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J.J. Spaun drains 64-foot birdie putt to win U.S. Open

J.J. Spaun drains 64-foot birdie putt to win U.S. Open

    Written by Rob Bolton

    When J.J. Spaun was defeated in a playoff by Rory McIlroy at THE PLAYERS Championship, he missed out on so much more than the victory in the PGA TOUR’s flagship event.

    This is no longer an issue. Take that, Oakmont!

    In one of the most memorable conclusions of a major in history, Spaun emerged with victory at the 125th U.S. Open. He buried a birdie at the last hole from outside 64 feet to win by two. Not insignificantly, at 1-under 279 for the tournament, he was the only to finish in red numbers at Oakmont Country Club, thus proving the theory that anyone who beats par on arguably the toughest test to host the tournament likely will prevail.

    This is Spaun’s second career PGA TOUR win to go with the 2022 Valero Texas Open, and he’s the first to break through in a major since Xander Schauffele took the first of his two titles in the series last year at the PGA Championship.

    Spaun is now exempt into the U.S. Open through his age-44 season of 2035. He’s also exempt into The Open Championship through 2029 and both the Masters and the PGA Championship through 2030. Beginning immediately, he’ll rise into Category 1 of the PGA TOUR Priority Ranking, where he will reside through at least 2030.

    For the record, the win also guarantees entry into all remaining Signature Events this season, but only this week’s Travelers Championship is left to be contested and he’s exempt via the Aon Next 10, anyway.

    The bevy of consolation prizes for the five others who finished inside the top four at Oakmont includes a Masters exemption in 2026. Therefore, Robert MacIntyre (second), Viktor Hovland (third), Tyrrell Hatton (T4), Carlos Ortiz (T4) and Cameron Young (T4) are now exempt into the first major next year.

    Additionally, all inside the top 10 are exempt for the 2026 U.S. open at Shinnecock Hills. Among the additional five inside this bubble who aren’t already eligible are Sam Burns (T7), Ben Griffin (T10) and Russell Henley (T10).

    With only The Open Championship still on the docket this year, all of the focus on this page concerns it until its field of 156 is set. The next exemption is reserved for the winner of this week’s The Amateur Championship held at Royal St. George’s and Royal Cinque Ports in England, as long as he retains amateur eligibility. It’s scheduled to conclude on Saturday, June 21.

    NOTE: Until all methods of entry are released by the governing bodies, traditional criteria are used to determine qualifiers. Refer to remaining qualifying criteria at the bottom of the page for details.

    SE = All Signature Events
    OPEN = The Open Championship

    Recent additions

    SE -- J.J. Spaun
    OPEN -- none

    NOTE: Golfers are omitted if they recently haven’t competed in majors for which they are eligible (e.g., The Open Championship = David Duval, Paul Lawrie).

