The final four qualifying places for The 145th Open at Royal Troon are on offer this week as The Open Qualifying Series moves to Scotland for the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
The leading four players, who finish in the top 12 and ties and who are not already exempt, will earn a place in The Open from 14-17 July 2016.
The Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open takes place from 7-10 July at Castle Stuart Golf Links, Inverness and is the final chance for players to secure a place in golf’s most international major championship.
Players in the field at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open who are already exempt for The 145th Open at Royal Troon
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Thongchai Jaidee | Colin Montgomerie | Marc Warren |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | Lasse Jensen | James Morrison | Chris Wood |
| George Coetzee | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Alex Noren | |
| Luke Donald | Andrew Johnston | Thorbjørn Olesen | |
| Jamie Donaldson | Martin Kaymer | Thomas Pieters | |
| Paul Dunne | Søren Kjeldsen | Haydn Porteous | |
| Ryan Evans | Russell Knox | Patrick Reed | |
| Ross Fisher | Paul Lawrie | Robert Rock | |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | Danny Lee | Callum Shinkwin | |
| Tommy Fleetwood | Soomin Lee | Matthew Southgate | |
| Branden Grace | David Lingmerth | Henrik Stenson | |
| Padraig Harrington | Shane Lowry | Richard Sterne | |
| Scott Hend | Joost Luiten | Steve Stricker | |
| Nathan Holman | Sandy Lyle | Andy Sullivan | |
| J B Holmes | Graeme McDowell | Anthony Wall | |
| David Howell | Phil Mickelson | Jeunghun Wang |
In the event of a tie for a qualifying place, the player with the higher ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) at the beginning of the week commencing 04 July will be awarded a place in The 145th Open.
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