The British Open’s official name is The Open Championship. It is the oldest golf tournament in the world. Running since 1860, the 150th British Open will be held in 2022. It will kick off on 14 July and run till 17 July 2022. The event is held on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. Let’s have a look at the participating members and the prize money breakdown of the event.
Venue of the British Open 2022:
The R&A is hosting and governing the 2022 British Open. The event is included in PGA Tour, European Tour, and Japan Golf Tour calendars as a part of the major championships. The tournament will run on the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The venue is also dubbed the Old Lady course. It is the oldest golf course.
The tournament will run for four-day. It is a four-round 72-hole event. As such, everyday players will pay for 18 holes. The first two days of play involve groups of three, while the last two days involve groups of two. Following four rounds, if there is a tie for the lowest score, the victor will be decided by a four-hole aggregate playoff, which may be followed by sudden-death extra holes.
Participants
A total of 156 players will participate in the 150th iteration of the British Open. Although most players are divided into various categories. Some of the important categories are:
Preceding champions who are 60 years old or younger. They receive an automatic invitation to play.
The Open Champions for 2011-2021
Winners of the previous three majors. Additionally, recent winners of other top-level tournaments in the US, Europe, South America, and Asia
The top 10 in finishers and ties from the previous year’s British Open
The Top 50 in the OWGR worldwide ranking for eight weeks before British Open 2022
The top finishers in the previous year point list on PGA Tour (Top 30), PGA Tour of Australasia (Top Finisher), Japan Golf Tour (Top Finisher), DP World Tour (Top-30), and Sunshine Tour (Top Finisher).
Players who have been performing well in recent PGA and Japan Tours
Winners of multiple amateur championships
Golfers who qualify locally via UK regional events.
While these are the major list of invitations, there are more obscure ways for a player to participate in the event.
Qualifiers
The British Open 2022 had 12 qualifying events. Players without an exemption who lead the tournament received an invitation to the event. If tied, players with the higher OWGR ranking earn the leading positions. The events are:
| Date | Tournament | Location | Spot |
| 28 November 2021 | Joburg Open | South Africa | 3 |
| 23 January 2022 | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 4 |
| 13 February 2022 | Vic Open | Australia | 3 |
| 6 March 2022 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | United States | 3 |
| 29 May 2022 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Japan | 4 |
| 29 May 2022 | Dutch Open | Netherlands | 3 |
| 12 June 2022 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | 2 |
| 26 June 2022 | Kolon Korea Open | Korea | 2 |
| 3 July 2022 | Horizon Irish Open | Ireland | 3 |
| 3 July 2022 | John Deere Classic | United States | 3 |
| 10 July 2022 | Genesis Scottish Open | Scotland | 3 |
| 10 July 2022 | Barbasol Championship | United States | 1 |
British Open 2022 Full Field:
- Abraham Ancer
- Marcus Armitage
- Adri Arnaus
- Sam Bairstow
- Daniel Berger
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Alexander Björk
- Richard Bland
- Keegan Bradley
- Barclay Brown
- Dean Burmester
- Sam Burns
- Mark Calcavecchia
- Ben Campbell
- Laurie Canter
- Patrick Cantlay
- David Carey
- Paul Casey
- John Catlin
- Filippo Celli
- Ashley Chesters
- Stewart Cink
- Wyndham Clark
- Darren Clarke
- Corey Conners
- Ben Curtis
- John Daly
- Justin de Los Santos
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Thomas Detry
- Robert Dinwiddie
- Stephen Dodd
- David Duval
- Ernie Els
- Harris English
