AKRON, Ohio – Colin Montgomerie headlined a group of 12 players who earned spots in the Open Championship during a quartet of final qualifiers Tuesday held across Great Britain.
Montgomerie, 53, shot rounds of 66 and 71 to earn one of three qualifying spots available at Gailes Links. It will mark the Scot’s 22nd appearance in the Open Championship, but his first since 2010. It also means Montgomerie will return to Royal Troon, where his father, James, once served as club secretary.
Other players qualifying at Gailes Links included medalist Oskar Arvidsson from Sweden and Spain’s Scott Fernandez.