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Three players (including a LIV golfer) qualify for 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon

Dean Burmester, Darren Fichardt and Dan Bradbury have all qualified for next year’s 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon via the Joburg Open, the first event in the Open Qualifying Series.

The series offers players from around the world the opportunity to qualify for one of the four men’s majors and is co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and Sunshine Tour.

Burmester, who now plays in the LIV Golf League and finished 14th last season, earned a three-shot win at Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa, at 18 under and will play in his third Open next year. Fichardt last qualified for the Open in 2017 after winning the Joburg Open at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club. He finished runner-up this year at 15 under after a final-round 64. The defending champion Bradbury also shot 64 on Sunday to take the third qualifying spot at 13 under.

Next up in the series is the ISPS Handa Australian Open, Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at The Lakes and The Australian in Sydney. Here are the rest of the events included in the qualifying series and how many Open places are available at each.

2024 Open Qualifying Series events remaining

Event

Date

Exemptions available

ISPS Handa Australian Open

Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2023

Three places to leading players not already exempt

Arnold Palmer Invitational

March 7-10, 2024

One place to leading player not already exempt

RBC Canadian Open

May 30-June 2, 2024

Three places to leading players not already exempt

Memorial Tournament

June 6-9, 2024

One place to leading player not already exempt

KLM Open

June 20-23, 2024

Two places to leading player not already exempt

Regional qualifying

June 24, 2024

None

Italian Open

June 27-30, 2024

Two places to leading player not already exempt

Final qualifying

July 2, 2024

Minimum of 16 places

John Deere Classic

July 4-7, 2024

Two places to leading player not already exempt

Genesis Scottish Open

July 11-14, 2024

Three places to leading players not already exempt

Story originally appeared on GolfWeek