“We have 18 players from LIV,” R&A CEO Martin Slumbers seems UNLIKELY to create a direct pathway for LIV Golf in the Open Championship

The 2024 Open Championship got into full swing from the 18th of July.

“We have 18 players from LIV,” R&A CEO Martin Slumbers seems UNLIKELY to create a direct pathway for LIV Golf in the Open Championship

Martin Slumbers (Image via R&A)

R&A CEO Martin Slumbers stated that LIV Golf players had “ample opportunity” to qualify for the Open Championship. However, the R&A is unlikely to set up a direct path for them. Slumbers emphasized that the R&A is still dedicated to ensuring that the world’s best players compete in the renowned tournament.

However, instead of creating LIV-specific exemptions, the organization has opted to expand the number of available spots for final qualifiers, incorporating pathways through the Asian Tour and Open Qualifying Series. Slumbers said this while addressing the media at the Open championship.

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I think we have 18 players from LIV in the field, and I think we've got all the best players in the world. And that's what we do want to have, all the best players in the world coming through. So I think we've created those opportunities.
Martin Slumbers said

While the 2024 Open witnessed a significant rise in LIV Golf participation, with 18 players, Slumbers emphasized the R&A’s commitment to giving equitable and accessible access to the best players from all circuits. He stated his willingness to consider future changes to the qualification standards as the golfing scene evolves.

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Open Championship 2024: Field Explored

Scottie Scheffler is the favourite, at 4-1 odds, followed by Rory McIlroy at 8-1. However, golf analyst Patrick McDonald advises against betting on Collin Morikawa (10-1) because of his recent troubles in closing off tournaments, particularly on links courses.

Martin Slumbers at the Open interview
Martin Slumbers at the Open interview(Image via Golf Week)

The field consists of 12 amateur golfers, the most in recent years. Ludvig Aberg, a 24-year-old Swede, wants to be the second Swede to win a major. Additionally, 18 LIV Golf players will also compete in the 2024 Open Championship field.

Here is the final field for the 2024 Open Championship:

  1. Ludvig ABERG
  2. Byeong Hun AN
  3. Abraham ANCER
  4. Mason ANDERSEN
  5. Christiaan BEZUIDENHOUT
  6. Akshay BHATIA
  7. Alexander BJORK
  8. Denwit BORIBOONSUB
  9. Dan BRADBURY
  10. Keegan BRADLEY
  11. Daniel BROWN
  12. Dean BURMESTER
  13. Sam BURNS
  14. Jorge CAMPILLO
  15. Laurie CANTER
  16. Patrick CANTLAY
  17. John CATLIN
  18. Alex CEJKA
  19. Stewart CINK
  20. Wyndham CLARK
  21. Darren CLARKE
  22. Dominic CLEMONS (a)
  23. Eric COLE
  24. Corey CONNERS
  25. Sean CROCKER
  26. John DALY
  27. Jason DAY
  28. Santiago DE LA FUENTE (a)
  29. Joe DEAN
  30. Bryson DECHAMBEAU
  31. Matthew DODD-BERRY (a)
  32. Austin ECKROAT
  33. Ernie ELS
  34. Nacho ELVIRA
  35. Harris ENGLISH
  36. Ewen FERGUSON
  37. Darren FICHARDT
  38. Tony FINAU
  39. Matt FITZPATRICK
  40. Tommy FLEETWOOD
  41. Rickie FOWLER
  42. Ryan FOX
  43. Lucas GLOVER
  44. Ben GRIFFIN
  45. Emiliano GRILLO
  46. Adam HADWIN
  47. Todd HAMILTON
  48. Brian HARMAN
  49. Padraig HARRINGTON
  50. Tyrrell HATTON
  51. Michael HENDRY
  52. Russell HENLEY
  53. Angel HIDALGO
  54. Daniel HILLIER
  55. Ryo HISATSUNE
  56. Tom HOGE
  57. Nicolai HOJGAARD
  58. Rasmus HOJGAARD
  59. Max HOMA
  60. Billy HORSCHEL
  61. Sam HORSFIELD
  62. Rikuya HOSHINO
  63. Viktor HOVLAND
  64. Mackenzie HUGHES
  65. Sam HUTSBY
  66. Sungjae IM
  67. AguriI WASAKI
  68. Stephan JAEGER
  69. Zach JOHNSON
  70. Dustin JOHNSON
  71. Matthew JORDAN
  72. Yuto KATSURAGAWA
  73. Masahiro KAWAMURA
  74. Tom KIM
  75. Si Woo KIM
  76. Minkyu KIM
  77. Ryosuke KINOSHITA
  78. Chris KIRK
  79. Kurt KITAYAMA
  80. Kazuma KOBORI
  81. Brooks KOEPKA
  82. Gun-Taek KOH
  83. Romain LANGASQUE
  84. Thriston LAWRENCE
  85. Min Woo LEE
  86. Justin LEONARD
  87. Charlie LINDH
  88. Shane LOWRY
  89. Joost LUITEN
  90. Robert MACINTYRE
  91. Matteo MANASSERO
  92. Richard MANSELL
  93. Luis MASAVEU (a)
  94. Hideki MATSUYAMA
  95. Denny MCCARTHY
  96. Jack MCDONALD
  97. Rory MCILROY
  98. Tom MCKIBBIN
  99. Maverick MCNEALY
  100. Adrian MERONK
  101. Phil MICKELSON
  102. Guido MIGLIOZZI
  103. Francesco MOLINARI
  104. Jaime MONTOJO (a)
  105. Taylor MOORE
  106. Collin MORIKAWA
  107. Tommy MORRISON (a)
  108. Keita NAKAJIMA
  109. Joaquin NIEMANN
  110. Liam NOLAN (a)
  111. Alex NOREN
  112. Vincent NORRMAN
  113. Andy OGLETREE
  114. Thorbjorn OLESEN
  115. Jacob Skov OLESEN (a)
  116. Louis OOSTHUIZEN
  117. CT PAN
  118. Yannik PAUL
  119. Matthieu PAVON
  120. Victor PEREZ
  121. JT POSTON
  122. David PUIG
  123. Jon RAHM
  124. Aaron RAI
  125. Justin ROSE
  126. Gordon SARGENT (a)
  127. Xander SCHAUFFELE
  128. Scottie SCHEFFLER
  129. Adam SCHENK
  130. Adam SCOTT
  131. Calum SCOTT (a)
  132. Shubhankar SHARMA
  133. Marcel SIEM
  134. Jordan SMITH
  135. Cameron SMITH
  136. Elvis SMYLIE
  137. Sebastian SODERBERG
  138. Younghan SONG
  139. Matthew SOUTHGATE
  140. Jordan SPIETH
  141. Henrik STENSON
  142. Sepp STRAKA
  143. Jasper STUBBS (a)
  144. Jesper SVENSSON
  145. Nick TAYLOR
  146. Sahith THEEGALA
  147. Justin THOMAS
  148. Davis THOMPSON
  149. Brendon TODD
  150. Sami VALIMAKI
  151. Altin VAN DER MERWE (a)
  152. Ryan VAN VELZEN
  153. Matt WALLACE
  154. Jeung-Hun WANG
  155. Gary WOODLAND
  156. TigerWOODS
  157. Cameron YOUNG
  158. Will ZALATORIS

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