A star-studded line-up will head to the Old Course for the 150th edition of The Open and one of the most eagerly-anticipated major championships in history.
The 156-man field features a variety of players, including 17-year old amateurs, local qualifiers, and multiple-major winning legends. But for all the talk of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and every other big gun vying for the Claret Jug, what about the other players you should be looking out for at the Home of Golf?
After meticulously scanning through the 156-man field, here’s a selection of players who may not be getting the limelight heading into the tournament, but are certainly ones to watch at St Andrews…
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Max Homa
Besides being the PGA Tour’s undisputed King of Twitter, Max Homa has a game to match and you wouldn’t bet against him being in contention come Sunday. Homa loves links golf and even snuck off after his second round at the Scottish Open to play North Berwick, a course he reiterated was on his “bucket list”.
Having claimed the Wells Fargo on top of a string of top 10 finishes this year, Homa is now ranked 19th in the world – his highest position ever – and arrives at St Andrews in favourable form.
Adrian Meronk
Few players have had a more memorable six months than Adrian Meronk. The big-hitting Pole was ranked outside the world’s top 200 in 2021, but a sensational year on the DP World Tour has seen him rise to 64th in the OWGR.
The form meant Meronk made history by becoming Poland’s first ever qualifier for The Open, a feat capped off at the Irish Open when he became his nation’s first winner on the DP World Tour. Heading into St Andrews, Meronk has five top six finishes in his last eight starts including that historic victory.
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