One of the greatest things about the Open Championship is that anyone can qualify – hence the name - and there are various different routes to making it into the field.
The Open Qualifying Series (OQS) is one of them, with the 16-events offering players from around the world a chance to book their place in the final men's Major of the year.
The OQS takes in the DP World Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour. Beginning with the Joburg Open in November, the OQS runs all the way through to the Scottish Open less than a week before the Open Championship kicks off at Royal Troon.
A total of 44 players booked their spots in the 152nd Open Championship through the Open Qualifying Series, with the 16 OQS events held across eleven different countries.
The three highest placed players in these tournaments who had not yet qualified are then rewarded with places at The Open.
The OQS was a valuable way for LIV Golf players in particular to qualify, with many who joined the tour sliding down the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) due to the 54-hole LIV format not conforming to the OWGR rules for rewarding of world ranking points.
LIV players Dean Burmester and Joaquin Niemann were early qualifiers at the Joburg Open and ISPS Handa Australian Open respectively, while former Masters champion Adam Scott also booked his place at Royal Troon with a strong finish in his national open.
PGA Tour players then started securing their spots at The Open as the PGA Tour season moved into high gear with Brendan Todd qualifying at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, Mackenzie Hughes earning his spot at the Canadian Open and fellow countryman Adam Hadwin booked his place at Royal Troon with a third place finish at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in June.
The OQS extended to the Japan Golf Tour as Ryosuke Kinoshita, Guntaek Koh and Yuto Katsuragawa secured their place in the field with strong finishes at the Mizuno Open in May.
Check out the table below to see all the qualifiers for the 152nd Open Championship via the OQS:
| Tournament | Qualifiers |
| Joburg Open | Dean Burmester, Darren Fichardt, Dan Bradbury |
| ISPS Handa Australian Open | Joaquin Niemann, Rikuya Hoshino, Adam Scott |
| IRS Prima Malaysian Open | Jeunghun Wang, Denwit Boriboonsub, John Catlin |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Brendan Todd |
| Mizuno Open | Ryosuke Kinoshita, Guntaek Koh, Yuto Katsuragawa |
| RBC Canadian Open | Ben Griffin, Maverick McNealy, Mackenzie Hughes |
| Memorial Tournament | Adam Hadwin |
| John Deere Classic | Davis Thompson, CT Pan |
| Kolon Korea Open | Minkyu Kim, Younghan Song |
| KLM Open | Guido Migliozzi, Joe Dean |
| Italian Open | Tom McKibbin, Scott Crocker |
| Scottish Open | Aaron Rai, Alex Noren, Richard Mansell |
-
How Fast Are The Greens At St Andrews For The AIG Women's Open?R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers has explained why the greens have been slowed down at St Andrews for the AIG Women's Open
-
5 Ingenious Ways AI Can Help You Lower Your Golf HandicapWith the prevalence of AI in the golf industry, opportunities to get better at golf are easier than ever to access. Here are 5 ways AI promotes progress in golf
-
'I'd A Great Chance Of Winning This Open' - Shane Lowry Admits Troon Near Miss Will 'Hurt'Shane Lowry thought he'd be heading back to Royal Portrush next year as Open champion again as he felt he was playing well enough to win at Troon
-
'It's Something I've Always Wanted' - Xander Schauffele Reveals Grand Slam Ambition After Open VictoryXander Schauffele says he's always had an eye on winning a career Grand Slam even before he became a quick-fire double Major champion
-
'Nonsense. That's Links Golf Courses' - Paul McGinley Says Shane Lowry Will 'Regret' Open Set-Up CommentsThe Golf Channel analyst labelled Lowry's call to have a couple of tees pushed forward on Saturday "nonsense" after the 2019 Open Champion was mildly critical of how the R&A had set Royal Troon up in bad weather
-
Watch The Moment World No.1 Scottie Scheffler Tops A Tee Shot At The OpenThe American had a moment to forget on the final hole of The Open at Royal Troon
-
‘I Just Looked At It As A Normal Sunday Of A Normal Golf Tournament’ - Thriston Lawrence Explains ‘Calm’ Mindset To Finish Fourth At The OpenThe South African admitted he was far from overawed at the occasion as he claimed his best-ever finish at a Major with fourth at The Open
-
‘I Left It All Out There’ - Justin Rose Admits ‘Choking Back Tears’ After Close Call At The OpenThe Englishman's wait for a second Major championship goes on after he finished in a tie for second alongside Billy Horschel at Royal Troon
-
Billy Horschel 'Disappointed' Despite Best Ever Major Finish At The OpenDespite a three-under-par final round, the American left Royal Troon 'disappointed' after finishing two strokes behind fellow countryman, Xander Schauffele
-
Xander Schauffele Reveals Caddie Told Him He 'Was About To Puke' On 18th On Way To Open WinThe Open champion has admitted his caddie Austin Kaiser was struggling to keep it together as Schauffele closed in on the Claret Jug
