Matthew Jordan

A player who has captured plenty of attention at The Open in recent times, Matthew Jordan will play in the championship for the fifth successive year at Royal Birkdale after a perfectly timed moment of magic at Final Qualifying.

On the second hole of a three-man play-off at West Lancashire for the final spot available at the venue, Jordan almost holed his second shot for eagle, leaving a tap-in birdie that sealed his qualification at the expense of Joe Dean and amateur Sam Easterbrook.

Jordan, who made his championship debut in The 150th Open at St Andrews, was already no stranger to Final Qualification success, having come through that route in 2023 to secure a dream appearance at his home club of Royal Liverpool.

After being given the honour of hitting the first shot at Hoylake and receiving huge ovations throughout the week, he then performed admirably to finish in a share of 10th, securing his place in the field for The 152nd Open.

He then shot 71 in every round at Royal Troon in 2024 to repeat his 10th-place finish and again book a return to golf's original championship, before finishing tied-45th at Royal Portrush in 2025.

As an amateur he won the St Andrews Links Trophy and Lytham Trophy, and played in the Walker Cup against an American side containing Collin Morikawa and Will Zalatoris.

His best finish on the DP World Tour to date is a tie for second at the 2024 Nedbank Challenge in South Africa.