Minkyu Kim’s three-shot victory Sunday at the Kolon Korea Open earned the 23-year-old South Korean his second career Open Championship berth.
Kim also qualified for the 2022 Open at St. Andrews via his first Korea Open title earlier that year.
Runner-up Younghan Song punched his ticket to Royal Troon next month via the Open Qualifying Series as well. The 32-year-old Song tied for 62nd in his first Open appearance, in 2017.
Later on Sunday, Guido Migliozzi topped Joe Dean and Marcus Kinhult in a playoff at the DP World Tour’s KLM Open. Migliozzi and Dean, who won a world-ranking tiebreaker over Kinhult, received the two Open berths up for grabs.
The Korea and KLM opens were the eighth and ninth of 12 worldwide events that offer Open exemptions. So far, the following players have qualified via this series:
- Joburg Open – Dean Burmester, Darren Fichardt, Dan Bradbury
- Australian Open – Joaquin Niemann, Rikuya Hoshino, Adam Scott
- Malaysian Open – Jeunghun Wang, Denwit Boriboonsub, John Catlin
- Arnold Palmer Invitational – Brendon Todd
- Mizuno Open – Ryosuke Kinoshita, Guntaek Koh, Yuto Katsuragawa
- RBC Canadian Open – Ben Griffin, Maverick McNealy, Mac Hughes
- Memorial Tournament – Adam Hadwin
Still to be played: John Deere Classic, Italian Open, Genesis Scottish Open
The Open will take place July 18-21 at Royal Troon in Scotland.
