British Open organisers are providing a direct pathway for LIV Golf gamers to qualify for this yr’s main at Royal Portrush, following the same transfer by the US Open.
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The very best-placed participant not already exempt within the prime 5 of the Saudi-funded breakaway sequence’ particular person standings, following the completion of the LIV Dallas occasion in June, will likely be awarded the spot.
The US Golf Affiliation final week introduced that the US Open, which takes place at Oakmont Nation Membership in Pennsylvania from June 12 to fifteen, was providing an exemption to 1 main LIV participant and the R&A, which organises the British Open, has adopted swimsuit.
“The Open is a world championship for one of the best males’s golfers and every year we overview our exemptions to make sure that we provide pathways into the championship based mostly on outcomes achieved on the main skilled excursions,” stated R&A chief govt Mark Darbon.
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“We acknowledge that gamers competing in LIV Golf also needs to have the chance to safe locations within the Open by means of its particular person season standings in addition to present pathways.”
There are numerous different exemption classes for the British Open together with these associated to earlier main winners and one other linked to world rankings.
LIV gamers don’t earn world rating factors, severely limiting their possibilities of qualifying for golf’s 4 main tournaments — the Masters, US Open, British Open and PGA Championship.
LIV CEO Scott O’Neil welcomed the transfer from the R&A.
“The acknowledgment that rivals from the LIV Golf League and the Worldwide Collection could have the chance to play in golf’s unique main is a real testomony to the energy of fields and the R&A’s dedication to golf followers around the globe,” he stated.
The 153rd British Open takes place on the Dunluce hyperlinks course at Royal Portrush Golf Membership in Northern Eire from July 17 to twenty.
Australian Cameron Smith is likely one of the LIV gamers already assured a spot within the British Open as a result of being a former champion. Nevertheless the brand new ruling opens the door for the likes of countrymen Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert — at the moment fourth and seventh respectively within the standings — to earn begins.