2018 British Open Championship field: Players, rankings and how to qualify
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2018 British Open Championship field: Players, rankings and how to qualify

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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.

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2018 British Open Championship field and invitees

  1. 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
  2. The last 10 Open Championship winners
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. The last three winners of the BMW PGA Championship -- Chris Wood
  7. 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
  8. The last 5 U.S. Open champions -- Martin Kaymer
  9. The last 5 Masters champions -- Danny Willett
  10. The last 5 PGA Champions -- Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker
  11. The last 3 Players champions -- NONE
  12. The 30 players to qualify for the 2017 Tour Championship -- Russell Henley, Jhonattan Vegas
  13. 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
  14. The 2017 Open de Argenina champion -- Brady Schnell
  15. Players on the US and International 2017 Presidents Cup teams -- Emiliano Grillo, Anirban Lahiri
  16. The 2018 Kolon Korean Open champion and runner-up --
  17. The winner of the 2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit -- Gavin Green
  18. The winner of the 2017 Australasian Tour Order of Merit -- Brett Rumford
  19. The winner of the 2017 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit -- George Coetzee
  20. The 2017 Japan Open winner -- Yuta Ikeda
  21. The top two players from the 2017 Japan Tour Order of Merit -- Yusaku Miyazato
  22. First 2, not already exempt, in the Japan Tour Order of Merit through the 2018 Japan Tour Championship -- Kodai Ichihara, Ryuko Tokimatsu
  23. The 2017 Senior Open Champion -- Bernhard Langer
  24. The 2018 Amateur Champion -- Jovan Rebula
  25. The 2017 U.S. Amateur Champion -- Doc Redman
  26. The 2018 European Amateur champion -- Nicolai Hojgaard
  27. The 2017 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner -- Joaquin Niemann
  28. The 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur winner -- Yuxin Lin
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 2 players, not already exempt, in the top 8 from the 2018 Kolon Korea Open -- Minchel Choi, Sanghyun Park
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 3 players, not already exempt, in the top 10 from the 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open --
  39. 2018 Open Qualifying Series -- Top 1 player, not already exempt, in the top 5 from the 2018 John Deere Clasic --
  40. 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.

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