Brandon Stone, Alex Noren, Callum Shinkwin and Richard Sterne all qualified for the Open Championship via top-12 finishes at the European Tour's Open de France.
Stone was the highest finisher of the quartet in Paris, tying for fifth. It marked the continuation of a good week for Stone, a 23-year-old from South African who days ago moved into position for an Olympic berth following the withdrawal of countryman Branden Grace. Stone was briefly a teammate of Jordan Spieth at Texas before turning pro in 2013, and he earned his first professional win earlier this year at the BMW SA Open.