Currently Exempt Players for 2025 U.S. Senior Open

Here is the current list of exempt players for the 44th U.S. Senior Open Championship, which will be conducted June 26-29 at The Broadmoor (East Course), in Colorado Springs, Colo. Those players not exempt can earn their way into the field via qualifying.

BOLD denotes the first time a player is listed and (a) indicates an amateur.  

1. Winners of the U.S. Senior Open Championship (2014-24):

Richard Bland (2024)
Bernhard Langer (2023)
Padraig Harrington (2022)
Jim Furyk (2021)
Championship not conducted in 2020 due to COVID-19 
Steve Stricker (2019)
David Toms (2018)
Kenny Perry (2017)
Gene Sauers (2016)
Jeff Maggert (2015)
Colin Montgomerie (2014)

2. Winners of the U.S. Senior Open from 2010-2024 who have not yet reached their 66th birthday on or before the U.S. Senior Open:

Richard Bland (2024)
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)

3. From the 2024 U.S. Senior Open Championship, the lowest 15 and anyone tying for 15th place:

Richard Bland
Hiroyuki Fujita
Richard Green
Steve Stricker
Bob Estes
Thongchai Jaidee
Vijay Singh
Ernie Els
Stephen Ames
Paul Stankowski
Peter Baker
Cameron Percy
Y.E. Yang
Steven Alker
Rocco Mediate

4. From the 2024 U.S. Senior Open Championship, the amateur returning the lowest 72-hole score (must be an amateur):

N/A

5. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship since 2015:

N/A

6. From the 2025 U.S. Open Championship, any amateur returning a 72-hole score (must be an amateur and meet age requirement):

N/A

7. Any player in his first 10 years of eligibility who has won the U.S. Open Championship:

Ernie Els (1994, 1997)
Jim Furyk (2003)
Retief Goosen (2001, 2004)
Lee Janzen (1993, 1998)
Michael Campbell (2005)
Angel Cabrera (2007)

8. Winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship from 2013-2024 and the runner-up from 2024 (must be an amateur):

N/A

9. Winner and runner-up from the 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, and the winner of the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship (must be an amateur and age eligible):

Louis Brown (a)
Dan Sullivan (a)

10. Any player in his first year of eligibility who has won a U.S. Amateur Championship, Masters, The Open, The Amateur Championship or PGA Championship:

N/A

11. Winners of the Senior PGA Championship from 2021-2025:

2025 Champion TBD in May
Richard Bland (2024)
Steve Stricker (2023)
Steven Alker (2022)
Alex Cejka (2021)

12. Winners of the Senior Open Championship conducted by The R&A in collaboration with the Legends Tour from 2019-2024:

K.J. Choi (2024)
Alex Cejka (2023)
Darren Clarke (2022)
Stephen Dodd (2021)
No championship held in 2020 due to COVID-19
Bernhard Langer (2019)

13. Winners of the Regions Tradition from 2021-2025:

2025 champion to be determined on May 18
Doug Barron (2024)
Steve Stricker (2023)
Steve Stricker (2022)
Alex Cejka (2021)

14. Winners of the Kaulig Companies Championship from 2020-2025:

2025 champion to be determined on June 22
Ernie Els (2024)
Steve Stricker (2023)
Jerry Kelly (2022)
Steve Stricker (2021)
Jerry Kelly (2020)

15. Those players who qualified for the 2024 PGA Tour Champions season-ending Championship (Charles Schwab Cup Championship):

Steven Alker
Ernie Els
Richard Green
Padraig Harrington
Stephen Ames
Y.E. Yang
Bernhard Langer
K.J. Choi
Stewart Cink
Ricardo Gonzalez
Steve Stricker
Paul Broadhurst
Jerry Kelly
Alex Cejka
Ken Tanigawa
Tim O'Neal
Retief Goosen
Thomas Bjorn
Rod Pampling
Doug Barron
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Rocco Mediate
Darren Clarke
Vijay Singh
Greg Chalmers
Bob Estes
Mark Hensby
Joe Durant
Ken Duke
Tim Petrovic
Shane Bertsch
Thongchai Jaidee
Hiroyuki Fujita
Stuart Appleby
Cameron Percy
Jason Caron

16. From the 2025 official PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup Money List, the top 20 money leaders through the close of entries on March 26, 2025. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry. (Must have filed an entry by March 26, 2025):

Updated on March 26, 2025

17. From PGA Tour Champions All Time Money List, the top 40 money leaders through the close of entries on March 26, 2025. NOTE: PGA Tour Champions All Time Money Leaders is the total official money a player has earned on the Champions Tour, the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour since 1996. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry. (Must have filed an entry by March 26, 2025):

Updated on March 26, 2025

18. Any player whose 50th birthday falls between the close of entries and the first scheduled round of the Championship that, at the close of entries on March 26, 2025, would have otherwise been listed among the top 40 on the PGA Tour Champions All Time Money Leaders. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry. (Must have filed an entry by March 26, 2025):

N/A

19. Winners of PGA Tour Champions co-sponsored events, excluding team events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2024 U.S. Senior Open Championship to the initiation of the 2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship (NOTE: USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries on March 26, 2025):

Ernie Els (2024 Kaulig Companies Championship; 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai)
K.J. Choi (2024 The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex)
Stephen Ames (2024 Boeing Classic)
Ken Tanigawa (2024 Rogers Charity Classic)
Stewart Cink (2024 The Ally Challenge)
Y.E. Yang (2024 Ascension Charity Classic)
Steve Stricker (2024 Sanford International)
Paul Broadhurst (2024 PURE Insurance Championship)
Rocco Mediate (2024 Constellation Furyk & Friends)
Jerry Kelly (2024 SAS Championship)
Tim O'Neal (2024 Dominion Energy Charity Classic)
Padraig Harrington (2024 Simmons Bank Championship)
Bernhard Langer (2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship)
Miguel Angel Jimenez (2025 Trophy Hassan II)

20. Winners of PGA Tour Champions co-sponsored events, excluding team events, whose victories were considered official, from the start of the 2023 season to the initiation of the 2024 U.S. Senior Open:

Steve Stricker (2023 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai; 2023 Regions Tradition; 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship; 2023 American Family Insurance Championship; 2023 Kaulig Companies Championship; 2023 Sanford International)

Stephen Ames (2023 Trophy Hassan II; 2023 Mitsubishi Electric Classic; 2024 Chubb Classic; 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Classic)

Bernhard Langer (2023 Chubb Classic; 2023 U.S. Senior Open)
David Toms (2023 Cologuard Classic; 2023 The Galleri Classic)
Ernie Els (2023 Hoag Classic; 2024 Principal Charity Classic; 2024 American Family Insurance Championship)

Mark Hensby (2023 Invited Celebrity Classic)
Steven Alker (2023 Insperity Invitational; 2023 Charles Schwab Championship; 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Championship)

Padraig Harrington (2023 Dick's Sporting Goods Open; 2023 TimberTech Championship; 2024 Hoag Classic; 2024 Dick's Sporting Goods Open)

Alex Cejka (2023 The Senior Open Championship)
Ken Duke (2023 Shaw Charity Classic)
Vijay Singh (2023 The Ally Challenge)
Steve Flesch (2023 Ascension Charity Classic)
Thongchai Jaidee (2023 PURE Insurance Championship)
Brett Quigley (2023 Constellation Furyk & Friends)
Rod Pampling (2023 SAS Championship)
Harrison Frazar (2023 Dominion Energy Charity Classic)
Ricardo Gonzalez (2024 Trophy Hassan II)
Joe Durant (2024 Cologuard Classic)
Retief Goosen (2024 The Galleri Classic)
Paul Broadhurst (2024 Invited Celebrity Classic)
Scott Dunlap (2024 Insperity Invitational)
Doug Barron (2024 Regions Tradition)
Richard Bland (2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship)

21. Top 10 players from the 2024 Legends Tour Order of Merit as of December 31, 2024:

Adilson Da Silva
Scott Hend
Peter Baker
Simon Griffiths
Joakim Haeggman
Keith Horne
James Kingston
Greig Hutcheon
Robert Coles
Thomas Gogele

22. From the final 2024 Japan Senior Tour money list, the top 4 money winners:

Katsumasa Miyamoto
Shingo Katayama
Choi Hu Star (Choi Hu-Sung)
Takashi Kanemoto

23. Winners of The Masters Tournament from 2015-2025, the PGA Championship from 2014-2025, and The Open Championship from 2014-2024:

24. Playing members of the five most current United States and European Ryder Cup Teams, and U.S. and World Presidents' Cup Teams:

Thongchai Jaidee (2015 Presidents Cup)
Phil Mickelson (2014, 2016, 2018 Ryder Cup; 2015 and 2017 Presidents Cup)
Thomas Bjorn (2014 Ryder Cup)
Stephen Gallacher (2014 Ryder Cup)
Lee Westwood (2014, 2021 Ryder Cup)
Jim Furyk (2014 Ryder Cup, 2015 Presidents Cup)

25. Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, in the last six calendar years (2019-2024) and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the 2025 U.S. Senior Open:

Brian Gay
Stewart Cink
Phil Mickelson

26. Winner of the 2024 R&A Senior Amateur Championship (Must be an amateur):

Todd White (a)

27. Special Exemptions as selected by the USGA. Deadline for submission request is March 26, 2025. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry:

TBD