Does winning the U.S. Open give you a lifetime exemption?

The 2024 U.S. Open is set to be played at the iconic Pinehurst No. 2 course from June 13 to 16. The field comprises of 156 of the best players in the world as they get ready to compete for the grand $20 million prize purse and 750 FedEx Cup Points on offer. But the victory comes with another sweet perk.

The winner of the U.S. Open not only gets to take the prize money, points and trophy home but is also awarded an incredible 10-year exemption into the tournament.

Notably, three time U.S. Open winner Tiger Woods failed to qualify for this year's edition of the Major. Having won the tournament in 2000, 2002 and 2008, his exemption had expired in 2018. Woods also recieved a five-year exemption valid for the U.S. Open from his legendary win at the 2019 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, but that expired in 2023 too.

However, the 15-time Major winner will be among the field at Pinehurst No. 2 this year. Tiger Woods recieved a special invite from the United States Golf Association (USGA), which organizes the tournament, to seek his fourth U.S. Open victory.

2024 U.S. Open Full Field List

Listed below are the 156 players who are set to play the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 golf course. The list includes players who are exempt into the event via sponsors and due to being past winners, along with those who qualified at the thirteen qualifying events held across the US.

Ludvig Aberg
Byeong-Hun An
Sam Bairstow
Parker Bell
Sam Bennett
Daniel Berger
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Akshay Bhatia
Zac Blair
Keegan Bradley
Gunnar Broin
Jackson Buchanan
Dean Burmester
Sam Burns
Brian Campbell
Patrick Cantlay
Frankie Capan III
Eugenio Chacarra
John Chin
Luke Clanton
Wyndham Clark
Eric Cole
Corey Conners
Cameron Davis
Jason Day
Santiago De La Fuente
Bryson DeChambeau
Thomas Detry
Nick Dunlap
Nicolas Echavarria
Austin Eckroat
Harris English
Tony Finau
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Grant Forrest
Rickie Fowler
Ryan Fox
Lucas Glover
Max Greyserman
Emiliano Grillo
Chesson Hadley
Adam Hadwin
Stewart Hagestad
Brian Harman
Tyrrell Hatton
Russell Henley
Jim Herman
Harry Higgs
Rico Hoey
Tom Hoge
Nicolai Hojgaard
Max Homa
Billy Horschel
Rikuya Hoshino
Beau Hossler
Viktor Hovland
Mark Hubbard
Mackenzie Hughes
Sungjae Im
Ryo Ishikawa
Stephan Jaeger
Ben James
Carter Jenkins
Dustin Johnson
Takumi Kanaya
Sung Kang
Riki Kawamota
Martin Kaymer
Bryan Kim
Si Woo Kim
Tom Kim
S.H. Kim
Chris Kirk
Kurt Kitayama
Frederik Kjettrup
Jake Knapp
Brooks Koepka
Ben Kohles
Matt Kuchar
Christo Lamprecht
Bernhard Langer
Min Woo Lee
Justin Lower
Shane Lowry
Willie Mack III
Peter Malnati
Matteo Manassero
Richard Mansell
Hideki Matsuyama
Logan McAllister
Denny McCarthy
Ashton McCulloch
Michael McGowan
Rory McIlroy
Tom McKibbin
Mcclure Meissner
Adrian Meronk
Phil Mickelson
Edoardo Molinari
Francesco Molinari
Taylor Moore
Omar Morales
Collin Morikawa
Grayson Murray
Chris Naegel
Alex Noren
Mathieu Pavon
Taylor Pendrith
Victor Perez
Chris Petefish
J.T. Poston
Seamus Power
Colin Prater
David Puig
Jon Rahm
Aaron Rai
Charles Reiter
Robert Rock
Justin Rose
Isaiah Salinda
Gordon Sargent
Carson Schaake
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Adam Schenk
Jason Scrivener
Taisei Shimizu
Neal Shipley
Greyson Sigg
Webb Simpson
Cameron Smith
Jordan Spieth
Sepp Straka
Adam Svensson
Andrew Svoboda
Hiroshi Tai
Nick Taylor
Sahith Theegala
Brandon Robinson Thompson
Davis Thompson
Brendon Todd
Erik Van Rooyen
Joey Vrzich
Tim Widing
Wells Williams
Gary Woodland
Tiger Woods
Brandon Wu
Cameron Young
Will Zalatoris
Robert MacIntyre
Adam Scott
Sergio Garcia
Brendan Valdes
Otto Black
Maxwell Moldovan

Edited by Aayush Kapoor