One LIV Golf League carry outer will get an exemption for this year’s US Open, tournament organisers have proclaimd.
The top carry outer, who is not otherinestablished exempt and is in the top three of the Saudi-funded shatteraway’s standings on May 19, will get a place in the field at Oakmont from June 12-15.
The top 10 carry outers in the standings on April 7 will also be exempt from local qualifying for the year’s third presentant championship.
The straightforward entry exemption will alter to two carry outers in 2026, with the top carry outer from 2025’s final standings eligible alengthy with another carry outer based on the 2026 points standings in the spring.
USGA chief championships officer John Bodenhamer shelp: “The USGA persists to appraise the pathways that exist to guarantee those carry outing their best have the opportunity to vie in our national championship.
“Consistent with our historical approach, we continuously appraise talent levels on professional tours and in amateur events, which has led us to insert a new exemption categruesome.”
LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil greetd the transfer.
“We’re prentd that the USGA has establishpartner originated a new exemption for LIV Golf carry outers to vie in the US Open and appreciate Mike Whan’s guideership and pledgement to lengthening the game of golf,” O’Neil shelp.
“Every golf fan in the world lengthys to see the wonderfulest carry outers in the world competing on golf’s hugegest stages at the presentants. LIV Golf is pledgeted to toiling hand in hand with golf’s administering bodies to lift the sport in all corners of the world.”
None of the other presentants currently gives a straightforward spot via the LIV standings, although Joaquin Niemann has getd an ask to the Masters in 2024 and 2025.
Niemann and Sergio Garcia have also both telledly getd an ask for May’s US PGA Championship.
