. OP U.S EN SHINNECOCK HILLS TH 118TH U.S. OPEN PLAYERS GUIDE — Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Southampton, N.Y. — June 14-17, 2018 conducted by the 2018 U.S. OPEN PLAYERS' GUIDE — 1 Exemption List SHOTA AKIYOSHI Here are the golfers who are currently exempt from qualifying for the 118th U.S. Open Championship, with their exemption categories Shota Akiyoshi is 183 in this week’s Official World Golf Ranking listed. Birth Date: July 22, 1990 Player Exemption Category Player Exemption Category Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan Kiradech Aphibarnrat 13 Marc Leishman 12, 13 Age: 27 Ht.: 5’7 Wt.: 190 Daniel Berger 12, 13 Alexander Levy 13 Home: Kumamoto, Japan Rafael Cabrera Bello 13 Hao Tong Li 13 Patrick Cantlay 12, 13 Luke List 13 Turned Professional: 2009 Paul Casey 12, 13 Hideki Matsuyama 11, 12, 13 Japan Tour Victories: 1 -2018 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Kevin Chappell 12, 13 Graeme McDowell 1 Open. Jason Day 7, 8, 12, 13 Rory McIlroy 1, 6, 7, 13 Bryson DeChambeau 13 Phil Mickelson 6, 13 Player Notes: ELIGIBILITY: He shot 134 at Japan Memorial Golf Jason Dufner 7, 12, 13 Francesco Molinari 9, 13 Harry Ellis (a) 3 Trey Mullinax 11 Club in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, to earn one of three spots. Ernie Els 15 Alex Noren 13 Shota Akiyoshi started playing golf at the age of 10 years old. Tony Finau 12, 13 Louis Oosthuizen 13 Turned professional in January, 2009. Ross Fisher 13 Matt Parziale (a) 2 Matthew Fitzpatrick 13 Pat Perez 12, 13 Just secured his first Japan Golf Tour win with a one-shot victory Tommy Fleetwood 11, 13 Kenny Perry 10 at the 2018 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open. Since 2013 Aki- Rickie Fowler 11, 12, 13 Ian Poulter 13 yoshi has been playing on both the Japan Golf Tour and the Abema Dylan Frittelli 13 Jon Rahm 12, 13 TV Tour which is Japan’s Web.Com tour. Jim Furyk 15 Chez Reavie 13 His best year on the Abema TV Tour was in 2015 when he played Sergio Garcia 5, 12, 13 Patrick Reed 5, 12, 13 Doug Ghim (a) 2 in 10 events and finished in the top-ten, 3 times including victories Justin Rose 1, 12, 13 Lucas Glover 1 in the 2015 Seven Dreamers Challenge and Everyone Project Chal- Xander Schauffele 11, 12, 13 Noah Goodwin (a) 2 lenge. He won ¥4,476,532 ($40,910) which was 2nd on the money Charl Schwartzel 13 Branden Grace 13 list. Webb Simpson 1, 8, 12, 13 Bill Haas 11 Cameron Smith 13 Akiyoshi also won 2014 ISPS Charity Challenge in a year that in Chesson Hadley 13 Adam Hadwin 12, 13 Brandt Snedeker 11 14 starts won ¥3,254,083 ($29,738). Brian Harman 11, 12, 13 Jordan Spieth 1, 5, 6, 12, 13 Akiyoshi played a half schedule on the Japan Golf Tour starting in Kyle Stanley 12, 13 Tyrell Hatton 13 2015. Russell Henley 12, 13 Brendan Steele 13 Charley Hoffman 11, 12, 13 Henrik Stenson 6, 13 2015 Japan Golf Tour Summary: Tournaments Entered - 13; In Charles Howell III 13 Justin Thomas 7, 11, 12, 13 Money - 6; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 72.50 (Rank Dustin Johnson 1, 12, 13 Peter Uihlein 13 91st); Money - ¥2,899,224 ($26,495) (Rank 122nd); Best Finish - Zach Johnson 6, 13 Jhonattan Vegas 12 T-43rd Musee Platinum Open Jimmy Walker 7, 13 Martin Kaymer 1 2016 Japan Golf Tour Summary: Tournaments Entered - 16; In Si Woo Kim 8, 13 Bubba Watson 5, 13 Money - 7; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 72.08 (Rank Kevin Kisner 12, 13 Danny Willett 5 Satoshi Kodaira 13 Gary Woodland 12, 13 T-67th); Money - ¥5,229,400 ($47,790) (Rank 106th); Best Finish Brooks Koepka 1, 11, 12, 13 Tiger Woods 1 - T-17th JGT Championship Shishido Hills. Matt Kuchar 12, 13 (a) - Amateur — Key to Player Exemptions — 1 WINNERS OF THE U.S. OPEN THE LAST 10 YEARS. 9 WINNER OF THE 2018 EUROPEAN TOUR BMW PGA Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last 10 years. CHAMPIONSHIP. 2 WINNERS OF 2017 U.S. AMATEUR, U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR 10 WINNER OF THE 2017 U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. AND U.S. MID-AMATEUR, AND RUNNER-UP OF THE 2017 11 FROM 2017 U.S. OPEN AT ERIN HILLS, THE LOWEST 10 U.S. AMATEUR. Must still be an amateur. SCORERS AND TIES. 3 WINNER OF THE 2017 AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 12 THOSE QUALIFYING FOR 2017 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP. CONDUCTED BY THE R&A. Must still be an amateur. The 30 golfers who qualified for the PGA Tour’s season-ending 4 WINNER OF THE 2017 MARK H. MCCORMACK MEDAL. Tour Championship. Must still be an amateur. 13 TOP 60 POINT LEADERS IN OWGR (MAY 21, 2018). 