The Royal & Ancient, the governing body of European golf and organizer of the British Open, published on Tuesday the list of exemptions for the 151st edition of this major, which will be hosted by Royal Liverpool from July 20 to 23. The news is a setback for the Spanish Sergio García, who does not appear in any of the categories that give direct access to the tournament.
Sergio Garcia, results
Last year Sergio had two entry routes: both the fact of having won the Augusta Masters in 2017 and that of having been part of the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup. But those doors have now been closed, since the first one has already It only includes the champions between 2018 and 2022 and the second is only valid in post-Ryder years. Thus, the man from Borriol will have to win the ticket to Hoylake, if he wants it, through the previous qualifiers. In that sense, he does have a guaranteed place in the final phase of that process, which will be held on July 4 at four courses (Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports and West Lancashire).
In the absence of the PGA Championship criteria being published, the truth is that Sergio is only guaranteed the Augusta Masters, because with the green jacket he earned the right to play it for life. For the US Open he also has all the doors closed except for the previous ones.
Free way for Dustin, Koepka, DeChambeau, Mickelson…
Among the ‘insurgents’ who switched to LIV Golf in 2022, many do still have clear paths to the British. This is the case, for various reasons, of Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson Louisn Oosthuizen, Cameron Smith, Joaquín Niemann, Thomas Pieters, Talor Gooch, Patrick Reed, Richard Bland. Also that of the Spanish Pablo Larrazábal and Adrián Otaegui, who made sporadic appearances in the Saudi super league last season but do not appear permanently on any of the rosters announced for the new one, which begins this weekend in Mayakoba.
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