2019 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–21 July 2019 |
| Location | Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Course(s) | Royal Portrush Golf Club |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,337 yards (6,709 m) |
| Field | 156 players |
The 2019 Open Championship will be the 148th Open Championship, scheduled for 18–21 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Antrim, Northern Ireland. It will be the second Open Championship at the course, 68 years after the first in 1951.
Media
The 2019 Open Championship will be the fourth to be televised domestically by Sky Sports. In the United States, it will be the fourth Open Championship to be televised by NBC (Golf Channel's parent network).
Venue
Dunluce Links – Championship tees
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hughie's | 420 | 4 | 10 | Himalayas | 448 | 4 | |
| 2 | Giant's Grave | 577 | 5 | 11 | Tavern | 473 | 5/4 | |
| 3 | Islay | 176 | 3 | 12 | Dhu Varren | 530 | 5 | |
| 4 | Fred Daly's | 499 | 4 | 13 | Feather Bed | 192 | 3 | |
| 5 | White Rocks | 403 | 4 | 14 | Causeway | 464 | 4 | |
| 6 | Harry Colt's | 191 | 3 | 15 | Skerries | 427 | 4 | |
| 7 | Curran Point | 572 | 5 | 16 | Calamity Corner | 230 | 3 | |
| 8 | Dunluce | 435 | 4 | 17 | Purgatory | 405 | 4 | |
| 9 | P.G. Stevenson's | 430 | 4 | 18 | Babington's | 465 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,703 | 36 | In | 3,634 | 36/35 | |||
| Source:[1] | Total | 7,337 | 72/71 | |||||
Length of the course for the previous Open:[2][3]
- 1951: 6,802 yards (6,220 m), par 72
Field
Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. Dates when a qualifying category will be completely determined are indicated in italics.
- 1. The Open Champions aged 60 or under on 21 July 2019
Mark Calcavecchia, Stewart Cink (2), Darren Clarke (2), John Daly, David Duval, Ernie Els (2), Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington, Zach Johnson (2), Paul Lawrie, Tom Lehman, Rory McIlroy (2,3,12,15), Phil Mickelson (2,12,15), Francesco Molinari (2,3,6,12,15), Louis Oosthuizen (2), Jordan Spieth (2,3,8,9,15), Henrik Stenson (2,15), Tiger Woods (3,12,15)
- Eligible but not expected to enter: Ian Baker-Finch, Ben Curtis, Justin Leonard
- 2. The Open Champions for 2009–2018
- 3. Top 10 finishers and ties in the 2018 Open Championship
Kevin Chappell, Tony Finau (12,15), Kevin Kisner, Matt Kuchar, Eddie Pepperell, Justin Rose (12,15), Xander Schauffele (12)
- 4. Top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) for Week 21, 2019
- 5. Top 30 on the 2018 Race to Dubai
18 November
- 6. Last three BMW PGA Championship winners
Alex Norén (15)
- 7. Top 5 players, not already exempt, within the top 20 of the 2019 Race to Dubai through the BMW International Open
- 8. Last five U.S. Open winners
Dustin Johnson (12,15), Brooks Koepka (10,12,15), 16 June 2019
- 9. Last five Masters Tournament winners
Sergio García (15), Patrick Reed (12,15), Danny Willett, 14 April 2019
- 10. Last five PGA Championship winners
Jason Day (12), Justin Thomas (12,15), Jimmy Walker, 19 May 2019
- 11. Last three Players Championship winners
Kim Si-woo, Webb Simpson (12,15), 17 March 2019
- 12. The 30 qualifiers for the 2018 Tour Championship
Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Paul Casey (15), Bryson DeChambeau (15), Tommy Fleetwood (15), Rickie Fowler (15), Billy Horschel, Patton Kizzire, Marc Leishman, Hideki Matsuyama, Kevin Na, Jon Rahm (15), Cameron Smith, Kyle Stanley, Bubba Watson (15), Aaron Wise, Gary Woodland
- 13. Top 5 players, not already exempt, within the top 20 of the 2019 FedEx Cup points list through the Travelers Championship
23 June 2019
- 14. Winner of the 2018 Open de Argentina
18 November
- 15. Playing members of the 2018 Ryder Cup teams
Tyrrell Hatton, Thorbjørn Olesen, Ian Poulter
- 16. Winner of the 2018 Asian Tour Order of Merit
16 December
- 17. Winner of the 2018 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
2 December
- 18. Winner of the 2018–19 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
- 19. Winner of the 2018 Japan Open
Yuki Inamori
- 20. Top 2 on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour Official Money List
2 December
- 21. Top 2, not already exempt, on the 2019 Japan Golf Tour Official Money List through the Japan Golf Tour Championship
- 22. Winner of the 2018 Senior Open Championship
- 23. Winner of the 2019 Amateur Championship
22 June 2019
- 24. Winner of the 2018 U.S. Amateur
Viktor Hovland (a)
- 25. Winners of the 2019 European Amateur
29 June 2019
- 26. Recipient of the 2018 Mark H. McCormack Medal
Braden Thornberry (a)
- 27. Winner of the 2018 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Takumi Kanaya (a)
- Open Qualifying Series
The Open Qualifying Series (OQS) consists of TBD events from the six major tours. Places are available to the leading players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top n and ties. In the event of ties, positions go to players ranked highest according to that week's OWGR.
- Final Qualifying
The Final Qualifying events will be played on TBD at TBD courses covering Scotland and the North-West, Central and South-coast regions of England. Three qualifying places will be available at each location.
- Alternates
To make up the full field of 156, additional places are allocated in ranking order from the Official World Golf Ranking at the time that these places are made available by the Championship Committee.
Past champions expected in the field
References
- ↑ "Dunluce Course". Royal Portush Golf Club. (scorecard). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "Von Nida, Adams tie in British Open with 68". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. 5 July 1951. p. 17.
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
- Coverage on the PGA of America's official site
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