Which LIV Golf Players Have Qualified For The US Open?

In May, Brooks Koepka became the first current LIV Golf player to win a Major after surging to victory at Oak Hill Country Club to take the PGA Championship title. In doing so, he went a long way towards making a mockery of suggestions LIV Golf players would struggle to compete in tournaments with a supposedly higher intensity.

Ever since the rebel circuit was formed, a number of players who have opted to join it have been accused of being past their prime – or in it just for the payday. However, as well as Koepka's performance in the Major, he also finished runner-up with fellow LIV Golfer Phil Mickelson at The Masters at Augusta National. Meanwhile, several other players from the circuit have played well in the showpiece events too.

Koepka's latest PGA Championship win was his fifth Major title, and he’s clearly one of the hottest players on the planet right now. Not surprisingly, he will tee it up in the US Open.

He's far from the only LIV Golf player in the field for the third Major of the year at Los Angeles Country Club, either. In total, 15 players have qualified for the tournament in California, which takes place between 15 and 18 June, including six-time runner-up Phil Mickelson, 2020 winner Bryson DeChambeau and Open champion Cameron Smith.

While some secured their place in the field well in advance of the Major, others had to do it the hard way, through qualifying. Sergio Garcia reached his 24th consecutive US Open via that means, and he was joined by Carlos Ortiz, Sebastian Munoz and David Puig after their successes in final qualifying.

Not everyone has been so lucky. Graeme McDowell, for example, who won the US Open in 2010, missed out on a playoff by a single stroke. The Cleeks GC player teed it up in Dallas at the same time as Garcia, but the former Ryder Cup star played the last 11 holes in three over to come up agonisingly short.

Nevertheless, LIV Golf is still represented by plenty of talent in the Major. Who's to say another won't claim the trophy by Sunday evening?

Here is the full list of LIV Golf players at the US Open.

LIV GOLF PLAYERS AT THE 2023 US OPEN

• Abraham Ancer
• Bryson DeChambeau
• Sergio Garcia
• Dustin Johnson
• Martin Kaymer
• Brooks Koepka
• Phil Mickelson
• Sebastian Munoz
• Joaquin Niemann
• Carlos Ortiz
• Mito Pereira
• Thomas Pieters
• David Puig
• Patrick Reed
• Cameron Smith