US Open 2024

The US Open, aka the United States Open Championship, is a roughly 130-year-old golf tournament that is one of the four annual majors, typically held in mid-June, with the exception of 2020, when it was moved to September due to COVID-19.

Founded by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 1895, the event followed a match-play format for three seasons before switching to the widely-used stroke-play format. Since it's inception, as many as 50 courses have hosted it, each of which was set up to make scoring difficult with an emphasis on the golfer's accuracy.

The 2024 US Open is scheduled to take place from June 13 to 16, with practice rounds to begin on June 10–12. It will take place at the Pinehurst Resort's course No. 2, in North Carolina, for the fourth time.

US Open History

In October 1895, the first US Open was held at Rhode Island's Newport Country Club. The then-36 hole event was won by an English professional, Horace Rawlins, who received $150 as his winner's share of the $335 purse.

Britons dominated the field for the first sixteen years; however, in 1911, American golfer John J. McDermott won, shifting the tide and since then, 87 US Open wins have been credited to the USA as of June 2024.

Arguably one of the hardest golf tournaments, the US Open, typically has an open course that is rather lengthy and features a high cut of primary rough, also famously known as "open rough."

Golfers would be required to hit accurate long drives due to challenges including undulating greens, pinched fairways, and two or three holes that are short par fives in regular play being used as long par fours during the tournament, to meet the par of 70.

To develop these elements, certain courses that would prefer to be a part of the US Open rotation are often seen renovating. Among the "Open Doctors" who take on these projects, Rees Jones is the most well-known; his father, Robert Trent Jones, had held that position previously.

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US Open 2024 Schedule

The 2024 US Open will technically begin on June 10, with practice rounds that will last until June 12, followed by the first round of the event on June 13 and concluding with the fourth round on June 16. The gates will open at 6:00 a.m. (E.T.) and will close by 7:00 p.m. (E.T.). The official schedule for the US Open is as follows:

US Open 2024 Course

The US Open of 2024 will be held at the Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, which has nine courses. The most well-known course, No. 2, which is 7,540 yards and has a par of 70, will host the major. This will be the club's 11th USGA competition and the fourth US Open, since Pinehurst had already hosted the U.S. Opens in 2014, 2005, and 1999 and will act as the "anchor" location for four future U.S. Opens in 2029, 2035, 2041, and 2047.

Pinehurst was established in 1895 by James Walker Tufts, the founder of the Boston soda fountain industry. Famous architect Donald Ross created Course No. 2 in 1907 and continued to make changes to it until his death in 1948. In 2014, Pinehurst and the USGA made even more history when the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open were hosted on Course No. 2 in back-to-back weeks.

US Open 2024 Course's Layout

US Open 2024 Field List

The field list is nearly complete, with six players remaining; as per its website, the 82 exemptions are still under process and will be revealed as soon as possible.

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Players who have qualified for 2024 US Open

The field for the 2024 US Open as of June 7 is as follows: