The USGA announced Monday that 16 players have been added to the US Open 2020 pitch.
The USGA flagship event, which will be made up exclusively of players exempt due to the cancellation of local and section qualifiers following the COVID-19 pandemic, has granted exemptions to the first five points from the three races of the Korn Ferry Tour series. These players are Brandon Wu, Stephan Jaeger, Curtis Luck, Greyson Sigg, and Dan McCarthy.
Additionally, 11 invitations went to players who were not otherwise exempt according to the official world golf ranking. In this group are Kevin Streelman, Harris English, JT Poston, Joaquin Niemann, Thomas Pieters, Max Homa, Lanto Griffin, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Matthias Schwab, Alex Noren and Matt Jones.
The USGA also announced two WDs from the field. Francesco Molinari withdrew from the works; the 2018 Open champion also retired from the PGA championship and does not play from the February WGC-Mexico championship. South Korea’s Jung-Gon Hwang will be unable to play due to a commitment to military service, leaving the current field roster to 139 players.
The remaining spots will be filled by the FedExCup final leaderboard (top five players, not otherwise excluded) after this week’s Tour Championship.
The 120th US Open kicks off on September 17 at the Winged Foot Golf Club West Course in Mamaroneck, NY Gary Woodland is the defending champion.
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