A total of 23 European Tour Members are fully exempt for the forthcoming US Open Championship which takes place at Southern Hills on June 14-17.
With the addition of nine golfers, after three active categories closed, a total of 67 are now fully exempt from qualifying. Frank Lickliter, with his victory at the Kemper Insurance Open this weekend, earned his exemption by a place in the top ten on the 2001 US PGA Tour money list through May 27. Sergio Garcia, Scott Hoch, Toshi Izawa, Bernhard Langer, Rocco Mediate, Dennis Paulson, Eduardo Romero and Duffy Waldorf are exempt by a place in the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings through May 28.
The other active exemption category that closed on May 28 was the top two money-winners from the Volvo Order of Merit. The leaders, Angel Cabrera and Michael Campbell, are already exempt through other categories.
The following 67 golfers are fully exempt:
As of May 28, 2001
PLAYERS FULLY EXEMPT (67) FOR THE 2001 U.S. Open Championship
Robert Allenby 9,12,17
Stuart Appleby 9,17
Paul Azinger 8, 9,17
Notah Begay III 9,12,17
Thomas Bjorn 10,17
Mark Brooks 5
Angel Cabrera 10,14,17
Mark Calcavecchia 9,11,17
Michael Campbell 8,10,14,17
Stewart Cink 8, 9, 17
Darren Clarke 10, 17
Jose Coceres 10
Chris DiMarco 9
Joe Durant 11,12,17
David Duval 8, 9,17
Ernie Els 1,8,9,10,17
Nick Faldo 8
Brad Faxon 11,12,17
Steve Flesch 9
Carlos Franco 9
Pierre Fulke 10,17
Jim Furyk 9, 17
Sergio Garcia 17
Retief Goosen 8,10,17
Padraig Harrington 8,10,17
Scott Hoch 17
John Huston 8, 9,17
Hale Irwin 7
Toshi Izawa 17
Lee Janzen 1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 8,10,17
Steve Jones 1
Shingo Katayama 15,17
Tom Kite 1
Franklin Langham 9
Bernhard Langer 17
Paul Lawrie 4
Tom Lehman 4, 9,17
Justin Leonard 4, 9,17
Frank Lickliter 11
Davis Love III 5,9,11,17
Bob May 9
Rocco Mediate 17
Phil Mickelson 9,11,12,17
Colin Montgomerie 10,17
Jose Maria Olazabal 3, 8,10
Mark O'Meara 3, 4
Gary Orr 10
Jesper Parnevik 9,12,17
Dennis Paulson 17
Corey Pavin 1
Chris Perry 9,17
Nick Price 9
Phillip Price 10,17
Jeff Quinney 2
Loren Roberts 8, 9,17
Eduardo Romero 17
Vijay Singh 3, 5, 8, 9,11,17
Hal Sutton 9,17
Toru Taniguchi 15,17
David Toms 9,11,17
Kirk Triplett 9,17
Scott Verplank 9,17
Duffy Waldorf 17
Mike Weir 9,17
Lee Westwood 8,10,17
Tiger Woods 1,3,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,17
Key to Player Exemptions -
1) Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.
2) Winner of the 2000 U.S. Amateur Championship.
3) Winners of the Masters Tournament the last five years.
4) Winners of the Open Championship the last five years.
5) Winners of the Us PGA Championship the last five years.
6) Winner of the 2001 Players Championship.
7) Winner of the 2000 U.S. Senior Open Championship.
8) From the 2000 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and
anyone tying for 15th place.
9) From the 2000 final official US PGA Tour money list, the top 30
money leaders.
10) From the 2000 final official Volvo Order of Merit, the top 15
money leaders.
11) From the 2001 official US PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money
leaders through May 27.
12) Any multiple winner of US PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose
victories are considered official from April 26, 2000 through June 3,
2001
13) Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee
International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA
Executive Committee.
14) From the 2001 Volvo Order of Merit, the top two money leaders
through May 28.
15) From the 2000 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two
leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World
Rankings at that time.
16) From the 2000-2001 final official PGA Tour of Australasia money
list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point
leaders of the World Rankings at that time.
17) From the final World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as
of May 28.
