Rallied from 4 down with 4 to play to defeat countryman Monty Scowsill in 38 holes to win The Amateur Championship at Nairn Golf Club in Scotland last year. The 24-year-old from England trailed Scowsill by 8 holes with 19 to play in the 36-hole final. This will be his first U.S. Open start and third major championship after missing the cut in last year's Open Championship and the Masters in April. Shepherd currently resides in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Playing in his first U.S. Open