morikawa70-74-66=210
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Final round

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Summary

Bryson DeChambeau got up and down from 50 yards out of a bunker on the final hole to save par and win his second U.S. Open title,[3] one stroke ahead of Rory McIlroy. McIlroy had the solo lead at 8-under with four holes remaining, but made three bogeys on the final stretch, including missing a two-foot par putt on 16 and a three-foot par putt on 18.[25][26]

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Cup winner (leading amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
More information Place, Player ...
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Bryson DeChambeau (c)67-69-67-71=274−64,300,000
2Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (c)65-72-69-69=275−52,322,000
T3United States Patrick Cantlay65-71-70-70=276−41,229,051
United States Tony Finau68-69-72-67=276
5France Matthieu Pavon67-70-69-71=277−3843,765
6Japan Hideki Matsuyama72-66-70-70=278−2748,154
T7United States Russell Henley70-70-72-67=279−1639,289
United States Xander Schauffele70-69-72-68=279
T9United States Sam Burns73-67-73-67=280E502,391
Canada Corey Conners69-70-71-70=280
United States Davis Thompson70-72-70-68=280
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More information Leaderboard below the top 10, Place ...
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Note: By USGA policy, all professionals who advance to the U. S. Open are awarded $10,000 if they miss the cut. Amateurs are paid transportation, lodging, and caddy fees, up to $3,000 allowed by rule, and depending on status, may accept up to $1,000 cash.

Scorecard

More information Hole ...
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444453443544443434
United States DeChambeau−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−6−7−7−6−6−6−6
Northern Ireland McIlroy−5−5−5−5−4−4−4−4−5−6−6−7−8−8−7−6−6−5
United States Cantlay−4−4−4−3−3−3−4−4−4−5−5−4−5−5−5−4−4−4
United States Finau−1EE+1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−3−4
France Pavon−3−3−4−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−1−2−2−3−3−3−3
Japan Matsuyama−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2
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Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[27]

Notes

  1. [a]
    (a) – denotes amateur.
  2. [b]
    Players qualifying in this category must remain an amateur through the conclusion of the U.S. Open.
  3. [c]
    Events must carry full-point allocation towards the FedEx Cup.
  4. [d]
    Scott was 61st when added on June 10 under the Payne Stewart rule. Following the death of Grayson Murray on May 25, the 61st place golfer in the rankings was elevated.[13][14]
  5. [e]
    (L) – denotes a player who progressed through local qualifying.
  6. [f]
    Added to field the week prior to the tournament.
  7. [g]
    Claimed spot held for category 22.[14]
  8. [h]
    Suber replaced Jon Rahm.[10]
  9. [i]
    By USGA rule, players are allowed to accept $3,000 in travel and tournament expenses and $1,000 in cash.

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