As the 153rd Open approaches, The R&A have provided a list of resources for those who want to follow the final qualifying stages and find out which golfers get the last of the available places for Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland this July.
The Open is golf’s original championship. Played since 1860 on iconic links golf courses, it is the sport’s most international major championship with qualifying events on every continent. For one week each year, the pursuit of the famous Claret Jug trophy is the focus of the sporting world, followed globally by millions of fans.
But now, the qualifying criteria and rounds have been whittled down to just four final qualifying events. The final chance to be on the start sheet for round 1 of The Open takes place on 1st July across four venues – Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald, Royal Cinque Ports and West Lancashire.
288 golfers will battle it out in Final Qualifying for just 20 places available to compete at Royal Portrush in The Open, that is just five places per event!
The successful qualifiers will tee it up at the famous Dunluce links when the Championship is held there from 13-20 July.
How to follow the action
The R&A is offering a number of ways to follow the action from Final Qualifying, including:
- Radio – a live radio broadcast will again be available on R&A TV. Presented by Rob Lee, Jamie Spence and Trish Johnson, FQ Radio will also have reporters at each venue providing live updates and reaction. It will be the best way to follow the action and drama from Final Qualifying, and listeners can access the broadcast via R&A TV and TheOpen.com from 4:30pm UK BST.
- Live blog – a live blog via TheOpen.com will provide videos, images and text updates from all four venues.
- Leaderboard – live scoring from each venue is available via TheOpen.com
- Social media – live updates from each venue via The Open’s official social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, and X
All draws are available via TheOpen.com.
And of course, Golf Today will be following all the action and providing lots of coverage, news, analysis and opinions in the run up and during The Original golf championship.
Related: REGIONAL QUALIFYING DRAWS FOR THE 153rd OPEN
