Alex Noren

Alex Noren sealed his place at The 154th Open after winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth for the second time.

The victory came after the Swede defeated Adrien Saddier in a play-off with birdie on the first extra hole. This was less than one month after he won his second Betfred British Masters title at The Belfry.

Noren achieved five wins in under a year, a run which began with him taking the 2016 Scottish Open at Castle Stuart before he added the Omega European Masters, the British Masters and then the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa to finish third on the money list.

Then, the following May, a stunning final-day 62 swept him to his first victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

That same year he achieved his best result at The Open, finishing T6 at Royal Birkdale. He has made 13 appearances at The Open, posting six top-20 finishes since his debut in 2008.

He won two of his three games on his Ryder Cup debut in 2018 after making it inside the world’s top 10.

Noren was one of Europe's vice captains as Luke Donald's charges defeated the USA in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in 2025.