    GolferQualified
    Mikiya AkutsuOPEN
    Byeong Hun AnSE, OPEN
    Ludvig ÅbergSE, OPEN
    Daniel BergerOPEN
    Christiaan BezuidenhoutSE, OPEN
    Akshay BhatiaSE, OPEN
    Keegan BradleySE, OPEN
    Daniel BrownOPEN
    Sam BurnsSE, OPEN
    Brian CampbellSE
    Laurie CanterOPEN
    Patrick CantlaySE, OPEN
    John CatlinOPEN
    K.J. ChoiOPEN
    Stewart CinkOPEN
    Wyndham ClarkSE, OPEN
    Darren ClarkeOPEN
    Eric ColeSE
    Corey ConnersSE, OPEN
    John DalyOPEN
    Cam DavisSE
    Jason DaySE, OPEN
    Bryson DeChambeauOPEN
    Thomas DetrySE, OPEN
    Nick DunlapSE
    Austin EckroatSE
    Ernie ElsOPEN
    Harris EnglishSE, OPEN
    Darren FichardtOPEN
    Tony FinauSE, OPEN
    Matt FitzpatrickSE, OPEN
    Tommy FleetwoodSE, OPEN
    Rickie FowlerOPEN
    Ryan FoxSE, OPEN
    Lucas GloverOPEN
    Max GreysermanSE, OPEN
    Ben GriffinSE, OPEN
    Julien GuerrierOPEN
    Adam HadwinSE
    Todd HamiltonOPEN
    Brian HarmanSE, OPEN
    Padraig HarringtonOPEN
    Justin HastingsOPEN (must remain an amateur to compete)
    Tyrrell HattonOPEN
    Russell HenleySE, OPEN
    Joe HighsmithSE
    Tom HogeSE, OPEN
    Rasmus HøjgaardOPEN
    Max HomaSE
    Billy HorschelSE, OPEN
    Rikuya HoshinoOPEN
    Viktor HovlandSE, OPEN
    Mackenzie HughesOPEN
    Sungjae ImSE, OPEN
    Shugo ImahiraOPEN
    Stephan JaegerSE, OPEN
    Dustin JohnsonOPEN
    Zach JohnsonOPEN
    Ryggs JohnstonOPEN
    Matthew JordanOPEN
    Sadom KaewkanjanaOPEN
    Takumi KanayaOPEN
    Riki KawamotoOPEN
    Si Woo KimSE
    Tom KimOPEN
    Chris KirkSE, OPEN
    Brooks KoepkaOPEN
    Jason KokrakOPEN
    Romain LangasqueOPEN
    Thriston LawrenceOPEN
    Min Woo LeeSE, OPEN
    Marc LeishmanOPEN
    Justin LeonardOPEN
    Shane LowrySE, OPEN
    Curtis LuckOPEN
    Robert MacIntyreSE, OPEN
    Matteo ManasseroOPEN
    Hideki MatsuyamaSE, OPEN
    Denny McCarthySE, OPEN
    Matt McCartyOPEN
    Rory McIlroySE, OPEN
    Tom McKibbinOPEN
    Maverick McNealyOPEN
    Phil MickelsonOPEN
    Guido MigliozziOPEN
    Francesco MolinariOPEN
    Collin MorikawaSE, OPEN
    Dylan NaidooOPEN
    Bryan NewmanOPEN (must remain an amateur to compete)
    Joaquin NiemannOPEN
    Alex NorenSE
    Niklas NørgaardOPEN
    Andrew NovakSE, OPEN
    Thorbjørn OlesenOPEN
    Louis OosthuizenOPEN
    Carlos OrtizOPEN
    Matthieu PavonSE, OPEN
    Ryan PeakeOPEN
    Taylor PendrithSE, OPEN
    Marco PengeOPEN
    J.T. PostonSE, OPEN
    Jon RahmOPEN
    Aaron RaiSE, OPEN
    Patrick ReedOPEN
    Justin RoseOPEN
    Antoine RoznerOPEN
    Xander SchauffeleSE, OPEN
    Scottie SchefflerSE, OPEN
    Adam ScottSE, OPEN
    Cameron SmithOPEN
    Jordan SmithOPEN
    Elvis SmylieOPEN
    Sebastian SöderbergOPEN
    Young-han SongOPEN
    J.J. SpaunSE, OPEN
    Jordan SpiethOPEN
    Henrik StensonOPEN
    Sepp StrakaSE, OPEN
    Justin SuhOPEN
    Jesper SvenssonOPEN
    Nick TaylorSE, OPEN
    Sahith TheegalaSE, OPEN
    Justin ThomasSE, OPEN
    Davis ThompsonSE
    Daniel van TonderOPEN
    Jhonattan VegasOPEN
    Matt WallaceOPEN
    Paul WaringOPEN
    Tiger WoodsOPEN
    Cameron YoungSE, OPEN
    Kevin YuOPEN
    Will ZalatorisSE

    Remaining qualifying criteria

    Criteria are listed in chronological order where possible. Best estimates are given but all are subject to change.

    Signature Events

    • Travelers Championship (June 19-22)

    The Open Championship (OPEN) at Royal Portrush: July 17-20

    • Winner of The Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (June 21).
    • Top five, not otherwise exempt, inside the top 20 in the FedExCup at the conclusion of the Travelers Championship (June 22).
    • Winner of the European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (June 28).
    • Leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking points accumulated at the St. Andrews Links Trophy (June 8), British Amateur (June 21) and European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (June 28).
    • Top two, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Italian Open (June 29).
    • Leader, not otherwise exempt, in the Top 5 of the LIV Golf Individual Season Standings (June 30).
    • Final Qualifying. Top four at each of four sites: Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports, West Lancashire (July 1).
    • Top five, not otherwise exempt, inside the top 20 in the Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the BMW International Open (July 6).
    • Top three, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 13).

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