U.S. Open Final Qualifying recap: Adam Scott's major streak ends, LIV Golf falls flat, science teacher makes the cut

Ontario, Canada

Qualifiers: Mark Hubbard, Adam Svensson, Rico Hoey, Davis Thompson, Greyson Sigg, Aaron Rai, Ashton McCullough (amateur)

Failed to qualify: Keith Mitchell, Matt Wallace, Ben Griffin, Sam Ryder, Doug Ghim, Stewart Cink, Maverick McNealy, Charley Hoffman

Notes: Six of the seven qualifiers from Ontario are full-time PGA Tour pros. This was a loaded qualifier, so it's tough to see talented players like Mitchell, Griffin and McNealy miss the cut. 

Daly City, Calif.

Qualifiers: David Puig (LIV), Omar Morales (amateur), John Chin, Charles Reiter

Failed to qualify: Matt Jones (LIV), Taylor Montgomery, Barclay Brown, Preston Summerhays (amateur)

Notes: Puig was one of just two LIV Golf players to qualify for the U.S. Open on Monday. Of the 17 LIV golfers who attempted to qualify, 15 missed the cut. 

Jupiter, Fla.

Qualifiers: Matt Kuchar, Daniel Berger, Dean Burmester (LIV), Luke Clanton (amateur), Willie Mack III

Failed to qualify: Joaquin Niemann (LIV), Anirban Lahiri (LIV), Graeme McDowell (LIV), Charl Schwartzel (LIV), Peter Uihlein (LIV), Branden Grace (LIV), Cameron Tringale (LIV), Luke Donald, Patrick Rodgers

Notes: Niemann, the No. 1-ranked player on LIV this season, came one agonizing stroke short of joining a four-man playoff for the last available spot. He'll likely miss the third major of the year despite being considered a top-20 player. Burmester, coming off an impressive T12 finish at the PGA Championship, was the second and final LIV golfer to crack the U.S. Open field on Monday. 

Alpharetta, Ga.

Qualifiers: Jackson Buchanan (amateur), Chris Petefish, Frederik Kjettrup (amateur)

Failed to qualify: Jason Dufner, Christo Lamprecht, Ted Potter Jr., Hudson Swafford (LIV)

Notes: Chris Petefish has missed the cut nine times in 12 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour this season, and now he's heading to the U.S. Open for his first major championship. Golf is a funny game.

Rockville, Md.

Qualifiers: Tim Widing, Isaiah Salinda, Wells Williams (amateur)

Failed to qualify:  Kieran Vincent (LIV), Lucas Herbert (LIV), Sebastian Munoz (LIV), Marc Leishman (LIV), Jimmy Walker, Kevin Chappell

Notes: Wells Williams just finished up his sophomore year at Vanderbilt. He'll have a decent answer when family members ask him, "So, what did you do this summer?" LIV Golf struck out in Maryland. 

Summit, N.J.

Qualifiers: Benjamin James (amateur), Max Greyserman, Andrew Svoboda, Jim Herman

Failed to qualify: Chris Gotterup, Michael Thorbjornsen

Notes: James lost the 2024 NCAA Championship by one after being assessed a one-stroke penalty for slow play during the first round. Punching his ticket to the U.S. Open is at least a nice consolation prize. Thorbjornsen, the Stanford star and No. 3 amateur in the world, failed to make the cut.

Durham, N.C.

Qualifiers: Frankie Capan III, Brian Campbell, Sam Bennett, Chesson Hadley, Webb Simpson, Carter Jenkins, Harry Higgs

Failed to qualify: Satoshi Kodaira, Miles Russell (amateur), Harold Varner III (LIV), Alex Smalley, Bill Haas

Notes: Bennett, who took the world by storm at the 2023 Masters, is back for his fourth career major championship start. Keep an eye on Harry Higgs, who qualified in a playoff after winning back-to-back tournaments on the KFT. 

Columbus, Ohio

Qualifiers: Justin Lower, Seamus Power, Brendon Todd, Gunnar Broin (amateur), Chris Naegel

Failed to qualify: Luke List, Hayden Buckley, Bo Van Pelt, Andrew Putnam, Jhonattan Vegas, K.H. Lee

Notes: This was a loaded site, so congratulations to Kansas Jayhawks senior Broin on beating multiple PGA Tour pros and making it through. 

Springfield, Ohio

Qualified: Zac Blair, Beau Hossler, Carson Schaake, Cameron Davis

Failed to qualify: Adam Scott, Troy Merritt, Zach Johnson

Notes: Scott lost to Davis, his fellow countryman, in a thrilling playoff to miss out on a qualifying spot. The 2013 Masters champ is now in serious danger of ending his incredible streak of 91 straight major starts. 

Bend, Ore.

Qualifiers: Joey Vrzich, Colin Prater (amateur)

Notes: This is what makes "Golf's Longest Day" so special. Prater is a 29-year-old science teacher and golf coach at Cheyenne Moutain High School in Colorado, and now he'll be playing in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. Prater was one of nine amateurs to qualify on Monday.