Open Final Qualifying Results: Lee Westwood Among Three LIV Golfers To Qualify As Notable Names Miss Out On Spots At Royal Portrush

GOOD MORNING

Good morning from one of the best days of the year as a golf fan.

We've got four sites up and running with some huge names taking place to try and earn their spot into The Open later this month.

Follow along all day for live scoring and updates, while also be sure to check out The Open's official live blog and scoring.

PETER FINCH UPDATE

YouTube star and Golf Monthly Top 50 coach Peter Finch is one of the best stories of the 2025 Open qualifying journey so far, and he's on course now at Dundonald Links in Scotland.

The Englishman is currently two-over-par after 10 holes, having made a costly double bogey on his front nine. He turned in +1 but fell back to +2.

He is hopefully having the day of his life playing alongside Marc Warren and Jack Senior in front of large galleries.

POULTER UPDATE

Both Ian and son Luke are teeing it up at Royal Cinque Ports and it is Poulter junior who is coming out on top right now.

Luke, who agonisingly missed out in a playoff at US Open Final Qualifying last month, is three-under-par after 13 holes. Ian, on the other hand, is three-over after 11.

LEE WESTWOOD STARTED WELL

Former World No.1 Lee Westwood is faring better than his Majesticks GC teammate Ian Poulter so far.

Westwood is four-under thru 11 at Dundonald and currently in T1st. The 52-year-old has not played in a Major since the 2022 Open so a return would be a superb storyline today.

DAVID PUIG FLYING HIGH

The LIV Golf prospect, who has made his way into five Majors over the last three years, has started very well at Royal Cinque Ports.

Puig is four-under-par after nine holes and tied with Graeme McDowell, with the LIV duo one back of Jens Dantorp and Maxwell Moldovan.

FOLLOW ALL LIVE SCORES

The Open has all the live scoring for you today:

• Burnham and Berrow (5 spots): Live scoring
• Dundonald Links (5 spots): Live scoring
• Royal Cinque Ports (5 spots): Live scoring
• West Lancashire (5 spots): Live scoring

BIG NAMES STRUGGLING

We have Ian Poulter at three-over-par at Royal Cinque Ports but he isn't the only big name off to a slow start.

LIV Golf's Adrian Meronk is also three-over at Dundonald, while Majesticks GC's Sam Horsfield is seven-over-par at West Lancs. Harold Varner III, also at West Lancs, is three-over-par as well.

IAN POULTER BATTLING BACK

The Ryder Cup legend has made a birdie to move back to +2 thru 12 holes at Royal Cinque Ports.

He is still five back of his son and six back of the qualification spots but it's a start! Would love to see both Ian and Luke teeing it up at Portrush, can you imagine?

FORMBY MAN IN SHARE OF LEAD AT WEST LANCS

Amateur Tom Hughes is -4 through 10 holes at West Lancs. He shares the lead with Joe Dean, Sam Bairstow and Tommy Morrison (a). I have to give Tom a special mention as he plays at Formby, my home club. He'll have a lot of support down the road at West Lancs. C'mon, Tom.

LINDELL HITS THE TOP

As soon as I say that, Oliver Lindell hits the top. The Finn gets to -5 with one hole to play at West Lancs (round 1). He'll be straight back out at 12.45pm.

WEAVING HIS WAY TO THE TOP

England's Tyler Weaver is -3 at Royal Cinque Ports. He's T7 at the moment and will be hoping to grab a space at Portrush after getting a taste for the Majors at last month's US Open.

Nicely placed and tracking the leaders, not a bad spot, as his famous father, retired horse racing jockey, Jason, might say.

DONALDSON BOGEY

Welshman Jamie Donaldson has dropped to 2-over-par at Dundonald after a bogey on 13. The man who secured the winning point for Europe in the 2014 Ryder Cup has played in six Opens, but he's now six off the lead on the Ayrshire coast.

DOUBLE FOR WESTWOOD

Westwood drops back to -2 after a double on the par-5 14th at Dundonald. He's still just two shots off the lead, however.

WESTWOOD IN THE MIX

The Englishman is trying to make his 28th Open. The 52-year-old has six top-10 finishes and was second at St Andrews in 2010.

SAFELY IN

Denmark's Kristian Bressum has enjoyed an excellent round at Dundonald, and he's safely in the clubhouse at 3-under. That's a 69. He's back out at 12.45pm.

