Last month, golfers hoping to quaily for the U.S. Open competed in final qualifying for the third major of the year, also known as “Golf’s Longest Day.” On Tuesday, golf fans will be treated to the British version with 2026 Open Championship final qualifying.
The 2026 Open Championship begins on July 16th at Royal Birkdale, and the final 20 spots in the tournament are up for grabs on Tuesday. In all, there are four 2026 Open Championship final qualifying events on tap, with around 71 players in each field fighting across 36 holes for five Open spots at each event.
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The final qualifying events stretch across Scotland and England, and while many competitors are unknown to golf fans, that’s not true of everyone. Former Masters champions and current LIV Golf pros Sergio Garcia and Danny Willett are among the most notable players competing. They’ll be fighting for Open tee times at the West Lancashire qualififer, where YouTube golf stars George and Wesley Bryan are also trying to play their way into the final major of the year.
You can check the complete list of Open Championship qualifying tournaments below, along with their locations, notable players in the fields and scores.
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2026 Open Championship final qualifying: Locations, scores, notable names
Dundonald Links
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Players in field: 71
Open spots available: 5
Notable players:
Robert Rock
Angel Hidalgo
FULL SCORES
West Lancashire
Location: Blundellsands, England
Players in field: 70
Open spots available: 5
Notable players:
Sergio Garcia
Wesley Bryan
George Bryan
Richard Teder
Danny Willett
Shubhankar Sharma
Jose Luis Barrio Ballester
FULL SCORES
Burnham & Berrow
Location: Burnham-on-Sea, England
Players in field: 72
Open spots available: 5
Notable players:
Caleb Surratt
Marc Leishman
Kieran Vincent
Anirban Lahiri
Oliver Schniederjans
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FULL SCORES
Royal Cinque Ports
Location: Deal, England
Players in field: 72
Open spots available: 5
Notable players:
Thomas Detry
Peter Uihlein
Luke Poulter
Dean Burmester
Branden Grace
FULL SCORES
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