The USGA received 9,877 entries for this year's U.S. Open at Oakmont.
The total is the third-highest in championship history, only five entries behind last year's total for Chambers Bay. The 10,127 entries received for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst remains the highest volume of applications.
The entries include players from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and 72 foreign countries.
The deadline for entry was April 27, and 620 applications were received on the final day. Gordon Vietmeier, a 48-year-old pro from Pittsburgh, earned the distinction of being the final entry received after he submitted his application only 33 seconds before the 5 p.