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

EventDateExemptions available
ISPS Handa Australian OpenNov. 30-Dec. 3, 2023Three places to leading players not already exempt
Arnold Palmer InvitationalMarch 7-10, 2024One place to leading player not already exempt
RBC Canadian OpenMay 30-June 2, 2024Three places to leading players not already exempt
Memorial TournamentJune 6-9, 2024One place to leading player not already exempt
KLM OpenJune 20-23, 2024Two places to leading player not already exempt
Regional qualifyingJune 24, 2024None
Italian OpenJune 27-30, 2024Two places to leading player not already exempt
Final qualifyingJuly 2, 2024Minimum of 16 places
John Deere ClassicJuly 4-7, 2024Two places to leading player not already exempt
Genesis Scottish OpenJuly 11-14, 2024Three places to leading players not already exempt
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