The six players who gained exempt status into The Open Championship following completion of the 2006 Mizuno Open are: –
F (24) – Leading four players, not exempt, in the 2006 Mizuno Open.
SK Ho (Korea)
Tatsuhiko Ichihara (Japan)
David Smail (New Zealand)
Wayne Perske (Australia)
F (25) – First two and anyone tying for second place, not exempt having applied (F 24), 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.
Hideto Tanihara (Japan)
Toshinori Muto (Japan)
Contact:
Stewart McDougall
Press Officer
The Open Championship
Tel: (44) 141 427 5344
Fax: (44) 141 427 2168
Email: stewart.mcdougall@btclick.com