Victor Perez

Victor Perez booked his place at Royal Birkdale on the Sunday before the championship as he claimed the third of three places up for grabs at the Genesis Scottish Open, the final event of the Open Qualifying Series.

A share of ninth place at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick was enough for Perez to qualify for his fifth Open appearance, with six of the eight players above him already exempt for Birkdale.

Perez is a three-time winner on the DP World Tour, his most notable triumph coming at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in January 2023.

The Frenchman also won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in 2019 and the Dutch Open in 2022.

He moved to LIV Golf at the end of 2025, joining Cleeks GC.