Joakim Lagergren

Joakim Lagergren qualified for The Open for the first time courtesy of his top 25 finish on the final Race to Dubai rankings.

In 2025 the Swede managed two runner-up finishes on the DP World Tour, losing a play-off to Rory McIlroy at the Amgen Irish Open and ending the week two shots behind Connor Syme at the KLM Open. He also recorded a further three top 10 results throughout the year.

His breakthrough victory on the Tour came in 2018 when he triumphed at the Rocco Forte Sicilian Open, and the same year he hit the headlines with a remarkable albatross at the Turkish Airlines Open when he holed his second shot on the par-5 12th from 238 yards.

Lagergren's major debut came at the 2025 US Open at Oakmont Country Club, and Royal Birkdale in 2026 will represent his first outing at The Open.