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Patrick Reed will miss the U.S. Open, ending a prolonged streak of consecutive majors performed.
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On Monday morning, the USGA introduced two additional exemptions and four alternates who have been added to the sector for this week’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C. Barring any last-minute modifications, we all know the 156 gamers teeing it up in golf’s nationwide championship come Thursday.
One of many remaining qualifying standards for the U.S. Open is securing a top-60 spot within the Official World Golf Rating on Monday of the championship.
Robert MacIntyre received the RBC Canadian Open two weeks in the past, which valued him into the highest 60 (he’s now forty first) to earn a spot.
The opposite participant who earned a bid was Adam Scott, who will play in his 92nd consecutive main. Scott’s streak was at risk of ending when he misplaced a playoff in a qualifier final week in Columbus, Ohio. He rose to No. 61 within the OWGR on Monday, however he grew to become exempt when the late Grayson Murray (No. 59) was faraway from the exempt record.
4 alternates from remaining qualifying have been additionally added: Sergio Garcia, Otto Black, Maxwell Moldovan and beginner Brendan Valdes.
So, which gamers of notice didn’t get a spot? Listed here are 10 professionals you could know who missed out on the 124th U.S. Open.
10 stunning gamers you received’t see on the 2024 U.S. Open
Joaquin Niemann
Joaquin Niemann, who has performed with LIV Golf since 2022, was invited to the Masters and PGA Championship, however he missed out on qualifying for this week through the Jupiter, Fla., website. He completed a shot out of a playoff at The Bear’s Membership, the place PGA Tour veterans Matt Kuchar and Daniel Berger have been among the many group that performed their method in. This would be the first U.S. Open Niemann has missed since 2019 and the primary main he’s missed in 4 years. He completed between T23 and T47 in his 4 U.S. Open begins.
Patrick Reed
Whereas Scott prolonged his prolonged main streak, Patrick Reed’s is coming to an finish. Reed withdrew from his Dallas qualifier and wasn’t allowed to enter one other. He’ll sit out his first main in 11 years — a streak that ends at 41 consecutive begins.
Carlos Ortiz
Carlos Ortiz has solely performed in 4 U.S. Opens (his greatest end a T52 in 2019) however his absence is notable given he received LIV Golf Houston on Sunday (which paradoxically is similar metropolis his solely PGA Tour win got here in, again in 2020) and pocketed $4 million. Ortiz tried to play his method in by way of the Dallas qualifier however fell brief. “I’ve been enjoying nice. It’s a disgrace I doubled the final gap to overlook the qualifier — it damage loads,” he mentioned Sunday. “However I believe with time, we’re going to get again into the majors as a result of I do know that I’m among the finest gamers on the earth proper now, and I should be there. However the way in which issues are taking place proper now, it’s type of exhausting.”
Talor Gooch
Talor Gooch received 3 times on LIV final season, however he wasn’t prolonged an invitation to the Masters. He he did get a PGA Championship invite (the place he tied for sixtieth) however handed on attempting to qualify for the U.S. Open.
Zach Johnson
The 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup captain completed 5 pictures out of a playoff on the Springfield, Ohio, qualifying website. That is the third straight 12 months he’ll miss the U.S. Open.
Keith Mitchell
The 2019 Honda Basic winner shot 68-67 at Cherry Hill Membership in Ridgeway, Ontario, however that was nonetheless one shot in need of making a playoff for the final of seven spots. Ranked 82nd within the OWGR, Mitchell has had a stable 12 months — solely three missed cuts in 16 begins, eight prime 25s and three prime 10s — however got here up simply in need of incomes an Open bid.
Luke Listing
Luke Listing completed a shot out of a playoff on the Columbus, Ohio, website. He was battling the top-60 exemption all spring, briefly ducking contained in the magic quantity when he tied for second on the Genesis Invitational. However missed cuts in his final three begins didn’t assist Listing’s trigger. He’s ranked 74th within the OWGR.
Joel Dahmen
A fan favourite, Joel Dahmen didn’t make it out of the Dallas regional (he was marked as a DNF). He’s had an honest season, making 11 of 16 cuts with one prime 10, but remains to be ranked 157th. On the U.S. Open two years in the past, Dahmen held a 36-hole co-lead and in the end tied for tenth, per week that went a great distance in securing his reputation on Tour.
Louis Oosthuizen
As soon as a significant staple, Louis Oosthuizen will now miss his third straight. He reportedly turned down a PGA Championship invite earlier this 12 months and didn’t try and qualify for the U.S. Open. He final performed the U.S. Open in 2022; within the three years prior he completed within the prime seven all 3 times.
Patrick Rodgers
One other participant who fought to safe a top-60 exemption, Patrick Rodgers, now ranked 88th, has three prime 10s this season however missed cuts in huge occasions providing even greater World Rating factors (Gamers, PGA Championship and Memorial). Within the final three U.S. Opens, Rodgers tied for thirty second and twice tied for thirty first. He shot 75 within the second spherical of The Bear’s Membership qualifier to complete two strokes out of a playoff.
