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The 2024 Open Championship Field So Far (And How They Qualified)
By Joel Kulasingham,
17 days ago
The full field for the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon is starting to shape up, with only a handful of spots up for grabs.
The Open will return to the South Ayrshire links for the 10th time and first since 2016, when Henrik Stenson beat Phil Mickelson in an epic Sunday showdown.
Stenson will be one of several former winners teeing it up on July 18, including defending champion Brian Harman, who won his first Major title at Royal Liverpool last year by six strokes.
Three-time Open winner Tiger Woods is also set to make his Open return, after he was forced to withdraw last year while recovering from ankle surgery.
Two past champions, who would have otherwise qualified, have opted against playing this year: Ben Curtis and Paul Lawrie.
Like the US Open, any golfer – professional or amateur – can play at The Open, with over 2,500 attempting to qualify every year.
Players can also qualify for the Major in a variety of other ways, including exemptions, world rankings and the Open Qualifying Series.
There are also up to 10 spots still up for grabs in the next two weeks: top two finishers at the John Deere Classic not otherwise exempt; top three finishers at the Genesis Scottish Open not otherwise exempt; and top five players in the top 20 of the DP World Tour’s 2024 Race to Dubai standings at the completion of the BMW International Open not otherwise exempt.
Here is the full list of players in the field as of July 4 and how they qualified (list of exemption categories shown at the bottom):
The Open Championship Field So Far
Aberg, Ludvig - 5
An, Byeong Hun - 5
Ancer, Abraham - Final Qualifying
Andersen, Mason - 15
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan - 14
Bhatia, Akshay - 5
Bjork, Alexander - 6
Boriboonsub, Denwit - OQS Malaysia
Bradbury, Dan - OQS South Africa
Bradley, Keegan - 5, 13
Brown, Daniel - Final Qualifying
Burmester, Dean - OQS South Africa
Burns, Sam - 5, 13
Campillo, Jorge - 6
Cantlay, Patrick - 5, 13
Catlin, John - OQS Malaysia
Cejka, Alex - 18
Cink, Stewart - 1
Clark, Wyndham - 5, 9, 13
Clarke, Darren - 1
Clemons, Dominic - Final Qualifying
Cole, Eric - 5
Conners, Corey - 5, 13
Crocker, Sean - OQS Italy
Curtis, Ben - 1
Daly, John - 1
Day, Jason - 4, 5, 13
Dean, Joe - OQS Netherlands
DeChambeau, Bryson - 5, 9
De La Fuente, Santiago - 24
Dodd-Berry, Matthew - Final Qualifying
Duval, David - 1
Eckroat, Austin - 5
Els, Ernie - 1
English, Harris - 5
Fichardt, Darren - OQS South Africa
Finau, Tony - 5, 13
Fitzpatrick, Matt - 5, 6, 9, 13
Fleetwood, Tommy - 4, 5, 6, 13
Fowler, Rickie - 5, 13
Fox, Ryan - 6, 7
Glover, Lucas - 5, 13
Griffin, Ben - OQS Canada
Grillo, Emiliano - 4, 13
Hadwin, Adam - OQS Memorial
Hamilton, Todd - 1
Harman, Brian - 1, 3, 4, 5, 13
Harrington, Padraig - 1
Hatton, Tyrrell - 5, 6, 13
Hendry, Michael - 27
Henley, Russell - 5, 13
Hidalgo, Angel - Final Qualifying
Hillier, Daniel - 6
Hisatsune, Ryo - 6
Hoge, Tom - 14
Hojgaard, Nicolai - 5, 6
Hojgaard, Rasmus - 6
Homa, Max - 4, 5, 13
Horschel, Billy - 7
Horsfield, Sam - Final Qualifying
Hoshino, Rikuya - OQS Australia
Hovland, Viktor - 5, 6, 13
Hughes, Mackenzie - OQS Canada
Hutsby, Sam - Final Qualifying
Im, Sungjae - 5, 13
Iwasaki, Aguri - 17
Jaeger, Stephan - 5
Johnson, Dustin - 10
Johnson, Zach - 1, 3
Jordan, Matthew - 4
Katsuragawa, Yuto - OQS Japan
Kawamura, Masahiro - Final Qualifying
Kim, Minkyu - OQS Korea
Kim, Si Woo - 5, 13
Kim, Tom - 4, 5, 6, 13
Kinoshita, Ryosuke - OQS Japan
Kirk, Chris - 5
Kitayama, Kurt - 5
Kobori, Kazuma - 16
Koepka, Brooks - 5, 11
Koh, Guntaek - OQS Japan
Langasque, Romain - 6
Lawrence, Thriston - 6
Lawrie, Paul - 1
Lee, Min Woo - 5, 6
Leonard, Justin - 1
Lindh, Charlie - Final Qualifying
Lowry, Shane - 1, 3, 5, 7
Luiten, Joost - 6
MacIntyre, Robert - 6
Masaveu, Luis - Final Qualifying
Matsuyama, Hideki - 5, 10
McCarthy, Denny - 5
