The U.S. Open has Golf’s Longest Day, the nickname given to the 36-hole marathon final qualifiers.
The British Open also has a day of final qualifiers. Ahead of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, the R&A staged four qualifiers, each advancing the top five to the championship.
Burnham & Berrow, Royal Cinque Ports and West Lancashire in England as well as Dundonald Links in Scotland were the host venues. The R&A reported that 288 golfers were spread across the four courses.
Who advanced out of final qualifying for the 2025 Open Championship?
Dundonald Links, Scotland
Lee Westwood won this qualifier at 7 under (70-67) to earn his first British Open spot since 2022. In fact, that was the last PGA Tour major he’s played in. In that time, he’s only played two seniors majors.
“The first time I played in The Open was in 1995 when I qualified at Leven and I thought it would be great to come back here and try to qualify for another one at Royal Portrush,” Westwood said. “It’s a fantastic golf course and I played well there the last time, I finished fourth in 2019, so that was another reason to come and play. The Open Championship is the greatest tournament in the golfing calendar.”
Conner Graham (a) and Paul O’Hara tied for fifth at 4 under and faced off in a sudden-death, 2-for-1 playoff for the final spot with the amateur Graham coming out on top.
| Pos. | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | -7 |
| T2 | Daniel Young | -6 |
| T2 | Angel Hidalgo | -6 |
| 4 | Jesper Sandborg | -5 |
| 5 | Connor Graham (a) | -4 |
Among the notables who did not advance: Adrian Meronk and Callum Tarren (who both withdrew).
West Lancashire, England
Another LIV golfer won this qualifier, with Lucas Herbert finishing 8 under (69-67), a shot better than the field.
This qualifier also had a playoff, a 4-for-2 between Richard Teder (a), Oliver Lindell, Ronan Mullarney and Sam Bairstow. Teder and Lindell were the lucky golfers to advance from that playoff.
| Pos. | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Herbert | -8 |
| 2 | Sampson Zheng | -7 |
| 3 | George Bloor | -6 |
| T4 | Richard Teder (a) | -5 |
| T4 | Oliver Lindell | -5 |
Among the notables who did not advance: Tommy Morrison (a), Harold Varner III, Andy Ogletree, Harrison Crowe, Alex Fitzpatrick and Sam Horsfield.
Burnham & Berrow, England
South Africa’s Justin Walters finished in first at 9 under. PGA Tour winner Harry Hall was tied for second, a shot back.
| Pos. | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Walters | -9 |
| T2 | Jacob Skov Olesen | -8 |
| T2 | Harry Hall | -8 |
| 4 | Frazer Jones (a) | -7 |
| 5 | OJ Farrell | -6 |
Among the notables who did not advance: Anirban Lahiri, Caleb Surrat.
Royal Cinque Ports, England
A third LIV golfer, Dean Burmester, won this qualifier. He did so by four shots at 10 under (70-64), shooting a second 18 holes that was six shots better than his first.
“I’m super chuffed with the way it’s turned out. It was a goal of mine to get to Portrush. Now I’ve got to find some accommodation,” Burmester said.
All three LIV golfers who advanced did so after winning their qualifier.
| Pos. | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Burmester | -10 |
| T2 | Nathan Kimsey | -6 |
| T2 | Curtis Knipes | -6 |
| 4 | Sebastian Cave (a) | -5 |
| 5 | John Axelsen | -4 |
Among the notables who did not advance: David Puig (who opened with a 64 but then shot 78), Erik van Rooyen, Ian Poulter, Luke Poulter (a), Graeme McDowell, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen.
Four amateurs advanced to 2025 British Open
There was one amateurfrom each of the four qualifiers who advanced:
They are Sebastian Cave, Frazer Jones, Connor Graham and Richard Teder, who became the first golfer from Estonia to make it to the British Open.
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