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More than 13 percent of the field at the 2026 U.S. Open is comprised of amateurs.
The No. 1 amateur in the world. The U.S. Amateur champion. Numerous qualifiers. The level of amateurs teeing it up includes many of the best in the world and some great stories from final qualifying last week. Jackson Koivun, the world's No. 1 amateur, is competing in his final event as an am before turning pro.
Meet the 21 amateurs teeing it up at Shinnecock Hills this week in the U.S. Open.
Coleman won the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest to punch his ticket to Shinnecock Hills.
Cowan, a rising senior at Oklahoma, earned his spot via final qualifying and advanced in a 3-for-2 playoff.
Fang has had perhaps the longest wait of anyone in the field for his tee time, earning his spot nearly a year ago after winning the British Amateur.
The rising junior at South Carolina advance through both local and final qualifying to make his first U.S. Open start.
Another rising junior, this one at Ohio State, also made his way through local and final qualifying for his first major start.
Herrington finished runner-up in the U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club last August, and now he tees it up in another USGA championship.
Holtz won the U.S. Mid-Amateur last year to earn spots in the Masters and U.S. Open.
The incoming freshman at Georgia won the U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club to make it to Shinnecock Hills.
Koivun is the world's No. 1 amateur and earned his exemption via the McCormack Medal last August, which honors the top-ranked am in the world eevry year.
Kyes punched his ticket thanks to final qualifying, and he didn't even know when the U.S. Open was. Hopefully he makes his tee time.
Lee was one of the five alternates named by the USGA as a last-minute addition to the field. Lee, a 22-year-old amateur and recent University of Virginia graduate, will play in his second consecutive U.S. Open after being the first alternate from the Woodmont Country Club site in Rockville, Maryland.
Lee also earned his way to Shinnecock via final qualifying. He's one of three current Oklahoma State players teeing it up.
Ormond, the teenager who will join the Florida Gators this fall, had a dominant qualifier to punch his ticket to Shinnecock.
The high school senior was co-medalist at final qualifying to earn his first major championship start.
Pulcini won the Latin America Amateur Championship earlier this year to earn three major championship starts, including this week.
Reilly helped Auburn win the national title two weeks ago with the winning putt. Now he's playing in the U.S. Open.
Rising junior at Santa Clara got through local and final qualifying to earn his spot at Shinnecock.
Russell, the top-ranked junior in the world, got through final qualifying via a playoff to earn his spot in the field, where he had Charlie Woods on his bag.
Schoenberger, a recent Kentucky graduate, will make his first U.S. Open start after getting into the field as the first alternate from the Ball Ground, Georgia, site. Schoenberger was in a 2-for-1 playoff for the two alternate spots.
Stout won the NCAA individual title two weeks ago to the day to earn a spot in the field. He'll become the No. 1 amateur in the world once Koivun turns pro.
The rising LSU junior earned his spot via a qualifier and becomes the firs player from Iceland to qualify in the U.S. Open.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: U.S. Open 2026 field: 21 amateurs teeing it up at Shinnecock Hills
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The No. 1 amateur in the world. The U.S. Amateur champion. Numerous qualifiers. The level of amateurs teeing it up includes many of the best in the world and some great stories from final qualifying last week. Jackson Koivun, the world's No. 1 amateur, is competing in his final event as an am before turning pro.
Meet the 21 amateurs teeing it up at Shinnecock Hills this week in the U.S. Open.
Amateurs in the U.S. Open 2026 field
Hamilton Coleman
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Coleman won the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest to punch his ticket to Shinnecock Hills.
Ryder Cowan
Cowan, a rising senior at Oklahoma, earned his spot via final qualifying and advanced in a 3-for-2 playoff.
Ethan Fang
Fang has had perhaps the longest wait of anyone in the field for his tee time, earning his spot nearly a year ago after winning the British Amateur.
Marek Fleming
The rising junior at South Carolina advance through both local and final qualifying to make his first U.S. Open start.
Vaughn Harbor
Another rising junior, this one at Ohio State, also made his way through local and final qualifying for his first major start.
Jackson Herrington
Herrington finished runner-up in the U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club last August, and now he tees it up in another USGA championship.
Brandon Holtz
Holtz won the U.S. Mid-Amateur last year to earn spots in the Masters and U.S. Open.
Mason Howell
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The incoming freshman at Georgia won the U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club to make it to Shinnecock Hills.
Jackson Koivun
Koivun is the world's No. 1 amateur and earned his exemption via the McCormack Medal last August, which honors the top-ranked am in the world eevry year.
Chase Kyes
Kyes punched his ticket thanks to final qualifying, and he didn't even know when the U.S. Open was. Hopefully he makes his tee time.
Bryan Lee
Lee was one of the five alternates named by the USGA as a last-minute addition to the field. Lee, a 22-year-old amateur and recent University of Virginia graduate, will play in his second consecutive U.S. Open after being the first alternate from the Woodmont Country Club site in Rockville, Maryland.
Eric Lee
Lee also earned his way to Shinnecock via final qualifying. He's one of three current Oklahoma State players teeing it up.
Jackson Ormond
Ormond, the teenager who will join the Florida Gators this fall, had a dominant qualifier to punch his ticket to Shinnecock.
Guiseppe Puebla
The high school senior was co-medalist at final qualifying to earn his first major championship start.
Mateo Pulcini
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Pulcini won the Latin America Amateur Championship earlier this year to earn three major championship starts, including this week.
Logan Reilly
Reilly helped Auburn win the national title two weeks ago with the winning putt. Now he's playing in the U.S. Open.
Matthew Robles
Rising junior at Santa Clara got through local and final qualifying to earn his spot at Shinnecock.
Miles Russell
Russell, the top-ranked junior in the world, got through final qualifying via a playoff to earn his spot in the field, where he had Charlie Woods on his bag.
Jack Schoenberger
Schoenberger, a recent Kentucky graduate, will make his first U.S. Open start after getting into the field as the first alternate from the Ball Ground, Georgia, site. Schoenberger was in a 2-for-1 playoff for the two alternate spots.
Preston Stout
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Stout won the NCAA individual title two weeks ago to the day to earn a spot in the field. He'll become the No. 1 amateur in the world once Koivun turns pro.
Arni Sveinsson
The rising LSU junior earned his spot via a qualifier and becomes the firs player from Iceland to qualify in the U.S. Open.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: U.S. Open 2026 field: 21 amateurs teeing it up at Shinnecock Hills
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