McDonald, Jack - Final Qualifying
McKibbin, Tom - OQS Italy
McIlroy, Rory - 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13
McNealy, Maverick - OQS Canada
Meronk, Adrian - 6
Mickelson, Phil - 1, 3, 11
Migliozzi, Guido - OQS Netherlands
Molinari, Francesco - 1, 3
Montojo, Jaime - Final Qualifying
Moore, Taylor - 13
Morikawa, Collin - 1, 3, 5, 11, 13
Morrison, Tommy - 21
Nakajima, Keita - 16
Niemann, Joaquin - OQS Australia
Nolan, Liam - Final Qualifying
Norrman, Vincent - 6
Ogletree, Andy - 16
Olesen, Thorbjorn - 6
Olesen, Jacob Skov - 19
Oosthuizen, Louis - 1
Paul, Yannik - 6
Pavon, Mathieu - 5, 6
Perez, Victor - 6
Poston, JT - 5
Puig, David - 16
Rahm, Jon - 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13
Rose, Justin - Final Qualifying
Sargent, Gordon - 22
Schauffele, Xander - 5, 11, 13
Scheffler, Scottie - 5, 10, 12, 13
Schenk, Adam - 5, 13
Scott, Adam - OQS Australia
Scott, Calum - 25
Sharma, Shubhankar - 4
Siem, Marcel - 6
Smith, Cameron - 1, 3, 12
Smith, Jordan - 6
Smylie, Elvis - Final Qualifying
Soderberg, Sebastian - 6
Song, Younghan - OQS Korea
Southgate, Matthew - Final Qualifying
Spieth, Jordan - 1, 3, 5, 13
Stenson, Henrik - 1, 3
Straka, Sepp - 4, 5, 13
Stubbs, Jasper - 23
Taylor, Nick - 5, 13
Theegala, Sahith - 5
Thomas, Justin - 5, 11
Todd, Brendon - OQS Arnold Palmer Invitational
Valimaki, Sami - 6
Van der Merwe, Altin - 26
Van Velzen, Ryan - 16
Wallace, Matt - 6
Wang, Jeunghun - OQS Malaysia
Woodland, Gary - 9
Woods, Tiger - 1, 10
Young, Cameron - 4, 5
Zalatoris, Will - OQS USA - Arnold Palmer Invitational
Exemption categories
1. The Open Champions aged 60 or under on 21 July 2024 (for all Champions up to 2024)
2. The Open Champions aged 55 or under on 21 July 2024 (for all Champions from 2024)
3. The Open Champions for 2013-2023
4. First 10 anyone tying for 10th place in The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool in 2023
5. The first 50 players on the OWGR for Week 21, 2024
6. First 30 in the Final Race to Dubai Rankings for 2023
7. The BMW PGA Championship winners for 2021-2023
8. First 5 DP World Tour members and any Race to Dubai members tying for 5th place, not otherwise exempt, in the top 20 of the Race to Dubai Rankings on completion of the 2024 BMW International
9. The US Open Champions for 2019-2024
10. The Masters Tournament Champions for 2019-2024
11. The PGA Champions for 2018-2024
12. The PLAYERS Champions for 2022-2024
13. Top 30 players for the Final 2023 FedEx Cup
14. First 5 PGA TOUR members and any PGA TOUR members tying for 5th place, not exempt in the top 20 of the PGA TOUR FedEx Cup for 2024 on completion of the 2024 Travelers Championship
15. The 117th VISA Open de Argentina 2024 Champion
16. The first 5 players on the 2024 Federations Ranking List as of closing date
17. The Japan Open Champion for 2023
18. The Senior Open Champion for 2023
19. The Amateur Champion for 2024
20. The US Amateur Champion for 2023
21. The European Amateur Champion for 2024
22. The Mark H McCormack Medal (Men's WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKING) winner for 2023
23. The Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion 2023
24. The Latin America Amateur Champion 2024
25. The Open Amateur Series winner 2024
26. The Africa Amateur Champion 2024
27. Medical Exemption
Exemptions 19-26 can only be taken up by players retaining their amateur status.
OQS South Africa - Joburg Open OQS Australia - ISPS Handa Australian Open OQS USA - Arnold Palmer Invitational OQS Malaysia - IRS Prima Malaysian Open OQS Japan - Mizuno Open OQS Canada - RBC Canadian Open OQS USA - the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday OQS Korea - KOLON Korea Open OQS Netherlands - KLM Open OQS Italy - Italian Open OQS USA - John Deere Classic OQS Scotland - Genesis Scottish Open
Final Qualifying - Burnham & Berrow Final Qualifying - Dundonald Links Final Qualifying - Royal Cinque Ports Final Qualifying - West Lancashire
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