{"id":652398,"date":"2026-06-22T15:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/652398\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:49:21","slug":"the-open-championship-2026-regional-final-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/652398\/","title":{"rendered":"The Open Championship \u2013 2026 Regional & Final Qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Updated 22nd June 2026<\/p>\n

This article will focus on the performances of the amateur golfers seeking to earn a spot in the 2026 Open Championship over the coming weeks via Regional, Final and for the first time Last Chance Qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It will be updated throughout the qualifying period ahead of the Championship commencing.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/p>\n

156 players will contest the 154th Open Championship which will be played at Royal Birkdale G.C. on 16-19 July 2026.<\/p>\n

The majority of the field will be made up of exempt players; recent major champions, winners of professional events and leading players in the world rankings.<\/p>\n

The remaining players will have to qualify either via The Open Qualifying Series, Regional and Final Qualifying or for the first time this year a Last Chance Qualifier.<\/p>\n

26 places have been allocated to The Open Qualifying Series. The leading 1-3 players, not already exempt, at 15 professional tour events in 13 countries played in 2025 and 2026 have earned \/ will earn these spots.<\/p>\n

20 spaces will be given over to Final Qualifying. Regional Qualifying will be played on Monday 22nd June 2026 and then Final Qualifying on Tuesday 30th June 2026. Players in Regional Qualifying will be playing for the opportunity to take part in Final Qualifying which presents the gateway in to The Open.<\/p>\n

A 12-man Last Chance Qualifying invitational event will be played over two rounds of nine holes at Royal Birkdale G.C. on Monday 13th July 2026. Amateur Championship runner-up Matt MOLONEY (USA) has secured a place in this competition with his efforts at Royal Liverpool G.C.<\/p>\n

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Current Amateur Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Heading into the 2026 Open Championship Qualifying Series there are currently 5 amateurs already in this year\u2019s field at Royal Birkdale G.C. with two more guaranteed spots to be resolved after completion of the European Amateur (24-27 June) this week: \u2013<\/p>\n

2025 U.S. Amateur Championship \u2013 Mason HOWELL (USA)
2025 Asia-Pacific Champion \u2013 Fifa LAPAKDEE (THA)
2026 Latin America Amateur Champion \u2013 Mateo PULCINI\u00a0(ARG)
2026 African Amateur Champion\u00a0\u2013 Jack BUCHANAN (RSA)
2026 Amateur Champion \u2013 Stuart GREHAN (IRL)
2026 European Amateur Champion \u2013
2026 Open Amateur Series* Winner \u2013<\/p>\n

*The Open Championship Amateur Series was introduced by The R&A in 2023. It offers an exemption to the player who gains the most WAGR points in the St. Andrews Links Trophy, the Amateur Championship and the European Amateur Championship events (as long as they didn\u2019t win the Amateur or European Amateur Championships which meant they were already exempt).<\/p>\n

As the 2025 Mark H. McCormack Medal (WAGR #1) winner Jackson KOIVUN (USA) was also exempt but has chosen to turn pro after the U.S. Open Championship and is therefore now ineligible under this category.<\/p>\n

Last year 4 amateurs, Frazer JONES (ENG), Connor GRAHAM (SCO), Seb CAVE (ENG) and Richard TEDER (EST), came through Final Qualifying to take the total number of amateurs who competed at Royal Portrush up to 9. Hopefully a few more can replicate this achievement in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

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Regional Qualifying<\/p>\n

Regional Qualifying will take place over 18 holes at 16 venues across Great Britain and Ireland on Monday 22nd June 2026.<\/p>\n

Any professional or amateur with a handicap index no higher than 0.4 (scratch) or a WAGR listing of 1st-2,000th during 2024-25 could enter Regional Qualifying subject to paying the \u00a3200 entry fee.<\/p>\n

The number of qualifying spots from each venue will be allocated once all players have teed off. Each site normally receives between 7 and 10 of these depending on its field size.<\/p>\n

2,095 players, with 991 of these being amateurs, are currently scheduled to tee it up in Regional Qualifying.<\/p>\n

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Here is a summary of the 16 Regional Qualifying events with links to their results.<\/p>\n

The leading amateur performances and those who qualified will be shown below. A number of Reserves will also find their way into Final Qualifying as the events draw nearer.<\/p>\n

BEARWOOD LAKES, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,846 yards, par 72, course rating 74.0, slope rating 145
131 players \/ 61 amateurs \/ 8 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Reggie FEAR (ENG) \u2013 Wentworth 68 -4
Jonathan HOBSON (ENG) \u2013 Clandon Regis 70 -2
Kris KIM (ENG) \u2013 Wentowrth 71 -1
Charlie TOWNSEND (ENG) \u2013 West Byfleet 71 -1
Ben WELCH (ENG) \u2013 Woburn 71 -1
Edward DAVIS (ENG) \u2013 Studley Wood 72 Ev
Jenson BULL (ENG) \u2013 Remedy Oak 73 +1
Shreyas SANMATHY (ENG) \u2013 Basingstoke 73 +1<\/p>\n

CALDY, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,740 yards, par 72, course rating 73.3, slope rating 134
131 players \/ 77 amateurs \/ 8\u00a0qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Tom WOODS (ENG) \u2013 Bromborough 72 Ev
Sam PRINCE (ENG) \u2013 Ringway 73 +1
Edward REED (ENG) \u2013 Birkdale 73 +1
Owen LEIGH (ENG) \u2013 Pleasington 73 +1
Harry HOLLAND (ENG) Stockport & Ainsdale 73+1
Nathan HOPLEY (ENG) \u2013 Bramall Park 74 +2<\/p>\n

CHART HILLS, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,939 yards, par 72, course rating 75.5, slope rating 149
127 players \/ 75 amateurs \/ 7 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Luke JENKINS (ENG) \u2013 Rochester & Cobham 68 -4
Darren STRACHAN (FRA) \u2013 Golf de Chantilly 69 -3
Ethan ROOS (ENG) \u2013 Thornton Park 68 -4
Max MOSELEY (ENG) \u2013 Knole Park 69 -3
Josh MCCARTAIN (ENG) \u2013 Golf at Goodward 70 -2
Ollie GEORGE (ENG) \u2013 Worplesdon 72 Ev
Chris PARSONS (ENG) \u2013 Copthorne 72 Ev
Lewis SALTHOUSE (ENG) \u2013 West Herts 72 Ev
Danny O\u2019REILLY (ENG) \u2013 North Foreland 72 Ev<\/p>\n

CRAIGIELAW, SCOTLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,556 yards, par 71, course rating 72.3, slope rating 128
128 players \/ 66 amateurs \/ 7 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Erik JOHANSSON (SWE) \u2013 Ljunghusen 64 -7
Adam ALLAHBACHANI (IRL) \u2013 Powerscourt 66 -5
Ollie MUKHERJEE (SCO) \u2013 Criagielaw 67 -4
Sebastian HANNISDAHL HAUG (ISL) \u2013 Borre 69 -2
Samuel GAMMELL (IRL) \u2013 Naas 69 -2
Angus BUCHANAN (ENG) \u2013 Slaley Hall 70 -1
Theo NELSON (ENG) \u2013 Coxmoor 70 -1<\/p>\n

ENVILLE (HIGHGATE), ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,645 yards, par 72, course rating 73.6, slope rating 139
133 players \/ 58 amateurs \/ 8 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Sam BURTON (ENG) \u2013 The Tytherington Club 69 -3
Oliver SCRIVEN (ENG) \u2013 Pearl Valley 71 -1
Lewin AUCIELLO (ENG) \u2013 Burghley Park 71 -1
Rory MCDONALD-O\u2019BRIEN (ENG) \u2013 Burghley Park 71 -1
Philipp KRONE (ENG) \u2013 Moseley 71 -1<\/p>\n

FERNDOWN (OLD), ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,516 yards, par 71, course rating 72.2, slope rating 130
133 players \/ 66 amateurs \/ 8 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Joshua DAVIES (ENG) \u2013 Bramley 68 -3
Joe BUENFELD (ENG) \u2013 Stoneham 69 -2
Tony ADAMS (ENG) \u2013 Princes 69 -2
Harry DICKINS (ENG) \u2013 High Post 69 -2
Luke METCALF (ENG) \u2013 Tandridge 70 -1
Jamie ROBERTS (ENG) \u2013 The London Club 71 Ev
Warren CLARKE (ENG) \u2013 Knebworth 71 Ev<\/p>\n

