Defending Champion Bryson DeChambeau Among Record-Setting Entries Filed for 2025 U.S. Open

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 15, 2025) – Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau, and all the Official World Golf Ranking® top 50, are among the record-setting 10,202 entries that have been accepted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for the 125th U.S. Open Championship at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. The U.S. Open will be held at the historic venue for a record 10th time from June 12-15.

This is the fourth time in championship history that the number of entries has exceeded 10,000. The previous record was established in 2023 when 10,187 entries were accepted for the championship at The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club. This year, entries were accepted from golfers in all 50 states, including 372 from host state Pennsylvania, as well as Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and 80 foreign countries.

“The USGA is proud to once again return to Oakmont Country Club, one of the cathedrals of the game,” said USGA Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer. “The U.S. Open’s two-stage qualifying framework provides thousands of professional and amateur golfers worldwide an opportunity to earn a place in the field. Based on the record number of entries, there continues to be tremendous interest in competing in our national championship.”

DeChambeau, of Grapevine, Texas, posted a one-stroke victory over Rory McIlroy on Course No. 2 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. His 72-hole total of 6-under-par 274 made him the 23rd player to win multiple U.S. Open titles. DeChambeau, now ranked No. 11 in the Official World Golf Ranking®, leads a total of 50 players who are currently exempt from qualifying (see list below).

Besides DeChambeau, eight other U.S. Open champions are fully exempt: Wyndham Clark (2023), Matt Fitzpatrick (2022), Dustin Johnson (2016), Brooks Koepka (2017, 2018), McIlroy (2011), Jon Rahm (2021), Jordan Spieth (2015) and Gary Woodland (2019).

Scottie Scheffler, who is No. 1 in the OWGR® and is a two-time Masters champion, is among the OWGR’s top 50 who all filed entries. Scheffler, the 2024 Olympic gold medalist, will compete in his eighth U.S. Open. He was co-runner-up in 2022 at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass. Scheffler also competed as an amateur the last time the U.S. Open was held at Oakmont C.C. in 2016, shooting an opening-round 69 before missing the cut. McIlroy, who became the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam with last weekend’s Masters victory, is No. 2 in the OWGR®. He will play in his 17th U.S. Open and owns a current streak of six consecutive top-10 finishes in the championship.

Local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes at 110 sites in 43 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, will take place between April 16-May 19. Those players who advance will join a group of locally exempt players in final qualifying, which will be conducted over 36 holes at 10 U.S. and three international sites. The final stage will be held in England, Japan and Texas on May 19, with 10 more qualifying sites scheduled for Monday, June 2: two in Ohio and one each in California, Florida (which was recently moved to Emerald Dunes Club, in West Palm Beach), Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Washington and Canada.

Four U.S. Open champions – Lucas Glover (2009), Graeme McDowell (2010), Webb Simpson (2012) and Justin Rose (2013) – have registered for the 125th championship and are currently exempt into final qualifying. Rose is scheduled to play on May 19 in England. Glover (Columbus, Ohio), McDowell (Florida) and Simpson (North Carolina) will attempt to qualify on June 2.

To be eligible, a player must have a Handicap Index® not exceeding 0.4, or be a professional. Zachary Sagayaga, a 24-year-old amateur from Honolulu, Hawaii, submitted his entry one minute and 26 seconds before the deadline of 5 p.m. EDT on April 9. Ryan Curran, a 36-year-old professional from Canada, was the first entrant on Feb. 19.

The championship’s youngest entrant is Beck Patrick, an amateur from Magnolia, Texas, who will turn 13 on April 16. Mac O’Grady, a 73-year-old professional from Palm Springs, Calif., who owns two PGA Tour victories, is the oldest.

The number of fully exempt players will increase with the inclusion of the top 60 points leaders and ties from the OWGR®, as of May 19 and June 9. The winner of the PGA Championship (May 15-18) and any multiple winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the FedExCup will also earn exemptions. Also, the top five players in the 2025 FedExCup Standings as of May 19 who are not otherwise exempt will secure a place in the field.

Additionally, U.S. Open exemptions will be awarded to the top player from the 2025 Race to Dubai Rankings, who is not otherwise exempt, as of May 19, and the top player, who is not otherwise exempt, and in the top 3 of the 2025 LIV Golf individual standings. The winner of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship (must be an amateur) will also earn a spot in the field. That 72-hole event will conclude on May 26 in Carlsbad, Calif.

The U.S. Open was previously contested at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club in 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007 and 2016. World Golf Hall of Famers Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Ernie Els, Tommy Armour, Larry Nelson and Miller are among the champions. As an anchor site, Oakmont will also host the U.S. Open in 2033, 2042 and 2049.

More information about the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont, including local and final qualifying schedules, is available at usopen.com.

The list of the 50 golfers who are fully exempt into the 2025 U.S. Open (as of April 14):

Bold – U.S. Open champion      a-amateur