Open Qualifying Series
The 2024 Open Championship conducted 12 events on the Open Qualifying Series (OQS). The qualifiers include:
South Africa – Joburg Open
Darren Fichardt, Dean Burmester, and Dan Bradbury.
Australia – ISPS Handa Australian Open
Adam Scott, Joaquín Niemann, and Rikuya Hoshino.
Malaysia – IRS Prima Malaysian Open
Wang Jeung-hun, John Catlin, and Denwit Boriboonsub.
United States – Arnold Palmer Invitational
Brendon Todd
Japan – Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open
Koh Gun-taek, Ryosuke Kinoshita, and Yuto Katsuragawa.
Canada – RBC Canadian Open
Maverick McNealy, Mackenzie Hughes, and Ben Griffin.
United States – Memorial Tournament
Adam Hadwin
Korea – Kolon Korea Open
Song Young-han and Kim Min-kyu.
Netherlands – KLM Open
Guido Migliozzi and Joe Dean.
Italy – Italian Open
Tom McKibbin and Sean Crocker.
United States – John Deere Classic
Davis Thompson and Pan Cheng-tsung.
Scotland – Genesis Scottish Open
Aaron Rai, Alex Norén, and Richard Mansell.
Final Qualifying
On June 24, fifteen locations globally hosted regional qualifying events, with the final tournaments happening at four venues on July 2. The 16 qualifiers are as follows:
Burnham & Berrow
Justin Rose, Charlie Lindh, Dominic Clemons, and Abraham Ancer.
Dundonald Links
Liam Nolan, Jack McDonald, Sam Hutsby, and Ángel Hidalgo.
Royal Cinque Ports
Matthew Southgate, Elvis Smylie, Jaime Montojo, and Luis Masaveu.
West Lancashire
Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Horsfield, Matty Dodd-Berry, and Dan Brown.
Final Thoughts
Any golfer still dreaming of clinching a major title this year has one more run remaining: this week’s Open Championship. As witnessed above, the field is action-packed with top global talent, with a legend like Tiger Woods believing he still has what it takes to stun golfing circles again. A player like Rory may get lucky and scoop that evasive fifth major while playing closer home, whereas a youngster like Aberg may unleash his teeth on the major stage!