Three players (including a LIV golfer) qualify for 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon
Dean Burmester, Darren Fichardt and Dan Bradbury have all qualified for next year’s 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon via the Joburg Open, the first event in the Open Qualifying Series.
The series offers players from around the world the opportunity to qualify for one of the four men’s majors and is co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and Sunshine Tour.
Burmester, who now plays in the LIV Golf League and finished 14th last season, earned a three-shot win at Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa, at 18 under and will play in his third Open next year. Fichardt last qualified for the Open in 2017 after winning the Joburg Open at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club. He finished runner-up this year at 15 under after a final-round 64. The defending champion Bradbury also shot 64 on Sunday to take the third qualifying spot at 13 under.
Next up in the series is the ISPS Handa Australian Open, Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at The Lakes and The Australian in Sydney. Here are the rest of the events included in the qualifying series and how many Open places are available at each.
2024 Open Qualifying Series events remaining
Event
Date
Exemptions available
ISPS Handa Australian Open
Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2023
Three places to leading players not already exempt
Arnold Palmer Invitational
March 7-10, 2024
One place to leading player not already exempt
RBC Canadian Open
May 30-June 2, 2024
Three places to leading players not already exempt
Memorial Tournament
June 6-9, 2024
One place to leading player not already exempt
KLM Open
June 20-23, 2024
Two places to leading player not already exempt
Regional qualifying
June 24, 2024
None
Italian Open
June 27-30, 2024
Two places to leading player not already exempt
Final qualifying
July 2, 2024
Minimum of 16 places
John Deere Classic
July 4-7, 2024
Two places to leading player not already exempt
Genesis Scottish Open
July 11-14, 2024
Three places to leading players not already exempt
