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![]() Three Americans – Brooks Koepka, Matt Kuchar, and Jordan Spieth – shared the lead after the first round on five under par, a shot clear of England's Paul Casey and Charl Schwartzel, with Ian Poulter a further shot back. To make up the full field of 156, additional places were allocated in ranking order from the Official World Golf Ranking at the time that these places were made available by the Championship Committee.įrom the Week 26 (week ending 2 July) Official World Golf Ranking: Ryan McCarthy, Julian Suri, Connor Syme (a)Īdam Hodkinson, Nick McCarthy, Haydn McCullenĪustin Connelly, Robert Dinwiddie, Matthew Southgate Three qualifying places were available at each location. The Final Qualifying events were played on 4 July at five courses covering Scotland and the North-West, Central and South-coast regions of England. ![]() Jamie Lovemark, Sebastián Muñoz, Xander Schauffele, Robert StrebĪndrew Dodt, Matthieu Pavon, Callum Shinkwin Phachara Khongwatmai, Jbe' Kruger, Prayad Marksaeng, Song Young-hanĭarren Fichardt, Stuart Manley, Paul WaringĪdam Bland, Michael Hendry, Chan Kim, Kim Kyung-taeĪlexander Björk, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Peter UihleinĬharles Howell III, Kang Sung-hoon, Martin Laird, Kyle Stanley In the event of ties, positions went to players ranked highest according to that week's OWGR.Īaron Baddeley, Ashley Hall, Cameron Smith Places were available to the leading players (not otherwise exempt) who finished in the top n and ties. The Open Qualifying Series (OQS) consisted of 10 events from the six major tours. The Open Champions aged 60 or under on 23 July 2017 Anyone not qualifying via exemption, and had a handicap of 0.4 or lower, could gain entry through regional and final qualifying events.Įach player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. Amateur, also gained exemption provided they remain an amateur. The criteria included past Open champions, recent major winners, top ranked players in the world rankings and from the leading world tours, and winners and high finishers from various designated tournaments, including the Open Qualifying Series the winners of designated amateur events, including The Amateur Championship and U.S. The Open Championship field was made up of 156 players, who gained entry through various exemption criteria and qualifying tournaments. Lengths of the course for previous Opens: This was the tenth Open Championship at Royal Birkdale the ninth in 2008 saw Pádraig Harrington successfully defend his 2007 title from Carnoustie.
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