The 151st Open | Exemptions

The following players have secured exemptions for The 151st Open, taking place at Royal Liverpool from 16-23 July 2023.

A list of exemption categories is shown at the foot of the page. 

This page is up to date as of 16 July and will be updated as further exemptions are finalised.

An, Byeong Hun - OQS Scotland

Ancer, Abraham - Exemption Category 4

Arnaus, Adri - 5

Ballester, Jose Luis - 23

Barker, Kyle - Final Qualifying West Lancashire

Barron, Haydn - OQS Australia

Bezuidenhout, Christiaan - OQS South Africa

Bjork, Alexander - 7

Bland, Richard - 5

Bradbury, Dan - OQS South Africa

Bradley, Keegan - 4

Burns, Sam - 4, 12

Campillo, Jorge - 7

Canizares, Alejandro - OQS Australia

Canter, Laurie - Final Qualifying Royal Porthcawl

Cantlay, Patrick - 3, 4, 12

Christensen, Tiger (a) - Final Qualifying West Lancashire

Cink, Stewart - 1

Clark, Wyndham - 4, 8

Clarke, Darren - 1, 20

Conners, Corey - 4, 12

Crowe, Harrison (a) - 25

Daly, John - 1

Day, Jason - 4

DeChambeau, Bryson - 3, 8

Detry, Thomas - Final Qualifying Royal Cinque Ports

Els, Ernie - 1, 2

Elvira, Nacho - OQS Denmark

English, Harris - 4

Farr, Oliver - Final Qualifying Royal Porthcawl

Ferguson, Ewen - 5

Fernandez De Oliveira, Mateo (a) - 26

Finau, Tony - 4, 12

Fischer, Zack - 14

Fitzpatrick, Alex - Final Qualifying West Lancashire

Fitzpatrick, Matt - 4, 5, 8, 12

Fleetwood, Tommy - 3, 4, 5

Fowler, Rickie - 4

Fox, Ryan - 4, 5

Gooch, Talor - 12

Grace, Branden - Final Qualifying Royal Cinque Ports

Griffin, Ben - OQS Arnold Palmer

Grillo, Emiliano - 4

Han, Seungsu - OQS Korea

Harman, Brian - 3, 4, 12

Harrington, Padraig - 1

Hatton, Tyrrell - 4, 5, 6

Henley, Russell - 4

Herbert, Lucas - 4

Higa, Kazuki - 18

Hillier, Daniel - OQS England

Hirata, Kensei - OQS Japan

Hodges, Lee - OQS Memorial

Hoge, Tom - 4, 12

Hojgaard, Nicolai - OQS Scotland

Hojgaard, Rasmus - 5

Homa, Max - 4, 12

Horschel, Billy - 4, 6, 12

Hoshino, Rikuya - 18

Hovland, Viktor - 3, 4, 5, 12

Im, Sungjae - 4, 12

Iwata, Hiroshi - 19

Janewattananond, Jazz - Final Qualifying Royal Porthcawl

Johnson, Dustin - 3, 9

Johnson, Zach - 1, 2

Jordan, Matthew - Final Qualifying West Lancashire

Kanaya, Takumi - OQS Japan

Kang, Kyungnam - OQS Korea

Kho, Taichi - OQS Hong Kong

Kim, Bio - OQS Hong Kong

Kim, Michael - OQS Wells Fargo

Kim, Si Woo - 4

Kim, Tom - 4

Kirk, Chris - 4

Kitayama, Kurt - 4

Koepka, Brooks - 4, 8, 10

Lamprecht, Christo - 21

Langasque, Romain - 7

Larrazabal, Pablo - 5

Lawrence, Thriston - 5

Lee, KH - 4, 12

Lee, Min Woo - OQS Australia

Lingmerth, David - OQS Scotland

Long, Hurly - 5

Lowry, Shane - 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Luiten, Joost - 7

