2026 Open Championship Field

Current CaddyBytes listed field total: 110 players already exempt as of the late-May R&A update. The final starting field is scheduled for 156 players, so this list will continue changing as additional qualifying paths close.

This group highlights current listed players who are in through Open champion, recent major champion, PLAYERS champion, or previous-Open/top-finish routes. Some players hold several exemption categories.

• Week 21 OWGR top 50: a major late-May checkpoint that added or confirmed a large group of world-ranked players.
• Final 2025 FedExCup Points List: first 30 players from the final 2025 FedExCup list are part of the exemption structure.
• Final 2025 Race to Dubai Rankings: first 25 players from the final Race to Dubai rankings are part of the exemption structure.
• BMW PGA Championship winners: 2023-2025 winners are included in the R&A exemption categories.
• Federation Ranking List: first five players from the 2026 Federation Ranking List as of OWGR Week 21 are included in the exemption categories.
• Tour-form exemptions still ahead: FedExCup, Race to Dubai, LIV Golf, Regional Qualifying, Final Qualifying, and the new Last-Chance Qualifier can still add names.

The Open Qualifying Series awards places to the leading players, not already exempt, at selected tournaments around the world. The completed OQS list below is already folded into the 110-player current field.

🟢 Completed OQS Places Already Listed

• OQS Spain — Open de España: Marco Penge
• OQS Japan — Japan Open: Naoyuki Kataoka
• OQS Hong Kong — Link Hong Kong Open: Tom McKibbin
• OQS Australia — Australian Open: Si Woo Kim, Michael Hollick, Adam Scott
• OQS New Zealand — New Zealand Open: Lucas Herbert
• OQS South Africa — Investec South African Open: Casey Jarvis, Frederic Lacroix, Francesco Laporta
• OQS Argentina — Visa Argentina Open: Alistair Docherty
• OQS USA — Arnold Palmer Invitational: Daniel Berger
• OQS Singapore — Singapore Open: Jeongwoo Ham, Cameron John
• OQS Korea — KOLON Korea Open: Jiho Yang

⏳ Upcoming OQS Events Still Adding Players

• May 28-31: Mizuno Open — three places
• June 4-7: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday — one place
• June 11-14: RBC Canadian Open — three places
• June 25-28: DS Automobiles 83° Open d'Italia — one place
• July 9-12: Genesis Scottish Open — three places

Regional Qualifying is the first stage of The Open’s direct qualifying route for many non-exempt players. Successful players move on toward Final Qualifying.

• Regional Qualifying date: June 22, 2026
• Purpose: earn places into Final Qualifying
• Field page note: add Regional Qualifying names/results after the R&A posts official results

Final Qualifying is the main 36-hole last-stage route into The Open. For 2026, The R&A also has a new Last-Chance Qualifier during Open week.

• Final Qualifying date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
• Final Qualifying venues: Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports, and West Lancashire
• Last-Chance Qualifier: Monday, July 13, 2026
• Last-Chance Qualifier place: one Open Championship place available
• Page update note: add Final Qualifying winners and the Last-Chance Qualifier winner once confirmed

Amateur players are marked with (a). Amateur exemption winners must remain amateur to take up the exemption.

• Jack Buchanan (a): Africa Amateur Champion
• Mason Howell (a): 2025 U.S. Amateur Champion
• Jackson Koivun (a): 2025 Mark H. McCormack Medal / WAGR route
• Fifa Laopakdee (a): 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
• Mateo Pulcini (a): 2026 Latin America Amateur Champion
• Still to be added: 2026 Amateur Champion, 2026 European Amateur Champion, and 2026 Open Amateur Series winner, provided amateur-status conditions are met

• Next immediate checkpoint: Mizuno Open, May 28-31, with three Open Qualifying Series places available.
• LIV Golf route: the leading player in the 2026 LIV Golf Individual Season Standings after LIV Golf Andalucia can earn one place if not already exempt.
• Regional Qualifying: June 22, 2026, with places into Final Qualifying available.
• Final Qualifying: June 30, 2026 at Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports, and West Lancashire.
• FedExCup / Race to Dubai late lists: additional top-five routes are still scheduled for late June and early July.
• Genesis Scottish Open: July 9-12, final OQS event with three places available.
• Last-Chance Qualifier: July 13, 2026, new one-place route during Open week.
• Field management: the starting field is 156 players, so withdrawals, reserve movement, and overlapping exemptions can still change the final list.

• The Open field is not just a PGA Tour field; it is built from global R&A exemption and qualifying pathways.
• The Open Qualifying Series remains a major source of international access into Royal Birkdale.
• OWGR, FedExCup, Race to Dubai, Federation Ranking List, and LIV Golf routes can still affect the field.
• Final Qualifying is the main 36-hole pathway shortly before The Open.
• The new Last-Chance Qualifier gives one additional player a route into the field during Open week.
• The final 156-player starting field may differ from this page snapshot because of withdrawals, alternate movement, overlapping exemptions, and official R&A adjustments.

CaddyBytes field tracker note: built from the R&A late-May exemption list and qualification schedule. Recheck the official R&A tracker after each remaining OQS event and qualifying stage.