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USA Today
09-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Meet the 15 amateurs playing in the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club
Meet the 15 amateurs playing in the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Nearly 10 percent of the field at the 2025 U.S. Open is comprised of amateurs. When the 125th edition of the U.S. Golf Association's national championship gets underway Thursday at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, there will be 15 amateurs in the field. Josele Ballester, the 2024 U.S. Amateur champion, is also teeing it up, but he turned pro last week and joined LIV Golf. There remain plenty of notable ams teeing it up, including the No. 1 in the world, the NCAA individual champion and numerous qualifiers, too. The 15 amateurs competing in 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Evan Beck Beck had a dominant 9-and-8 victory in the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur, punching his ticket to his first U.S. Open start. Trevor Gutschewski The son of Scott Gutschewski and Florida commit, Trevor won the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur and will make his first start at the U.S. Open. Frankie Harris Harris, who will be a senior at South Carolina, advanced through local and final qualifying to earn his first start at the U.S. Open. Justin Hastings Hastings recently finished his college career at San Diego State, and he earned his spot at Oakmont thanks to winning the 2025 Latin America Amateur Championship. Mason Howell Howell, the 17-year-old Georgia commit, dominated final qualifying in Atlanta, shooting 18 under over 36 holes to tie for medalist honors. Ben James James is making his second straight U.S. Open start after advancing through qualifying at Canoe Brook Country Club, where he qualified in 2024, too. Noah Kent Kent, who transferred to Florida from Iowa over the winter, is making his first U.S. Open start thanks to his runner-up finish at the U.S. Amateur. Jackson Koivun The top-ranked amateur in the world advanced via final qualifying at Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta, Georgia, and is making his first appearance. Michael La Sasso La Sasso locked up his first major championship start after winning the NCAA individual title last month at Omni La Costa. Bryan Lee The rising senior at Virginia punched his ticket to the U.S. Open after advancing through the Woodmont Country club qualifier. Zachary Pollo Pollo advanced through local and final qualifying, helping the rising senior at Arizona punch his ticket for Oakmont. Lance Simpson Simpson, a rising junior at Tennessee, shot 8 under at Bent Tree Country Club qualifier in Dallas to earn his first U.S. Open start. Cameron Tankersley The junior at Ole Miss also advanced from the Dallas qualifier at Bent Tree, and it will be his U.S. Open debut. Matt Vogt One of the best stories of the U.S. Open, Vogt is a dentist by day and will make his debut at Oakmont after advancing through local and final qualifying. Tyler Weaver Weaver, a sophomore at Florida State, advanced via the Piedmont Driving Club qualifier in Atlanta and will make his major debut at Oakmont.
USA Today
03-06-2025
- General
- USA Today
These are the 10 amateurs who made it through final qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Open
These are the 10 amateurs who made it through final qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Open Amateurs have always been a big part of the USGA events, and that includes the U.S. Open. This year, at the 2025 Open at Oakmont, the ams will be well represented. Of the 744 names on the tee sheets at the 10 final qualifying sites at the beginning of the day on Monday, June 2 – also known as Golf's Longest Day – there were 236 amateurs. Monday night, seven of them got through and punched their tickets to the U.S. Open. There was one qualifier in Florida that needed to conclude on Tuesday due to dangerous weather on Monday and an amateur was among the four qualifiers there. Also, there were two ams who got through final qualifying back on May 19. That brings the total to 10 the number of ams who navigated final qualifying to make it to Oakmont. Three amateurs really shined, finishing first in their respective final qualifiers on Monday. Amateurs who got through final qualifying for 2025 U.S. Open Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, New Jersey Benjamin James, 5 under Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Georgia Mason Howell, 18 under Tyler Weaver, 11 under Jackson Koivun, 11 under Valencia Country Club, Valencia, California Preston Summerhays, 10 under Zachery Pollo, 6 under Wine Valley Golf Club, Walla Walla, Washington Matt Vogt, 8 under Emerald Dunes Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida Frankie Harris, 11 under Bent Tree Country Club, Dallas Lance Simpson, 8 under Cameron Tankersley, 8 under
