THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
Rory: Got all I wanted this week except claret jug
Rory McIlroy talks about the experience at Royal Portrush, calling it an "awesome week" that came close to all he wanted -- and hoping the R&A can bring The Open back soon. Then, Live From debates Player of the Year.
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Åberg played next week’s Open Championship venue on Monday.
Pan’s AJGA event overlaps with the year’s final major at Royal Troon, which Pan qualified for Sunday at the John Deere Classic.
The Scot won the BMW International Open on Sunday, a victory that was just enough to earn him an Open exemption via the Race to Dubai.
Angel Hidalgo secured his first major berth by holing a wedge shot on his final hole, part of Tuesday’s four-site Open final qualifying.
Garcia came up two shots short of qualifying for the Open at Royal Troon.
The current Open field stands at 133 players, but there are still several more avenues to Royal Troon this month.
Morrison won in a three-man playoff to punch his ticket to Royal Troon.
The claret jug is arguably golf’s most famous prize, but it wasn’t originally awarded to the Open Championship winner.
Final qualifying, which is 36 holes, will be held at four sites across the U.K. on Tuesday.
Kolon Korean Open champion Minkyu Kim and runner-up Younghan Song punched their tickets Sunday via the Open Qualifying Series, as did KLM Open winner Guido Migliozzi and runner-up Joe Dean.