The 2018 British Open Championship field is set with the passing of the typical Friday entry deadline. The field is set for this event, played at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland.
The British Open Championship field is headlined by Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed and Phil Mickelson.
RELATED: 2018 British Open Championship fantasy golf picks | 2018 British Open Championship betting odds | 2018 British Open Championship one-and-done picks
2018 British Open Championship field and invitees
- Former Open champions under the age of 60 as of July 22, 2018 -- Ian Baker-Finch, Mark Calcavecchia, Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Ben Curtis, John Daly, David Duval, Ernie Els, Todd Hamilton, Padraig Harrington, Zach Johnson, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Sandy Lyle, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Tiger Woods
- The last 10 Open Championship winners
- Top 10 finishers and ties from 2017 Open Championship -- Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Branden Grace, Brooks Koepka, Matt Kuchar, Marc Leishman, Haotong Li, Alex Noren, Matthew Southgate
- The top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking as of Week 21 in 2018 -- Byeong-hun An, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Daniel Berger, Patrick Cantlay, Paul Casey, Kevin Chappell, Jason Day, Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau, Ross FIsher, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Adam Hadwin, Brian Harman, Tyrrell Hatton, Charley Hoffman, Beau Hossler, Charles Howell III, Dustin Johnson, Si Woo Kim, Kevin Kisner, Satoshi Kodaira, Alex Levy, Hideki Matsuyama, Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Pat Perez, Ian Poulter, Jon Rahm, Chez Reavie, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele, Charl Schwartzel, Webb Simpson, Cameron Smith, Kyle Stanley, Brendan Steele, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Gary Woodland
- The top 30 in the 2017 Race to Dubai final standings -- Nicolas Colsaerts, Paul Dunne, Dylan Fritelli, Scott Jamieson, Shane Lowry, Thorbjorn Olesen, Thomas Pieters, Jordan Smith, Hideto Tanihara, Peter Uihlein, Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger, Fabrizio Zanotti
- The last three winners of the BMW PGA Championship -- Chris Wood
- First 5 European Tour members, not otherwise exempt, in the top 20 of the Race to Dubai after the 2018 BMW International Open -- Alexander Bjork, Jorge Campillo, Patton Kizzire, Matthew Wallace
- The last 5 U.S. Open champions -- Martin Kaymer
- The last 5 Masters champions -- Danny Willett
- The last 5 PGA Champions -- Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker
- The last 3 Players champions -- NONE
- The 30 players to qualify for the 2017 Tour Championship -- Russell Henley, Jhonattan Vegas
- First 5 PGA Tour members and any PGA TOUR members tying for 5th place, not already exempt, in the top 20 of the PGA Tour's 2017-18 FedExCup points list after the 2018 Travelers Championship -- Chesson Hadley
- The 2017 Open de Argenina champion -- Brady Schnell
- Players on the US and International 2017 Presidents Cup teams -- Emiliano Grillo, Anirban Lahiri
- The 2018 Kolon Korean Open champion and runner-up --
- The winner of the 2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit -- Gavin Green
- The winner of the 2017 Australasian Tour Order of Merit -- Brett Rumford
- The winner of the 2017 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit -- George Coetzee
- The 2017 Japan Open winner -- Yuta Ikeda
- The top two players from the 2017 Japan Tour Order of Merit -- Yusaku Miyazato
- First 2, not already exempt, in the Japan Tour Order of Merit through the 2018 Japan Tour Championship -- Kodai Ichihara, Ryuko Tokimatsu
- The 2017 Senior Open Champion -- Bernhard Langer
- The 2018 Amateur Champion -- Jovan Rebula
- The 2017 U.S. Amateur Champion -- Doc Redman
- The 2018 European Amateur champion -- Nicolai Hojgaard
- The 2017 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner -- Joaquin Niemann
- The 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur winner -- Yuxin Lin
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 3 players, not already exempt, in the top 10 from the 2017 Emirates Australian Open -- Jonas Blixt, Cameron Davis, Matt Jones
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 4 players, not already exempt, in the top 12 from the 2018 SMBC Singapore Open -- Danthai Boonma, Sean Crocker, Lucas Herbet, Jazz Wattananond
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 3 players, not already exempt, in the top 10 from the 2018 Joburg Open -- Shaun Norris, Shubhankar Sharma, Erik Van Rooyen
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 4 players, not already exempt, in the top 12 from the 2018 Mizuno Open -- Shota Akiyoshi, Michael Hendry, Masahiro Kawamura, Masanori Koayashi
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 2 players, not already exempt, in the top 8 from the 2018 Kolon Korea Open -- Minchel Choi, Sanghyun Park
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 3 players, not already exempt, in the top 10 from the 2018 Open de France -- Marcus Kinhult, Russell Knox, Julian Suri
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 4 players, not already exempt, in the top 12 from the 2018 Quicken Loans National -- Abraham Ancer, Ryan Armour, Bronson Burgoon, Sung Kang
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 3 players, not already exempt, in the top 10 from the 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open -- Ryan Fox, Zander Lombard, Andy Sullivan
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 4 players, not already exempt, in the top 12 from the 2018 Greenbrier Classic -- Austin Cook, Jason Kokrak, Kelly Kraft, Brandt Snedeker
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 3 players, not already exempt, in the top 10 from the 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open --
- 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 1 player, not already exempt, in the top 5 from the 2018 John Deere Clasic --
- Final Open qualifiers from four sites -- Hollinwell: Rhys Enoch, Ashton Turner, Oliver Wilson; Prince's: Retief Goosen, Tom Lewis, Haraldur Magnus; St. Annes: James Robinson, Jack Senior; The Renaissance Club: Thomas Curtis, Grant Forrest, Sam Locke
Top 50 players in 2018 British Open Championship field
As of right now, the entire top 50 in the current Official World Golf Ranking is in the field for the year's third major.