How can you qualify for The Open Championship?

Answer 1

By getting into ATP or WTA.

BTW any grand slam is under open era now so there are no needs for getting qualified you just have to register yourself, and then there will be the tournament where you will be tested against all world class players

Answer 2

You must win five IFQ or International Final Qualifying Tournaments. They are IFQ Africa, Australia, Asia, America and Europe.

OR....see the following link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/theopen/5813115/The-Open-how-to-qualify.html

Answer 3

Any professional golfer, or any amateur with a USGA men's handicap index of 1.4 or lower, can attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open. Many golfers are exempt from sectional qualifying, or exempt from local qualifying but not from sectional. Most of the exemptions are based on such things as performance in other majors, performance in other USGA championships, standing on the money list or world Golf rankings, and so on. Assuming you don't qualify for an exemption, then you'll have to take part in a local qualifier.

Answer 4

The following have full exemption for 2009 U.S. Open - there are local and sectional qualifiers in addition of anyone with a USGA handicap index of 1.4 or below. Here are the full exemptions - S-1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last ten years: 2000 - Tiger Woods 2003 - Jim Furyk 2006 - Geoff Ogilvy 2001 - Retief Goosen 2004 - Retief Goosen 2007-Angel Cabrera 2002 - Tiger Woods 2005 - Michael Campbell 2008-Tiger Woods

S-2. Winner and runner-up of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship (must be an amateur):

Danny Lee Drew Kittleson

S-3. Winners of The Masters the last five years:

2005 - Tiger Woods 2007 - Zach Johnson 2009- 2006 - Phil Mickelson 2008 - Trevor Immelman

S-4. Winners of the British Open Championship the last five years:

2004 - Todd Hamilton 2007 - Padraig Harrington 2005 - Tiger Woods 2008 - Padraig Harrington 2006 - Tiger Woods

S-5. Winners of the PGA of America Championship the last five years:

2004 - Vijay Singh 2007 - Tiger Woods 2005 - Phil Mickelson 2008 - Padraig Harrington 2006 - Tiger Woods

S-6. Winner of the 2009 Players Championship.

S-7. Winner of the 2007 U.S. Senior Open Championship:

Eduardo Romero

S-8. From the 2008 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and any one tying for 15th place:

Tiger Woods John Merrick Geoff Ogilvy Rocco Mediate Migeul Jimenez Stewart Cink Lee Westwood Heath Slocum Retief Goosen Robert Karlsson Eric Axley Rod Pampling D.J. Trahan Brandt Snedeker Ernie Els Carl Pettersson Camilo Villegas

S-9. From the 2008 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders:

S-10. Those qualifying for the season-ending 2008 Tour Championship.

S-11. From the 2008 final official PGA European Tour money list, the top 15 money leaders.

S-12. From the 2009 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 25. (Must have filed an entry by April 29.)

S-13. Any multiple winner of PGA co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from June 2, 2008 through June 14, 2009. (Note: Blank entries will be filed by the USGA for players who become exempt after close of entries).

S-14. From the 2009 official PGA European Tour money list, the top five money leaders through May 25. (Note: Blank entries will be filed by the USGA.)

S-15. From the 2008 final official Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two money leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Ranking at the end of the year.

S-16. From the 2008 final official PGA Tour of Australia money list, the top two money leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Ranking at the end of the year.

S-17. From the current World Rankings, the top 50 point leaders as of May 25, 2009. S-18. Special exemptions selected by the USGA. (NOTE: Blank entries will be filed by the USGA for players who become exempt after close of entries.)

Answer 5

There are only a few different ways that you can qualify for the U.S. Open Championship. Entries are open to professionals and Amateurs with a 1.4 index or better. This index number has changed over the years as golf has become more popular and has attracted players with enormous talent. There are two qualifiers total to obtain a playing ticket to the Open. The Local (18 holes), and the sectional (36 holes). Simply put, you must be one of the low scores in local qualifying to advance to sectional qualifying, and you must be one of the low scores in sectional qualifying to advance to the Open Championship. The number of players taken at each qualifier depends on the field size and talent of those players. Some players (most of them pga tour players) are exempt from qualifying for local or local and sectional. There is a long and distinguished list on the usga.org website entry form for all the exemptions. For example; The past ten winners of the championship are exempt from both local and sectional. Note: If you fail to turn in a score within 10 strokes of the course rating, whether a professional or amateur, the usga may flag your name and send you a letter denying you any future entries. Bottom line is you must be very skilled at the game just to even try and qualify. Hope this helps, -Brian

Answer 6

You have to be one heck of a good golfer, with a 0 handicap and work your way up

Answer 7

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