Cape Town - The 119th US Open gets under way at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California on Thursday.
This year there will be NINE South Africans in the field.
The only South African of the group to have won the US Open is Ernie Els, who triumphed in 1994 and 1997.
Sport24 takes a look at the golfers who will fly the SA flag:
1. Ernie Els
Age - 49
World ranking - 348
Best US Open - Won (1994, 1997)
2. Louis Oosthuizen
Age - 36
World ranking - 22
Best US Open - T2 (2015)
3. Branden Grace
Age - 31
World ranking - 54
Best US Open - T4 (2015)
4. Justin Harding
Age - 33
World ranking - 47
Best US Open - Debut
5. Erik van Rooyen
Age - 29
World ranking - 87
Best US Open - Debut
6. Dean Burmester
Age - 30
World ranking - 172
Best US Open - T56
7. Justin Walters
Age - 38
World ranking - 346
Best US Open - Debut
8. Merrick Bremner
Age - 33
World ranking - 409
Best US Open - Debut
9. Jovan Rebula
Age - 21
World ranking - Amateur
Best US Open - Debut
Images: AP