There were 74 amateur hopefuls entered in final qualifying for the 2026 Open Championship. They were looking to join the seven already exempt ams in the field at Royal Birkdale: Mateo Pulcini, Fifa Laopakdee, Mason Howell, Stuart Grehan, Jack Buchanan, Lev Grinberg and Tim Wiedemeyer.
Who else is moving on after the 36-hole grind that is final Open qualifying on Tuesday, June 30? These are the three:
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David Howard (tied for second) and Nevill Ruiter (tied for fourth) at Dundonald Links.
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Alejandro de Castro Piera (tied for third) at Burnham & Berrow.
Sam Easterbrook was in a 3-for-1 playoff at West Lancashire but parred both extra holes and could only watch when Matthew Jordan made birdie on the second playoff hole to grab the final spot.
That brings the total number of amateurs set for the 2026 Open Championship to 10.
Amateurs in the 2026 Open Championship
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Alejandro de Castro Piera (a)
Todd Kelly is the assistant managing editor for Golfweek.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: These are the 10 amateurs who will play in the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale
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