With seven Australians teeing up at the 116^th USOpen Championship there will be plenty for local fans to cheer for.

As the first tee time approaches Thursday, we break down each of the Australians who will take their place in the field at Oakmont.

Steven Bowditch

Official World Golf Ranking: 121

Previous appearances: Debut

Best finish: N/A

Surprisingly, this is Bowditch’s first appearance in the US Open despite making his career in America for more than a decade.

The two time PGA TOUR winner earned his place in the field thanks to a career best top-30 finish in the FedEx Cup list in 2015 though his struggles in 2016, due to injury, have been well chronicled.

Bowditch, though, is one player who won’t be concerned by a string of poor finishes as his game has always been streaky.

While his confidence likely isn’t high and he hasn’t been anywhere near his best for months, Bowditch has made three of his last four cuts so his game is moving in the right direction.It would be a stretch to predict Bowditch will contend at Oakmont but if he can make the cut and play some solid golf it might just kick start a resurgence in his form.