Sadom Kaewkanjana, Yuto Katsuragawa, Joohyung Kim and Sihwan Kim have secured their places in The 150th Open following the SMBC Singapore Open.
The SMBC Singapore Open was played over the Serapong Couse at Sentosa Golf Club and was the second event in The Open Qualifying Series, which gives golfers around the world opportunities to book their place for this historic occasion at St Andrews from 10-17 July.
Sadom, 23, secured a three-stroke victory with a closing round of 69 for a 13-under-par total of 271 to record the biggest victory of his career after winning five times in Thailand last year.
Katsuragawa recorded a bogey-free 68 in the final round to finish runner-up alongside Joohyung Kim, who is in top form having won the Singapore International on the Asian Tour last week. Sihwan Kim finished outright fourth with a 9-under-par total of 275 and secure his place at The 150th Open.
All four players are now set to make their Open debuts at St Andrews. Joohyung Kim qualified for The 149th Open with a fourth-place finish at the 2020 Singapore Open, but the Korean subsequently withdrew from the championship at Royal St George’s due to international travel requirements related to the pandemic.
A minimum of 46 places in The Open are available through the Series, which provides golfers with opportunities to qualify at 16 tournaments around the world (11 countries) on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, Asian Tour, Korean Tour, Japan Golf Tour and Sunshine Tour.
The next event in The Open Qualifying Series will be The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at Bay Hill in Florida from 3-6 March.