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 finished T13 during his most recent Open appearance, at Royal Troon in 2024, having only earned his place the week before the Championship - a T10 finish at the Genesis Scottish Open enough to secure one of the three spots available through The Open Qualifying Series.

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