2024 U.S. Open (golf) explained

2024 U.S. Open
Dates:June 13–16, 2024
Location:Pinehurst, North Carolina
Course:Pinehurst Resort,
Course No. 2
Org:USGA
Tour:PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Par:70
Field:156 players, 74 after cut
Cut:145 (+5)
Purse:$21,500,000[1]
Winners Share:$4,300,000
Champion: Bryson DeChambeau
Score:274 (−6)
Previous:2023
Next:2025
Map:USA#USA North Carolina
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Pinehurst
Coordinates:35.1895°N -79.4678°W

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]

Course layout

See main article: Pinehurst Resort. Course No. 2

HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar
13954106175
25044114824
33874124864
45284133814
55885144724
62283151973
74264165304
84884172073
91843184484
Out3,72835In3,82035
[5] [6] Total 7,54870

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.[7] [8]

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

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 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

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

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

20. The winner of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship

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

Date Location Venue Field Spots Qualifiers
May20 Surrey, England 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 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 84 4 John Chin (L), Omar Morales (a), David Puig, Charlie Reiter (L)
Jun3 The Bear's Club 73 5 Daniel Berger, Dean Burmester, Luke Clanton (a), Matt Kuchar, Willie Mack III (L)
Jun3The Golf Club of Georgia 68 3 Jackson Buchanan (a), Frederik Kjettrup (L), Chris Petefish
Jun3 Woodmont Country Club 64 3 Isaiah Salinda, Tim Widing, Wells Williams (a)
Jun3 Canoe Brook Country Club
(North and South courses) 		72 4 Max Greyserman, Jim Herman, Ben James (a), Andrew Svoboda
Jun3 Duke University Golf Club 84 7 Sam Bennett, Brian Campbell, Frankie Capan III, Chesson Hadley, Harry Higgs, Carter Jenkins, Webb Simpson
Jun3 68 5 Gunnar Broin (a,L), Justin Lower, Chris Naegel (L), Séamus Power, Brendon Todd
Jun3 Springfield Country Club 64 4 Zac Blair, Cameron Davis, Beau Hossler, Carson Schaake (L)
Jun3 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:

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.[13] 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.[14]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 65 −5
Rory McIlroy
3 66 −4
T4 67 −3
Matthieu Pavon
T6 68 −2
Tony Finau
Tyrrell Hatton
T9 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.[15] 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.[16] World number one and pre-tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler narrowly made the cut and was 10 strokes off the lead.[17] 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.[18]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 66-69=135 −5
T2 65-71=136 −4
67-69=136
69-67=136
T5 68-69=137 −3
65-72=137
67-70=137
8 72-66=138 −2
T9 68-71=139 −1
70-69=139
69-70=139
68-71=139
71-68=139
70-69=139
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.[19] 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.[20] 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.[21] The scoring average for the field was 73.18, more than three strokes over par.[22]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 67-69-67=203 −7
T2 65-71-70=206 −4
65-72-69=206
67-70-69=206
T5 66-69-73=208 −2
72-66-70=208
T7 68-69-72=209 −1
68-71-70=209
T9 69-70-71=210 E
71-68-71=210
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.[23] [24]

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Cup winner (leading amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Bryson DeChambeau (c) 67-69-67-71=274 −6 4,300,000
2 Rory McIlroy (c) 65-72-69-69=275 −5 2,322,000
T3 65-71-70-70=276 −4 1,229,051
68-69-72-67=276
5 67-70-69-71=277 −3 843,765
6 72-66-70-70=278 −2 748,154
T7 70-70-72-67=279 −1 639,289
70-69-72-68=279
T9 73-67-73-67=280 E 502,391
69-70-71-70=280
70-72-70-68=280

Scorecard

Hole1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718
Par444453443544443434
DeChambeau −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −6 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6
McIlroy −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −7 −6 −6 −5
Cantlay −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4
Finau −1 E E +1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4
Pavon −3 −3 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3
Matsuyama −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
EagleBirdieBogey
Source:[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 to feature record purse, first-place prize money . Golfweek . Cameron . Jourdan . June 12, 2024.
  2. U.S. Open 2024: Everything you need to know about this year's major at Pinehurst No. 2 . Golf Digest . Greg . Gottfried . Christopher . Powers . Jay . Coffin . 5 June 2024 . 7 June 2024.
  3. Web site: 2024-06-17 . Bryson DeChambeau wins 124th U.S. Open, evokes memory of Payne Stewart . 2024-06-17 . PGA Tour.
  4. Web site: 2024-06-16 . U.S. Open final round live updates, leaderboard: Bryson DeChambeau fends off Rory McIlroy to win second major . 2024-06-16 . Yahoo Sports.
  5. Web site: Fast Facts for 2024 U.S. Open . USGA . October 17, 2023 . David . Shefter . June 11, 2024.
  6. Web site: About Pinehurst No. 2 . USGA . June 11, 2024.
  7. Web site: Currently Exempt Players for 124th U.S. Open . . 2024-06-10 . June 10, 2024.
  8. Web site: U.S. Open 2024: Who is in the field and how did they qualify? . European Tour . 4 June 2024 . 5 June 2024.
  9. Jon Rahm Withdraws From U.S. Open Due to Foot Injury . Sports Illustrated . Harig . Bob . June 11, 2024 . June 11, 2024.
  10. Web site: Morfit . Cameron . Bernhard Langer determined to ease back into it on PGA Tour Champions . 2 May 2024 . PGA Tour . 4 June 2024.
  11. World No.1 Amateur Gives Up US Open Exemption To Turn Pro . Golf Monthly . Ben . Fleming . 30 May 2024 . 4 June 2024.
  12. News: Lavner . Ryan . Two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray dies Saturday morning . NBC Sports . 25 May 2024 . 25 May 2024 . May 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240526131307/https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/two-time-pga-tour-winner-grayson-murray-dies-saturday-morning . live .
  13. Web site: McIlroy showing major form with bogey-free 65 to share US Open lead with Cantlay . ABC News . Doug . Ferguson . June 13, 2024 . 2024-06-15.
  14. 2024 U.S. Open By the Numbers: Facts and Stats That Mattered Most on Day 1 . Sports Illustrated . Jeff . Ritter . John . Schwarb . June 13, 2024 . 2024-06-15.
  15. Web site: 2024-06-14 . Ludvig Åberg, playing in his first U.S. Open, leads after two rounds . 2024-06-15 . Yahoo Sports . Jay . Busbee.
  16. Web site: Mullin . Eric . 2024-06-15 . The golfers who made — and missed — the US Open cut . 2024-06-15 . NBC 6 South Florida.
  17. News: Maese . Rick . 2024-06-15 . Ludvig Aberg soars, Scottie Scheffler survives at withering U.S. Open . 2024-06-15 . Washington Post.
  18. Web site: 2024-06-14 . F. Molinari makes U.S. Open cut on hole-in-one . 2024-06-15 . ESPN . Paolo . Uggetti.
  19. Web site: 2024-06-15 . Rory McIlroy trails Bryson DeChambeau by three ahead of final round at Pinehurst . 2024-06-16 . Yahoo Sports . Phil . Casey.
  20. News: Maese . Rick . 2024-06-15 . Bryson DeChambeau tames Pinehurst (sort of) and leads U.S. Open by 3 shots . 2024-06-16 . Washington Post.
  21. News: 2024-06-16 . US Open day three: Rory McIlroy well set to chase down leader Bryson DeChambeau . 2024-06-16 . The Independent . Phil . Casey.
  22. 2024-06-15 . 2024 U.S. Open By the Numbers: Facts and Stats That Mattered Most on Day 3 . 2024-06-16 . Sports Illustrated . John . Schwarb.
  23. Web site: 2024-06-16 . US Open 2024: Bryson DeChambeau beats Rory McIlroy for second major . 2024-06-17 . BBC Sport . Joe . Bradshaw.
  24. 2024-06-16 . Bryson DeChambeau wins U.S. Open after Rory McIlroy's late collapse . 2024-06-17 . Golf Magazine . Jack . Hirsh.
  25. Web site: U.S. Open 2024 – PGA Tour Golf Leaderboard . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240616232922/https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard/_/tournamentId/401580355 . 2024-06-16 . 2024-06-16 . ESPN.

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