Below is a look at every amateur in the field, organized by those who advanced through qualifying (11) and followed by those who earned exemptions into the championship (8).

QUALIFIERS

Ryder Cowan
Ballenlsles Country Club (Florida) | Score: 71-66-138 | Edmond, Oklahoma | Oklahoma

Cowan survived a 3-for-2 playoff at Ballenlsles to advance to the US Open with a score of -6. Cowan made 8 birdies on his second 18 to get into the playoff.

Marek Fleming
Del Paso Country Club (California) Qualifying | Score: 69-69-138 | Tomball, Texas | South Carolina

Fleming’s par save on his 18th hole of the day ensured there would be no 6-for-1 playoff, and the South Carolina sophomore is off to Merion. After failing to qualify for the U.S. Am match play in a playoff, Fleming made sure there would be none of that on Monday.

Vaughn Harber
Lakes Golf and Country Club (Ohio) Final Qualifying | Score: 67-68-135 | Blacklick, Ohio |Ohio State

Harber survived a 3-for-2 playoff at Lakes Golf and  Country Club to qualify for the US Open at a score of -9. Harber, the sophomore at Ohio State, was one of two Buckeyes to make it through final qualifying alongside Neal Shipley. 

Chase Kyes
Hawks Ridge Golf Club | Score: 67-66-133| Birmingham, Alabama | Tennessee

The Tennessee freshman’s score of -11 was enough to get him into Shinnecock. After his round, Kyes told the Golf Channel he “had no idea” the U.S. Open begins next week.

Eric Lee
Del Paso Country Club (California) Final Qualifying | Score: 69-67-136| Fullerton, California | Oklahoma State

Lee’s 2nd round 66 was good enough for 2nd place at the Sacramento qualifier. The US Amateur Semifinalist and National Champion joins Preston Stout – who earned his exemption by winning the NCAA Individual title – and Ethan Fang – who got in by winning the 2025 British Amateur – as current Oklahoma State golfers to punch their ticket to the US Open.

Jackson Ormond
Gaston Country Club (North Carolina) | Score: 65-63-128 | Webster, New York |Florida Signee

Ormond captured co-medalist honors at Gaston Country Club on Monday with a score of -12. After graduating from high school last week, Ormond will compete at Shinecock after winning both his local qualifier and the final qualifier. The New York native will tee it up at his first major and second USGA event next week.

Giuseppe Puebla
Ballenlsles Country Club (Florida) Medalist | Score: 68-68-137 | Royal Palm Beach, Florida | Florida Commit

Puebla was one of 2 amateurs to win medalist honors at the final qualifier with a score of 7-under. Puebla, the Junior Ryder Cup winner and top-ranked golfer in the Class of 2027, started his 1st round with two-straight bogeys and then went on to make just two bogeys over the next 36 holes.

Logan Reilly
Woodmont Country Club (Maryland) Final Qualifying | Score: 68-67-135 | Lovettsville, Virginia | Auburn

The National Champion finished 3rd at Woodmont with a score of -7. Riley was the first man out for Auburn in both the semi-finals and finals, winning 7-and-6 and 1 up.

Matthew  Robles
Del Paso Country Club  (California) Final Qualifying | Score: [70-66-136 | Downey, California |Santa Clara

Birdies on 17 and 18 avoided a playoff for Robles and a spot for Shinnecock. Robles had teammate J.P. Odland on the bag Monday and said he will call on him again next week.

Miles Russell
Florida Final Qualifying | Score: 71-67-138| Jacksonville Beach, Florida | Florida State Commit|

Russell, with Charlie Woods on the bag, survived a 3-for-2 playoff to get into Shinnecock. Russell will add the U.S. Open to his list of achievements, which includes being the youngest player to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour, U.S. Amateur Quarterfinalist, and six PGA Tour starts.

Arni Sveinsson
Lakes Golf and Country Club (Ohio)| Score: 67-68-135| Reykjavik, Iceland | LSU

Sveinsson survived a 3-for-2 playoff at Lakes Golf and Country Club to become the first player from Iceland to qualify for a US Open. The 18th-ranked amateur in the world is the second Icelandic player, man or woman, to play in a USGA championship.

EXEMPT AMATEURS

Hamilton Coleman
Exemption: 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur Champion | Augusta, Georgia | Georgia Commit

Coleman earned his place in the championship by capturing the U.S. Junior Amateur title, joining a distinguished list of champions that includes Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, and Scottie Scheffler. Coleman will join future roommate and US Amateur champion Mason Howell as Georgia golf commits in the field next week.

Ethan Fang
Exemption: 2025 Amateur Championship Winner | Plano, Texas | Oklahoma State

Fang secured his berth by winning The Amateur Championship, the premier English amateur championship. Ethan is one of 3 Oklahoma State golfers in the field, joining Preston Stout and Eric Lee. 

Brandon Holtz
Exemption: 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion | St. Augustine, Florida

Holtz earned his place in the field by winning the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. He will make his 2nd major start next week after missing the cut at The Masters earlier this year.
Jackson Herrington
Exemption: 2025 U.S. Amateur Runner-Up | Dickson, Tennessee | Tennessee

Herrington's runner-up finish at the U.S. Amateur earned him a spot in the field. He will make his 2nd major start next week after missing the cut at The Masters earlier this year.

Jackson Koivun
Exemption: Mark H. McCormack Medal / World Amateur Golf Ranking | San Jose, California | Auburn

Koivun enters the championship as the world's top-ranked amateur and one of the most decorated collegiate golfers in recent memory. The Auburn star swept college golf's major player-of-the-year awards and has established himself as the leading amateur in the game.

Mason Howell
Exemption: 2025 U.S. Amateur Champion | Thomasville, Georgia | Georgia

Howell earned his place in the championship by winning the U.S. Amateur, the most prestigious title in amateur golf. He was the 3rd youngest winner of the tournament and will make his 2nd consecutive US Open start.

Mateo Pulcini
Exemption: 2026 Latin America Amateur Champion | Argentina

Pulcini earned his U.S. Open berth by winning the Latin America Amateur Championship, a tournament that has become one of the premier pathways to major championships for elite players from the region. He will have former college coach David Lynn on the bag next week at Shinnecock. 

Preston Stout
Exemption: 2026 NCAA Division I Individual Champion | Oklahoma State

Stout secured his place in the field by capturing the NCAA individual title, college golf's ultimate individual prize. Stout, the No. 2-ranked amateur in the world, is expected to compete against Jackson Kovun for low amateur honors.