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Twenty years have passed since Geoff Ogilvy claimed Australia’s last US Open title at Winged Foot in 2006. This week at Shinnecock Hills, five Australians will attempt to end that drought at one of golf’s most demanding venues.
Jason Day, Lucas Herbert, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith make up the Aussie contingent at the 2026 US Open, joined in the field by New Zealander Ryan Fox.
Shinnecock Hills has never been short on drama. Corey Pavin delivered one of the great final-hole shots to win in 1995, USGA officials were forced to water-bake out greens mid-round in the 2004 final day, and Phil Mickelson created a firestorm when he deliberately hit a moving ball on the 13th green during the third round in 2018.
The 16th Hole of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in the Southampton, N.Y. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (USGA/Fred Vuich)
Four of the five Aussies in the field this week- Day, Herbert, Scott and Smith played that 2018 US Open at Shinnecock, none of them advancing to the final two rounds.
The story of the week for Australian golf fans will be Adam Scott, who at 45 joins Jack Nicklaus as the only players in history to contest 100 consecutive major championships.
Herbert, who claimed his first LIV Golf win in Virginia in May, knows better than most what that streak means.
“To be in form to meet the qualification process for every one of them for 25 years, that to me is the most impressive bit,” Herbert said. “That shows why he is the phenomenal player that he is and why we talk about him in the way that we do, because he’s just had such a consistently high-level career pretty much since everyone knew his name.”
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Herbert makes his return to Shinnecock on the back of his first LIV Golf win at Virginia in May, Ripper GC teammate Cameron Smith is buoyed by a tie for seventh at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
All four rounds of the US Open will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo Sports, with coverage beginning at 8:30 pm AEST on Thursday night.
US Open
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York
Recent champion: JJ Spaun
Past Aussie winners: David Graham (1981), Geoff Ogilvy (2006)
TV times: Live 8:30 pm-10 am Thursday, Friday; Live 12 am-10 am Sunday; Live 11 pm-9 am Sunday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo Sports.
Australasian Player Profiles
Jason Day
Age: 38
World ranking: 47
Previous US Opens: 13
Best US Open finish: T2 (2011, 2013)
Best finish in 2026: T2, The American Express (PGA TOUR)
How he qualified: Top 60 points leaders and ties from Official World Golf Ranking, as of May 18
Ryan Fox (NZ)
Age: 39
World ranking: 55
Previous US Opens: 7
Best US Open finish: T19 (2025)
Best finish in 2026: T7, The Genesis Invitational (PGA TOUR)
How he qualified: Top 60 points leaders and ties from Official World Golf Ranking, as of May 18
Lucas Herbert
Age: 30
World ranking: 88
Previous US Opens: 4
Best US Open finish: T31 (2020)
Best finish in 2026: Won, LIV Golf Virginia (LIV Golf)
How he qualified:
Min Woo Lee
Age: 27
World ranking: 35
Previous US Opens: 4
Best US Open finish: T3 (2023)
Best finish in 2026: T2, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (PGA TOUR)
How he qualified: Top 60 points leaders and ties from Official World Golf Ranking, as of May 18
Adam Scott
Age: 45
World ranking: 49
Previous US Opens: 24
Best US Open finish: T4 (2015)
Best finish in 2026: 4th, The Genesis Invitational (PGA TOUR)
How he qualified: Top 60 points leaders and ties from Official World Golf Ranking, as of May 18
Cameron Smith
Age: 32
World ranking: 136
Previous US Opens: 10
Best US Open finish: 4th (2023)
Best finish in 2026: T5, LIV Golf Andalucia (LIV Golf)
How he qualified: Winner of 2022 Open Championship
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