Several players qualified for the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club via 36-hole Final Qualifying, ranging from PGA TOUR winners to a 17-year-old and even a dentist.

Therein lies the beauty of "Golf's Longest Day," the gauntlet that tests one's endurance across a marathon springtime Monday. The 2025 edition delivered ample drama, highlighted by a 5-for-1 playoff at the Columbus, Ohio site, which included four esteemed PGA TOUR pros in Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Cameron Young, Eric Cole (and a lesser-known pro in Chase Johnson). Young won with a birdie on the first playoff hole, which marked a heartbreaking outcome for the others, including Homa, who carried his own bag all day and three-putted for par on the final hole of his afternoon round, when a two-putt birdie would have qualified him for Oakmont outright.

“It’s going to probably be heartbreaking, but it’s all right,” Homa told the Associated Press afterward. “I haven’t carried my bag 36 holes in a while so I’m a little tired ... I might need to walk by myself more. Maybe I just looked at it as a nice, peaceful walk. Probably got to battle some demons and have no one to lean on. Maybe that helps a little bit. There’s no one ... everything is me. The battle helped that a little bit."

The U.S. Open Championship represents the essence of meritocracy in professional sports. Any professional or amateur with a 0.4 handicap index or lower can sign up to compete for a spot at the U.S. Open, which results in wide-ranging storylines across Final Qualifying fields. This year’s 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club is set for June 12-15, and notables who punched their ticket to Oakmont via 36-hole Final Qualifying include established TOUR pros like Erik van Rooyen and Matt Wallace, rising stars in Preston Summerhays and Jackson Buchanan, and even a dentist in Matt Vogt (who caddied at Oakmont in his younger years).

While several players qualified for the U.S. Open via various exemption categories, others chased a spot at Oakmont via two stages of qualifying. Local Qualifying (18 holes) was contested across 110 sites in late April and early May. Players who advanced from the local stage competed at Final Qualifying (36 holes in one day), which was contested across May 19 (three sites) and June 2 (10 sites). Some players were directly exempt into Final Qualifying via various exemption categories. The USGA accepted a record 10,202 entries for the 2025 U.S. Open.

Read below for more information on players who qualified for the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont via 36-hole Final Qualifying.

2025 U.S. Open Final Qualifying schedule:

June 2

Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses); Summit, New Jersey
78 players for 4 spots

Qualifiers
1. James Nicholas, 67-68
T2. Chris Gotterup, 71-65
T2. Roberto Diaz, 65-71
4. Benjamin James (a), 67-70

1st alt. Max Theodorakis, 71-67
2nd alt. Garrett Engle (a), 69-69

Notable qualifiers: One week after winning the University of Virginia its lone point in the NCAA championship match, junior Benjamin James (a) earned a spot in his second U.S. Open. He birdied two of his last four holes to qualify. James is expected to be one of the top players in the 2026 PGA TOUR University Ranking… Chris Gotterup, the 2024 OneFlight Myrtle Beach Classic winner, will make his first U.S. Open start since 2022. Gotterup has five top-20s in his last seven starts on TOUR.

Duke University Golf Club; Durham, North Carolina
79 players for 7 spots

Qualifiers
1. Zach Bauchou, 71-64
T2. Alistair Docherty, 72-64
T2. Alvaro Ortiz, 73-63
T2. Emilio Gonzalez, 69-67
T5. Chandler Blanchet, 69-68
T5. Trent Phillips, 70-67
T5. George Kneiser, 69-68

1st alt. Miles Russell (a), 68-70
2nd alt. Webb Simpson, 72-66

Notable qualifiers: It was a day of bouncebacks in Durham as Zach Bauchou, Alistair Docherty and Alvaro Ortiz overcame over-par first rounds and fought back to qualify. It’s the first U.S. Open appearance for each of them. It’s particularly satisfying for Bauchou and Docherty, who were both within a few shots of earning their PGA TOUR cards via the Korn Ferry Tour Finals last fall. “I didn’t know I’d get this emotional,” a teary-eyed Bauchou told Golf Channel.

Emerald Dunes Golf Club; West Palm Beach, Florida
84 players for 4 spots

Qualifiers
T1. Justin Hicks, 65-68
T1. Philip Barbaree Jr., 69-64
T1. Frankie Harris (a), 66-67
4. Austen Truslow, 68-66 (qualified in 2-for-1 playoff at T4)

1st alt. Luke Poulter (a), 69-65
2nd alt. Blades Brown, 65-70

Notable qualifiers:Justin Hicks, 50, is a two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner and has also made 117 career PGA TOUR starts. Hicks shared the opening-round lead at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, ultimately finishing T74. That was his only TOUR start between 2004 and 2011 ... Frankie Harris, who recently completed his redshirt junior season at the University of South Carolina, became the first Gamecock to qualify for the U.S. Open since 2022.

Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club; Columbus, Ohio

66 players for 7 spots

Qualifiers
1. Erik van Rooyen, 64-67
T2. Bud Cauley, 69-68
T2. Lanto Griffin, 69-68
T2. Justin Lower, 68-69
5. Harrison Ott, 67-71
6. Cameron Young, 71-68 (qualified in 5-for-1 playoff at T6)

1st alt. Chase Johnson, 68-71
2nd alt. Eric Cole, 70-69

Notable qualifiers: Two-time PGA TOUR winner Erik van Rooyen finished six strokes clear of the field to qualify for his sixth U.S. Open and 18th major championship overall ... Bud Cauley continues his inspirational comeback from multiple injuries that sidelined him from fall 2020 to spring 2024. Cauley, who stands No. 39 on the FedExCup, will make his first U.S. Open start since 2017 ... Cameron Young earned the site's final spot in a dramatic 5-for-1 playoff that also included Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Eric Cole and Chase Johnson. Young, who qualified with a birdie on the first playoff hole, has notched five top-10 finishes in major championships since 2022.

Homa, who carried his own bag for the duration of Golf's Longest Day, will miss a major championship for the first time since 2019.

Lambton Golf & Country Club; York, Ontario, Canada
66 players for 7 spots

Qualifiers
1. Kevin Velo, 65-67
T2. Niklas Norgaard, 64-69
T2. Matt Wallace, 67-66
T4. Thorbjørn Olesen, 67-67
T4. Mark Hubbard, 64-70
T4. Victor Perez, 67-67
T4. Emiliano Grillo, 69-65

1st alt. Takumi Kanaya, 69-66
2nd alt. Max McGreevy, 66-69

Notable qualifiers: All seven qualifiers from the Canada site are current PGA TOUR members and will compete at this week’s RBC Canadian Open before heading to Oakmont for the U.S. Open. TOUR rookie Kevin Velo earned medalist honors at 8-under 132; the San Francisco-area native stands No. 172 on the FedExCup standings with just three made cuts in 13 starts. He credited a positive mindset and a recent “swing overhaul” for his strong play Monday … England’s Matt Wallace has made 130 career PGA TOUR starts, including 20 starts in major championships, and earned his first TOUR win at the 2023 Corales Puntacana Championship … Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo made six back-nine birdies in the second round, including a curling 12-footer at the par-4 18th, to qualify at 6-under and knock out Takumi Kanaya and Max McGreevy from a 3-for-1 playoff for the final spot. Grillo played in the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont, finishing T54.

Piedmont Driving Club; Atlanta, Georgia
83 players for 5 spots

Qualifiers
T1. Mason Howell (a), 63-63
T1. Jackson Buchanan, 63-63
T3. Jackson Koivun (a), 69-64
T3. Tyler Weaver (a), 67-66
T3. Will Chandler, 70-63

1st alt. Hayden Buckley, 68-66
2nd alt. Steven Fisk, 66-68

Notable qualifiers: It was a dominant display from Mason Howell (a), a name you should remember for years to come. Howell, just 17 years old and a high school junior, is already committed to the University of Georgia and ranked inside the top 10 of the AJGA rankings. Howell made zero bogeys over 36 holes at the Piedmont Driving Club. He will make his first major championship start… Jackson Koivun (a) secured his TOUR card through the PGA TOUR University Accelerated program last week, now he’s booked a trip to his first major. Koivun birdied the 18th to avoid a playoff. Koivun will defer his TOUR status until 2026 and return to Auburn for his junior year.

Springfield Country Club; Springfield, Ohio
82 players for 4 players

Qualifiers
1. Grant Haefner, 68-65
T2. George Duangmanee, 68-67
T2. Maxwell Moldovan, 69-66
4. Zac Blair (qualified in a 4-for-1 playoff), 68-68

1st alt. John Peterson (a), 69-67
2nd alt. Kurt Kitayama, 68-68

Notable qualifiers: Might as well call Maxwell Moldovan, Mr. Springfield! For the fourth straight year, Moldovan qualified for the U.S. Open via the Springfield Country Club site. Moldovan, 23, shot 3-under 32 on the back nine of his second round to play his way in… Zac Blair could give Moldovan a run for his money with that nickname, now making it through Springfield in back-to-back years. Blair stuck it a foot on the fourth playoff hole to beat out John Peterson for the last spot.

Valencia Country Club; Valencia, California
84 players for 4 spots

Qualifiers
1. Preston Summerhays (a), 69-63
2. Riley Lewis, 71-64
3. Zachery Pollo (a), 65-71
4. Joey Herrera, 70-68

1st alt. Lucas Carper, 70-68
2nd alt. Matthew Sutherland, 69-70

Notable qualifiers: This will mark the third U.S. Open start for Preston Summerhays, who recently finished No. 7 on the 2025 PGA TOUR University Ranking to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for this summer, fresh off an acclaimed college career at Arizona State. Summerhays, the nephew of longtime PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour member Daniel Summerhays, won the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Open, and he also qualified for the 2023 U.S. Open via Final Qualifying ... California native Zachery Pollo recently completed his junior season at the University of Arizona, which included an individual victory at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate.

Wine Valley Golf Club; Walla Walla, Washington
41 players for 2 spots

Qualifiers
1. Matt Vogt, 68-68
2. Brady Calkins, 68-69

1st alt. Spencer Tibbits, 69-69
2nd alt. Clark Sonnenberg (a), 70-68

Notable qualifier: It's a storybook triumph for Pittsburgh-area native Matt Vogt, who spent time caddying at Oakmont and played college golf at Butler before pursuing his current career as a dentist. Vogt mixes it up in amateur golf (currently ranked No. 2,037 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking), but his full-time pursuit is his dental practice in Indianapolis; he describes himself on LinkedIn as "Chief Smile-Maker" at The Dentists at Gateway Crossing. He'll likely be smiling all the way to Oakmont, where he'll make his first start in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event. "I knew I could do it, and Oakmont and Pittsburgh and everything there means so much to me," Vogt said afterward. "It took every ounce of energy in my body to not think about that all day ... I feel like I'm going to wake up from a dream here in a little while and this isn't going to be real, but it's real, and I'm so excited."

Woodmont Country Club (North Course); Rockville, Maryland
85 players for 4 spots

Qualifiers
1. Ryan McCormick, 66-66
2. Trevor Cone, 69-68
T3. Bryan Lee (a), 70-69 (qualified in a 3-for-2 playoff)
T3. Marc Leishman, 70-69 (qualified in a 3-for-2 playoff)

1st alt. Sebastian Munoz 71-68 (lost in a 3-for-2 playoff)
2nd alt. Peter Uihlein, 73-67

Notable qualifiers: No tape needed for Ryan McCormick, who shot 66-66 to qualify for his first major championship. McCormick went viral on social media earlier this year for taping his mouth shut while playing on the Korn Ferry Tour to avoid negative self-talk. McCormick is 58th in the Korn Ferry Tour Points List… Bryan Lee (a) advanced from a 3-for-2 playoff with a par on the second playoff hole. A junior at Virginia, Lee will make his second U.S. Open appearance after advancing through Final Qualifying in 2024.

May 19

Bent Tree Country Club; Dallas, Texas
86 players for 7 spots

Qualifiers
1. Rasmus Neergaard Petersen, 66-65
T2. James Hahn, 66-66
T2. Adam Schenk, 64-68
T4. Lance Simpson (a), 69-65
T4. Cameron Tankersley (a), 68-66
T4. Carlos Ortiz, 66-68
7. Johnny Keefer, 66-69 (qualified in 7-for-1 playoff at T7)

1st alt. Doug Ghim, 69-66 (lost in 7-for-1 playoff at T7)
2nd alt. Cameron Tringale (lost in 7-for-1 playoff at T7)

Notable qualifiers: Korn Ferry Tour rookie Johnny Keefer will play in his second straight major championship after receiving a special exemption to the PGA Championship via his top-100 position on the Official World Golf Ranking. Keefer turned pro last summer out of Baylor and finished atop the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season-long Fortinet Cup standings to earn 2025 Korn Ferry Tour membership; he won the Veritex Bank Championship at 30-under and stands No. 3 on the season-long standings ... Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard Petersen, 25, played collegiately at Oklahoma State and is a three-time Challenge Tour winner. The world No. 85 made his major debut at this year's PGA Championship.

Tarao Country Club (West Course); Shiga Prefecture, Japan
43 players for 3 spots

Qualifiers
T1. Yuta Sugiura, 68-66
T1. Scott Vincent, 67-67
3. Jinichiro Kozuma, 68-67 (qualified in 4-for-1 playoff at T3)

1st alt. Riki Kawamoto, 67-68 (lost in 4-for-1 playoff at T3)
2nd alt. Taichi Kho, 64-71 (lost in 4-for-1 playoff at T3)

Walton Heath Golf Club (Old and New Courses); Surrey, England
100 players for 8 spots

Qualifiers
1. Jordan Smith, 64-70
T2. Joakim Lagergren, 69-66
T2. Guido Migliozzi, 68-67
T2. Frederic Lacroix, 67-68
5. Sam Bairstow, 70-66
T6. Edoardo Molinari, 66-71 (qualified in 6-for-3 playoff at T6)
T6. Jacques Kruyswijk, 66-71 (qualified in 6-for-3 playoff at T6)
T6. Andrea Pavan, 70-67 (qualified in 6-for-3 playoff at T6)

1st alt. Matthew Jordan, 63-74 (lost in 6-for-3 playoff at T6)
2nd alt. Robin Williams, 68-69 (lost in 6-for-3 playoff at T6)

Notable qualifiers: Italy's Guido Migliozzi, a four-time DP World Tour winner, will make his eighth career major start. He finished fourth at the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines ... Italy's Edoardo Molinari, 44, will make his 19th major start. Molinari, the brother of 2018 Open Championship winner Francesco Molinari, served as a vice captain for the winning European Team at the 2023 Ryder Cup. The DP World Tour pro doubles as chief data strategist for Arccos Golf and is known as one of the leading data analysts for touring pros.