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The US Open is due to commence this week, but will be notably absent from the line-up at the is set to defend his title and potentially secure his third major win following his thrilling triumph at Pinehurst last year. He's joined by PGA Championship victor Scottie Scheffler and Masters champion as one of the top three contenders in Pennsylvania.

Eight former US Open champions, dating back to 2015, are set to compete at Oakmont. However, golfing icon Woods will not be among them, marking his third consecutive absence from a major tournament. The US Golf Association will now look to round out the field for the tournament with six extra names. These are set to be announced on Monday and will bring the final tally of golfers competing to 156. Here, we take a look at those set to miss out at Oakmont.

Tiger Woods

The holder of 15 major titles, including three US Open victories, Woods, 49, last clinched the tournament in 2008, defeating Rocco Mediate in a playoff after both finished on one-under-par.

Regrettably, he will miss his fourth US Open in five years as he recovers from Achilles surgery. In March, Woods revealed that he had undergone the procedure after experiencing severe pain in his Achilles tendon during a home training session.

His most recent PGA appearance was at The Open last summer. Following back surgery in September, Woods participated in the PNC Championship with his son Charlie in December.

He planned to return at the start of the year but took a break after the passing of his mother, before sustaining the Achilles injury that could sideline him for the remainder of 2025.

Sergio Garcia

Garcia is also set to miss the US Open for the first time since 2000. The 45-year-old was painfully close to securing his spot as a qualifier. During a US Open qualifying event last month, Garcia three-putted at the final hole of the 36-hole competition at Bent Tree Golf Club in Dallas to make bogey.

This left him one stroke short of a play-off and meant his US Open streak relied on an exemption from the USGA. Garcia won the 2017 Masters, while his best US Open performance was his T3 finish in 2005. The Spaniard recently finished T67 at the PGA Championship.

Max Homa

Max Homa's poor run of form continued as he failed to secure his place at this year's US Open. Remarkably, Homa was ranked 10th in the world when he teed off at Pinehurst last year. The top 60 players in the official golf world rankings are guaranteed a place at the US Open.

However, Homa has since slipped to 90th in the rankings.He three-putted the final hole at a qualifying event at Kinsale Golf Club in Ohio and then lost in a play-off to Cameron Young.

Billy Horschel

Horschel is another star who will miss the US Open due to injury. The 38-year-old is scheduled to return from hip surgery in late summer or the fall.

Horschel is a former FedEx Cup winner and recorded his best US Open finish on debut in 2013. He was also absent from the PGA Championship.

Will Zalatoris

Will Zalatoris, who finished second to Matt Fitzpatrick at the US Open three years ago, is currently out of action due to back surgery. The 28-year-old American has been a runner-up in three of the four major championships during his career.

However, he has failed to make the cut in his last four major appearances and will also be absent from The Open as he recovers from his injury.

Rickie Fowler

Former world No. 4 Fowler was alongside Homa in the play-off loss at Ohio. This will mark the third time in the last five years that Fowler will miss the US Open.

The 36-year-old secured a T2 finish on his US Open debut in 2014 and has accumulated 10 professional wins throughout his career. However, he has qualified for the Open Championship in July.

Alex Noren

Swedish golfer, Noren, who has previously participated in 11 US Opens, did not qualify for this year's tournament at Oakmont.

This will only be the second time since 2014 that Noren will miss the event. He attempted to qualify at Kinsale but fell short of the play-off spots.

Luke Clanton

Luke Clanton secured an automatic spot at the US Open after winning the Mark H. McCormack Medal last year, which is awarded to the world's top amateur golfer. However, Clanton gave up his place by turning professional and subsequently failed to qualify.

He ended eight strokes below the cut line after 36 holes at the qualifying event in York, Canada. The star from Florida State University turned professional earlier this year, making his debut at the RBC Canadian Open just last week, but failed to make the cut.

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