How each LIV Golf player qualified for the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club
The field for the 2023 U.S. Open will feature the fewest amount of LIV Golf League players in a men’s major championship field so far this season.
Fifteen players who took their talents to the Greg Norman-led and Saudi Arabia-funded series will compete this week at Los Angeles Country Club, including a quartet of past champions in Bryson DeChambeau (2020), Brooks Koepka (2017, 2018), Dustin Johnson (2016) and Martin Kaymer (2014).
Fellow past major champions to qualify include Cameron Smith, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia and Patrick Reed.
The USGA currently has 24 qualification criteria a player can meet, as well as open qualifying. Meet the rest of the LIV Golf players in the field and how each of them qualified for the 2023 U.S. Open.
Abraham Ancer
Qualification criteria met: Top 60 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 22, 2023 (46th).
Bryson DeChambeau
Qualification criteria met: Winners of the U.S. Open the last 10 years (2013-22).
DeChambeau won the U.S. Open in 2020 at Winged Foot and joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players to win the U.S. Amateur, NCAA Championship and U.S. Open.
Sergio Garcia
Qualification criteria met: Garcia birdied his final hole to avoid a playoff and qualify for the U.S. Open via a 36-hole qualifier at Northwood Club and Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas.
Dustin Johnson
Qualification criteria met: Winners of the U.S. Open the last 10 years (2013-22) // Winners of the Masters Tournament (2019-23).
Johnson claimed his first major at the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont and added a second at the November Masters in 2020.
Martin Kaymer
Qualification criteria met: Winners of the U.S. Open the last 10 years (2013-22).
Kaymer won his second major championship at the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst by a whopping eight shots over Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton.
Brooks Koepka
Qualification criteria met: Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last 10 years (2013-22) // Winners of the PGA Championship (2018-23) // Top 60 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 22, 2023 (13th).
Koepka won the U.S. Open in consecutive years in 2017 and 2018, and earlier this year added a third PGA Championship to his major tally.
Phil Mickelson
Qualification criteria met: Winners of the PGA Championship (2018-23)
Mickelson won the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah for his sixth major victory and set a record as the oldest men’s major champion in history at 51 years old. Lefty is still chasing the career grand slam and has six runner-up finishes at the U.S. Open (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013)
Sebastian Munoz
Qualification criteria met: Munoz qualified via a 4-for-2 playoff at 3 under at the 36-hole qualifier at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland.
Joaquin Niemann
Qualification criteria met: Those players who qualified and were eligible for the season-ending 2022 Tour Championship // Top 60 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 22, 2023 (30th)
Carlos Ortiz
Qualification criteria met: Ortiz qualified via a 3-for-1 playoff at 3 under at the 36-hole qualifier at Pine Tree Golf Club in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Mito Pereira
Qualification criteria met: Top 60 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 22, 2023 (50)
Thomas Pieters
Qualification criteria met: Top 60 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 22, 2023 (53rd)
David Puig
Qualification criteria met: Puig qualified via a T-2 finish at 10 under at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles.
Patrick Reed
Qualification criteria met: Top 60 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 22, 2023 (44th)
Cameron Smith
Qualification criteria met: Winners of The Open Championship (2018-22) // Winners of The Players Championship (2021-23) // Those players who qualified and were eligible for the season-ending 2022 Tour Championship // Top 60 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 22, 2023 (8th)