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
These are the 10 amateurs who made it through final qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Open
Amateurs have always been a big part of the USGA events, and that includes the U.S. Open. This year, at the 2025 Open at Oakmont, the ams will be well represented. Of the 744 names on the tee sheets at the 10 final qualifying sites at the beginning of the day on Monday, June 2 – also known as Golf's Longest Day – there were 236 amateurs. Ben James watches his shot on the 10th hole during the third round of the 2025 Valero Texas Open. Monday night, seven of them got through and punched their tickets to the U.S. Open. Advertisement There was one qualifier in Florida that needed to conclude on Tuesday due to dangerous weather on Monday and an amateur was among the four qualifiers there. Also, there were two ams who got through final qualifying back on May 19. That brings the total to 10 the number of ams who navigated final qualifying to make it to Oakmont. Three amateurs really shined, finishing first in their respective final qualifiers on Monday. Amateurs who got through final qualifying for 2025 U.S. Open Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, New Jersey Benjamin James, 5 under Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Georgia Mason Howell, 18 under Advertisement Tyler Weaver, 11 under Jackson Koivun, 11 under Valencia Country Club, Valencia, California Preston Summerhays, 10 under Zachery Pollo, 6 under Wine Valley Golf Club, Walla Walla, Washington Matt Vogt, 8 under Emerald Dunes Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida Frankie Harris, 11 under Bent Tree Country Club, Dallas Lance Simpson, 8 under Cameron Tankersley, 8 under This article originally appeared on Golfweek: U.S. Open final qualifying: 10 amateurs advance to Oakmont
USA Today
03-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Two LIV golfers advanced out of final qualifying to make the 2025 U.S. Open
Two LIV golfers advanced out of final qualifying to make the 2025 U.S. Open Among the long list of names on the various tee sheets at the 13 locations for the 36-hole final qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Open were 25 LIV golfers. At eight of those 13 sites, there were no players from LIV. Meanwhile, the qualifier on June 2 in Maryland, which is close to this week's LIV event in Virginia, had the most. Originally set for 13 LIV golfers, by the time the qualifier started, six of them had withdrawn, leaving seven LIV golfers in the field of 71 fighting it out for one of four spots there. How did all the LIV golfers do in final qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Open? As it turns out, of the 25 who initially entered final qualifying, just two got through, although there's one still with a chance. Marc Leishman and Carlos Ortiz were the only qualifiers from LIV to play their way into the U.S. Open. Ortiz did so on May 19, Leishman on June 2. Three of their LIV cohorts are listed as alternates. Graeme McDowell had his final qualifier suspended by rain on Monday but he's three shots off the projected cut with 28 of his 35 holes already played. Play will resume Tuesday morning. Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, Maryland Marc Leishman, advanced Sebastian Munoz, alternate Peter Uihlein, alternate Anirban Lahiri, did not advance Danny Lee, did not advance Jason Kokrak, did not advance Lucas Herbert, did not advance Mito Pereira (WD) David Puig (WD) Bubba Watson (WD) Matt Jones (WD) Wade Ormsby (WD) Lee Westwood (WD) Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Georgia Dean Burmester (WD) Duke University Golf Club, Durham, North Carolina Tom McKibbin, did not advance Harold Varner III, did not advance Emerald Dunes Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida Graeme McDowell is the lone LIV golfer in this qualifier, which was postponed by dangerous weather Monday and was set to resume Tuesday. McDowell was 4 under through his 10th hole in his second 18. The projected cut at the time of the suspension of play was 7 under. U.S. Final Qualifiers held May 19 Bent Tree Country Club, Dallas Carlos Ortiz, advanced Cameron Tringale, alternate Sergio Garcia, did not advance Caleb Surrat, did not advance Abraham Ancer, did not advance Talor Gooch, did not advance Branden Grace (WD) Walton Heath Golf Club (Old and New Courses), Surrey, England Adrian Meronk, did not advance There were previously 11 LIV golfers already in the field for the U.S. Open. They are: Richard Bland, Bryson DeChambeau, Tyrrell Hatton, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Joaquin Niemann, Carlos Ortiz, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed and Cameron Smith.