5 WINNERS OF THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT THE LAST FIVE From the Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 point leaders YEARS. and ties as of May 21, 2018. Players must select a qualifying site at 6 WINNERS OF THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, CONDUCTED BY the time of entry. THE R&A, THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 14 TOP 60 POINT LEADERS IN OWGR (JUNE 11, 2018). 7 WINNERS OF THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP THE LAST FIVE From the Official World Golf Ranking, the top 60 point leaders YEARS. and ties as of June 11, 2018. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry. 8 WINNERS OF THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP THE LAST THREE YEARS. 15 SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA. 2018 U.S. OPEN PLAYERS' GUIDE — 2 2017 Japan Golf Tour Summary: Tournaments Entered - 14; In Money - 11; Top-10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 70.71 (Rank BYEONG HUN AN 8th); Money - ¥26,704,356 ($244,043) (Rank 43rd); Best Finish - Byeong Hun An is 57 in this week’s Official World Golf Ranking T-4th Japan Open Golf Championship. Birth Date: September 17, 1991 2018 Notes: With his win at the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open, Akiyoshi got one of the spots for the Open Championship Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea next month at Carnoustie. Age: 26 Ht.: 6’2 Wt.: 210 Home: Orlando, Fla. 2018 Japan Tour Record College: University of California, Berkeley Tournament Place Score To Par1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money ¥ Turned Professional: 2011 SMBC Singapore Cut 143 +1 73 70 Joined PGA Tour: 2016 Token Homemate Cut 145 +3 69 76 PGA Tour Playoff Record: 0-2 Panasonic Open Cut 142 Even 71 71 The Crowns T-4 273 -7 70 63 66 74 $48,252 ¥5,280,000 Joined PGA European Tour: 2013 Japan PGA Champ Cut 149 +5 74 75 PGA European Tour Victories: 1 - 2015 BMW PGA Kansai Open T-22 287 -1 72 73 72 70 $6,781 ¥$742,0000 Championship Gateway Mizuno Win 287 -1 72 71 74 70 $182,774 ¥20,000,000 Challenge Tour Victories: 2014 Rolex Trophy JGT Champ Shishido T-15 280 -4 67 72 70 71 $21,522 ¥2,355,000 Korean Tour Victories: 2015 Shinhan Donghae Open Akiyoshi is 6th on the Japan Golf Tour money list with ¥28,377,000 ($259,328) Player Notes: ELIGIBILITY CODE: 14 Born in Seoul, Republic of Korea, An is the son of Ahn Jae-Hyung He is playing in his first U.S. Open. and Jiao Zhimin, both of whom were table-tennis medalists in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. An moved to the United States in December 2005 to attend the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he was also known as Ben An. In August 2009, at age 17, An became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur when he defeated Ben Martin, 7 & 5, in the 36-hole final at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, surpassing the previous year’s champion Danny Lee. He made his PGA Tour debut in March 2010 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a week before playing in the Masters. An made the cut at the 2010 RBC Heritage and was one shot off the lead during the second round before finishing the tournament T-59th. At the 2010 U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay, An became the first defending cham- pion to advance to the semifinals since Tiger Woods in 1996. After An took a 3-up lead after nine holes, his opponent, David Chung, rallied to win, 1-up. Also played in the 2011 U.S. Amateur at Erin Hills, but withdrew after the first round of stroke play. When An turned professional in 2011, he followed a piece of ad- vice from Wally Uihlein, Titleist’s Chief Executive, to play in Europe and earned a spot on the Challenge Tour via qualifying school. 2012 Notes: Played on the Challenge Tour, and through 18 events, finished in the money 11 times with two top-10s. His best finish was T-8th at the Allianz Open de Lyon, where he earned $17,665. He finished 82nd on the Order of Merit. 2013 Notes: Played on the Challenge Tour, and in 22 events, fin- ished in the money 17 times with two top-10s. His best result was T-2nd at the Scottish Hydro Challenge. He earned $64,396 at the event and was ranked 25th on the Order of Merit. 2014 Notes: Played on the Challenge Tour, and in 21 events, won the Rolex Trophy and had eight top-10 finishes. He finished third on the Order of Merit with earnings of $120,107. An also played in eight European Tour events, with a best finish of T-18th at the Hong Kong Open.