F-3: Low 15 scorers and ties from 2025 U.S. Senior Open
F-7: U.S. Open champions in their first 10 years of eligibility
F-14: Winner of 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship
F-15: Players who qualify for 2025 season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship

The two-time U.S. Open champion from South Africa is set to make his sixth U.S. Senior Open start. Els also owns a pair of victories in The Open Championship: 2002 at Muirfield and 2012 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. His two U.S. Open triumphs came in 1994 at Oakmont Country Club in a playoff and 1997 at Congressional Country Club. The 2011 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee owns 79 worldwide victories, 19 of which came on the PGA Tour. Since turning 50, Els has claimed seven titles on PGA Tour Champions, including the 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship, one of the circuit's five annual majors. Off the course, Els is heavily involved with fighting autism, something that is deeply personal to himself and wife, Liezl. Their son, Ben, was diagnosed with autism at an early age and Els raises money to help fight the disease through his Els for Autism Pro-Am. He also has a foundation in his native South Africa that helps support underprivileged children.