Currently Exempt Players for 2024 U.S. Senior Open
Here is the current list of exempt players for the 43rd U.S. Senior Open Championship, which will be conducted June 27-30 at Newport (R.I.) Country Club. Those players not exempt can earn their way into the field via qualifying.
BOLD denotes a first time a player is listed and (a) indicates an amateur.
Bernhard Langer (2023)
Padraig Harrington (2022)
Jim Furyk (2021)
Steve Stricker (2019)
David Toms (2018)
Kenny Perry (2017)
Gene Sauers (2016)
Jeff Maggert (2015)
Colin Montgomerie (2014)
Kenny Perry (2013)
Note: 2020 championship canceled due to COVID-19
Padraig Harrington (2022)
Jim Furyk (2021)
Steve Stricker (2019)
David Toms (2018)
Kenny Perry (2017)
Gene Sauers (2016)
Jeff Maggert (2015)
Colin Montgomerie (2014)
Kenny Perry (2013)
Olin Browne (2011)
Fred Funk (2009)
Bernhard Langer
Steve Stricker
Jerry Kelly
Brett Quigley
Rob Labritz
Steven Alker
Dicky Pride
Retief Goosen
Alex Cejka
Y.E. Yang
K.J. Choi
Joe Durant
Ernie Els
Craig Barlow
Justin Leonard
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Mark Strickland (a)
N/A
N/A
Ernie Els (1994, 1997)
Jim Furyk (2003)
Retief Goosen (2001, 2004)
Lee Janzen (1993, 1998)
N/A
N/A
Todd White (a) (champion)
Jody Fanagan (a) (runner-up)
Gordon Sherry
Stephen Dundas
N/A
Richard Bland (2024)
Steve Stricker (2023)
Steven Alker (2022)
Alex Cejka (2021)
2020 championship canceled due to COVID-19
Ken Tanigawa (2019)
Paul Broadhurst (2018)
Bernhard Langer (2017)
Rocco Mediate (2016)
Colin Montgomerie (2015)
Colin Montgomerie (2014)
Alex Cejka (2023)
Darren Clarke (2022)
Stephen Dodd (2021)
No championship held in 2020 due to COVID-19
Bernhard Langer (2019)
Miguel Angel Jimenez (2018)
Steven Alker
Steve Stricker
Bernhard Langer
Ernie Els
Stephen Ames
Vijay Singh
Padraig Harrington
Thongchai Jaidee
Richard Green
K.J. Choi
Alex Cejka
Jerry Kelly
Retief Goosen
Y.E. Yang
Miguel Angel Jimenez
David Toms
Harrison Frazar
Dicky Pride
Joe Durant
Billy Andrade
Colin Montgomerie
Marco Dawson
Paul Broadhurst
Paul Stankowski
Justin Leonard
Steve Flesch
Charlie Wi
Ken Duke
Darren Clarke
Rob Labritz
Ken Tanigawa
Robert Karlsson
Mark Hensby
Brett Quigley
Mike Weir
Rod Pampling
Stephen Ames
Steven Alker
Ernie Els
Steve Stricker
Paul Broadhurst
Doug Barron
Richard Green
Joe Durant
Ricardo Gonzalez
Retief Goosen
Jerry Kelly
Y.E. Yang
K.J. Choi
Thongchai Jaidee
Scott Dunlap
Stuart Appleby
Padraig Harrington
Brian Gay
Thomas Bjorn
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Vijay Singh
Jim Furyk
Steve Stricker
Ernie Els
David Toms
Bernhard Langer
Kenny Perry
Jerry Kelly
Retief Goosen
K.J. Choi
Tom Lehman
Justin Leonard
Jay Haas
Fred Funk
Padraig Harrington
Mike Weir
Mark Calcavecchia
Stuart Appleby
Jeff Sluman
Stephen Ames
Jeff Maggert
Kevin Sutherland
Woody Austin
Brian Gay
Kirk Triplett
Bob Estes
Tom Pernice Jr.
N/A
Steven Alker (2022 Rapiscan Systems Classic; 2022 Insperity Invitational; 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship; 2022 Dominion Energy Charity Classic; 2023 Insperity Invitational; 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship; 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalei)
Stephen Ames (2023 Trophy Hassan II; 2023 Mitsubishi Electric Classic; 2023 Principal Charity Classic; 2023 Boeing Classic; 2024 Chubb Classic; 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Classic)
Paul Broadhurst (2024 Invited Celebrity Classic)
Doug Barron (2024 Regions Tradition)
Alex Cejka (2023 Senior Open Championship)
Fred Couples (2022 SAS Championship)
Darren Clarke (2022 Senior Open Championship)
Scott Dunlap (2024 Insperity Invitational)
Ken Duke (2023 Shaw Charity Classic)
Joe Durant (2024 Cologuard Classic)
Ernie Els (2023 Hoag Classic; 2024 Principal Charity Classic)
Steve Flesch (2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic at Hualalai; 2022 Pure Insurance Championship; 2023 Ascension Charity Classic)
Harrison Frazar (2023 Dominion Energy Charity Classic)
Ricardo Gonzalez (2024 Trophy Hassan II)
Retief Goosen (2022 Hoag Classic; 2024 Galleri Classic)
Padraig Harrington (2022 U.S. Senior Open; 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Open; 2022 Ascension Charity Classic; 2022 Charles Schwab Cup Championship; 2023 Dick's Sporting Goods Open; 2023 TimberTech Championship; 2024 Hoag Classic Newport Beach)
Mark Hensby (2023 Invited Celebrity Classic)
Thongchai Jaidee (2022 American Family Insurance Championship; 2023 Pure Insurance Championship)
Miguel Angel Jimenez (2022 Mitsubish Electric Championship at Hualalai; 2022 Cologuard Classic; 2022 Boeing Classic)
Jerry Kelly (2022 Principal Charity Classic; 2022 Kaulig Companies Classic; 2022 Shaw Charity Classic)
Bernhard Langer (2022 Chubb Classic; 2022 TimberTech Championship; 2023 U.S. Senior Open)
Rod Pampling (2023 SAS Championship)
Scott Parel (2022 ClubCorp Classic)
Brett Quigley (2023 Constellation Furyk & Friends)
Vijay Singh (2023 The Ally Challenge)
Steve Stricker (2022 Regions Tradition; 2022 Ally Challenge; 2022 Sanford Invitational; 2022 Constellation Furyk & Friends; 2023 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai; 2023 Regions Tradition; 2023 Senior PGA Championship; 2023 Sanford International)
David Toms (2023 Galleri Championship)
Peter Baker
Adilson Da Silva
James Kingston
Ricardo Gonzalez
Patrick Sjoland
Phillip Archer
Michael Jonzon
Greig Hutcheon
Joakim Haeggman
Phillip Price
Katsumasa Miyamoto
Prayad Marksaeng
Hiroyuki Fujita
Nobuhiro Masuda
24. Winners of the PGA Championship from 2013-2024:
25. Winners of The Open Championship from 2013-23:
26. Playing members of the five most current United States and European Ryder Cup Teams, and U.S. and International Presidents' Cup Teams:
Angel Cabrera (2013 Presidents Cup)
Ernie Els (2013 Presidents Cup)
Thongchai Jaidee (2015 Presidents Cup)
Lee Westwood (2014, 2016, 2021 Ryder Cup)
Phil Mickelson (2014, 2016, 2018 Ryder Cup; 2013, 2015 and 2017 Presidents Cup)
Steve Stricker (2013 Presidents Cup)
Brian Gay
Stewart Cink
TBD