MacIntyre, Robert - 5

Maguire, Alex - 27

Matsuyama, Hideki - 4, 9, 12

McCarthy, Denny - OQS Wells Fargo

McIlroy, Rory - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12

McKinney, Connor - Final Qualifying Dundonald Links

Meronk, Adrian - 4, 5

Micheluzzi, David - 15

Mickelson, Phil - 1, 2, 10

Migliozzi, Guido - 5

Molinari, Francesco - 1, 2

Moore, Taylor - 4

Morikawa, Collin - 1, 2, 4, 10, 12

Mullinax, Trey - OQS Arnold Palmer

Nakajima, Keita - OQS Japan

Niemann, Joaquin - 4, 12

Noren, Alex - 5

Olesen, Thorbjorn - 5

Oosthuizen, Louis - 1

Otaegui, Adrian - 5

Paul, Yannik - 5

Penge, Marco - Final Qualifying Dundonald Links

Perez, Victor - 5

Pieters, Thomas - 5

Poston, JT - 12

Power, Seamus - 4

Putnam, Andrew - OQS Memorial

Rahm, Jon - 4, 5, 8, 9, 12

Ramsay, Richie - 5

Reed, Patrick - 4, 9

Riley, Davis - OQS Arnold Palmer

Robertson, Graeme - Final Qualifying Dundonald Links

Robinson Thompson, Brandon - Final Qualifying Royal Porthcawl

Rohwer, Martin - Final Qualifying Royal Cinque Ports

Rose, Justin - 4

Rozner, Antoine - Final Qualifying Royal Cinque Ports

Samooja, Kalle - OQS Denmark

Schauffele, Xander - 4, 12

Scheffler, Scottie - 4, 9, 11, 12

Schenk, Adam - OQS Memorial

Schwartzel, Charl - Final Qualifying Royal Cinque Ports

Scott, Adam - 4, 12

Semikawa, Taiga - 17

Sharma, Shubhankar - 5

Shinkwin, Callum - 5

Siem, Marcel - 7

Smith, Cameron - 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12

Smith, Jordan - 5

Smyth, Travis - OQS Hong Kong

Southgate, Matthew - Final Qualifying Royal Porthcawl

Spieth, Jordan - 1, 2, 3, 4, 12

Stallings, Scott - 12

Stenson, Henrik - 1, 2

Stewart, Michael - Final Qualifying Dundonald Links

Straka, Sepp - 4, 12

Strydom, Ockie - 16

Syme, Connor - 5

Taylor, Nick - 13

Theegala, Sahith - 4, 12

Thomas, Justin - 4, 10, 11, 12

Todd, Brendon - OQS Wells Fargo

Valimaki, Sami - OQS South Africa

Wallace, Matt - Final Qualifying West Lancashire

Warren, Marc - OQS Denmark

Wiebe, Gunner - OQS England

Willett, Danny - 6

Wilson, Oliver - OQS England

Woodland, Gary - 8

Yasumori, Kazuki - OQS Japan

Young, Cameron - 3, 4, 12

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The following players are exempt but have not entered the Championship and will not participate at Royal Liverpool:

Curtis, Ben - 1

Duval, David - 1

Hamilton, Todd - 1

Hendry, Michael - OQS Hong Kong

Lawrie, Paul - 1

Leonard, Justin - 1

Woods, Tiger - 1, 9

Zalatoris, Will - 4, 5, 12

 

-- Sam Bennett was initially exempt as the 2022 US Amateur Champion, but is no longer exempt after turning professional.

Exemption Categories:

1. The Open Champions aged 60 or under on 23 July 2023

2. The Open Champions for 2012-2022

3. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in The 150th Open at St Andrews

4. The first 50 players on the OWGR for Week 21, 2023

5. First 30 in the Final Race to Dubai Rankings for 2022

6. The BMW PGA Championship winners for 2019-2022

7. First 5 DP World Tour members and any DP World Tour members tying for 5th place, not otherwise exempt, in the top 20 of the Race to Dubai Rankings on completion of the 2023 BMW International Open

8. The US Open Champions for 2018-2023

9. The Masters Tournament Champions for 2018-2023

10. The PGA Champions for 2017-2023

11. THE PLAYERS Champions for 2021-2023

12. Top 30 players from the Final 2022 FedExCup Points List

13. First 5 PGA TOUR members and any PGA TOUR members tying for 5th place, not exempt in the top 20 of the PGA TOUR FedExCup Points List for 2023 on completion of the 2023 Travelers Championship

14. The 116th VISA Open de Argentina 2022 Champion

15. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Final Order of Merit of the PGA Tour of Australasia for 2022-23

16. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Final Order of Merit of the Sunshine Tour for 2022-23

17. The Japan Open Champion for 2022

18. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, on the Final Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour for 2022

19. First and anyone tying for 1st place, not exempt in a cumulative money list taken from all official 2023 Japan Golf Tour events up to and including the 2023 Japan Tour Championship. Blank entries will be made on behalf of competitors qualifying in this category

20. The Senior Open Champion for 2022

21. The Amateur Champion for 2023

22. The US Amateur Champion for 2022

23. The European Amateur Champion for 2023

24. The Mark H McCormack Medal (Men’s WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGTM) winner for 2022

25. The Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion 2022

26. The Latin America Amateur Champion 2023

27. The Open Amateur Series winner 2023 (A new exemption added for elite amateur golfers, in which the player who accumulates the most points awarded by the World Amateur Golf Ranking in the St Andrews Links Trophy, The Amateur Championship and European Amateur Championship will earn a place in The Open).

OQS South Africa - Joburg Open
OQS Australia - Australian Open
OQS USA - Arnold Palmer Invitational
OQS Hong Kong - The World City Championship presented by the Hong Kong Golf Club
OQS USA - Wells Fargo Championship
OQS Japan - Mizuno Open
OQS USA - the Memorial Tournament
OQS Korea - KOLON Korea Open
OQS England - Betfred British Masters
OQS Denmark - Made in HimmerLand
OQS Scotland - Genesis Scottish Open

Final Qualifying - Dundonald Links
Final Qualifying - Royal Cinque Ports
Final Qualifying - Royal Porthcawl
Final Qualifying - West Lancashire