Steve Palmer's player-by-player guide to the US Open field

Byeong Hun An
The 2015 BMW PGA Championship winner is a three-time US Tour runner-up. Patchy form and a poor Majors record suggests his Stateside breakthrough is not coming this week.

Abraham Ancer
The accurate Mexican won the Australian Open in November and has been threatening a maiden US Tour title over the last couple of years. He tied for 16th in the US PGA last month, his Stateside Major debut, but missed the cut on his only previous Pebble Beach visit.

Kiradech Aphibarnrat
The free-flowing Thai has been in decent nick and finished 15th in the last US Open, but he tied for 64th in his only previous Pebble Beach visit and is difficult to fancy.

Connor Arendell
Qualifier from Maryland sectional. The 29-year-old Floridian was bright as an amateur but has failed as a pro, languishing outside the top 2,000 in the world rankings.

Adri Arnaus
Qualifier from the Walton Heath sectional. The 24-year-old Spaniard was successful on the Alps Tour before winning the Grand Final on the Challenge Tour. He is full of promise but has missed five of his last six cuts on the European Tour.

Aaron Baddeley
Qualifier from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. The Aussie, a four-time US Tour champ, has an appalling Majors record, failing to register a top-ten finish in 33 starts. He missed the cut at Pebble in the 2000 and 2010 US Opens.

Daniel Berger
The two-time US Tour champion tied for sixth place in last year's US Open, taking advantage of favourable morning conditions to shoot 66 in round three before the leaders struggled in the afternoon. Humdrum form suggests he will fail to contend this time.

Lucas Bjerregaard
The big-hitting Dane finished fourth in the WGC-Match Play in March, defeating Tiger Woods along the way, and has followed up with 21st at Augusta and 16th at Bethpage. A Pebble Beach debut is a new challenge for which it is difficult to fancy him.

Zac Blair
Qualifier from the Springfield, Ohio, sectional. An accurate but short driver, who has been struggling on the Web.com Tour. He tied for 40th in 2014 in his only US Open.

Devon Bling
The US Amateur runner-up, who lost to Viktor Hovland in the final at Pebble Beach, will be looking forward to competing again at this famous venue. He finished 55th in the Masters in April. He should duel with Hovland for top amateur honours.

Keegan Bradley
The 2011 US PGA champion finished fourth in the 2014 US Open, but has missed three of his last six US Open cuts. He quickly faded after a bright start in Canada last week and has failed to better tenth place all year.

Joseph Bramlett
Qualifier from the Maryland sectional. The 31-year-old Californian has played in only one Major – at Pebble Beach in the 2010 US Open – and he missed the cut. He had a US Tour card in 2011, though, is in tidy form on the Web.com Tour, and is competing in his home state. He seems good enough to qualify for the weekend this time.

Merrick Bremner
Qualifier from the Walton Heath sectional. The 33-year-old South African journeyman has found some form on the Sunshine Tour and is making his Major debut.

Dean Burmester
The South African powerhouse won the Walton Heath sectional a day after turning 30. He tied for 56th on his Major debut in last year's US Open. He is a prolific winner in his homeland, but lacks success overseas and seems likely to struggle at Pebble.

Rafael Cabrera-Bello
The mild-mannered Spaniard made his Major debut in the 2010 US Open at Pebble, finishing 47th, and he has course form of 26-22 from the last two Pro-Ams. He has been in humdrum form and has never won on the US Tour.

Patrick Cantlay
The Californian ace will be licking his lips at a home-state Major coming just after he has won the Memorial Tournament in awesome fashion. He has Pebble Beach Pro-Am form of 9-48-35 and the tougher set-up for a US Open should only aid the cause of this supreme ball-striker. The former world number one amateur, ninth in the Masters in April and third in the US PGA last month, should be in the thick of things throughout.

Paul Casey
The 41-year-old Englishman has a disappointing US Open record – a best of tenth place from 15 starts – including 40th spot at Pebble in 2010. He won the Valspar Championship in March, but has been inconsistent since, withdrawing after round one at Colonial last time out with the flu. He finished second in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February, but it was played in much softer conditions than that which he faces this week.

Roberto Castro
The Texan has played in 12 Majors and missed the cut in ten of them, including all five US Opens. He qualified from the Georgia sectional, then made the weekend in Canada last week to snap a run of four consecutive missed cuts.

Joel Dahmen
The accurate Washington man, who has overcome testicular cancer, is making his US Open debut at the age of 31. The US Tour maiden finished runner-up in the Wells Fargo Championship last month.

Charles Danielson
Qualifier from Texas sectional. The Wisconsin native has been playing well on the Canadian Tour, but this is a huge step up in class. He missed the cut in the 2016 US Open, his only Major appearance.

Brian Davis
Qualifier from Texas sectional. The 44-year-old Londoner has won twice on the European Tour, but never in the States. He has slipped outside of the world's top 2,000 and has not played in a Major since the 2013 Open.

Jason Day
The injury-plagued Australian has been inconsistent this season with his health and his form, but his best finish came with fourth place at Pebble Beach in the Pro-Am and he putts well on poa annua greens. He has never played in a Major at Pebble, but has twice finished US Open runner-up. He missed the cut by four shots at Muirfield Village last time out. Steve Williams is caddying for him for the first time this week.

Bryson DeChambeau
The Californian will enjoy competing in his home state, but 12 Major starts are yet to yield a top-ten finish, he has failed to post a top ten on the US Tour since the Sony Open in January, and his Pebble Pro-Am form is MC-55.

Eric Dietrich
Qualifier from Washington sectional. The Canadian Tour struggler seems almost certain to miss the cut.

Luke Donald
The former world number one has regained fitness, but not his old consistency. He qualified from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. Six missed cuts from 13 US Opens, with a best finish of eighth, show that he struggled in this event even in his pomp, and failure seems likely given he resides outside the world's top 500.

Brett Drewitt
Qualifier from Springfield, Ohio, sectional. The 28-year-old Aussie, who plies his trade on the Web.com Tour, has been drifting in and out of the world's top 1,000.

Jason Dufner
Qualifier from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. The 2013 US PGA champion has twice finished fourth in the US Open. He tied for 33rd at Pebble in the 2010 edition. The 42-year-old has started finding fairways and greens again, but remains a desperately poor putter.

Chandler Eaton
The 21-year-old amateur qualified through the Georgia sectional. He won a college event at Colonial, but has a generally unimpressive CV.

Austin Eckroat
The 20-year-old amateur came through the Texas sectional and looks set for a successful career.

Ernie Els
The Big Easy turns 50 in October and withdrew during the Memorial last time out with a back injury. He has finished second and third in the two most recent Pebble Beach US Opens, but time appears to have scuppered his chances of contending again. Fitness and form has disappeared for the South African legend.

Harris English
The 29-year-old Georgia man won twice in 2013 – St Jude and Mayakoba – and was expected to become a superstar. No further titles have arrived, though, and he has never bettered 37th place in a Stateside Major.

Rhys Enoch
Qualifier from the Walton Heath sectional. Stateside Major debut. The 30-year-old Cornwall-born Welshman won on the Sunshine Tour last year, but remains outside of the world's top 300 and is making his course debut.

Julian Etulain
The Argentinian was abysmal in Canada last week, with only two players performing worse. The 30-year-old qualifier (Texas sectional) won on the Web.com Tour last year, but should be comfortably outclassed this week.

Tony Finau
The regular US Tour runner-up has got stuck on one victory – the 2016 Puerto Rico Open – and finished second again at Colonial last month. He has six second places to his name. The powerhouse has posted four top tens in the last six Majors, but Pebble Beach does not play to his strengths and he will probably struggle to contend.

Matthew Fitzpatrick
The precise Sheffield star, still only 24, has won five times on the European Tour and threatened a US Tour breakthrough at Bay Hill in March before finishing second. Pebble Beach sets up well for him, but he missed the cut in the Pro-Am on his maiden visit in February. The drier June conditions will be to his liking and he could go extremely well at a massive price.

Tommy Fleetwood
The Southport man carded the best round of his life on his way to second place in the US Open last year, a final-round 63 to finish only a shot behind Brooks Koepka. US Open form of 27-4-2 is encouraging for the Ryder Cup star, who has twice finished second in the Dunhill Links and enjoys seaside tracks. He tied for 45th on his Pebble debut last year and deserves serious consideration, but he has never won on the US Tour.

Rickie Fowler
The regular Majors bridesmaid turned 30 in December with eight Major top fives, including three seconds, on his CV. The California-born swinger won the Phoenix Open in February and played well since, but this is his first start in a Pebble Beach Major and the Pro-Am has not been on his schedule since he missed the cut in 2012.

Ryan Fox
Qualifier from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. The Kiwi powerhouse has played superbly in European Tour events on links terrain, but he is making his Pebble Beach debut and has missed his last four cuts.

Marcus Fraser
Qualifier from the Walton Heath sectional. The 40-year-old Aussie plodder has never bettered 45th place in a Stateside Major.

Jim Furyk
The old warhorse, 2003 US Open champion, rolled back the years to finish runner-up at Sawgrass in March. Playing focus and form has returned at the age of 49 after an unsuccessful stint as US Ryder Cup captain. He was 16th in the last US Open at Pebble Beach and another top-20 finish could be within his capabilities.

Luis Gagne
Qualifier from the Florida sectional. The 21-year-old Costa Rican is inexperienced and out of his depth.

Sergio Garcia
The moody Spaniard, who turns 40 in January, has an appalling record in recent Majors, missing the cut in the last seven, and another weekend off in Canada last week will have done nothing for his confidence. Pebble Beach US Open form of 46-22.

