The R&A stated the brand new exemption enhances current qualification routes by the FedEx Cup on the PGA TOUR, the Race to Dubai on the DP World Tour and the Worldwide Federation Rating for gamers competing on the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and the Sunshine Tour.
Mr Darbon stated: “The Open is a worldwide championship for the very best males’s golfers and annually we evaluation our exemptions to make sure that we provide pathways into the Championship primarily based on outcomes achieved on the main skilled excursions.
“We acknowledge that gamers competing in LIV Golf must also have the chance to safe locations in The Open by its particular person season standings in addition to current pathways.
“We’re proud to supply a variety of alternatives to qualify globally and sit up for seeing which golfers will emerge to take their place at Royal Portrush in July.”
The R&A additionally introduced the schedule for the Open Qualifying Collection in 2025 with 15 occasions in 11 international locations providing locations in golf’s unique championship.
Irish golf may have at the least 5 gamers within the area at Royal Portrush, with former winners Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy joined by LIV Golf’s Tom McKibbin, who certified by ending inside the highest 25 within the 2024 Race to Dubai standings.
Thus far, LIV has 11 gamers within the area for The Open – Bryson DeChambeau, Tyrrell Hatton, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, McKibbin, Phil Mickelson, Joaquin Niemann, Louis Oosthuizen, Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith, and Henrik Stenson.
LIV may have two exemptions into the 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills – the highest participant who just isn’t in any other case exempt and within the prime 3 of the Ultimate 2025 LIV Golf Particular person Standings and the highest participant who just isn’t in any other case exempt and within the prime 3 of the 2026 LIV Golf Particular person Standings as of Might 18, 2026.
The highest 10 gamers from the 2025 LIV Golf Particular person Standings as of April 7, 2025, shall be exempt from native qualifying for this yr’s US Open.
For 2026, the highest 10 gamers from the Ultimate 2025 LIV Golf Particular person Standings shall be exempt from native qualifying, in addition to the highest 10 gamers from the 2026 LIV Golf Particular person Standings as of April 6, 2026.