BACK TO WEST LANCS

Oliver Lindell has the lead at 5-under-par. A 67 puts the Finn in control at West Lancs. Some big names trying top punch their ticket to Portrush up in the north west of England:

Lucas Herbert (-3)
Sam Bairstow (-3)
Shubhankar Sharma (-1)
Andy Ogletree (-1)
Alex Fitzpatrick (E)
Harold Varner III (+2)
Kieran Vincent (+5)

PUIG LEADS

We have quite a battle going on at the top of the leaderboard down in the southeast of England. Spain's David Puig birdies the par-5 12th at Royal Cinque Ports to take a share of the lead on six-under. He's alongside Maxwell Moldovan of the United States and England's Sebastian Cave (a).

BIRD WATCH

Finch down in T28 at Dundonald. The content creator has five holes to play in his first round and is currently six shots off the pace. I saw our Top 50 Coach sneaking in a little practice round at the beautiful Formby Ladies GC a couple of weeks ago.

BIG MOVES AT ROYAL CINQUE PORTS

David Puig to -7 and Luke Poulter (a) safely in with a 67. Luke currently five ahead of his father, Ian, who has three holes left to play in his first round.

ELSEWHERE AT ROYAL CINQUE PORTS

Rasmus Neegaard-Petersen -3
Graeme McDowell -3
Erik van Rooyen -2
Peter Uihlein -2
Dean Burmester -1
Matthew Southgate +1
Tom Lewis +2

HOW IT'S LOOKING AT WEST LANCS

67 FOR SUNDBORG

Jordan Sundborg posts 67 (-5) at Dundonald to take the clubhouse lead.

SCOT SETTING THE PACE IN SOUTH WEST

Scotland's Craig Sutherland carded a magnificent 65 in the opening round at Burnham & Berrow, which contained eight birdies and two bogeys. He currently has a two-shot lead over four players on -4. One of those is England's Harry Hall, a winner on the PGA Tour.

ALBATROSS ALERT

Quite rare, these, so why not wait until Open Qualifying to make one. Take a bow, Ashton Turner of Kenwick Park. Driver, 9-iron at the 16th at West Lancs and he jumps from -1 to -4. A bogey at the last probably won't spoil his lunch too much.

70 FOR MCDOWELL

The former US Open champion will have work to do this afternoon. He bogeys the last for a 70. He's T13 at the moment. 38 coming back. The Northern Irishman is still in the hunt.

FINCH SLIPS LATE ON

Peter Finch was battling away but a couple of late bogeys sees the 38-year-old influencer finish with a 75 at Dundonald. He's +3 and five shots off the top 5. He's going to need to go low this afternoon. Is his Open dream over? Dig deep, Pete.

PAR-5 16TH PROVING PROFITABLE

There have already been five eagles at the par-5 16th at West Lancs already, plus that incredible albatross from Ashton Turner. Anyone on the fringes will know they can catapult themselves up the leaderboard here. In other words, don't drop those shoulders. This afternoon is going to be a great watch.

AUSSIES IN THE MIX

Two players we have't mentioned so far: Kevin Yuan and Billy Dowling (a) are both in second at West Lancs, one off leader Oliver Lindell.

MERONK STRUGGLING

Adrian Meronk was the first Polish golfer to win on the DP World Tour. He's now a winner on LIV Golf, but Open Qualifying isn't going too well so far for the 32-year-old. He currently sits at +3 at Dundonald Links.

LAHIRI GOING WELL

Talking of LIV players, Anirban Lahiri has made a bright start at Burnham & Berrow. He's in a group of players at -3 (T6), just three shots off the lead.

PUIG WANTS TO PLAY PORTRUSH

Eight birdies now for the Spaniard and he's giving himself a nice little cushion. One hole left to play in round one...

CHRIS WOOD SHOOTS 69

Great to see Chris Wood in contention. The Bristol man, down at 858 in the OWGR, is a three-time winner on the DP World Tour, but he's had his struggles over the last few years. T12 at Burnham & Berrow, a track you imagine he knows quite well.

LINDELL TO -6

The Finn has started his second round. A birdie at the par-5 11th gets him to -6 and he's the solo leader at West Lancs.

HALL HITS THE TOP

The PGA Tour winner has made a very nice start to his second round. He's -2 through three holes and joins Craig Sutherland at the top on -6. Classy stuff from the West Cornwall man.

Meanwhile, fellow Englishman OJ Farrell gets to -5. After a 68 in the first round, he's opened up with birdies at 2 and 3.

UNDERWAY IN ROUND 2

I'll be handing over to my colleague, Jonny Leighfield, shortly. Jonny is tasked with guiding you through the next few hours, when the excitement levels are going to go up a notch or two.

Seriously, I don't know why they don't televise this! I love Open Qualifying. There are sure to be some nerve-shredding playoffs.

WESTWOOD MAKES PERFECT START

Hello everyone and thank you to Michael for kicking things off so well. On a similar note, Lee Westwood has made two birdies in the first couple of hole of his second round to reach four-under and climb into third. He's begun on the back half of Dundonald and is making the most of some early scoring opportunities.

POULTER JUNIOR KEEPS PLODDING ALONG

What a story this would be - a literal changing of the guards if it were to happen. Ian Poulter's son, Luke has begun round two in much the same style as his morning effort and is into a share for third on six-under.

Poulter Jr is one-under through two holes on the back nine at Royal Cinque Ports and just two strokes behind the scintillating David Puig, who is yet to tee off in the afternoon.

WEST LANCS CARNAGE

I really hope it stays something close to this come 8pm or so in the UK. There are currently 17 players in a share of fifth at West Lancs. A 17-for-1 playoff in the dying light of north-west England would be incredibly entertaining.

You've got a few amateurs in that group at the moment, a LIV golfer, a few DP World Tour pros. What a scenario that would be. But still, there's plenty of time yet so no point getting too excited...

HALL HAS COMPANY

Harry Hall has been joined at the top of the Burnham & Berrow leaderboard by fellow tour pro, Jacob Skov Olesen, who is yet to complete his opening round. The Dane is six-under through 17 holes and due to tee off again in about half an hour, which might normally be a problem.

But if you're playing that well, I'd imagine you would just want to keep on going. Emphasis on the 'I'd imagine' part of that sentence...

TOUR PROS DOMINATING AT WEST LANCS

My dream of a five-group playoff is sliding away, it seems. But no matter as there are some big names duking it out at West Lancashire Golf Club. Finn, Oliver Lindell still leads by one, but DP World Tour pros, Joe Dean and Sam Bairstow are into a growing group in second just a stroke behind.

Trinifold Sports' Callan Barrow has made a bit of a jump following a morning 70 - he's currently on two-under in the afternoon through five holes.

MERONK RETIRES

LIV golfer, Adrian Meronk has retired from Final Qualifying following a disappointing start at Dundonald Links. He was three-over after his first round and apparently has decided enough is enough.

The Pole joins Callum Tarren in walking away from Final Qualifying early...

WALTERS FLYING IN ROUND ONE

South Africa's Justin Walters is motoring at Burnham & Berrow! He's six-under through 16 holes of his first round and has nestled up alongside Skov Olesen. At the same site, Harry Hall has dropped a shot so sits third on his own at five-under through seven holes.

SUNDBORG AND SANDBORG

England's Jordan Sundborg posted 67 in round one at Dundonald Links to take the lead. Rather unhelpfully for anyone in TV/radio, Sweden's Jesper Sandborg has joined him at the top.

The Englishman is level par through six holes while his Swedish counterpart is one-under through three holes, playing the back nine first.

Lee Westwood remains one back of them through.

But, oh no! Just as I was about to hit publish, Sundborg cards a triple-bogey at the seventh to slip into a large share of fourth place.

RIPPER MAN RISES TO THE TOP

Lucas Herbert has started really well in round two - he's already three-under through six holes at West Lancs. Herbert and Lindell have a two-stroke margin down to those on four-under as they begin to think about making the turn.

FINCH BATTLING

One of the best stories from Local Qualifying was content creator and Golf Monthly Top 50 coach, Peter Finch winning his event and making it through to Final Qualifying. After a 75 this morning, Finch is one-under during his second round but still well outside of the mark required to play at Royal Portrush.

The crowds following him are incredible, mind, so Finch will no doubt be spurred on by that.

BATTLE OF THE POULTERS

While Luke is currently going along nicely on five-under and in T2nd, father Ian is drawing on all of his experience to provide a sterling comeback at Royal Cinque Ports. The Postman is aiming to deliver a memorable second round as he builds on a level par first 18 holes.

It's going well so far, Poulter is two-under through five holes and up into a share of 14th. The gap is three strokes as it stands...

SKOV OLESEN STUMBLES

The Dane has lost his share of the lead at Burnham & Berrow after making bogey at the first hole in round two. He's alongside Hall again on five-under.

The psychology of this day - and any other qualifying event - is fascinating to me. It's not about winning, it's just about making it into the top-five. A bogey will still be annoying, but you know it might not be the end of your aims, as it were. So different to every other week.

FINCH GROUP GOING WELL

I mentioned it earlier, but there is a sizeable following around Peter Finch, Marc Warren and Jack Senior - and all three players are responding quite well to the support.

Although Finch has fallen back to level par for his day and three-over for Final Qualifying, Warren is two-under in the afternoon and one-under for his day - a score which puts him within striking distance of that all-important top-5.

Meanwhile, Senior is doing the best of the lot. The Englishman is two-under through seven holes in round two and in a five-man group sharing third place (-3) as it stands. Scoring appears to be toughest at Dundonald and five-under might be enough to get it done.

NEW LEADER AT WEST LANCS

Lucas Herbert is really feeling it today. He's four-under through eight holes and sits on seven-under - three strokes clear of the likely playoff group.

CHANGING WEATHER IN SCOTLAND

After lovely sunshine at Dundonald earlier today, it appears as though the clouds are gathering and it might now be a case of holding on rather than kicking on. Jesper Sandborg still leads on five-under.

RUMBLE AT ROYAL CINQUE PORTS

Arguably the toughest site to come through, Royal Cinque Ports is offering up an incredible leaderboard at the moment. The stories are everywhere.

David Puig has dropped a shot early in his second round and now only leads by one on seven-under. Erik van Rooyen is four-under through just six holes of his afternoon session and his rocketed up into solo second.

Luke Poulter is one-over after the restart but still in a share of fourth alongside former Fireballs GC starter, Luis Masaveu, who is at one-under in round two.

A little further down the leaderboard, Ian Poulter remains at two-under in T14th with Dean Burmester for company on the same score. Graeme McDowell is a stroke further back.

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Tom Lewis (both E) have plenty of work to do if they want to qualify for The Open.

PAIR ON THE SLIDE

What's going on at Burnham & Berrow this afternoon?! Skov Olesen is now two-over after two holes thanks to a poor approach and some clumsy short-game shots. He's back at four-under now, although inside the cut line.

Another man who's suffering second-round syndrome is Scotland's Craig Sutherland. He fired a brilliant 65 this morning but is currently five-over through nine holes. While I would most certainly take that kind of score, Sutherland will undoubtedly be furious and knows it's not going to be enough to book his ticket to Royal Portrush.

ONE FOOT IN THE 153RD OPEN

Guess who again? It's Lucas Herbert. The man is just blitzing West Lancs at the moment. With nine holes to go, he's five-under in his second round and eight-under for the day. That's a four-stroke gap to the danger.

The LIV golfers are having a pretty decent day, it must be said.

BUNCHING UP AT DUNDONALD

Jesper Sandborg has dropped a shot in Scotland and has fallen back into the group on four-under. Danish amateur, Kristian Bennum, Scottish amateur, Niall Shiels Donegan, Jack Senior and Paul O'Hara are alongside him. Just a stroke behind them are three players, which includes Lee Westwood...

FINCH IN LAST-CHANCE SALOON

The YouTube star has got to get a wiggle on or his latest video will have a rather disappointing ending. He's three-over but not out of it just yet. As you can see from the post below, Finch has made a couple of birdies in R2, but those bogeys have harmed his chances.

That's a lovely little graphic from the Peter Finch team, there.

POULTERS WITH SOME CELEBRITY SUPPORT

Luke Poulter has just made another bogey and has fallen outside of the top-five at RCP. He's three-under for the day. Meanwhile, his dad is one-under overall after briefly sitting on -2. Both have plenty of work to do, but they've been sent a message of support by Sir Andy Murray - one of Britain's greatest-ever tennis players.

CHEUNG TRYING TO FOLLOW KHO

In 2023, Taichi Kho became the first male golfer from Hong Kong to play in The Open Championship. Two years alter, Matthew Cheung could well follow him if he can hang on to his top-five spot at West Lancs.

The Clearwater Bay pro is two-under in round two and five-under for his day, leaving him solo third as it stands.

PUIG LEADS BY TWO

Puig was in a really comfortable position after returning to even par through five holes of round two, but he's just bogeyed the sixth to shave a third off his advantage. Regardless, his eight-under first-round score should ensure he qualifies for Royal Portrush, although you never know in this game.

Van Rooyen is three-under in the afternoon wave while Curtis Knipes is at two-under - both of them share second on five-under at the moment.

TWO NEW LEADERS

We've had a couple of notable changes at both Bernham & Berrow and Dundonald in the past few moments.

Down in south-west England, OJ Farrell has moved onto seven-under for the day (13 holes) thanks to a four-under second round and he now leads by one from fellow countryman and PGA Tour pro, Harry Hall.

Meanwhile, up in Scotland, Jack Senior is flying on five-under through 11 holes of round two after birdies at nine, 10 and 11. Adding on to his one-under 71 this morning, the Englishman is two shots ahead of the three players I mentioned about half an hour ago.

WESTWOOD BACK ON TRACK

Lee Westwood is back into the top-5 at Dundonald Links thanks to a birdie at the par-4 second hole. With the par-5 third next, he will have a potential chance to kick on further.

Westwood is four-under for the day and two-under during the afternoon. Four players are in a share of second with anyone on three-under and below not even on track for a playoff at this stage.

WOOD MAKES HIS MOVE

Former Ryder Cup player, Chris Wood has pushed himself up into the top-5 at Burnham & Berrow thanks to a birdie at the 10th hole of his second round. Two-under for the afternoon has taken Wood to four-under for the day - the score which currently marks the cut-off point in Somerset.

SHARE IN SOMERSET

Staying in the West Country, Harry Hall has birdied his 15th hole to move alongside Farrell on seven-under for the day. The English pair now have a two-stroke margin down to T3rd - an ideal position to be in at this late stage. It's going to be a pretty nervous wait for Hall, given he will be one of the earlier finishers.

WESTWOOD MARCHES ON

Mark this day down. The first time ever a commentator (of sorts) hasn't cursed a player by stating something could happen, only for the exact opposite to ring true.

I said Lee Westwood might be able to kick on at the par-5 third in Dundonald, and that's exactly what he's done. The former World No.1 is now three-under for his second round and five-under for the day. Solo second.

LIV GOLFERS GET GOING

Peter Uihlein and Dean Burmester have slowly but surely been making good progress during their respective second rounds, and now they're gaining the reward. Uihlein shot 69 this morning and is following that up with a two-under start (six holes) in the afternoon. Meanwhile, Burmester carded a 70 in round one and is currently three-under in the same group.

Five-under totals leave the LIV pair in an interesting position with two-thirds of their second rounds still to go...

THREE-WAY TIE

Dundonald seems to be throwing up most of the action right now, and the latest offering is a three-way tie involving Lee Westwood.

A bogey for Senior at his 13th hole has brought him back into the pack, while consecutive birdies for Westwood means he is now co-leading with his fellow Englishman and Sweden's Jesper Sandborg, who birdied the par-5 fifth.

BAD NEWS FOR POULTER FANS

The good news is, both Poulters are now on the same score. The bad news is, that total is one-under for the day - some way off the five-under necessary to stand a chance of progressing at the moment.

Luke Poulter has fallen back to four-over in his afternoon round after an opening 67 put him on track for a spot at Royal Portrush. Frustratingly for his dad, Ian can't quite generate any positive momentum either and remains one-under for both his total and round-two scores.

HALL LEADS AT BURNHAM & BERROW

The Englishman is coming to the end of his second round and, at Burnham & Berrow, Hall has birdied the 15th and 16th to take the lead at eight-under-par.

Away from the west coast, Luke Poulter has birdied the third, his 12th hole of the second round, at Royal Cinque Ports to move back to two-under-par. He is three-over for the second round and three back of the big group at five-under.

HERBERT CRUISING AT WEST LANCS

Herbert has been in great form this season and, at West Lancashire, he is cruising towards a spot at The Open Championship.

Firing a three-under 69 first round, he is currently five-under for his second round through 14 holes and three strokes clear of a six-way tie for second place.

WESTWOOD LEADS AT DUNDONALD

What a performance this is from the 52-year-old! Playing at Dundonald Links, Westwood has just birdied the fifth hole, his 14th, to move to six-under and into the outright lead.

He hasn't played an Open Championship since 2022, but is on-course to secure a spot, with Westwood one clear of Sandborg and O'Hara at five-under-par.

PUIG DROPPING BACK

David Puig produced an excellent eight-under first round of 64 at Royal Cinque Ports but, just this moment, has closed out his front nine with a bogey to drop back into a three-way tie for the lead.

The Spaniard is six-under-par and now alongside fellow LIV Golfer Dean Burmester and Englishman, Curtis Knipes. They are one stroke clear of a four-way tie at five-under-par.

LAHIRI FINISHES AT FIVE-UNDER

Anirban Lahiri narrowly missed out on an Open Championship spot last year at Burnham & Berrow, but the LIV Golfer has carded a two-under second round of 69 to finish at five-under-par.

He will have a lengthy wait to come, but he is currently in a share of third and narrowly holding on to one of those spots at Royal Portrush.

HARRY HALL FINISHES AT EIGHT-UNDER

Shortly after Lahiri finishes, Hall tidies up his second round with another 67.

That's back-to-back four-under-par rounds for the Englishman, who still leads at eight-under-par. He is firmly in the driving seat at Burnham & Berrow and has a great chance of qualifying.

PUIG DROPS ANOTHER SHOT

After a bogey at the ninth, Puig has just bogeyed the 10th hole to fall back to five-under-par at Royal Cinque Ports!

The 23-year-old now finds himself in a four-way share of third at five-under, which includes experienced players like Jens Dantorp, Erik Van Rooyen and Nathan Kimsey.

FARRELL BOGEYS THE FINAL HOLE

OJ Farrell is playing at Burnham & Berrow and, at the 18th hole, he has bogeyed to drop back six-under-par and into a tie for second place with Justin Walters, who is on the course.

It may still be enough for the Englishman but, like Lahiri, it'll be a lengthy wait to find out whether he has earned a spot at the oldest Major in golf.

WESTWOOD MOVES TWO CLEAR

Westwood's fine performance continues at Dundonald Links, with the Englishman making back-to-back birdies at the fifth and sixth, his 14th and 15th holes, to move to seven-under and two clear.

He is one ahead of Paul O'Hara, who is now solo second at five-under, thanks to a birdie at the 12th. The Scot is one clear of a four-way tie for third.

BIG BIRDIE FOR MAGUIRE

West Lancashire has the most congested leaderboard of the four venues but, at the sixth hole, his 15th of the day, Irishman Alex Maguire birdies to pull out of a six-way tie for second.

Herbert continues to lead comfortably there at eight-under, with Maguire now six-under-par and having just three holes remaining.

WOOD AND GOUGH MAKING MOVES

Great story developing at Burnham & Berrow, where Chris Wood has just moved into a share of fourth.

The Englishman, who was diagnosed with chronic anxiety and burnout a few years back, is three-under for his second round and now five-under. He has a few holes remaining, but is in with a chance of a potential Major return.

At Royal Cinque Ports, former Walker Cup player John Gough has moved into a share of third place alongside an experienced leaderboard. He has three holes remaining of his second round.

HIDALGO MOVES WITHIN ONE

Angel Hidalgo claimed the Open de Espana last year on the DP World Tour and, playing at Dundonald Links, the Spaniard is within one of leader, Westwood.

Carding a one-under 71 first round, Hidalgo is on-fire right now, sitting five-under for his second round and in solo second at six-under. He has four holes to go.

HERBERT CONTINUES TO DOMINATE

This has been an excellent second from Ripper GC's Herbert, who birdies the 17th hole at West Lancashire to move to nine-under-par.

He is three clear of second and, with a six-under round on the go, all but guaranteed a spot at Royal Portrush in two weeks time.

WALTERS SHARES THE LEAD

Justin Walters is one of the late starters at Burnham & Berrow and, after a six-under 65 this morning, the South African is two-under for his second round.

Making back-to-back birdies at the eighth and ninth, he is now in a share of the lead with Hall at eight-under, who finished his round half-an-hour ago.

TEDER MOVES INTO SECOND

Richard Teder, a 20-year-old amateur, has a chance to become the first ever Estonian to qualify for The Open and, at West Lancashire, he is giving it a great go.

Producing a two-under 70 this morning, he is now four-under for his second round and solo second at six-under-par after Alex Maguire dropped a shot.

LAHIRI OUT OF THE TOP FIVE

It can all change but, as of writing, Lahiri is currently outside the top five spots.

The Crushers GC player finished five-under and will need either Walters, Wood or Jacob Skov Olesen to slip up over the final nine holes at Burnham & Berrow.

HERBERT FINISHES HIS ROUND

It's a closing bogey for Lucas Herbert, who hasn't done much wrong today at all at West Lancashire.

The Aussie finishes eight-under-par and is two clear of Teder at six-under. You would like to think that Herbert has done enough to seal his spot at Royal Portrush.

CLASS FROM WESTWOOD

Westwood finishes his second round at Dundonald Links and it's a five-under 67 that puts him top of the leaderboard. That, alongside his two-under 70 from this morning, has the Englishman at seven-under.

Currently, Westwood leads by a single shot and, with six players separated by two strokes, the 52-year-old will have to wait and see if he has done enough to return to The Open.

BURMESTER LEADS

Westwood and Herbert lead their respective venues and, at Royal Cinque Ports, Burmester briefly makes it a third LIV Golf leader at Open Qualifying.

The South African is seven-under-par, but he is quickly joined by Knipes, who birdies the 12th hole to join the LIV winner on the same score.