Lucas Glover
The 2009 US Open champion tied for 58th in the last Major at Pebble Beach and has missed the cut in the last seven US Opens. A bright season to date means he should end the cut streak, but further Major glory seems well beyond this terrible putter.

Branden Grace
The South African grinder is having a quiet season and has just drifted back outside the world's top 50. Six US Open starts have yielded two top fives, and Pebble Beach is a venue where he can have high hopes of a third. His US Tour victory came on the Harbour Town Links, a similar layout to Pebble, and his links record in general is fantastic.

Cody Gribble
The lucky left-hander gained access to the field as an alternate. He has missed ten cuts this season and had no top-30 finishes.

Emiliano Grillo
The sweet-swinging Argentinian won his only US Tour title in California (2015 Frys.com Open) and progressive form figures of 62-33-23-19-9 mean he may be peaking at the right time to make a US Open impact. This is, though, his Pebble Beach debut.

Luke Guthrie
Qualifier from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. The Illinois lad was one of the brightest prospects on the US Tour in 2013, but he eventually lost his card and has been playing on the Web.com Tour since 2017. Two US Opens have resulted in missed cuts, but solid Web form suggests he will be around for the weekend this time.

Chesson Hadley
Qualifier from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. Seven Majors have resulted in six missed cuts and a best finish of 61st, and he has missed five of his last six cuts on the US Tour.

Stewart Hagestad
The 28-year-old Californian amateur used the sectional in his home state to qualify for his third consecutive US Open, the first time since 1985 that an amateur has completed a hat-trick. He missed the cut in the previous two.

Andreas Halvorsen
Qualifier from the California sectional. The Norwegian has been playing consistently well on the South American circuit, but lacks any top-flight experience and seems unlikely to make the weekend.

Justin Harding
The South African won twice on the Sunshine Tour last year, then twice on the Asian Tour, then once on the European Tour – the Qatar Masters in March. He tied for 12th in the Masters in April and tackles a US Open debut this week. He is one of the most in-form players in the world and could take a shine to Pebble Beach on debut.

Nick Hardy
The 23-year-old qualified from the Springfield, Ohio, sectional. He has been struggling to make an impact as a professional and lies outside the world's top 2,000, but finished 52nd after qualifying for the 2015 US Open.

Tyrrell Hatton
The angry ant of the European Tour is a two-time Dunhill Links champion with a strong record at this type of track, but 2019 has been a frustrating campaign, top gear is yet to be found, and an unspectacular Pebble Beach debut probably awaits.

Daniel Hillier
The 20-year-old amateur is making his Major debut after coming through the Walton Heath sectional. His fellow New Zealander, Michael Campbell, took the same route to the US Open in 2005 and won the tournament.

Tom Hoge
The 30-year-old, whose only victory has come on the Canadian Tour, qualified from the Ontario sectional. Both his US Opens resulted in a missed cut and he has missed 13 cuts this season.

JB Holmes
The slow-paced powerhouse won the Genesis Open in February, but has performed terribly since, perhaps a reaction to the criticism of his snail-like approach. He missed the cut on the mark in Canada last week.

Mikumu Horikawa
Qualifier from the Japan sectional. He has never even won a tournament in his homeland, so it is fanciful to suggest he could get his hands on the trophy in his US Open debut.

Billy Horschel
The greens-in-regulation machine won the FedEx Cup in 2014, but fourth place in the 2013 US Open is his only top-ten finish in 23 Majors. US Tour form figures of 56-45-23-19-9 hint that he is building towards a big US Open, but course form of MC-MC-28-45-MC is less compelling.

Sam Horsfield
Qualifier from the Walton Heath sectional. The Florida-based Englishman was criticised for slow play last year and has failed to post a top-30 finish anywhere this year. He is playing in his third US Open at the age of 22, but is yet to make the cut.

Viktor Hovland
The power-packed Norwegian brute was top amateur at Augusta in April, sharing 32nd place, and will expect to produce similar fireworks at Pebble Beach, where he won the US Amateur last year. This frightening talent should march up the world rankings when he becomes a professional, feasting on sponsors invites.

Charles Howell
The Augusta man turns 40 next week with only three US Tour titles to his name – a poor haul considering his enormous talent – unless he claims the US Open trophy on Sunday. Ten previous US Opens with a best finish of 18th, a niggling hip injury and four missed cuts from his last five events, do not bode well.

Billy Hurley
Qualifier from the Maryland sectional. The 37-year-old plodder slipped outside the world's top 1,000 at the end of March and is easy to ignore.

Kodai Ichihara
Qualifier from the Japan sectional. The 37-year-old has won only twice on the Japan Tour and is in poor form for his US Open debut.

Shugo Imahira
Another humble qualifier from the Japan sectional. Like Ichihara, he has only two Japan Tour victories under his belt, but he is more than a decade younger. Five Major starts have yet to yield weekend employment.

