Inside the Field: The 153rd Open Championship
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The 153rd Open Championship heads to Royal Portrush Golf Club on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Hometown favorite Rory McIlroy and fellow three-time winner and major champion this season Scottie Scheffler headline a stacked field looking to win the famous claret jug. Xander Schaffele tees up as defending champion after winning his second major title last year. Shane Lowry was the last golfer to win The Open when Royal Portrush hosted in 2019.
The R&A uses several categories to determine The Open field. Here’s a look at The 153rd Open Championship field as of Wednesday, July 2.
See the full field list and any updates below.
Monday, July 14
Paul Waring (out, W/D
Davis Riley (in)
Sunday, July 13
Ernie Els (out, W/D)
Si Woo Kim (in)
The Open winners 60 or under on July 20
Top 10 and ties from the 2024 Open
- Justin Rose
- Thriston Lawrence
- Russell Henley
- Sungjae Im
- Scottie Scheffler
- Jon Rahm
- Adam Scott
- Daniel Brown
- Matthew Jordan
Masters winners (five-year exemption)
PGA Championship winners (five-year exemption)
U.S. Open winners (five-year exemption)
BMW PGA Championship winners (three-year exemption)
Top 25 in the 2024 Race to Dubai
- Rasmus Hojgaard
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Paul Waring
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Robert MacIntyre
- Jesper Svensson
- Niklas Norgaard
- Matteo Manassero
- Thorbjorn Olesen
- Matt Wallace
- Antoine Rozner
- Rikuya Hoshino
- Tom McKibbin
- Jordan Smith
- Sebastian Soderberg
- Guido Migliozzi
- Romain Langasque
- Julien Guerrier
- Laurie Canter
- Joaquin Niemann
Top 30 from the 2024 FedExCup
Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking on May 25, 2025
Leading five players from the top 20 in the Race to Dubai through the BMW International Open
Leading player not already exempt from the top five in LIV Golf standings through LIV Golf Dallas
Argentina Open winner
Qualifiers from the Federations ranking on OWGR
- John Catlin
- Daniel Van Tonder
- Takumi Kanaya
- Elvis Smylie
Japan Open champion
- Shugo Imahira
Senior Open champion
The Amateur champion
- Ethan Fang (a)
European Amateur champion
- Filip Jakubcik (a)
Latin America Amateur champion
- Justin Hastings (a)
Open Amateur Series winner
- Cameron Adam (a)
Africa Amateur champion
- Bryan Newman (a)
Open Qualifying Series: ISPS Handa Australian Open
- Ryggs Johnston
- Marc Leishman
- Curtis Luck
Open Qualifying Series: New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sport
- Ryan Peake
Open Qualifying Series: South African Investec Open Championship
- Dylan Naidoo
- Marco Penge
- Darren Fichardt
Open Qualifying Series: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Open Qualifying Series: International Series Macau presented by Wynn
Open Qualifying Series: KOLON Korea Open
- Sadom Kaewkanjana
Open Qualifying Series: Mizuno Open
- Mikiya Akutsu
- Young-han Song
- Riki Kawamoto
Open Qualifying Series: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday
Open Qualifying Series: RBC Canadian Open
Open Qualifying Series: Italian Open
Open Qualifying Series: Genesis Scottish Open (three spots)
Final Regional Qualifying
- Lee Westwood
- Daniel Young
- Angel Hidalgo
- Jesper Sandborg
- Connor Graham (a)
- Harry Hall
- Jacob Skov Olesen
- Justin Walters
- O.J. Farrell
- Frazer Jones (a)
- Dean Burmester
- Curtis Knipes
- Nathan Kimsey
- Sebastian Cave (a)
- John Axelsen
- Lucas Herbert
- Sampson Zheng
- George Bloor
- Richard Teder (a)
- Oliver Lindell
