Three spots for the 151st The Open in history scheduled at Royal Liverpool (July 20-23) are in play at Bay Hill (Florida). You will have to finish as high as possible on the leaderboard after 72 holes and not already be exempted for the 4th and last Major of the season.
In addition to the showdown that the best golfers will engage in between Thursday and Sunday in Bay Hill (Florida) in this Arnold Palmer Invitational 2023 “boosted” by a record prize pool ($20 million), there will also be a nice carrot to fetch. Three places for the next The Open are indeed at stake.
For this, you will have to finish as high as possible in the leaderboard after 72 holes and not already be exempted for the 4th and last Major of the season. Among the entrants, more than forty players have their ticket in their pocket. Examples include former Claret Jug winners such as Adam Scott , Jordan Spieth , Rory McIlroy , Shane Lowry , Stewart Cink , Francesco Molinari , Collin Morikawa , Zach Johnson and Padraig Harrington .
If two “qualifying” non-exempts were to complete the tournament in the same place, the best ranked in the world rankings dated February 27 would obtain the precious sesame. If one of the three qualifiers won a category by June 1st allowing him to qualify directly for The Open, the player positioned in first reserve for the Arnold Palmer Invitational would in turn be qualified…
Source: Golf Planete