Recent tournament winners like Kristoffer Reitan and Alex Fitzpatrick have crashed the U.S. Open<\/a><\/span> field, and then there\u2019s the slew of qualifiers recently locking in a position for the year\u2019s third major<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n The Charles Schwab Challenge <\/a><\/span>offers a good opportunity \u2014 one of few avenues remaining \u2014 to players still not booked for Shinnecock Hills. <\/p>\n Beside the Charles Schwab, there\u2019s next week\u2019s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield (a limited, signature-event field) and then the RBC Canadian Open on the schedule to aid and assist. Here\u2019s a look at the two remaining pathways:<\/p>\n Now here are the top names playing at Colonial this week who need help getting into Shinnecock Hills<\/a><\/span> and where they stand on the official rankings:<\/p>\n Cauley, Mitchell and Thorbjornsen are three of the listed favorites to win the tournament outright<\/a><\/span> this week, with Greyserman, Hojgaard and Meissner given a fair-to-considerable chance to go the distance in a field lacking any of the top eight-ranked players in the world. Their odds for making it to Shinnecock in less than a month vary considerably though. <\/p>\n Greyserman has been in solid form over the last month, finishing in the top 40 in his last four events. His 14th-place finish at Aronimink is worth noting here, too, as it doesn\u2019t get him into the next major field. And in case you were wondering: a top 10 finish at TPC Craig Ranch last weekend<\/a><\/span> moved him up just one spot in the OWGR and he is not exempt to play at the Memorial. <\/p>\n Translation: If he does well this week in Texas, the rankings should theoretically fall his way but it\u2019s not guaranteed. A missed cut could force him into a difficult spot as the calendar flips over, but he\u2019s already kind of there: Play well in Texas or Canada or in the Final Qualifying or become this year\u2019s highest-ranked player not in the U.S. Open field. <\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n The USGA is contesting 13 final qualifying sites to help determine the field for the U.S. Open at Shinnecock.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n H\u00f8jgaard is the only player from the 2025 Ryder Cup<\/a><\/span> (see: either team) that\u2019s not currently exempt to play at Shinnecock. <\/p>\n He began the season inside the top 40 in the OWGR but has struggled to stay consistent with just a sole top-20 finish at the Cognizant Classic<\/a><\/span> this season. <\/p>\n\n
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