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. Bryson DeChambeau won the tournament to claim his second U.S. Open title.
Course layout Course No. 2 HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar13954 1061752504411482433874124864452841338145588514472462283151973742641653048488417207391843184484 Out3,72835 In3,82035Total 7,54870
Yardage by round RoundHole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal1stYards4005083895285822304364861863,7456194794893844762065232134353,8247.5692ndYards3915033825235962224264941943,7316214904753784721725311994503,7887,5193rdYards4045143165275832374174961673,6616304804903684611965281804323,7657,426FinalYards3955063865425871974335131773,7366194914783164832055402204493,8017,537
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.
1. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2014–2023)
Wyndham Clark (2,11,21) Bryson DeChambeau (21) Matt Fitzpatrick (11,21) Dustin Johnson (2,6) Martin Kaymer Brooks Koepka (7,21) Jordan Spieth (11,21) Gary Woodland
Jon Rahm (2,6,11,21) did not play due to an injury.
2. The leading 10 players, and those tying for 10th place, in the 2023 U.S. Open
Austin Eckroat (21) Harris English (21) Tommy Fleetwood (11,21) Rickie Fowler (11,21) Tom Kim (11,21) Min Woo Lee (21) Rory McIlroy (11,12,21) Xander Schauffele (7,11,21) Scottie Scheffler (6,9,11,12,21) Cameron Smith (8,9)
3. The winner of the 2023 U.S. Senior Open Bernhard Langer did not play.
4. The winner of the 2023 U.S. Amateur Nick Dunlap
5. Winners of the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur, and the runner-up in the 2023 U.S. Amateur
Stewart Hagestad (a) Bryan Kim (a) Neal Shipley (a)
6. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2020–2024) Hideki Matsuyama (21)
7. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2019–2024)
Phil Mickelson Collin Morikawa (8,11,21) Justin Thomas (21)
8. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2019–2023)
Brian Harman (11,21) Shane Lowry (21)
9. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2022–2024)
10. The winner of the 2023 BMW PGA Championship Ryan Fox
11. All players who qualified and were eligible for the 2023 Tour Championship
Keegan Bradley (21) Sam Burns (21) Patrick Cantlay (21) Corey Conners (21) Jason Day (21) Tony Finau (21) Lucas Glover (12,21) Emiliano Grillo (21) Tyrrell Hatton (21) Russell Henley (21) Max Homa (21) Viktor Hovland (12,21) Im Sung-jae (21) Kim Si-woo (21) Taylor Moore (21) Adam Schenk (21) Sepp Straka (21) Nick Taylor (21)
12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events 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