FULFORD, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,811 yards, par 72, course rating 74.0, slope rating 144
128 players \/ 63 amateurs \/ 8 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Will SWARBRICK (ENG) \u2013 Moortown 68 -4
Lucas MARTIN (ENG) \u2013 Rotherham 68 -4
Alex BOYES (ENG) \u2013 Cleveland 69 -3
Jack BEAUCHAMP (USA) \u2013 Trinity Forest 70 -2
George DAVIES (ENG) \u2013 Harrogate 70 -2
Damon COULSON (ENG) \u2013 Fulford 70 -2
Harry RICHMOND (ENG) \u2013 Ilkley 70 -2<\/p>\n

GOG MAGOG (OLD), ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,392 yards, par 70, course rating 71.4, slope rating 121
129 players \/ 58 amateurs \/ 8 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Laurie OWEN (ENG) \u2013 Letchworth 66 -4
Ben LOVEARD (ENG) \u2013 Woburn 68 -2
Josh RUDKIN (ENG) \u2013 Cosby 68 -2
Josh HUSSEIN (ENG) \u2013 WGC London 68 -2
Oliver TOYER (ENG) \u2013 St. Neots 68 -2
Max HOPKINS (ENG) \u2013 Bishops Stortford 69 -1<\/p>\n

HESKETH, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,595 yards, par 71, course rating 73.4 , slope rating 134
129 players \/ 70 amateurs \/ 8 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Abel EDUARD (AUS) \u2013 Kingston Heath 68 -3
Neil WILLIAMS (SCO) \u2013 St. Annes Old Links 69 -2
Bryan HUGHES (ENG) \u2013 Hesketh 69 -2
Andrew HASWELL (ENG) \u2013 Ormskirk \u00a070 -1
Christian JOHNSON (ENG) \u2013 Formby Hall 71 Ev
Greg HOLMES (ENG) \u2013 Royal Birkdale 73 +2
Angus BALL (ENG) \u2013 Close House 73 +2<\/p>\n

KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE), SCOTLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,847 yards, par 71, course rating 74.8, slope rating 138
120 players \/ 53 amateurs \/ 7 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Rhys MCILROY (SCO) \u2013 Elderslie 71 -1
George WILLIAMSON (USA) \u2013 Turf Valley Resort 71 -1
Will COXON (ENG) \u2013 Carus Green 71 -1
Joseph KELLY (SCO) \u2013 Cambuslang 72 Ev
Scott MCCANDLESS (SCO) \u2013 Bathgate 72 Ev<\/p>\n

LINDRICK, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,725 yards, par 70, course rating 73.6, slope rating 128
129 players \/ 61 amateurs \/ 8\u00a0qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Josh MCASPURN (ENG) \u2013 Crosland Heath 68 -2
Brandon PERRY (ENG) \u2013 Rotherham 71 +1
Nathan GARRATT (ENG) \u2013 Kirby Muxloe 71 +1
Nyle CHALLINOR (ENG) \u2013 Sitwell Park 71 +1
Maxwell BERRISFORD (ENG) \u2013 Ilkley 71 +1<\/p>\n

MINCHINHAMPTON, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,691 yards, par 72, course rating 73.6, slope rating 130
131 players \/ 59 amateurs \/ 8 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Ellis BRIGHT (ENG) \u2013 Camberwell Park 68 -4
Milan REED (ENG) \u2013 Long Ashton 70 -2
Tom HOWELLS (ENG) \u2013 The Worcestershire 71 -1
Ashley MILLINGTON (ENG) \u2013 The Players Club 71 -1
Jordan STANDING (WAL) \u2013 Cottrell Park 71 -1<\/p>\n

MOOR PARK (HIGH), ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,795 yards, par 72, course rating 73.8, slope rating 141
123 players \/ 45 amateurs \/ 7 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Connor O\u2019BRIEN (ENG) \u2013 Brocket Hall 67 -5
Rio SAIGAL (ENG) \u2013 Moor Park 69 -3
Harley SMITH (ENG) \u2013 The Rayleigh Club 69 -3
Lewis WRIGHT (ENG) \u2013 Chelmsford 70 -2
Michael ROCHE (ENG) \u2013 Harrenden Common 72 Ev<\/p>\n

