The 151st Open | Exemptions

The following players have secured exemptions for The 151st Open, taking place at Royal Liverpool from 16-23 July 2023.

Some players appear multiple times, as they have gained exemptions via a number of categories. Each player appears in bold the first time they are listed as exempt.

This page is up to date as of 27 March and will be updated as further exemptions are finalised.

Open Champions aged 60 or under on 23 July 2023

John Daly, Justin Leonard, Paul Lawrie, Tiger Woods, David Duval, Ernie Els, Ben Curtis, Todd Hamilton, Padraig Harrington, Stewart Cink, Louis Oosthuizen, Darren Clarke, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Jordan Spieth, Francesco Molinari, Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Smith

The Open Champions for 2012-2022

Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Jordan Spieth, Francesco Molinari, Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Smith

First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in The 150th Open at St Andrews in 2022

Cameron Smith, Cameron Young, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland, Brian Harman, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth

The first 50 players on the OWGR (Week 21, 2023)

TBC

First 30 in the Final Race to Dubai Rankings for 2022.

Rory McIlroy, Ryan Fox, Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland, Will Zalatoris, Adrian Meronk, Shane Lowry, Thomas Pieters, Tyrrell Hatton, Jordan Smith, Alex Noren, Thriston Lawrence, Adrian Otaegui, Rasmus Hojgaard, Ewen Ferguson, Robert MacIntyre, Richie Ramsay, Yannik Paul, Callum Shinkwin, Victor Perez, Pablo Larrazabal, Richard Bland, Adri Arnaus, Thorbjorn Olesen, Hurly Long, Connor Syme, Shubhankar Sharma, Guido Migliozzi

THE BMW PGA Championship winners for 2019-2022

2019 - Danny Willett, 2020 - Tyrrell Hatton, 2021 - Billy Horschel, 2022 - Shane Lowry

First 5 DP World Tour members and any DP World Tour members tying for 5th place, not otherwise exempt, in the top 20 of the Race to Dubai rankings on completion of the 2023 BMW International Open.

TBC

The U.S. Open Champions for 2018-2023

2018 - Brooks Koepka, 2019 - Gary Woodland, 2020 - Bryson DeChambeau, 2021 - Jon Rahm, 2022 - Matt Fitzpatrick, 2023 - TBC

The Masters Tournament Champions for 2018-2023

2018 - Patrick Reed, 2019 - Tiger Woods, 2020 - Dustin Johnson, 2021 - Hideki Matsuyama, 2022 - Scottie Scheffler, 2023 - TBC

The PGA Champions for 2017-2023

2017 - Justin Thomas, 2018 & 2019 - Brooks Koepka, 2020 - Collin Morikawa, 2021 - Phil Mickelson, 2022 - Justin Thomas, 2023 - TBC

The PLAYERS Champions for 2021-2023

2021 - Justin Thomas, 2022 - Cameron Smith, 2023 - Scottie Scheffler

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Top 30 players from the final 2022 FedExCup Points List

Rory McIlroy, Sungjae Im, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Sepp Straka, Tony Finau, Tom Hoge, Hideki Matsuyama, Joaquin Niemann, Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, JT Poston, Jon Rahm, Cameron Young, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Adam Scott, Corey Conners, KH Lee, Sahith Theegala, Scott Stallings, Talor Gooch, Will Zalatoris

First 5 PGA TOUR members and any PGA TOUR members tying for 5th place, not exempt in the top 20 of the PGA TOUR FedExCup Points List for 2023 on completion of the 2023 Travelers Championship

TBC

The 116th VISA Open de Argentina 2022 Champion

Zack Fischer

First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Final Order of Merit of the PGA Tour of Australasia for 2022-23

TBC

First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Final Order of Merit of the Sunshine Tour for 2022-23

TBC

The Japan Open Champion for 2022

Taiga Semikawa (a)

First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, on the Final Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour for 2022

Kazuki Higa, Rikuya Hoshino

First and anyone tying for 1st place, not exempt in a cumulative money list taken from all official 2023 Japan Golf Tour events up to and including the 2023 Japan Tour Championship.

TBC

The Senior Open Champion for 2022

Darren Clarke

The Amateur Champion for 2023*

TBC

The U.S. Amateur Champion for 2022*

Sam Bennett (a)

The European Amateur Champion for 2023*

TBC

The Mark H McCormack Medal (Men's WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKING) winner for 2022*

Keita Nakajima (a)

The Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion for 2022*

Harrison Crowe (a)

The Latin America Amateur Champion for 2023*

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira (a)

The Open Amateur Series winner 2023* (A new exemption added for elite amateur golfers, in which the player who accumulates the most points awarded by the World Amateur Golf Ranking in the St Andrews Links Trophy, The Amateur Championship and European Amateur Championship will earn a place in The Open).

TBC

*asterisk next to events above signifies players are only exempt if they remain amateurs

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OQS South Africa - Joburg Open

Dan Bradbury, Sami Valimaki, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

OQS Australia - ISPS Handa Australian Open

Min Woo Lee, Haydn Barron, Alejandro Canizares

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OQS USA - Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard

Kurt Kitayama, Harris English, Davis Riley

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OQS Hong Kong - World City Championship presented by the Hong Kong Golf Club

Taichi Kho, Michael Hendry, Travis Smyth, Bio Kim

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OQS USA - Wells Fargo Championship

TBC

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OQS Japan - Mizuno Open

TBC

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OQS USA - the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday

TBC

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OQS Korea - KOLON Korea Open

TBC

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OQS England - Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo

TBC

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OQS Denmark - Made in HimmerLand

TBC

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OQS Scotland - Genesis Scottish Open

TBC

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Final Qualifying - Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports & West Lancashire

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