Billy Horschel Mackenzie Hughes Peter Malnati Taylor Pendrith Erik van Rooyen
14. The top player on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour points list Ben Kohles
15. The top 2 players on the 2023 Race to Dubai who are not yet exempt as of May 20
Adrian Meronk Victor Perez
16. The top player on the 2024 Race to Dubai as of May 20 who is not yet exempt Rikuya Hoshino
17. The winner of the 2023 Amateur Championship Christo Lamprecht forfeited his exemption by turning professional.
18. The winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2023 Gordon Sargent (a)
19. The individual winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Hiroshi Tai (a)
20. The winner of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship Santiago de la Fuente (a)
21. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 20
Ludvig Åberg An Byeong-hun Christiaan Bezuidenhout Akshay Bhatia Eric Cole Thomas Detry Adam Hadwin Tom Hoge Nicolai Højgaard Stephan Jäger Chris Kirk Kurt Kitayama Jake Knapp Denny McCarthy Alex Norén Matthieu Pavon J. T. Poston Justin Rose Sahith Theegala Cameron Young Will Zalatoris
22. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking if not otherwise exempt as of June 10
Robert MacIntyre Adam Scott
23. Special exemptions Tiger Woods
Qualifiers Date Location Venue Field Spots Qualifiers May20 Surrey, England Walton Heath Golf Club 102 9 Sam Bairstow, Grant Forrest, Matteo Manassero, Richard Mansell, Tom McKibbin, Edoardo Molinari, Brandon Robinson-Thompson, Robert Rock, Jason Scrivener May20 Hino, Japan Hino Golf Club 34 3 Ryo Ishikawa, Riki Kawamoto, Taisei Shimizu May20 Dallas, Texas Dallas Athletic Club(Gold and Blue courses) 138 11 Parker 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 Jun3 Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada Cherry Hill Club 65 7 Rico Hoey, Mark Hubbard, Ashton McCulloch (a), Aaron Rai, Greyson Sigg, Adam Svensson, Davis Thompson Jun3 Daly City, California Lake Merced Golf Club 84 4 John Chin (L), Omar Morales (a), David Puig, Charlie Reiter (L) Jun3 Jupiter, Florida The Bear's Club 73 5 Daniel Berger, Dean Burmester, Luke Clanton (a), Matt Kuchar, Willie Mack III (L) Jun3 Alpharetta, Georgia The Golf Club of Georgia 68 3 Jackson Buchanan (a), Frederik Kjettrup (L), Chris Petefish Jun3 Rockville, Maryland Woodmont Country Club 64 3 Isaiah Salinda, Tim Widing, Wells Williams (a) Jun3 Summit, New Jersey Canoe Brook Country Club(North and South courses) 72 4 Max Greyserman, Jim Herman, Ben James (a), Andrew Svoboda Jun3 Durham, North Carolina Duke University Golf Club 84 7 Sam Bennett, Brian Campbell, Frankie Capan III, Chesson Hadley, Harry Higgs, Carter Jenkins, Webb Simpson Jun3 Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University Golf Club 68 5 Gunnar Broin (a,L), Justin Lower, Chris Naegel (L), Séamus Power, Brendon Todd Jun3 Springfield, Ohio Springfield Country Club 64 4 Zac Blair, Cameron Davis, Beau Hossler, Carson Schaake (L) Jun3 Bend, Oregon Pronghorn Resort 44 2 Colin Prater (a,L), Joey Vrzich (L)
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: Casey Jarvis (England) Sergio García (Texas) Brendan Valdes (a) (Florida) Otto Black (L) (Columbus, Ohio) Maxwell Moldovan (Springfield, Ohio) Jackson Suber (Maryland)
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. 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.
PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Patrick Cantlay 65 −5 Rory McIlroy3 Ludvig Åberg 66 −4T4 Bryson DeChambeau 67 −3 Matthieu PavonT6 Akshay Bhatia 68 −2 Tony Finau Tyrrell HattonT9 Sam Bennett 69 −1 Corey Conners Thomas Detry Sergio García Kim Seong-hyeon Aaron Rai Jackson Suber
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. 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. World number one and pre-tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler narrowly made the cut and was 10 strokes off the lead. 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.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Ludvig Åberg 66-69=135 −5T2 Patrick Cantlay 65-71=136 −4 Bryson DeChambeau 67-69=136 Thomas Detry 69-67=136T5 Tony Finau 68-69=137 −3 Rory McIlroy 65-72=137 Matthieu Pavon 67-70=1378 Hideki Matsuyama 72-66=138 −2T9 Akshay Bhatia 68-71=139 −1 Zac Blair 70-69=139 Corey Conners 69-70=139 Tyrrell Hatton 68-71=139 Tom Kim 71-68=139 Xander Schauffele 70-69=139 Tim Widing 71-68=139
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. 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. 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. The scoring average for the field was 73.18, more than three strokes over par.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Bryson DeChambeau 67-69-67=203 −7T2 Patrick Cantlay 65-71-70=206 −4 Rory McIlroy 65-72-69=206 Matthieu Pavon 67-70-69=206T5 Ludvig Åberg 66-69-73=208 −2 Hideki Matsuyama 72-66-70=208T7 Tony Finau 68-69-72=209 −1 Tyrrell Hatton 68-71-70=209T9 Corey Conners 69-70-71=210 E Tom Kim 71-68-71=210 Collin Morikawa 70-74-66=210
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, 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.
Final leaderboard ChampionSilver Cup winner (leading amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Bryson DeChambeau (c) 67-69-67-71=274 −6 4,300,0002 Rory McIlroy (c) 65-72-69-69=275 −5 2,322,000T3 Patrick Cantlay 65-71-70-70=276 −4 1,229,051 Tony Finau 68-69-72-67=2765 Matthieu Pavon 67-70-69-71=277 −3 843,7656 Hideki Matsuyama 72-66-70-70=278 −2 748,154T7 Russell Henley 70-70-72-67=279 −1 639,289 Xander Schauffele 70-69-72-68=279T9 Sam Burns 73-67-73-67=280 E 502,391 Corey Conners 69-70-71-70=280 Davis Thompson 70-72-70-68=280