At least four Canadians will tee it up at the U.S. Open.
Nick Taylor and Mackenzie Hughes locked up their spots at the third major of the season by virtue of sitting within the top 60 of the Official World Golf Rankings on Monday.
Taylor and Hughes will join fellow Canadians Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith in the field in June at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa.
Both Taylor, ranked 42nd, and Hughes, ranked 48th, missed the cut at the PGA Championship but are otherwise enjoying solid seasons.
Taylor won the Sony Open in January in Hawaii and added another top-10 finish at the Genesis Invitational, a signature event, the next month.
Hughes enjoyed a stretch of three top-10s in four starts prior to the PGA Championship, including a playoff loss at the Myrtle Beach Classic a week prior.
Pendrith and Conners qualified for the U.S. Open after advancing to the Tour Championship last season.
Both placed within the top 20 at the PGA, with Pendrith’s fifth-place finish marking the best result for a Canadian at a men’s major championship since Mike Weir also placed fifth at the 2005 Masters.
The U.S. Open, which runs June 12-15, is immediately preceded by the RBC Canadian Open, which will be contested for the first time at TPC Toronto from June 5-8.