Junior PGA Championship Alums Competing in the 2021 US Open

The US Open, the third men's Major Championship of the season, is about to kick off at Torrey Pines this week and there are plenty of recognizable names in the field. With the Junior PGA Championships coming up, we wanted to take a look at some of the alumni that will be competing this week.

Of the 27 total Junior PGA Champ alumni in the field, nine are making their debut. Including 2017 and 2018 Boys Junior PGA Champion and former Junior Ryder Cup team member Akshay Bhatia, who survived a 3-for-1 qualifier to earn his spot.

Fresh off his PGA Championship win last month, Phil Mickelson looks to complete his career grand slam. He competed in the 1986 Junior PGA Championship.

The list also includes Jordan Spieth, who finished runner-up in both 2008 and 2009, 2014 Junior PGA champion Sam Burns and 2013 runner-up Cameron Champ.

Here's a list of some of the most notable alumni teeing it up this week:

Mickelson played in the 1986 Junior PGA Championship.

Cink played in the 1989 & 1990 Junior PGA Championships.

Simpson played in the 2003 Junior PGA Championship.

Spieth finished runner-up in both the 2008 and 2009 Junior PGA Championships.

Reavie played in the 1997 Junior PGA Championship.

Thomas competed in the 2009 and 2019 Junior PGA Championships.

Finau competed in the 2004 and finished runner-up in the 2006 Junior PGA Championships.

Scheffler competed in the Junior PGA Championships for three years straight from 2011-2013.

Like Scheffler, Zalatoris also competed for three years straight in the Junior PGA Championship, between 2010-2012.

Champ competed in 2012 and claimed the runner-up spot at the 2013 Junior PGA Championship.

Burns competed between the years of 2012-2014. He finished runner-up in 2013 before winning the tournament in 2014.

Wolff competed in 2016.

Bhatia, the 2017 and 2018 back-to-back Junior PGA champion, will make his US Open Debut this week.

Phil Mickelson - 1986
Stewart Cink - 1989, 1990
Chez Reavie - 1997
Webb Simpson - 2003
Peter Malnati - 2003
Tony Finau - 2004, 2006
Jordan Spieth - 2008, 2009
Patrick Rodgers - 2009, 2010
Justin Thomas - 2009, 2010
Wyndham Clark - 2010
Will Zalatoris - 2010, 2011, 2012
Scottie Scheffler - 2011, 2012, 2013
Robby Shelton - 2011, 2012
Cameron Young - 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
Cameron Champ - 2012, 2013
Carson Schaake - 2012
Sam Burns - 2013, 2013, 2014
Dylan Meyer - 2013
Wilson Furr - 2014, 2015, 2016
Luis Gagne - 2015
Andrew Kozan - 2015, 2016
Davis Shore - 2015, 2016
Cole Hammer - 2015, 2016
Matthew Wolff - 2016
Akshay Bhatia - 2017, 2018
Pierceson Coody - 2017