▁of ▁players ▁who ▁were ▁ex empt ▁from ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Open . ▁Each ▁player ▁is ▁class ified ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁category ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁qualified , ▁and ▁other ▁categories ▁are ▁shown ▁in ▁parentheses . ▁▁ 1 . ▁W inners ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁Championship ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁ten ▁years ▁Áng el ▁Cab rera , ▁Lucas ▁Glo ver , ▁Ret ief ▁Go osen , ▁Gra eme ▁Mc D ow ell ▁( 1 3 , 1 4 ), ▁R ory ▁Mc Il roy ▁( 7 , 9 , 1 3 , 1 4 ), ▁Geoff ▁Og il vy , ▁Justin ▁Rose ▁( 1 1 , 1 2 , 1 3 , 1 4 ), ▁Web b ▁Sim pson ▁( 1 2 , 1 3 , 1 4 ) ▁Michael ▁Campbell ▁with d rew ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁" phys ically ▁or ▁ment ally " ▁un prep ared . ▁T iger ▁Wood s ▁( 8 , 1 2 , 1 3 , 1 4 ) ▁with d rew , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁recover ing ▁from ▁back ▁surg ery . ▁▁ 2 . ▁W inner ▁and ▁runner - up ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁U . S . ▁Am ateur ▁Championship ▁Matthew ▁Fitz pat rick ▁( a , 4 ), ▁Oliver ▁G oss ▁( a ) ▁▁ 3 . ▁W inner ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Am ateur ▁Championship ▁G arr ick ▁Por te ous ▁turned ▁professional ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ,