2021 U.S. Open June 14-20, 2021 • 38th of 50 FedExCup events Torrey Pines Golf Course (South) • San Diego, California • Par 71 • 7,652 yards Purse TBD • Winner TBD + 600 FedExCup pts. 156 players • 72-hole stroke-play TOURNAMENT NOTES Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau Thursday GC, NBC • Friday GC, NBC • Saturday GC, NBC • Sunday GC, NBC 2020-21 PGA TOUR WINNERS TOURNAMENT STORYLINES FedExCup Playoffs The test of Torrey: The U.S. Open will be played at Torrey Pines Golf Course for the second time and first since 2008, TOUR Championship ................................................. when Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Mediate in a 19-hole playoff. 14 players in the 2008 field who will compete in BMW Championship ................................................. THE NORTHERN TRUST ............................................... 2021. Torrey Pines is home to the Farmers Insurance Open, won in 2021 by Patrick Reed (only Ben Hogan, Jack FedExCup Regular Season Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have won a PGA TOUR event and U.S. Open at the same venue in the same season). Wyndham Championship ......................................... Barracuda Championship .......................................... Mickelson making major moves: 2021 PGA Championship winner and San Diego native Phil Mickelson, who WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational ............................... turns 51 on Wednesday, June 16, became the oldest major winner in history when he won his sixth major at Kiawah 3M Open ................................................................... in May. Mickelson, a three-time winner of the Farmers Insurance Open, would become the sixth player to compete Barbasol Championship ............................................ The Open Championship ........................................... the career Grand Slam (record six runner-up finishes to date). John Deere Classic .................................................... Rocket Mortgage Classic ............................................ DeChambeau set to defend: Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau won the 2020 U.S. Open in September Travelers Championship ............................................ at Winged Foot Golf Club. Entering the week at No. 2 in the FedExCup standings, DeChambeau seeks to become U.S. Open.......................................................... eighth player to successfully defend U.S. Open title (most recent: Brooks Koepka, 2018). Palmetto Champ. at Congaree .............Garrick Higgo the Memorial Tournament............Patrick Cantlay (2) Charles Schwab Challenge .............Jason Kokrak (2) Schauffele the San Diego native: Xander Schauffele finished T2 at the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open, his best PGA Championship ...........................Phil Mickelson finish in six starts and just the second time he made the cut. Schauffele has six top-fives in 16 career major starts. AT&T Byron Nelson ........................................K.H. Lee Wells Fargo Championship ...................Rory McIlroy Koepka goes for No. 5: Four-time major champion and two-time U.S. Open winner Brooks Koepka is coming off a Valspar Championship ............................ Sam Burns Zurich Classic of New Orleans ..M. Leishman/C. Smith missed cut in his most recent PGA TOUR start (Palmetto Championship at Congaree), but also missed the cut at the RBC Heritage ...................................Stewart Cink (2) AT&T Byron Nelson the week before his runner-up at last month’s PGA Championship. Masters Tournament ................... Hideki Matsuyama Valero Texas Open ..............................Jordan Spieth Return of Rahm: During his title defense at the Memorial Tournament two weeks ago, Jon Rahm was up by six WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play .... Billy Horschel strokes when he was forced to withdraw after 54 holes due to a positive COVID-19 test. Rahm has been medically Joel Dahmen Corales Puntacana Championship....... cleared to play and will seek his first major win at the site of first PGA TOUR victory (2017 Farmers Insurance Open). The Honda Classic ....................................Matt Jones THE PLAYERS Championship ............. Justin Thomas FEDEXCUP and SEASON STORYLINES Arnold Palmer Invitational Bryson DeChambeau (2) Puerto Rico Open ...............................Branden Grace Last week on TOUR: 22-year-old Garrick Higgo won the Palmetto Championship at Congaree by one stroke, WGC-Workday Championship ........ Collin Morikawa earning his first PGA TOUR title in his second career start. Higgo, a three-time winner on the European Tour, became The Genesis Invitational ..........................Max Homa immediately eligible for PGA TOUR membership through the 2022-23 season and the 2021 FedExCup Playoffs. AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am ................. Daniel Berger Waste Management Phoenix Open ..Brooks Koepka Higgo became the first player to win in one of his first two career PGA TOUR starts since Jim Benepe won the 1988 Farmers Insurance Open .......................Patrick Reed BMW Championship in his TOUR debut. The American Express .............................Si Woo Kim Sony Open in Hawaii .................................. Kevin Na Super season: The U.S. Open returns to traditional month of June after being played in September 2020 due to Sentry Tournament of Champions ......Harris English the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Open marks the third and final tournament to be contested twice in the 2020-21 Mayakoba Golf Classic .......................Viktor Hovland PGA TOUR Season (Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, Masters Tournament) and the second-to-last The RSM Classic .....................................Robert Streb Masters Tournament ........................ Dustin Johnson opportunity for a winner to earn 600 FedExCup points before the start of the FedExCup Playoffs. Vivint Houston Open ...............................Carlos Ortiz Bermuda Championship ...........................Brian Gay FedExCup race heating up: With only 10 events remaining until the start of the FedExCup Playoffs, Patrick Cantlay ZOZO CHAMP. @ SHERWOOD ............Patrick Cantlay took a 178-point lead in the standings over Bryson DeChambeau after his win at the Memorial Tournament. THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK ............Jason Kokrak Shriners Hospitals for Children Open ....Martin Laird Few first-time winners: There have been just six first-time PGA TOUR winners this season: Jason Kokrak, THE Sanderson Farms Championship ........ Sergio Garcia Corales Puntacana Championship ...Hudson Swafford CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK; Carlos Ortiz, Vivint Houston Open; Joel Dahmen, Corales Puntacana Resort & Club U.S. Open.................................Bryson DeChambeau Championship; Sam Burns, Valspar Championship; K.H. Lee, AT&T Byron Nelson; Garrick Higgo, Palmetto Fortinet Championship......................... Stewart Cink Championship at Congaree. The last time there were fewer than 10 in a season: 2012 (9). Fewest: 4 (1992). Italics First-time PGA TOUR winners New members: On Sunday, June 13, two players became eligible for PGA TOUR membership: Garrick Higgo and PGA TOUR COMMUNICATIONS Mito Pereira. Higgo won the Palmetto Championship at Congaree in his second career start, while Pereira earned a Three-Victory Promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour (first since Wesley Bryan in 2016). Contact ..................................... Jack Ryan Email [email protected] Youth in the FedExCup standings: Eight of the top 10 players in the FedExCup standings are in their 20s, led by Phone ................................. 973-738-6092 No. 1 Bryson DeChambeau. The only players 30 or older in the top 10 are Jason Kokrak (6) and Stewart Cink (10). @PGATOURCOMMS 1 2021 U.S. OPEN SNAPSHOT WINNERS (1960-PRESENT) TOP PLAYERS IN THE FIELD Year Player Player Top results this season 2020 ........................................Bryson DeChambeau Dustin Johnson • 36 • Coastal Carolina • USA Won ..............................(2020) Masters Tournament 2019 .................................................Gary Woodland - 24 career PGA TOUR wins, including 2016 U.S. Open T2 .............................................Vivint Houston Open 2018 ..................................................Brooks Koepka - Coming off top-10 finish at Palmetto Championship at Congaree T6 ...................................................(2020) U.S. Open 2017 ..................................................Brooks Koepka - Holds the No. 1 position in the Official World Golf Ranking for 43rd straight week T8 ........................................ The Genesis Invitational 2016 ................................................ Dustin Johnson Justin Thomas • 28 • Alabama • USA Won .............................THE PLAYERS Championship 2015 ...................................................Jordan Spieth - Lone major win came at 2017 PGA Championship T2 ..................ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD 2014 ..................................................Martin Kaymer - Most career PGA TOUR wins among players younger than 30 (14) 3rd .......................Sentry Tournament of Champions 2013 .......................................................Justin Rose - Top five in both the FedExCup standings (4) and Official World Golf Ranking (2) 4th ................................(2020) Masters Tournament 2012 .................................................Webb Simpson Jon Rahm • 26 • Spain T2 ..................ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD 2011 ......................................................Rory McIlroy - Earned his first of five