The 2025 U.S. Open will be held at a familiar locale for fans of the championship as the USGA brings its marquee event once more to Oakmont Country Club just outside of Pittsburgh. This will be the 10th time that the famed Henry Fownes design will host the national championship, more than any other venue, with the USGA committed to three more visits between 2033 and 2049 after designating Oakmont a U.S. Open anchor site.
The 125th U.S. Open will take place June 12-15, 2025. Any player with a Handicap Index of 0.4 or lower, and any professional, can apply to play in the championship, with entries accepted at champs.usga.org until April 9 at 5 p.m. EDT. The USGA will be looking to see if for the fourth time in U.S. Open history more than 10,000 people apply to compete.
The USGA has established exemption categories for players who are exempt from qualifying for the event, with a little less than half the 154-player field expected to earn their way directly to the championship. The remaining spots in the field will be filled by golfers who play their way into the championship via local and final qualifying.
There are 110 courses hosting 18-hole local qualifiers that will be contested in 43 states, Canada and Mexico from April 16 to May 19. Those who advance then tee it up in one of 13 36-hole sectional qualifiers. Nine will be conducted at U.S. sites on Monday, June 2, with one additionally American qualifier being played Monday, May 19. Japan and England also will host final qualifiers on May 19, with one other final qualifier being played in Canada on June 2.
“It is of great importance that thousands of professional and amateur golfers with diverse backgrounds will once again have an opportunity to compete for a place in this year’s U.S. Open and ultimately play in our national championship,” said USGA Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer. “Allied Golf Associations in the United States, Tours in Europe, Canada and Japan, and National Federations will collaborate in providing a path to the championship through both qualifying stages to historic Oakmont Country Club where the world’s greatest golfers will compete.”
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Once tens of thousands of trees (mostly planted in the 1960s) were removed between the early 90s and 2015, Oakmont’s original penal design was re-established, with the game’s nastiest, most notorious bunkers (founder-architect H.C. Fownes staked out bunkers whenever and where ever he saw a player hit an offline shot), deep drainage ditches and ankle-deep rough. Oakmont also has the game’s swiftest putting surfaces, which were showcased during the U.S. Open in 2016, despite early rains that slowed them down a bit. Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner made bunker modifications and expanded the greens throughout the course in 2023 in preparation for the 2025 U.S. Open. The USGA has already awarded Oakmont three additional Opens between 2033 and 2049, reinforcing its title as it the Host of the Most U.S. Opens ever. View Course
Just two golfers—Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969) have won the U.S. Open after qualifying through local and final qualifying play. Gene Littler (1961), Julius Boros (1963), Jerry Pate (1976), Steve Jones (1996), Michael Campbell (2005) and Lucas Glover (2009) won after advancing through final qualifying.
Here’s a look at the past winners of the U.S. Open when it’s been played at Oakmont:
1927: Tommy Armour 1935: Sam Parks Jr. 1953: Ben Hogan 1962: Jack Nicklaus 1973: Johnny Miller 1983: Larry Nelson 1994: Ernie Els 2007: Angel Cabrera 2016: Dustin Johnson
U.S. Open Local Qualifying sites
Wednesday, April 16 (1)Innisbrook Golf Resort & Spa (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Fla.
Monday, April 21 (3)Cypress Run G.C., Tarpon Springs, Fla.The King Kamehameha G.C., Wailuku, HawaiiThe Territory G. & C.C., Duncan, Okla.
Tuesday, April 22 (3)Three Ridges Golf Course, Knoxville, Tenn.Towhee Club, Spring Hill, Tenn.Druids Glen G.C., Covington, Wash.
Wednesday, April 23 (1)Stonewall Orchard G.C., Grayslake, Ill.
Friday, April 25 (1)Otter Creek Golf Course, Columbus, Ind.
Monday, April 28 (8)Tucson (Ariz.) C.C.El Niguel C.C., Laguna Niguel, Calif.Doublegate C.C., Albany, Ga.Pinehurst R. & C.C. (Course No. 6), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.Essex County C.C., West Orange, N.J.Brookville C.C., Glen Head, N.Y.Shadow Hills C.C., Junction City, Ore.Abilene (Texas) C.C. (South Course)
Tuesday, April 29 (2)Weymouth C.C., Medina, OhioCedar Creek Golf Course, San Antonio, Texas
Wednesday, April 30 (2)Canongate on White Oak (Old Course), Newnan, Ga.Solina G.C., West Columbia, S.C.
Thursday, May 1 (6)Ak-Chin Southern Dunes G.C., Maricopa, Ariz.La Purisima G.C., Lompoc, Calif.Woodway C.C., Darien, Conn.Crumpin-Fox Club, Bernardston, Mass.CasaBlanca G.C., Mesquite, Nev.C.C. of York, York, Pa.
Sunday, May 4 (1)Koasati Pines at Coushatta, Kinder, La.
Monday, May 5 (16)Phoenix (Ariz.) C.C.Indian Ridge C.C. (Grove Course), Palm Desert, Calif.The Grand G.C., San Diego, Calif.Pensacola (Fla.) C.C.Marsh Creek C.C., St. Augustine, Fla.Wellington National G.C., Wellington, Fla.Briar Ridge C.C., Schererville, Ind.South Bend (Ind.) C.C.Crestview C.C. (North Course), Wichita, Kan.Northwest Golf Course, Silver Spring, Md.Eagle Eye G.C., Bath Township, Mich.Maketewah C.C., Cincinnati, OhioHighland Meadows G.C., Sylvania, OhioThe C.C. of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D.Lakeside C.C., Houston, TexasAlpine C.C., Highland, Utah
Tuesday, May 6 (13)Hot Springs C.C. (Arlington Course), Hot Springs, Ark.Andalusia C.C., La Quinta, Calif.The Club at Ruby Hill, Pleasanton, Calif.Collindale Golf Course, Fort Collins, Colo.Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, Westminster, Colo.Ritz-Carlton G.C., Orlando, Fla.Pearl at Kalauao, Aiea, HawaiiLegends Club, Prior Lake, Minn.Laurel Creek C.C., Mount Laurel, N.J.University of New Mexico Championship G.C., Albuquerque, N.M.Hackberry Creek C.C., Irving, TexasThe Pines C.C., Morgantown, W.Va.North Shore C.C. (Red/White Courses), Mequon, Wis.
Wednesday, May 7 (6)The Preserve G.C., Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.Plantation Bay G. & C.C. (Founders North & South Courses), Ormond Beach, Fla.Traditions G.C., Hebron, Ky.GreatHorse, Hampden, Mass.River Landing G.C. (River Course), Wallace, N.C.Omaha (Neb.) C.C.
Thursday, May 8 (10)Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes (Backbreaker/Heartbreaker Courses), Glencoe, Ala.Kings C.C., Hanford, Calif.PGA West (Palmer Private Course), La Quinta, Calif.The Broadlands Golf Course, Broomfield, Colo.Waterlefe G. & River Club, Bradenton, Fla.The G.C. at Crown Colony, Fort Myers, Fla.Hawkstone C.C., Gainesville, Fla.Knickerbocker C.C., Tenafly, N.J.Jericho National G.C., New Hope, Pa.Riverton (Wyo.) C.C.
Friday, May 9 (1)Lonnie Poole Golf Course, Raleigh, N.C.
Monday, May 12 (23)The Estancia Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.TPC Stonebrae C.C., Hayward, Calif.Brentwood C.C., Los Angeles, Calif.Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif.Cutten Fields, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe Connecticut G.C., Easton, Conn.Lago Mar C.C., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Shingle Creek G.C., Orlando, Fla.Gateway National G.L., Madison, Ill.Illini C.C., Springfield, Ill.Cedar Rapids (Iowa) C.C.Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.Windsong Farm G.C., Independence, Minn.Somersett G. & C.C., Reno, Nev.New Mexico State University G.C., Las Cruces, N.M.Shaker Ridge C.C., Albany, N.Y.Mendon (N.Y.) G.C.Noyac G.C., Sag Harbor, N.Y.Pinnacle G.C., Grove City, OhioHuntsville G.C., Dallas, Pa.Riverton Pointe G. & C.C., Hardeeville, S.C.Heath Golf & Yacht Club, Heath, TexasForest Creek G.C., Round Rock, Texas
Tuesday, May 13 (11)Granite Bay (Calif.) G.C.Ironwood C.C. (South Course), Palm Desert, Calif.Panther National, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.RedHawk Golf Course, Nampa, IdahoFirekeeper Golf Course, Mayetta, Kan.Washington Manor G.C., Urbana, Md.Missoula (Mont.) C.C.Quicksilver G.C., Midway, Pa.Kirkbrae C.C., Lincoln, R.I.Keswick Hall (Full Cry Course), Keswick, Va.Palouse Ridge G.C., Pullman, Wash.
Monday, May 19 (1)Palmer (Alaska) Golf Course *Mexico site TBD
Monday, May 19Asia – Tarao Country Club (West Course), Shiga Prefecture, JapanEurope – Walton Heath Golf Club (New and Old Courses), Surrey, England
Monday, June 2Canada – Lambton Golf & Country Club, York, Ontario, Canada
United States (10)
Monday, May 19Bent Tree Country Club, Dallas, Texas
Monday, June 2Valencia (Calif.) Country ClubOld Memorial Golf Club, Tampa. Fla.Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Ga.Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, N.J.Duke University Golf Club, Durham, N.C.Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club and The Lakes Golf & Country Club, Columbus, OhioSpringfield (Ohio) Country ClubWine Valley Golf Club, Walla Walla, Wash.
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