Lucas Herbert makes ten Australasians for Royal Portrush
Lucas Herbert gains one of the final places in the field – image Australian Golf Media
The success of Lucas Herbert in the Open Championship’s final qualifying at West Lancashire this week brings to ten the number of Australasians who will tee it up at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland on July 17th.
Herbert joins Jason Day, Ryan Fox, Minwoo Lee, Adam Scott, Marc Leishman, Cam Smith, Elvis Smylie, Ryan Peake and Curtis Luck in the field for the final major of the year,
Day, Fox, Lee and Scott are all in the field courtesy of their current world ranking and through other criteria also, Smith due to his win at the Open in 2022, Smylie courtesy of his success on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, Peake due to his win at the New Zealand Open, Leishman and Luck as a result of finishing inside the top three and not otherwise exempt at the Australian Open in December, and Herbert as a result of earning one of the five cards given out at his final qualifying venue.
Royal Portrush will play host for the third occasion, the first in 1951 when Max Faulkner took the title and again in 2019 when Shane Lowry from across the border in Ireland gave local fans plenty to shout about as he cruised to a six-shot victory.
