Jake Knapp

When Jake Knapp tees off at Royal Birkdale this summer, it will see him complete the set of having featured at all four majors.

His spot at The 154th Open was earned through his position inside the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking.

Five top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR this season have seen the 31-year-old Californian rise from 105th in the world in January to 36th, following his 11th-place finish at The Masters.

Having turned pro in 2016 after appearing at the 2015 US Open as an amateur, Knapp has won three times on PGA Tour Canada, claiming the Canada Life Open and GolfBC Championship in back-to-back months in May and June 2019, before adding the CRMC Championship in August 2022.

Knapp’s biggest win to date came on the PGA TOUR when he was victorious at the Mexico Open in February 2024.

The win was notable as Knapp hit just two fairways during his final round; becoming just the second player since 1983 to hit two or fewer fairways during a final round and still win.

Knapp shot just the 15th sub-60 round in PGA TOUR history when he recorded a 59 in the first round of the 2025 Cognizant Classic.

In late 2021, Knapp spent nine months as a bouncer following the loss of his Korn Ferry Tour card. He regained it for 2023 however and then earned a PGA TOUR card for 2024 after finishing 13th on the Korn Ferry Tour points list.