Dustin Johnson
The 2016 US Open champion took a three-shot lead into the final round of the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach, but carded an 82 to finish eighth. He won the Pebble Pro-Am in 2009 and 2010, was fifth in 2012, second in 2014, fourth in 2015, third in 2017 and second in 2018. He has won twice this year (Saudi Arabia and Mexico) and finished second in both Majors. An obvious dangerman, but he was loose off the tee in Canada last week and putted poorly, and he has recruited a new swing coach since the US PGA.

Zach Johnson
The two-time Major champion looks like he will soon slip outside of the world's top 100, his career on the slide at the age of 43. A tie for 77th in the last US Open at Pebble Beach is not an encouraging sign for a revival this week.

Matt Jones
Qualifier from the Texas sectional. The 39-year-old Aussie won the Houston Open in 2014 and the Australian Open in 2015, but his career soon stalled and he is yet to post a top-20 finish in 13 Major starts. Seventh place in the 2015 Pebble Pro-Am, though, and some bright 2019 form, give him a squeak of success on suitable terrain.

Martin Kaymer
The two-time Major champion, US Open victor in 2014, tied for eighth place in the 2010 edition at Pebble. The German ended a barren run of form by taking the lead into the final round of the Memorial last time out, but faded to third spot and has gone five years without a win.

Si Woo Kim
The Korean youngster has had a career blighted by back problems, yet he has still won once on the Web.com Tour and twice on the US Tour at the age of 23, including the 2017 Players Championship. He is world-class, finished 13th on his US Open debut two years ago, and fourth in the Pebble Pro-Am in February. His form has dipped since the Masters, but he is a tempting option at juicy prices.

Chan Kim
The 29-year-old Japanese, who grew up in Hawaii, is a three-time winner in his homeland, and was fortunate to gain access to Pebble Beach as an alternate. He played in two Majors in 2017, missing the cut in the US Open before sharing 11th place in the Open. That Birkdale effort proves he is no mug and he has arrived in California in decent form, so could prove one of the better Asian runners.

Marcus Kinhult
The accurate Swedish youngster is a qualifier from the Walton Heath sectional. He won the British Masters a month ago for a European Tour breakthrough and has a great links record, so could take a shine to Pebble Beach on debut, but his lack of US Tour experience is a significant handicap.

Kevin Kisner
The WGC-Match Play champion is accurate, so should be a good fit for a firm, fiery Pebble Beach, but he hates poa annua greens and has a poor record in California, so seems unlikely to unravel closer to the hole.

Patton Kizzire
The 33-year-old has won twice on the Web.com Tour and twice on the US Tour, but his Majors record – five missed cuts from eight starts – underlines that his ball-striking is not good enough to compete at tough layouts.

Brooks Koepka
The king of modern Majors is gunning for a US Open hat-trick to back up the successful US PGA title defence he managed last month. He has won four of the last eight Majors he has entered, including three of the last five, as well as sharing second place at Augusta in April. A Major at Pebble Beach is a fresh challenge, though, and the Floridian is not as comfortable on the West Coast. His only Pro-Am appearance resulted in eighth place in 2016. He warmed up in lacklustre fashion in the Canadian Open last week, tailed off throughout.

Matt Kuchar
The 40-year-old Floridian has courted controversy on several occasions this season, but has also won twice and been a regular contender, most recently in Canada last Sunday. He tied for sixth place in the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach and will have high hopes that this could finally be the moment he becomes a Major champion.

Anirban Lahiri
The Indian qualified from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. He has missed the cut in his only two US Opens, he has missed the cut in his last two Majors, and abysmal 2019 form suggests he will have the weekend off at Pebble, too.

Nate Lashley
The 36-year-old Nebraska man qualified from the Ontario sectional, but nothing in the rest of his recent form suggests he will make much impact on his Major debut.

Kyoung-Hoon Lee
Qualifier from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. The 27-year-old Korean has won twice on the Japan Tour and twice on the Korean Tour, and has played nicely as a US Tour rookie this term. His one previous Major – the 2014 US Open – resulted in a missed cut.

Richard Lee
The Chicago-born 32-year-old missed the cut in his only previous US Open. He qualified from the California sectional and can boast three top-15s in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but poor Web.com Tour form means making the US Open cut would be a great achievement.

Marc Leishman
The Aussie withdrew from the Byron Nelson with a back injury, then missed the cut in the US PGA, but bounced back with fifth place at the Memorial last time out. His Pebble Pro-Am form was 55-MC-21, before he axed it from his schedule from 2012 onwards. He missed the cut in the 2010 US Open at Pebble and has never bettered 18th spot in the tournament.

Haotong Li
The cheerful Chinaman has already shown he can handle Major venues, finishing third in the 2017 Open and 16th in the 2018 US Open, and is bursting with potential at the age of 23. A Pebble Beach debut is a challenging assignment though.

