Englishman Matthew Jordan qualified for his fifth consecutive Open Championship in a sudden-death playoff, while three LIV Golf members also earned their way into the field at Royal Birkdale via final qualifying Tuesday around the United Kingdom.
Qualifying Details
Four final qualifying sites were staged at Dundonald Links, West Lancashire, Burnham & Berrow and Royal Cinque Ports. Five spots in the Open were available at each site for a total of 20 qualifiers.
Matthew Jordan, 30, has made a habit of playing the Open each year. He went through final qualifying in 2023 to compete at Royal Liverpool, his home course, and he finished T10 there before tying for 10th again in 2024.
Jordan went to a three-for-one playoff at West Lancashire against countrymen Joe Dean and Sam Easterbrook, an amateur. On the second playoff hole, Jordan landed a perfect approach shot inches away from the hole to set up his winning birdie.
Other qualifiers include American vet Peter Uihlein, who qualified for the earlier this month U.S. Open and finished T56 there in his first major appearance since 2018.
The 20 players to qualify Tuesday are from various countries, including the United States, England, Scotland, and Spain.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
