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Graeme McDowell among big names set to vie for 2025 Open Championship spot as final qualifying begins for Portrush major

Final Qualifying for The 152nd Open will take place on 1 July across four venues.

The event is the last for players who are not already exempt from the qualification process for the world’s oldest golf major.

GAINESVILLE, VIRGINIA - JUNE 08: Graeme McDowell of Smash GC putts at the 18 hole on day three of LIV Golf Virginia at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on June 08, 2025 in Gainesville, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
Graeme McDowell will be hoping of going low enough to qualify for the 2025 Open at Portrush
PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JUNE 26: Shane Lowry and Georgia Hall are pictured as they hold a short game clinic during the HSBC Patron day at Royal Portrush Golf Club on June 26, 2025 in Portrush, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images for HSBC)
The Open gets underway next month at Royal Portrush in Antrim

Players will tee it up across a number of courses in the UK.

Burnham and Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports, and West Lancashire will each host a 36-hole stroke play event, with five spots available for Royal Portrush qualfication.

The draw for the qualifiers is now live on theopen.com website.

At Dundonald Links, Lee Westwood, Jamie Donaldson, Peter Finch, and Rafa Cabrera Bello are among the entrants.

2010 US Open Graeme McDowell will be hoping he can qualify for the major that will be contested in his hometown.

Father and son duo of Ian and Luke Poulter will play at Royal Cinque Ports.

Danny Willett and Shubhankar Sharma are entered at West Lancashire.

Burnham and Berrow will feature Chris Wood and Jakob Skov Olesen.

Live scoring and blog updates will be available on The Open’s website from Tuesday.

With final qualifying Radio will be live on The Open App and R&A TV from 4:30pm.


The 153rd Open gets underway at Royal Portrush, 17–20 July 2025.

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