​Royal Birkdale’s Open Championship field has now grown to 155 names, with one precious slot still up for grabs for the 2026 Open. On Sunday, three more players earned spots through the Genesis Scottish Open, which served as the concluding event in the Open qualifying series—the longest-running major in golf. The 156th and final place will go to one of the 12 competitors who will participate in the R&A’s inaugural Last-Chance Qualifier, scheduled to take place at Royal Birkdale on Monday. The Open’s first round is set to tee off on Thursday. A tee box marker at Royal Birkdale stands as a reminder of the 2026 Open Championship, while the list below reflects the field as of Sunday, July 12.
The roster includes a robust mix of seasoned tour veterans, rising stars, and promising amateurs. Ludvig Aberg, Angel Ayora, Sam Bairstow, Matthew Baldwin, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Daniel Berger, Akshay Bhatia, Dan Bradbury, Keegan Bradley, Michael Brennan, Jacob Bridgeman, Daniel Brown, Jack Buchanan (a), Sam Burns, Laurie Canter, Patrick Cantlay, Bud Cauley, Eugenio Chacarra, Tiger Christensen, Stewart Cink, Wyndham Clark, Darren Clarke, Eric Cole, Corey Conners, Pierceson Coody, Martin Couvra, MJ Daffue, Jason Day, Alejandro De Castro Piera (a), Bryson DeChambeau, Thomas Detry, Alistair Docherty, Hennie du Plessis, David Duval, Nico Echavarria, Harris English, Matt Fitzpatrick, Alex Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Fox, Ryan Gerard, Chris Gotterup, Stuart Grehan (a), Max Greyserman, Ben Griffin, Lev Grinberg (a), Harry Hall, Jeongwoo Ham, Brian Harman, Padraig Harrington, Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley, Lucas Herbert, Kazuki Higa, Daniel Hillier, Ryo Hisatsune, Nicolai Hojgaard, Rasmus Hojgaard, Michael Hollick, Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovland, David Howard (a), Mason Howell (a), Sungjae Im, Casey Jarvis, Cameron John, Matthew Jordan, Kota Kaneko, Naoyuki Kataoka, Johnny Keefer, Si Woo Kim, Tom Kim, Michael Kim, Kurt Kitayama, Jake Knapp, Kazuma Kobori, Brooks Koepka, Frederic Lacroix, Joakim Lagergren, Fifa Laopakdee (a), Francesco Laporta, Min Woo Lee, Haotong Li, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, Hideki Matsuyama, Matt McCarty, Jack McDonald, Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin, Maverick McNealy, Keith Mitchell, Francesco Molinari, Collin Morikawa, Ryutaro Nagano, Keita Nakajima, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, James Nicholas, Joaquin Niemann, Alex Noren, Shaun Norris, Andrew Novak, Louis Oosthuizen, John Parry, Marco Penge, Victor Perez, Marcus Plunkett, JT Poston, David Puig, Mateo Pulcini (a), Jon Rahm, Aaron Rai, Patrick Reed, Kristoffer Reitan, Justin Rose, Antoine Rozner, Nevill Ruiter (a), Adrien Saddier, Jayden Schaper, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Adam Scott, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen, Tom Sloman, Alex Smalley, Cameron Smith, Jordan Smith, Travis Smyth, Matthew Southgate, J.J. Spaun, Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Sam Stevens, Sepp Straka, Jackson Suber, Andy Sullivan, Caleb Surratt, Jesper Svensson, Nick Taylor, Sahith Theegala, Justin Thomas, Michael Thorbjornsen, Austen Truslow, Peter Uihlein, Sami Valimaki, Scott Vincent, Matt Wallace, Tim Wiedemeyer (a), Bernd Wiesberger, Gary Woodland, Jiho Yang, Ren Yonezawa, and Cameron Young. The field also features 10 amateurs and 12 players from LIV Golf.
This update reflects the dynamic nature of Open qualifying, with players earning their spots through a combination of final qualifying events and the Last-Chance Qualifier. For readers following the Open Championship landscape, the countdown to the opening rounds at Royal Birkdale has begun, with the field now firmly established at 155 as the final slot remains up for grab on Monday. The tournament is poised to begin its competitive action on Thursday, as fans watch a field that blends veteran greatness, burgeoning talent, and a carefully curated cohort of amateurs who have earned the opportunity to test themselves on golf’s oldest major stage. This coverage originally appeared on Golfweek, highlighting that the 2026 Open Championship field is still awaiting one final name to be added on Monday for a complete lineup.