LIV Golf players now have their own path to playing in the U.S. Open, thanks to new exemptions created by the United States Golf Association.

The USGA has created an exemption category for LIV Golf players to compete in the U.S. Open, making the tournament the first of golf's four majors to introduce a formal pathway for golfers on the Saudi-backed circuit,

The US Open becomes the first major to provide players on the LIV Golf tour with an exemption for the tournament.