Is there an entry fee for the US Open golf tournament? All you need to know

The 2024 US Open will be held from June 13 to 16 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's Course No. 2. The 124th edition of this event is the third Major Championship of the year, with around 156 golfers in the field. This is one of the few tournaments where amateurs compete with professionals in a challenging course setup.

Unlike some PGA Tour events, there is no entry fee for golfers to compete in the US Open golf tournament. However, the only condition is that the golfers must have a handicap index of at least 0.4. So, golfers not exempt from various categories can enroll in the local qualifying tournaments.

There are 82 exempt players, and 68 players made it into the field through local qualifiers, with six spots yet to be filled. According to the USGA, there are 23 types of exemptions through which a golfer can get into the field for the third Major Championship of the year at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's Course No. 2.

Exemptions to compete in the 2024 US Open

Here's the list of the 23 exemption categories to compete in the 2024 US Open.

1. Winners of the US Open Championship in the last 10 years (2014-2023)
2. From the 2023 US Open Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place
3. Winner of the 2023 US Senior Open Championship
4. Winner of the 2023 US Amateur Championship
5. Winners of the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships and the 2023 US Amateur runner-up (must be an amateur)
6. Winners of the Masters Tournament from 2020-2024
7. Winners of the PGA of America Championship from 2019-2024
8. Winners of The Open Championship from 2019-23
9. Winners of The Players Championship from 2022-2024
10. Winner of the 2023 European BMW PGA Championship
11. Those players who qualified and were eligible for the season-ending 2023 Tour Championship
12. Multiple winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the FedEx Cup, from the conclusion of the 2023 US Open to the initiation of the 2024 US Open
13. The top 5 players in the 2024 FedExCup standings as of May 20, 2024, who are not otherwise exempt
14. The points leader from the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season using combined points earned on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points Standings and points earned in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals
15. The top two players from the final 2023 Race to Dubai Rankings who are not otherwise exempt as of May 20, 2024
16. The top player on the 2024 Race to Dubai Rankings as of May 20, 2024, who is not otherwise exempt
17. Winner of 2023 The Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A (must be an amateur)
18. Winner of the 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Men's World Amateur Golf Ranking; must be an amateur)
19. Winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Individual Golf Championship (must be an amateur)
20. Winner of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)
21. From the current Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 points leaders and ties as of May 20, 2024. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry.
22. From the current Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 points leaders and ties as of June 10, 2024 (if not previously exempt). Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry.
23. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA.