Shaun Norris

Shaun Norris earned his spot at The 153rd Open thanks to his position on the DP World Tour rankings on 6 July.

He makes his sixth Open appearance at the age of 43 after a career which has seen two victories on the circuit – both in his native South Africa and co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour – plus eight in Japan and two more around Asia.

Norris reached a high of 54th in the world in 2020, four years after he was the Japan Tour’s Rookie of the Year and two seasons before he topped the Sunshine Order of Merit.

He came so close to a third DP World Tour success this March, losing to Scot Calum Hill in a play-off which also involved his compatriot Jacques Kruyswijk, but then added to his title haul at June's Hana Bank Invitational in Japan, beating Yusuke Sakamoto with a birdie on the second extra hole.

Was Japan Open champion in 2021, while back in his amateur days he represented South Africa at the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy world championship alongside future major winners Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel.