Tiger Woods, who has three U.S. Opens among his 15 professional majors, never had to go through the first stage of local qualifying. According to the USGA, Woods was exempt from the local qualifying in 1992 through 1994, presumably from his U.S. Junior Amateur titles.

Tiger Woods' son Charlie failed to qualify for the upcoming US Open on Thursday, May 8, the same day his father was seen visiting the White House for the first time since going public with Vanessa Trump.

Tiger Woods, one of golf’s greatest icons with 15 professional majors, including three U.S. Open titles, is currently sidelined as he recovers from a torn Achilles tendon. As he missed the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont,