Open 2015 players: Asia

A look at the players who have qualified to play at the 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews By Jac de Wet

Open 2015 players: Asia

The contenders from Asia most likely to do well in the Open are Japanese international Hideki Matsuyama and Thailand's  Thongchai Jaidee.

Although neither have an Open Championship title to their name, Matsuyama (currently ranked 24^th in the world) came close with a valiant effort producing a T6 finish in the 2013 Open.

He also came 5^th in this years Masters Tournament and 18^th in the US Open this year, so therefore could prove to be a real force heading into next weeks competition.

Take a look at the history of St Andrews in the video below

The other leading contestant from Asia is Thongchai Jaidee who is 33^rd on the world rankings . His best result came in the 2009 Open Championship where he came 13^th.

Name: Byeong-Hun An

Nationality: South Korean

Best Place in an Open: 26th

Name: Kiradech Aphibarnrat

Nationality: Thai

Best Place in an Open: 1st

Name: Hiroyuki Fujita

Nationality: Japanese

Best Place in an Open: 41st

Name: Yuta Ikeda

Nationality: Japanese

Best Place in an Open: 38th

Name: Thongchai Jaidee

Nationality: Thai

Best Place in an Open: 13th

Name: Anirban Lahiri

Nationality: Indian

Best Place in an Open: 31st

Name: Hideki Matsuyama

Nationality: Japanese

Best Place in an Open: 6th

Name: Koumei Oda

Nationality: Japanese

Best Place in an Open: 39th

Name: Tadahiro Takayama

Nationality: Japanese

Best Place in an Open: 23rd

Name: Taichi Teshima

Nationality: Japanese

Best Place in an Open: N/A

Name: Liang Wen-Chong

Nationality: Chinese

Best Place in an Open: 64th

Name: Gunn Yang

Nationality: South Korean

Best Place in an Open: 26th