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With 10,201 entries, 36-hole pressure cookers, and players from every lane of pro golf still fighting for spots, U.S. Open final qualifying remains one of the few systems in the sport that still feels honest.
U.S. Open final qualifying at Dallas Athletic Club sent Peter Uihlein, Graeme McDowell, and Caleb Surratt to Shinnecock Hills, while Thomas Detry fell short in a playoff at Walton Heath.
The USGA added 35 more exempt players to the 2026 U.S. Open field on May 18, pushing the total to 86 and putting Adam Scott's 100th straight major start in view.
Lucas Herbert won LIV Golf Virginia on May 10 and jumped Thomas Detry for the league's current-season U.S. Open exemption. That is a cleaner qualification story than golf usually gives us.