- Oliver Farr
- Jorge Fernandez-Valdes
- Tony Finau
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Jack Floydd
- Matt Ford
- Ryan Fox
- Dylan Frittelli
- Sergio Garcia
- Talor Gooch
- Matthew Griffin
- Emiliano Grillo
- Todd Hamilton
- Li Haotong
- Justin Harding
- Brian Harman
- Pádraig Harrington
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Russell Henley
- Lucas Herbert
- Kazuki Higa
- Garrick Higgo
- Tom Hoge
- Nicolai Højgaard
- Max Homa
- Billy Horschel
- Sam Horsfield
- Viktor Hovland
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Sungjae Im
- Shugo Imahira
- Aaron Jarvis
- Zach Johnson
- Dustin Johnson
- Kim Joo-Hyung
- Matthew Jordan
- Sadom Kaewkanjana
- Takumi Kanaya
- Yuto Katsuragawa
- Brad Kennedy
- Chan Kim
- Sihwan Kim
- Chris Kirk
- Kevin Kisner
- Brooks Koepka
- Jason Kokrak
- Pablo Larrazábal
- David Law
- Thriston Lawrence
- Paul Lawrie
- Kyoung-Hoon Lee
- Min Woo Lee
- Marc Leishman
- Justin Leonard
- Luke List
- Zander Lombard
- Shane Lowry
- Robert MacIntyre
- Richard Mansell
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Rory McIlroy
- Adrian Meronk
- Phil Mickelson
- Guido Migliozzi
- Cho Min-Gyu
- Kim Min-kyu
- Keith Mitchell
- Francesco Molinari
- Jediah Morgan
- Collin Morikawa
- Ronan Mullarney
- Sebastián Muñoz
- Kevin Na
- Keita Nakajima
- JoaquÃn Niemann
- Shaun Norris
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Dimitrios Papadatos
- John Parry
- Marco Penge
- Mito Pereira
- Victor Perez
- Thomas Pieters
- J.T. Poston
- Aldrich Potgieter
- Ian Poulter
- Séamus Power
- Anthony Quayle
- Jon Rahm
- Patrick Reed
- Justin Rose
- Jamie Rutherford
- Xander Schauffele
- Scottie Scheffler
- Adam Scott
- Jason Scrivener
- Kim Si-woo
- Webb Simpson
- Jordan Smith
- Cameron Smith
- Jordan Spieth
- Henrik Stenson
- Sepp Straka
- Justin Thomas
- Cameron Tringale
- Lars van Meijel
- Erik van Rooyen
- Harold Varner III
- Scott Vincent
- Jimmy Walker
- Lee Westwood
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Danny Willett
- Aaron Wise
- Gary Woodland
- Tiger Woods
- Alex Wrigley
- Cameron Young
- Will Zalatoris
- Fabrizio Zanotti
Top 5 Picks:
Rory McIlroy:
McIlroy is the top favorite for The Open Championship 2022. Previously he won the tournament in 2014. Unfortunately, he couldn’t defend the title in 2015. As a result, this year he is keeping his distance from soccer. The golfer recently has been in good shape, placing in the top 10 in the first three majors.
Xander Schauffele:
The player is currently in a good run. He recently won the Travelers, JP McManus Pro-Am, and the latest Scottish Open. The player also got good runs in the British Open career. He placed on T-26 and better so far. Thus, fans will be looking forward to his performance this year.
Scottie Scheffler:
The American gofer’s season has been amazing. In six starts, he earned his first four PGA Tour titles this season. The player also finished the US Open with T2. While he might not have tons of experience, he is definitely a favorite. Last year, Scheffler placed T8 in the Open Championship.
Jordan Spieth:
Spieth has a good track record in the event. Previously he had one win in the event. Additionally, the golfer placed top 10 three times including one runner-up there. As such, he will be looked upon with good expectations.
Matt Fitzpatrick:
While Fitzpatrick hasn’t made a cut in many events this year, the achievements are impressive. He not only received his first PGA Tour win but earned it in a major event this year. His performance in the US Open was phenomenal. The player also finished T5 in the PGA Championships and T2 in the Wells Fargo Championships.
There are more players with great potential to win the tournament. Therefore, fans are excited to see how their favorite golfers perform. Keep an eye on our website for the most up-to-date information and scores from the event.
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