Luke List
The powerful Washington man finished sixth in the US PGA last month, his best Major effort by a long way, and third place in the Heritage last year shows he can adapt his game to short links layouts. The US Tour maiden, though, has missed the cut in both previous Pebble spins.

Shane Lowry
The Irishman has been all smiles since moving back to his homeland and he has impressed in his last three events, including the US PGA, where he recovered from an opening 75 to finish eighth. He tied for second place in Canada on Sunday. He was runner-up in the 2016 US Open and should enjoy the set-up of Pebble, where he has played well in the Pro-Am.

Hideki Matsuyama
The greens-in-regulation machine has become a consistent US Tour threat again, but is winless since the 2017 Bridgestone Invitational, principally due to poor putting. He tied second in the 2017 US Open, but Pebble Beach, a short, tight, fiddly track required excellent touch on and around the greens, does not look an ideal stage for the Japanese to thrive. He has never competed at Pebble Beach.

Chip McDaniel
Qualifier from the Springfield, Ohio, sectional. The youngster from Kentucky should be fried on his Major debut. He finished fifth in the Corales Championship on the US Tour in March, but it is a brave punter who risks any chips on Chip this week.

Graeme McDowell
The 2010 US Open champion at Pebble Beach finished runner-up two years later, but has event form figures of MC-28-MC-18-MC-MC since then. He won the Corales Championship in March and has battled his way back up the world rankings this term, but a repeat Pebble success seems too far-fetched.

Rory McIlroy
The four-times Major champion and former world number one has been hugely consistent this year, with a missed cut at Muirfield Village his only serious flop. He won the Players Championship in March and followed up on Sunday with a spectacular seven-shot triumph in the Canadian Open to assume US Open favouritism. He turned 30 last month, though, having not won a Major since August, 2014, and Pebble Beach, where he missed the cut in 2010, does not seem an ideal location to stop the rot. The West Coast is not his happiest hunting ground, with the 2015 WGC-Match Play his only victory there. He missed the cut in his only Pebble Pro-Am start (2018), loathing the greens. The last time he produced final-round fireworks similar to that seen on Sunday, at Bay Hill in 2018, he lost to Peter Uihlein and Brian Harman in exiting at the group stage of the WGC-Match Play the following week.

Phil Mickelson
Lefty caused uproar in the last US Open, putting a moving ball in protest at the course set-up, but he should find Pebble Beach much more to his liking. He won the Pro-Am there in February, his fifth victory in the event, and has twice finished runner-up since 2016. He has finished 16th and fourth in the last two US Opens at Pebble. Phil The Thrill turns 49 on US Open Sunday – can he finally complete the career Grand Slam as well? He was born and lives in San Diego, and there would be no more popular winner. He has been out of form, but is impossible to rule out.

Keith Mitchell
The Honda Classic champion, who fended off Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler for that maiden US Tour triumph, is making his US Open debut. His Pebble Pro-Am form is 47-MC and the layout does not play to his strengths.

Francesco Molinari
The Open champion and Ryder Cup star has added an efficient short-game to his trademark accuracy, which makes him a candidate for success at a fast-running Pebble Beach. The Italian has never been a huge fan of links golf, though, missed the cut at Pebble Beach in 2010, and has never bothered with the Pro-Am.

Collin Morikawa
The former world number one amateur qualified from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional, before a decent effort on his pro debut in the Canadian Open last week. The 22-year-old could make waves in his first Major, competing in his home state.

Kevin Na
The plucky Korea-born Californian won from the front at Colonial last time out and heads into a home-state Major with confidence at an all-time high. His short-game skills come in handy at Pebble Beach and he has twice finished in the top five in the the Pro-Am there, but he missed the cut in the 2010 US Open.

Matthew Naumec
Inexperienced qualifier from the Washington sectional, who recently turned pro, has never been to a US Open, has never played at Pebble Beach and has no hope of success.

Alex Noren
The Swede made his Ryder Cup debut last year, winning his singles match on a triumphant European side, but 2019 has been a disappointment, with three missed cuts and no top tens. The 2016 Scottish Open champ has a decent record at seaside tracks, but lacks form and confidence for his Pebble debut.

Noah Norton
The 20-year-old amateur, a Californian, was a qualifier from the Georgia sectional. Way out of his depth.

Kevin O'Connell
The 30-year-old turned pro after his college career, but regained his amateur status in 2015, missing the cut in the Masters in April after winning the 2018 US Mid-Amateur.

Thorbjorn Olesen
The Danish dude, a five-time European Tour champion, turns 30 in December. He has missed the cut in both his previous US Opens, has never played at Pebble Beach, and is out of form.

Louis Oosthuizen
The South African, 2010 Open champion, has finished runner-up in each of the Stateside Majors, but has never won a Stateside event. He missed the cut at Pebble Beach in 2010 and has suffered a form dip since sharing second place in the Valspar Championship in March.

