The John Deere Classic could serve as a final qualifier for the British Open, even though the R&A no longer offers an exemption to the leading finishers at the PGA Tour stop. This qualifier would be determined by the Official World Golf Ranking next week. The 156-man field for Royal Portrush on July 17-20 is now at 122 players with the addition of two spots from the Italian Open, two amateurs (European Amateur and Open Amateur Series) and Sergio Garcia getting the lone spot from LIV Golf.
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TheJohnDeereClassiccouldserveasafinalqualifierfortheBritishOpen,eventhoughtheR&AnolongeroffersanexemptiontotheleadingfinishersatthePGATourstop.
ThisqualifierwouldbedeterminedbytheOfficialWorldGolfRankingnextweek.
The156-manfieldforRoyalPortrushonJuly17-20isnowat122playerswiththeadditionoftwospotsfromtheItalianOpen,twoamateurs(EuropeanAmateurandOpenAmateurSeries)andSergioGarciagettingthelonespotfromLIVGolf.
FinalregionalqualifyingTuesdayintheUnitedKingdomprovided20spots.Fivemoreplayersfromthetop20intheRacetoDubaiontheEuropeantourwillearnspotsafterthisweek’sBMWInter