NORTH HANTS, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,607 yards, par 70, course rating 71.4, slope rating 122
134 players \/ 56 amateurs \/ 8 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs
Robbie FLOWERS (ENG) \u2013 Royal Winchester 65 -5
Oliver MARTIN (ENG) \u2013 Sand Martins 67 -3
Charlie PRESTON (ENG) \u2013 Hartley Wintney 67 -3
Aaron MOODY (ENG) \u2013 Burial 69 -1
Sam DE\u2019ATH (ENG) \u2013 North Hants 70 Ev
Freddie TURNELL (ENG) \u2013 Burnham & Berrow 70 Ev<\/p>\n

ROCHESTER & COBHAM PARK, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
6,586 yards, par 71, course rating 73.3, slope rating 134
132 players \/60 amateurs \/ 8 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs<\/p>\n

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THE ISLAND, IRELAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results<\/a> or Golfbox Results<\/a>
7,154 yards, par 72, course rating 74.2 , slope rating 131
137 players \/ 58 amateurs \/\u00a08 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Leading Amateurs<\/p>\n

Notes
a) Ties for the last qualifying place(s) were resolved by sudden death play-off at each site.
b) Irrespective of any play-off results reserve places at each site were allocated by card count back (CB) \u2013 back 9 or 6 or 3 or 1 hole \u2013 based on each player\u2019s 18 hole score.<\/p>\n

Click here to view the official \u2013 Open Championship Website (Regional Qualifying)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Final Qualifying<\/p>\n

Final Qualifying will take place over 36 holes at Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports and West Lancashire on Tuesday 30th June 2026.<\/p>\n

There will be 288 players competing, 72 at each site.<\/p>\n

A number of amateur and professional players were exempt directly into Final Qualifying based on their past playing achievements. The rest of the field came through Regional Qualifying (see above for more information on these 16 events).<\/p>\n

A minimum of 20 spots in The Open, 5 from each site, are expected to be offered by The R&A. Any ties for the last qualifying place in each event will be broken by a sudden-death play-off.<\/p>\n

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All of the amateurs who contest Final Qualifying will be listed below, along with their routes to this stage and their final results.<\/p>\n

BURNHAM & BERROW, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results or Golfbox Results
6,910 yards, par 71, course rating 74.6, slope rating 129
72 players \/ xx\u00a0amateurs \/ 5 qualifying places<\/p>\n

Amateur Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Professional Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Amateur Non-Qualifiers<\/p>\n

DUNDONALD LINKS, SCOTLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results or Golfbox Results
7,213 yards, par 72, course rating 75.9, slope rating 143
72 players \/ xx amateurs \/ 5\u00a0qualifying places<\/p>\n

Amateur Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Professional Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Amateur Non-Qualifiers<\/p>\n

ROYAL CINQUE PORTS, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results or Golfbox Results
7,204 yards, par 72, course rating 76.2, slope rating 146
72 players \/ xx amateurs \/ 5\u00a0qualifying places<\/p>\n

Amateur Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Professional Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Amateur Non-Qualifiers<\/p>\n

WEST LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND
\u2013 click here to view The Open Website Results or Golfbox Results
7,000 yards, par 72, course rating 75.4, slope rating 140
72 players \/ xx amateurs \/ 5\u00a0qualifying places<\/p>\n

Amateur Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Professional Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Amateur Non-Qualifiers<\/p>\n

Click here to view the official \u2013 Open Championship Website (Final Qualifying)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Low Amateur Silver Medal<\/p>\n

The Silver Medal is awarded to the leading amateur in The Open Championship who completes 72 holes. Bronze Medals are awarded to all other amateurs who complete 72 holes.<\/p>\n

For more information on this prize please take a look at this article \u2013 The Open Championship\u2019s Silver Medal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More Championship Information<\/p>\n

Click here to view the official \u2013 Open Championship Website<\/a><\/p>\n

ME.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2014-2026, Mark Eley. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last Updated 22nd June 2026 This article will focus on the performances of the amateur golfers seeking to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-652398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}