Rob Oppenheim
Qualifier from the New York sectional. The US Tour maiden turns 40 in January. He has played in only two previous US Opens, with form figures of MC-37, but has found some solid form on the Web.com Tour over the last month.

Carlos Ortiz
The Mexican qualified from the Texas sectional, before missing the cut by five shots in Canada last week. His one previous US Open appearance resulted in a missed cut and another seems set to follow.

CT Pan
The former world number one amateur landed his maiden US Tour title in the Heritage in April and faces a similar challenge this week. He followed up his victory with third place at Colonial last time, another short, tight track, but his only course visit resulted in a missed cut, as have four of his six Major starts.

Renato Paratore
The aggressive young powerhouse, one of the fastest players in the world, qualified through the Walton Heath sectional for his Major debut. The Italian looks like a lamb to the slaughter on his debut at Pebble, a layout which demands patience, accuracy and strategy.

Matt Parziale
The amateur is a firefighter by trade, but he qualified from the New York sectional and will be making his second consecutive US Open appearance, having finished 48th last year. His Pebble Beach debut could be a damp squib.

Matthieu Pavon
The fiery and inconsistent Frenchman came through the Walton Heath sectional. He tied for 25th on his US Open debut last year, but a missed cut seems likely this time given his miserable recent form.

Guillermo Pereira
Qualifier from the Florida sectional. The 24-year-old Chilean has been playing well on the South American circuit, but his Major debut will probably end with a missed cut.

Scott Piercy
The three-time US Tour champion, who turned 40 in November, has twice placed in Stateside Majors – fifth spot in the 2013 US PGA and second in the 2016 US Open – and bright recent form will encourage him for Pebble Beach. He tied for tenth in the Pebble Pro-Am in February.

Thomas Pieters
The moody Belgian bomber qualified from the Walton Heath sectional. Top-scoring in the 2016 Ryder Cup has not had the expected impact on his career and he is winless since. Fourth place in the 2017 Masters and sixth in the 2018 US PGA show how he can compete in Major arenas, but Pebble Beach is not a great fit for him and he has never played there.

Andy Pope
Qualifier from the New York sectional. Not even his namesake can help him – he hasn't got a prayer.

Ian Poulter
The Ryder Cup stalwart has never bettered 12th place in 13 US Open starts. He tied for 47th in the 2010 US Open at Pebble and has Pro-Am form of 50-MC-MC. Runner-up honours in the 2008 Open is the closest he has come to winning a Major.

Alex Prugh
The 34-year-old qualified from the Ontario sectional, before missing the cut in the Canadian Open. His last US Tour top-20 finish came in the Pebble Pro-Am in February 2015.

Andrew Putnam
The 30-year-old plodder won the Barracuda Championship last year, his US Tour breakthrough, having triumphed twice on the Web.com Tour. His only previous US Open came at Pebble in 2010 – and he missed the cut – but he was runner-up by the coast in the Sony Open in January and is in decent form.

Jon Rahm
The Spanish star has achieved an enormous amount in less than three years on the pro circuit, winning two US Tour titles, a Hero World Challenge, a US Tour pairs event, three European Tour titles, and beating Tiger Woods on a winning Ryder Cup team. He finished fourth in two Majors last year, but his US Open form is 23-MC-MC. Both his US Tour victories came in California, he likes poa annua greens and his Pebble Pro-Am form is 5-26. There is much to like about his chances, but he may not have the discipline for the US Open grind.

Chez Reavie
The 37-year-old plodder has played in 17 Majors and missed the cut in eight of them, never bettering 12th place. He is well suited to Pebble Beach, though, and tied for second in the Pro-Am there last year.

Jovan Rebula
The nephew of Ernie Els. The 21-year-old South African amateur will not want for advice on how to tame Pebble Beach, but inexperience is still likely to result in a missed cut.

Patrick Reed
The 2018 Masters champion has struggled with his swing this year and is yet to post a top-ten finish. He has never played a Major at Pebble Beach but is a Pro-Am regular with form figures of 7-13-29-6-23-MC-22.

Justin Rose
The Englishman started the year with new clubs, but won the Farmers Insurance Open second time out. He has been inconsistent since, though, and long-time caddie Mark Fulcher has had to have further time off because of heart problems. The 2013 US Open champ has never played a Major at Pebble Beach and has Pro-Am form of 6-39.

Rory Sabbatini
Qualifier from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. The former South African turned Slovakian has spent three months banking decent US Tour cheques, but his Majors record is abysmal, with 27 missed cuts from 45 starts, including the two most recent US Opens at Pebble Beach, and only two top-25s. He was runner-up in the 2006 Pro-Am at Pebble, but usually struggles in high-class company.

Sam Saunders
Arnold Palmer's grandson qualified from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. He has US Open form figures of MC-50 and is without a top-25 finish this season.

