USGA Just BANNED 3 Fan Favourite Stars From the US Open — PGA Tour Can't Do Anything

USGA Just BANNED 3 Fan Favourite Stars From the US Open — PGA Tour Can’t Do Anything



The USGA has shut the door on three of golf’s biggest fan-favourites — and the PGA Tour can do absolutely nothing about it. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Sergio Garcia will all miss the 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills, and the reasons behind each absence are shocking, heartbreaking, and deeply structural. Tiger Woods was arrested for DUI in March 2026 and entered rehabilitation in Switzerland. Phil Mickelson’s five-year exemption from his 2021 PGA Championship win has expired, and the USGA denied him a special invitation — despite his record six runner-up finishes at this exact championship. Sergio Garcia, who played 25 consecutive US Opens from 2000 to 2024, failed to qualify for the second straight year — a direct consequence of LIV Golf stripping him of world ranking points. Three legends. Three different stories. One brutal outcome. Watch to understand exactly what golf just lost at Shinnecock.

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