Scenes from Maridoe Golf Club last year. Image courtesy livgolf.com.
By Rahul Banerji
At least three players — Sergio Garcia, Lucas Herbert and Sebastian Munoz — are in line to earn a berth this week for The Open in Royal Portrush.
LIV Golf Dallas presented by Aramco is the final tournament to decide exemptions into next month’s Open based on the qualification category announced by the R&A in February offering LIV members an opening.
The highest-ranked player, not otherwise exempt, inside the top five of the season-long individual standings after Dallas will receive a spot in the final major of the 2025 golf season.
The top three ahead of this weekend at Dallas – Joaquin Niemann, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm — are already exempt, .
Fireballs GC captain Sergio Garcia, who is not, is currently fourth and will be hoping to maintain his place in the standings.
A two-time LIV Golf winner including earlier this year in Hong Kong, Garcia is looking to make his 26th start in The Open which could be his 102nd major.
Solid record
The Spanish legend has 10 top 10 finishes at the Open, including runner-up placings in 2007 and 2014.
Less than seven points behind Garcia in the standings is Ripper GC’s Lucas Herbert in fifth. The Australian has four Open starts to his name, including a tie for 15th in 2022.
Also within 10 points of Garcia is Torque’s Sebastián Muñoz, whose last appearance at the Open was in 2022.
The Mexican star has been one of the league’s most consistent players this season, with top-20 finishes in six of eight tournaments.
A year ago at Maridoe, venue of LIV Golf Dallas, he led all players in scoring in the final round, shooting a 64 on a course that he’s very familiar with.
With 40 points given to a LIV Golf individual winner, a total of 10 players currently without an exemption remain mathematically eligible to overtake Garcia in the standings.
Other than Herbert and Muñoz, they are Dean Burmester, David Puig, Charl Schwartzel, Anirban Lahiri, Adrian Meronk, Thomas Pieters, Talor Gooch and Abraham Ancer.
Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, will host the ninth leg of the 2025 season from Friday, June 27 to Sunday, June 29.
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