Xander Schauffele
The 25-year-old Californian gets to play a Major in his home state for the first time and will fancy his chances. His two US Opens yielded form figures of 5-6, and he has since finished second in both the Open and the Masters. His only previous Pebble Beach start yielded 66th place in the 2017 Pro-Am, an event from which he arrived off four missed cuts.

Scottie Scheffler
Qualifier from the Texas sectional. The 22-year-old won his first Web.com Tour title last month. He was low amateur in the 2017 US Open (27th) and has plenty of potential.

Ollie Schniederjans
The former world number one amateur has been inconsistent as a pro and is a US Tour maiden who turns 26 on Saturday. He qualified from the Georgia sectional. The Texan has lots of solid seaside form in the book, but is making his Pebble debut amid a poor run of form.

Adam Scott
The former world number one is playing well, but is winless since March, 2016, and let another golden chance slip through his fingers in the Memorial Tournament last time out. The 2013 Masters champion missed the cut in the 2010 Pebble Beach US Open and two visits since in the Pro-Am have resulted in a missed cut and 61st place.

Hayden Shieh

Qualifier from the California sectional. Massively inexperienced and yet to make a cut in a main-tour event.

Webb Simpson
The 2012 US Open champion has become one of the most consistent performers on the US Tour and he tied for second in Canada last week, rolling his rock superbly on poa annua greens. He has never been a factor at Pebble Beach, but has finished inside the top 40 in the last nine Majors and can bank another decent cheque on Sunday.

Lee Slattery
Qualifier from the Walton Heath sectional. The 40-year-old Southport man has won two low-grade European Tour events, but has never been a threat Stateside. US Open form of MC-57 and making Pebble Beach debut.

Cameron Smith
The Florida-based Aussie finished fourth in the US Open on his debut in 2015, then fifth in the 2018 Masters. Three months of poor form, though, suggests he will struggle to make an impact at Pebble Beach, where his Pro-Am form figures are MC-11-MC.

Brandt Snedeker
The putting wizard particularly enjoys poa annua dancefloors and the two-time Pebble Beach Pro-Am champion has to be on the shortlist. Four of his nine US Tour titles have come in California and he was eighth in the 2010 US Open at Pebble, one of five top tens he has notched in the tournament. The 2012 FedEx Cup champion, fourth in Canada on Sunday, has found form at the perfect time to be a Pebble threat.

Clement Sordet
Qualifier from the Walton Heath sectional. The four-time Challenge Tour champion blew a golden chance of a maiden European Tour title when three-putting the final hole of the Oman Open in March. Stateside Major debut at the age of 26.

Jordan Spieth
The three-time Major champion, who needs the US PGA title to complete a career Grand Slam, has been largely in the doldrums since winning the 2017 Open, but third place in the US PGA last month has been followed by eighth at Colonial and seventh at Memorial, and the Texan is putting well again. Poa annua greens are not his favourite, but they did not stopping him winning by four shots at Pebble Beach in the 2017 Pro-Am. His erratic tee-to-green game, though, is probably not up to the challenge of Pebble when it is set up for US Open combat.

Kyle Stanley
The Washington is a strong ball-striker, but his Majors record is awful, with 11 missed cuts from 18 starts and no top 20s, and he has arrived after missed cuts in the US PGA and Memorial.

Henrik Stenson
The Swede has been hitting his irons well, but a lack of punch off the tee and inconsistent putting means he is winless since the 2017 Wyndham Championship. Sixth place was a decent US Open effort last year, but he tied for 29th in the 2010 US Open at Pebble. He has never played in the Pebble Pro-Am, but four top-three finishes in the Open, including victory in 2016, highlight his comfort on a links.

Sepp Straka
The 26-year-old Austrian qualified for his Major debut through the Ontario sectional. He won on the Web.com Tour last season and has made a bright start to life on the US Tour, although he missed the cut at Pebble Beach in February.

Brian Stuard
The plodder from Michigan qualified from the Springfield, Ohio, sectional. He has played in four US Opens and missed the cut in all of them.

Ryan Sullivan
The 30-year-old Georgia man qualified from the Maryland sectional. This is his second Major after he missed the cut in the 2013 US Open, and the Web.com Tour struggler will probably have the weekend off again.

Callum Tarren
Qualifier from the Florida sectional. The Darlington-born 28-year-old made his name in China, before moving on to the Web.com Tour. Major debut.

Nick Taylor
The Canadian qualified through the Texas sectional, then played well in his national Open last week. This will be his first US Open as a pro, but he was low amateur in the 2009 edition, and he might scrape through to the weekend.

Justin Thomas
The 2017 US PGA champion had to miss that event this year to rest an injured wrist – he was out of action for the second half of April and all of May – and he missed the cut on his Memorial return. He played better in Canada last week, but poor preparation married to his only Pebble appearance resulting in a missed cut, makes the Florida-based pro an unattractive option.

Michael Thorbjornsen
The 17-year-old won the 2018 US Junior Championship to book a spot at Pebble Beach. He is planning to play college golf at Stanford University. Massively inexperienced.

Spencer Tibbits
The 20-year-old qualified from the Washington sectional. This field is bursting with unproven youngsters who have almost no hope of success.

Brendon Todd
The 2014 Byron Nelson champion qualified for Pebble through the Texas sectional. He has not played a Major since missing the cut in the 2015 US PGA, slumping from the world's top 50 to outside the top 2,000 in the three years which followed. Two Pebble Pro-Am top-tens are on his record, but he looks extremely vulnerable.

David Toms
The wily old veteran, who earned his place by winning the 2018 US Senior Open, will relish this short, tight, windswept layout, but at the age of 52, it would be a huge achievement if he could better the share of 16th he managed in the 2000 US Open at Pebble.

Erik van Rooyen
The South African remains a European Tour maiden, excellent ball-striking often wasted by suspect putting. He qualified from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional for his US Open debut. His two previous Major spins have been impressive – 17th in the Open last year and eighth in the US PGA last month – and he played well in the Canadian Open last week. A Pebble Beach debut is a daunting prospect though.

Jhonattan Vegas
The Venezuelan has been in poor form over the last month, perhaps distracted by the troubles in his homeland, but he qualified from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional, securing a third US Open start (MC-41). Twelve previous Majors are yet to yield a top-20 finish.

Jimmy Walker
The 2016 US PGA champion can boast a top-ten finish in each of the Stateside Majors, but he has been slipping in and out of the world's top 100 at the age of 40, struggling for fitness and form. He won the 2014 Pebble Pro-Am and has a good record in California. His two Sony Open wins are also worth noting – he enjoys competing by the coast – and he is worth considering at a massive price.

Matt Wallace
The fiesty 29-year-old Londoner has won four times on the European Tour and produced the best performance of his career when third in the US PGA at Bethpage Black last month. His two US Open starts have both resulted in missed cuts, but his confidence is at an all-time high and he has shown he can compete anywhere. Pebble Beach debut.

Justin Walters
The 38-year-old South African qualified from the Walton Heath sectional and will make his debut in a Stateside Major. He has gone almost a year without a top-20 finish outside of his homeland, so little can be expected.

Bubba Watson
The temperamental left-hander is a dual Masters champion, but he has missed the cut at six of the last seven Major venues which were not Augusta. His US Open record is awful and his Pebble Beach Pro-Am efforts have been woeful.

Mike Weir
The veteran Canadian left-hander qualified through the Texas sectional. He was Masters champion in 2003, but has little to offer these days.

Bernd Wiesberger
The giant Austrian has worked his way back well from an injury layoff, winning the Made In Denmark last month. He could take a shine to Pebble Beach on his debut, but US Open form figures of MC-MC-MC-16 are not encouraging.

Danny Willett
The 2016 Masters champion has moved his family to Florida, settled in, and is starting to play well on the US Tour, most recently with eighth spot in Canada on Sunday. The signs are positive for the future, but his US Open record is poor (45-MC-37-WD-MC) and he has never competed at Pebble Beach, so he can be swerved this week.

Aaron Wise
The 2018 US Tour Rookie of the Year has made a poor start to 2019, wild with his irons and putting well below his usual standard, and the US Open, in which he has missed both his previous cuts, is not the tournament to arrive at looking for your game. He tied for 15th in his only Pebble Pro-Am spin.

Gary Woodland
The Florida-based powerhouse has finished sixth and eighth in the last two US PGAs, finally showing some form in the Majors after a decade of mediocrity. He missed the cut in the 2010 US Open at Pebble, though, and is not a natural fit for the assignment.

Tiger Woods
The greatest player of his generation got back to Major-winning ways at Augusta in April, before falling ill prior to the US PGA and missing the cut by a shot. A hugely encouraging final round in the Memorial last time out indicated that health and form has been restored in time for Pebble Beach, where he tees off with a fantastic course record behind him. The California-born superstar won the 2000 US Open at Pebble by 15 shots, four months after winning the Pro-Am there, then he finished fourth in the 2010 US Open, despite neck problems and poor preparation. Nobody is better suited to the mental and strategic test of a US Open at Pebble Beach and the Masters champion should be in the thick of things throughout, but he putted poorly on poa annua earlier this year and needs to build some early confidence on the greens.

Brandon Wu
The top-class amateur, a Stanford representative, qualified from the Colombus, Ohio, sectional. He is inexperienced, but comfortable in California and going places.

Cameron Young
The 22-year-old amateur will be making his Major debut after qualifying from the New York sectional. A missed cut probably beckons.

Chun An Yu
The 20-year-old Taiwanese amateur is full of potential and qualified from the California sectional. Good enough to scrap through to the weekend.

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