ZHENG JUMPS UP THE LEADERBOARD

Herbert had been two clear of the chasing pack but, from out of nowhere, his lead has dropped to one!

Playing the par 5 fifth, Sampson Zheng makes eagle and gets to seven-under-par, with the Chinese star now solo second at West Lancashire.

FINCH FINISHES SIX-OVER-PAR

It has been a valiant effort from Peter Finch at Dundonald Links. The YouTube star, who finished joint top at Caldy in Regional Qualifying, finishes six-over-par, with back-to-back 75s.

LIV PLAYERS MISSING OUT

A number of LIV players are in contention to secure spots but, along with those at the top of the leaderboard, there are some who won't earn a place at Royal Portrush.

Among them include Caleb Surratt, Jinichiro Kozuma, Adrian Meronk, Sam Horsfield and Andy Ogletree.

DUNDONALD COMING TO A CLOSE

We are coming to the closing stages of Dundonald Links' event and, currently, it's still Westwood who leads at seven-under-par, with the Englishman all but securing a spot at The Open Championship for the first time since 2022.

Hidalgo safely pars the last to finish six-under, with the Spaniard joined by Scotsman Daniel Young, who birdies the final hole to, likely, claim a spot at The Open.

At five-under is Jesper Sandborg, who is solo fourth, with two players at four-under. One of those is Connor Graham, who has finished, while Paul O'Hara has two holes remaining to find a birdie and claim that final spot. Exciting few moments ahead!

BURMESTER NOW EIGHT-UNDER

Excellent round going on from Burmester at Royal Cinque Ports, with the South African now six-under through 13 holes. He is eight-under for the event, two clear of Knipes.

ACE AT WEST LANCS

OLESEN MAKING A LATE CHARGE

Olesen has made it to seven-under-par at Burnham & Berrow and is now solo second. He is one back of Hall, who finished nearly an hour ago, and one clear of Farrell and Walters, with the latter currently on the 13th hole.

DRAMA AT WEST LANCS

Teder sits at six-under-par but, with his tee shot on the final hole, the surrounding crowds are unable to find it! He heads back to the tee and will need to make a double bogey six to, likely, get into a playoff.

BURMESTER LEADS BY THREE

Will we have another LIV Golfer topping their venue? Currently, Stinger GC's Burmester is now three ahead and just four holes away from securing his spot at The Open Championship.

GUTSY FROM TEDER

After launching himself into contention with four birdies on the back nine, Teder lost his first tee shot at the final hole at West Lancs.

Putting his second drive into the long gorse, the Estonian hacked out was able to salvage a double bogey to drop back to five-under. He may make it into a playoff.

WESTWOOD QUALIFIES

PLAYOFF AT DUNDONALD

O'Hara needs to birdie the final hole to secure the fifth and final spot but, at the par 5 18th, he can only make a five to remain at four-under. He will head to a playoff with fellow Scotsman Connor Graham.

BIG BIRDIE FOR KIMSEY

Nathan Kimsey is searching for his first Major start and, at the 17th hole at Royal Cinque Ports, he has birdied to get to six-under, which is solo second. A par at the last will see the Englishman through to Royal Portrush.

OLESEN SHARES THE LEAD

Olesen has really turned things up on the back nine at Burnham & Berrow and, at the 16th, he makes birdie to move into a share of the lead with Harry Hall at eight-under-par.

GOLF'S A FUNNY GAME

Puig could do no wrong this morning at Royal Cinque Ports, carding an eight-under 64 to sit well clear of the competition.

However, the Spaniard has had a second round to forget, with Puig six-over-par for his afternoon. He is two-under and, with two holes remaining, will need to go birdie-birdie to make it into a potential playoff.

WEST LANCS HEADING TO A PLAYOFF

Lucas Herbert, Sampson Zheng and George Bloor have secured their places at The Open Championship at West Lancashire, where we are set for a four-for-two playoff.

Currently, four players are tied at five-under, with amateur Richard Teder, Oliver Lindell, Ronan Mullarney and Sam Bairstow all heading for a playoff.

WALTERS GETS TO EIGHT-UNDER

Huge gain from Justin Walters at Burnham & Berrow, with the South African making back-to-back birdies at the 14th and 15th to move into a share of the lead.

He ties the lead with Hall and Olesen, with Olesen still on the course and playing the 17th. Currently, it's Lahiri and amateur Frazer Jones who sit in a share of fifth for the final spot.

