Major golf season starts with the Masters. Image: The Masters
Major golf in 2023: When are they and who can play?
Spain’s Jon Rahm walked away with the Green Jacket as Major golf season got underway at Augusta National. But when is the next one?
Major golf season starts with the Masters. Image: The Masters
Spain’s Jon Rahm walked away with the Green Jacket as Major golf season got underway at Augusta National. But when is the next one?
2023 Major golf season
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Oak Hill Country Club hosts the PGA Championship from May 18-21.
The US Open at Los Angeles Country Club from June 15-18.
Royal Liverpool hosts The 151st Open Championship from July 20-23.
Who can play in the Majors?
LIV Golf members will compete in all four majors, providing they are exempt, meaning there are at least three more opportunities this year for them to go toe to toe with their PGA Tour counterparts.
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But how do they qualify?
Let’s take Louis Oosthuizen for example. He played the 2023 Masters after last year’s world ranking but he has since dropped out of the top 50 that gets into the Masters. At the cut-off date, he will also be outside the top 100 for the PGA Championship and will also not automatically make it into the US Open.
There are some qualifying sections around the world for both the US Open and the British Open.
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Oosthuizen can play The Open in July because he is a former winner. So he will need a great performance in England if he is to make into the Majors next season.
This is all based on LIV Golf players continuing not to qualify for world ranking points.
The Masters and Open Championship require being in the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking. The US Open the top 60. The PGA provides the likely easiest path as their “special exemptions” are likely to include the top 100.
“The controversy of LIV was they only play three rounds, they haven’t played that many tournaments, these guys aren’t tested, but three of the top four were LIV players,” Butch Harmon told Sky Sports. “You’ve got Mickelson, you’ve got Patrick Reed – these are all the stars over on the LIV tour.
“They’ve proved to the world of golf they can compete with the rest of the players around the world. Yes, it’s a different league and it’s a different type of golf, but great players are great players, I don’t care where they play.”
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