2-MINUTE DRILL
RANK & FILE A LINEUP OF SPORTS TIDBITS
U.S. OPEN EXEMPT LIST
Players who are exempt or who have qualified for the 117th U.S. Open to be played June 15-18 at Erin Hills Golf Club. Players listed only in first category for which they are eligible. (a-amateur): U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS (10 years): Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Lucas Glover, Angel Cabrera. U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP: a-Brad Dalke. BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPION: a-Scott Gregory. 2016 MARK H. MCCORMACK MEDAL WINNER: a-Maverick McNealey. MASTERS CHAMPIONS (5 years): Sergio Garcia, Danny Willett, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott. BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONS (5 years): Henrik Stenson, Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els. PGA CHAMPIONS (5 years): Jimmy Walker, Jason Day, Jason Dufner. PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER (3 years): Si Woo Kim, Rickie Fowler. BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER: Alex Noren. 2016 U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPION: Gene Sauers. TOP 10 AND TIES FROM 2016 U.S. OPEN: Jim Furyk, Scott Piercy, Shane Lowry, Branden Grace, Kevin Na, Daniel Summerhays. 2016 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: Kevin Chappell, Ryan Moore, Paul Casey, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Emiliano Grillo, Charl Schwartzel, Gary Woodland, Daniel Berger, Matt Kuchar, Roberto Castro, William McGirt, Sean O’Hair, Brandt Snedeker, Russell Knox, Patrick Reed, Jhonattan Vegas, Kevin Kisner, J.B. Holmes. TOP 60 FROM WORLD RANKING ON MAY 22: Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Louis Oosthuizen, Brooks Koepka, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Thomas Pieters, Tommy Fleetwood, Bernd Wiesberger, Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman, Wesley Bryan, Matt Fitzpatrick, Pat Perez, Billy Horschel, Bill Haas, Ross Fisher, Adam Hadwin, Yuta Ikeda, Russell Henley, Brendan Steele, Brian Harman, Charley Hoffman, Lee Westwood, Hideto Tanihara, Jeunghun Wang, Byeong Hun An. SECTIONAL QUALIFYING-JAPAN (36 holes): Satoshi Kodaira, Yusaku Miyazato, Chan Kim, Shugo Imahira. SECTIONAL QUALIFYING-EUROPE (36 holes): Aaron Rai, Li Haotong, Alexander Levy, Richie Ramsay, Oliver Bekker, Joel Stalter, Bradley Dredge, Eddie Pepperell, Brandon Stone, George Coetzee, Andrew Johnston, Paul Dunne, Thomas Aiken, Matt Wallace, Wade Ormsby. SECTIONAL QUALIFYING-UNITED STATES (36 holes): TBD on June 5. LOCAL (18 holes) AND SECTIONAL QUALIFYING-UNITED STATES: TBD on June 5. TOP 60 FROM WORLD RANKING ON JUNE 12: TBD.