KNEPES NOW SOLO SECOND

Royal Cinque Ports has been providing drama all day and, at the 17th, Knepes has found a birdie to get to seven-under, one back of Burmester but, importantly, three ahead of John Axelsen, who is still holding on to solo fifth at four-under.

DUNDONALD CONFIRMED

Lee Westwood, Daniel Young, Angel Hidalgo and Jesper Sandborg all claim spots at The 153rd Open Championship, with amateur Connor Graham and Paul O'Hara heading to a playoff.

CLOSING BIRDIES

Burmester birdies the 16th at Royal Cinque Ports and is now seven-under for his second round and nine-under for the tournament. He is two clear of Knipes, who is playing the final hole.

At Burnham & Berrow, it's a two-way battle between Lahiri and amateur Jones for the final spot. Jones is through 14 holes and sat at five-under, with the Englishman needing to play his final three holes in one-under to secure a spot at The Open.

OLESEN ENDS EIGHT-UNDER

The 2024 Amateur Championship winner pars the final hole at Burnham & Berrow and finishes eight-under.

He made his Open Championship debut last year and, following rounds of 65 and 69, the 26-year-old will be making an appearance at Royal Portrush in two weeks time

GRAHAM WINS DUNDONALD PLAYOFF

Connor Graham is heading to Royal Portrush! The amateur gets the better of Paul O'Hara in a playoff, holing an eight-footer for birdie to secure his spot at The Open. Incredible play from the teenager!

WALTERS AND BURMESTER LEAD

Walters is flying at Burnham & Berrow and, at the 16th, he finds yet another birdie to take the outright lead at nine-under-par.

Burmester, who has been incredible this afternoon, makes yet another birdie to get to eight-under for the round and 10-under for the tournament. The Stinger GC player has dominated on the Kent Coast.

JONES MOVES AHEAD

That's huge from amateur Frazer Jones, who birdies the 16th to get to six-under and into a share of fourth place!

If the scores remain where they are at Burnham & Berrow, it means LIV Golf's Anirban Lahiri will finish sixth and won't even make it into a playoff! He missed out on a spot at The Open Championship last year narrowly, and is set to possibly do the same again in 2025.

BURMESTER WINS AND ROYAL CINQUE PORTS QUALIFIERS CONFIRMED

Burmester becomes the third LIV Golfer to qualify from Final Qualifying, with the South African putting on an immense second round display of an eight-under 64.

The full qualifiers are confirmed from Royal Cinque Ports and they are Dean Burmester, Nathan Kimsey, Curtis Knipes, Sebastian Cave (a) and John Axelsen.

HIGH FIVE FROM JONES

This is unbelievable golf from amateur, Frazer Jones, who birdies the 17th for a fifth straight birdie! He is seven-under for the tournament and in solo fourth.

The Englishman is now playing the final hole and, even with a bogey, he will likely make it into The Open, with OJ Farrell now occupying the final spot at Burnham & Berrow.

WALTERS TOPS BURNHAM & BERROW

Two-time Sunshine Tour winner, Justin Walters, finishes of the top of the leaderboard at Burnham & Berrow.

The South African follows his fellow countryman, Dean Burmester, into The Open Championship, with Walters carding rounds of 65 and 68 to finish at nine-under-par.

LINDELL QUALIFIES

Richard Teder, Oliver Lindell, Ronan Mullarney and Sam Bairstow are involved in a playoff at West Lancashire and, with two spots remaining, it's Lindell who claims the first spot with this birdie at the second playoff hole.

AMATEUR FRAZER JONES QUALIFIES AND ANIRBAN LAHIRI MISSES OUT

The results are in at Burnham & Berrow and, after an incredible five consecutive birdies, amateur Frazer Jones pars the 18th to finish seven-under-par, securing a spot at The Open.

Justin Walters, Jacob Skov Olesen, Harry Hall, Frazer Jones (a) and OJ Farrell are your five qualifiers from Burnham & Berrow, with West Lancashire the only venue left.

WHAT A WAY TO QUALIFY

Wow! Richard Teder has reportedly wrapped up his spot at The Open Championship with a hole out eagle at the third playoff hole!

The Estonian, who will be the first player to represent their country at an Open Championship, produced a 340-yard drive and then holed his shot for an eagle to book his place at Royal Portrush. Unbelievable finish to an incredible day!

SCENES AT WEST LANCASHIRE

FINAL PLACES CONFIRMED

As we catch our breath, the final five spots are now confirmed for Royal Portrush, with Lucas Herbert, Sampson Zheng, George Bloor, Oliver Lindell and Richard Teder (a) claiming their places in the field at West Lancashire. What a final day of qualifying!

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