Lucas Herbert

A runner-up finish at the 105th New Zealand Open was enough for Lucas Herbert to claim his place at Royal Birkdale.

One qualifying place was on offer at the event as part of the Open Qualifying Series (OQS), and as winner Daniel Hillier had already qualified for summer's Championship the spot was claimed by Herbert after a strong performance at Millbrook Resort.

The Australian will now compete in The Open for the sixth time.

He played at Royal Portrush last year after missing out in 2024 however his best result at the Championship was a T15 finish at The 150th Open at St Andrews. The same year he was T13 at the PGA Championship.

He has won three times on the DP World Tour, first coming to global attention at the 2020 Omega Dubai Desert Classic by beating Christian Bezuidenhout in a play-off, and in October that year achieved his maiden PGA Tour success at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

As an amateur, Herbert represented Australia in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, finishing joint-second in the individual standings behind Jon Rahm.