Paul Casey, Darren Clarke, Niclas Fasth and Bernhard Langer were among ten players who earned full exemptions for the US Open Championship with the close of three active categories on May 26, taking the total number of European Tour Members in the field so far to 22.
A total of 73 golfers are fully exempt from qualifying for the US Open Championship, which will be played from June 12-15 at the Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois. Sectional qualifying for the remaining 83 spots will take place at 13 sites from June 2-3.
The four players earned a place in the field by being in the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking at the conclusion of the Volvo PGA Championship. The other active exemption category through the end of May was for the top two from the 2003 Volvo Order of Merit but Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington were already fully exempt through other categories.
PLAYERS WHO ARE FULLY EXEMPT FOR THE 2003 U.S. OPEN (73)
Robert Allenby 8,9,16
Stuart Appleby 16
Ricky Barnes 2
Rich Beem 5,9,12,16
Thomas Bjorn 10,16
Tom Byrum 8
Angel Cabrera 10,16
Michael Campbell 10,16
Paul Casey 16
K.J. Choi 9,16
Darren Clarke 16
Fred Couples 16
Chris DiMarco 9,16
David Duval 4
Ernie Els 1,4,9,10,11,12,13,16
Bob Estes 9,16
Nick Faldo 8
Niclas Fasth 16
Brad Faxon 16
Steve Flesch 16
Fred Funk 9,16
Jim Furyk 9,11,16
Sergio Garcia 8,9,10,16
Retief Goosen 1,9,10,16
Jay Haas 8,11,16
Padraig Harrington 8,10,13,16
Dudley Hart 8
Scott Hoch 8,16
Charles Howell 9,16
Trevor Immelman 10,16
Hale Irwin 17
Lee Janzen 1
Steve Jones 1
Jerry Kelly 9,16
Tom Kite 17
Bernhard Langer 16
Paul Lawrie 4,10,16
Stephen Leaney 10
Justin Leonard 8,9,11,16
Peter Lonard 8,15,16
Davis Love III 6,9,11,12,16
Steve Lowery 9
Scott McCarron 9
Jeff Maggert 8
Hunter Mahan 2
Shigeki Maruyama 9,16
Len Mattiace 9,16
Billy Mayfair 8
Rocco Mediate 9,16
Phil Mickelson 8,9,16
Colin Montgomerie 10,16
Jose Maria Olazabal 3,9,10
Mark O'Meara 4
Craig Parry 15,16
Corey Pavin 1
Kenny Perry 9,11,16
Don Pooley 7
Nick Price 8,9,16
Chris Riley 9,16
Loren Roberts 9
John Rollins 9
Eduardo Romero 10,16
Justin Rose 10,16
Adam Scott 10,16
Vijay Singh 3,5,9,11,12,16
Jeff Sluman 9,16
Toru Taniguchi 14
David Toms 5,9,11,16
Kirk Triplett 16
Scott Verplank 16
Tom Watson 17
Mike Weir 3,11,12,16
Tiger Woods 1,3,4,5,8,9,11,12,16
Key to Player Exemptions -
1) Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.
2) Winner and runner-up of the 2002 U.S. Amateur Championship.
3) Winners of the Masters Tournament the last five years.
4) Winners of the British Open Championship the last five years.
5) Winners of the PGA of America Championship the last five years.
6) Winner of the 2003 Players Championship.
7) Winner of the 2002 U.S. Senior Open Championship.
8) From the 2002 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.
9) From the 2002 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.
10) From the 2002 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.
11) From the 2003 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 25.
12) Any multiple winner of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from April 24, 2002 through June 1, 2003
13) From the 2003 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 26.
14) From the 2002 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.
15) From the 2002-2003 official PGA Tour of Australasia money list as of March 17, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.
16) From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 26.
17) Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.
