Brooks Koepka, the two-time U.S. Open defending champion, is the man to beat in the field, but each of the top five golfers in the world have won the tournament at least once before — including Tiger Woods in 2000, 2002 and 2008.
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There will be 156 golfers participating in the U.S. Open, each of whom qualified through at least one of several routes. There are 15 possible ways to get an exemption as well as 12 sectional qualifiers for those who didn’t fit the exemption criteria. Local tournaments also provide the possibility of qualifying.
Koepka, Woods and Ernie Els are the only members of the field who have won the tournament multiple times, while nine one-time winners in the field will hope to join that group after this year.
U.S. Open field: Who is playing in 2019?
(– = Golfer ranked outside top 1200)
Is Tiger Woods playing in the U.S. Open 2019?
Yes, Woods will be playing in the U.S. Open. He has won the tournament three times, including in 2000 at Pebble Beach. But he hasn’t made the cut since 2013, finished in the top 10 since 2010, and won since 2008. Woods has had very mixed results in his two majors in 2019. He won the Masters but missed the cut at the PGA Championship.
