The R&A has adjusted the calendar for qualifying events for the 2006 Open Championship. Regional Qualifying will now take place at the 16 venues previously announced on Wednesday 5 July, two days later than initially scheduled.
Local Final Qualifying will remain unchanged at four venues on 10 and 11 July.
One further change of date affects International Final Qualifying (Africa) which will now also be played two days later than originally announced, on 18 and 19 January at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington, South Africa.
The 2006 Open Championship Entry Form can be downloaded on Monday 31 October from www.opengolf.com
Further information:
Peter Dawson, Chief Executive
Rhodri Price, Assistant Director – Championships
The R&A
Tel: ++44 1334 460000
Notes to editors
The R&A is golf’s world rules and development body and organiser of The Open Championship. It operates with the consent of more than 125 national and international, amateur and professional organisations, from over 110 countries and on behalf of an estimated 28 million golfers in Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and The Americas (outside the USA and Mexico). The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the game’s governing body in the United States and Mexico.
Contact:
Peter Dawson, Chief Executive
Rhodri Price, Assistant Director – Championships
The R&A
Tel: ++44 1334 460000
