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Entry For The Open Championship

(June 8, 2006) – The return of The Open to Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake after a break of almost 40 years has resulted in an entry of 2428 players. The entry last year at St Andrews was 2499.

The entry includes 96 players exempt from Regional Qualifying, the two IFQ’s still to be played and Local Final Qualifying. They could be joined by a further 18 from the following categories.

  • First 2 European Tour members and any European Tour members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from all official PGA European Tour events from the British Masters up to and including the Open de France and including The U.S. Open.
  • The leading player, not exempt, in the first 10 and ties of each of the 2006 Open de France, 2006 Smurfit European Open and the 2006 Barclays Scottish Open.
  • The 2006 U.S. Open Champion.
  • First 2 USPGA Tour members and any USPGA Tour members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from the USPGA Tour Players Championship and the five USPGA Tour events leading up to and including the 2006 Western Open.
  • The leading player, not exempt, in the first 10 and ties of each of the 2006 Buick Championship, the 2006 Western Open and the 2006 John Deere Classic.
  • The leading 4 players, not exempt, in the 2006 Mizuno Open.
  • The first two and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from all official Japan Golf Tour events from the 2006 Japan PGA Championship up to and including the 2006 Mizuno Open.
  • The Amateur Champion 2006.

    The remaining places will be filled by qualifiers from International Final Qualifying (Europe), International Final Qualifying (America) and Local Final Qualifying at Conwy (Caernarvonshire), Formby, Wallasey and West Lancashire bringing the total field to 156 competitors.

    Regional Qualifying at 16 courses will be played on Wednesday 5 July, leading to Local Final Qualifying on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 July.

    Contact:
    David Hill

    Director of Championships

    David Moir

    Manager, Entries Department

    The R&A

    Tel: 01334 460000

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