Media Advisory: THREE PLACES IN THE 149TH OPEN ON OFFER AT THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD

Media Advisory

THREE PLACES IN THE 149TH OPEN ON OFFER AT THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD

3 March 2020, Bay Hill, Orlando, USA: The leading three players who finish in the top 10 and ties at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard who are not already exempt will earn places in The 149th Open at Royal St George’s from 12-19 July 2020.

The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard is the fourth event in The Open Qualifying Series and will be played from 5-8 March at Bay Hill.

Players in the field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard who are already exempt for The 149th Open at Royal St George’s:

Byeong Hun An	Rickie Fowler	Brooks Koepka	Ian Poulter
Abraham Ancer	Lucas Glover	Jason Kokrak	Patrick Reed
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	Padraig Harrington	Marc Leishman	Justin Rose
Rafa Cabrera Bello	Tyrrell Hatton	Hideki Matsuyama	Xander Schauffele
Stewart Cink	Charles Howell III	Rory McIlroy	Adam Scott
Corey Connors	Sungjae Im	Phil Mickelson	Henrik Stenson
Jason Day	Jazz Janewattananond	Francesco Molinari	Jimmy Walker
Bryson DeChambeau	Zach Johnson	Joaquin Niemann	Matt Wallace
Tony Finau	Matt Jones	Alex Noren	Lee Westwood
Matthew Fitzpatrick	Kevin Kisner	CT Pan	Danny Willett
Tommy Fleetwood

In the event of a tie for a qualifying place, the player with the higher ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) at the beginning of the week commencing 2 March will be awarded a place in The 149th Open.

Ends.

Notes to Editors:

The Open Qualifying Series will offer the following qualification places in The 149th Open:

The Open Qualifying Series	Event	No of Places Available	Detail
OQS-Australia	Emirates Australian Open 5-8 December 2019 The Australian, Sydney	3	3 places to the leading three players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 10 and ties
OQS-South Africa	South African Open hosted by The City of Joburg 9-12 January Randpark, Johannesburg	3	3 places to the leading three players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 10 and ties
OQS-Singapore	SMBC Singapore Open 16-19 January Sentosa, Singapore	4	4 places to the leading four players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 12 and ties
OQS-USA	Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard 5-8 March Bay Hill, Orlando	3	3 places to the leading three players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 10 and ties
OQS-Japan	The Mizuno Open 28-31 May The Royal, Ibaraki	4	4 places to the leading four players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 12 and ties
OQS-Ireland	Dubai Duty Free Irish Open 28-31 May Mount Juliet Estate, Co. Kilkenny	4	4 places to the leading four players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 12 and ties
OQS-Morocco	Trophee Hassan II 4-7 June Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat	1	1 place to the leading player (not otherwise exempt) who finishes in the top 5 and ties
OQS-Canada	RBC Canadian Open 11-14 June St George’s, Toronto	3	3 places to the leading three players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 10 and ties
OQS-Korea	KOLON Korea Open 25-28 June Woo Jeong Hills, Cheonan	2	2 places to the leading two players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 8 and ties
OQS-USA	Travelers Championship 25-28 June TPC River Highlands, Connecticut	2	2 places to the leading two players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 8 and ties
OQS-Final Qualifying	30 June Fairmont St Andrews Hollinwell (home of Notts) Prince’s St Annes Old Links	Minimum of 12 places	Minimum of 3 places to the leading players at each venue.
OQS-Scotland	Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open 9-12 July The Renaissance Club, East Lothian	4	4 places to the leading four players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top 12 and ties
OQS-USA	John Deere Classic 9-12 July TPC Deere Run, Illinois	1	One place to the leading player (not otherwise exempt) who finishes in the top 5 and ties
		Minimum of 46

NB: Any player who has qualified through The Open Qualifying Series is deemed an exempt player. In the event that that player subsequently fulfils other exemption categories those places in the starting field will be subject to Section F of The Open Entry Form.

Notes to Editors:

The Open

The 149th Open will be played at Royal St George’s from 12-19 July 2020.

The Open is golf’s original championship. Played since 1860 on iconic links golf courses, it is the sport’s most international Major Championship with qualifying events on every continent. For one week each year, the pursuit of the famous Claret Jug trophy is the focus of the sporting world, followed globally by millions of fans.

Staged by The R&A, The Open delivers an annual economic benefit of up to £100 million to its host region, while the Championship’s commercial success supports the development of the game, worldwide.

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