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.
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So far, 147 players have been confirmed to tee off at Royal Troon, after 16 spots were filled in Open Final Qualifying this week, with Justin Rose securing his place and Sergio Garcia missing out.
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,…
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