The R&A reported that 288 golfers were spread across the four qualifiers with only the top five at each advancing to Royal Portrush.

The Club World Cup ’s penultimate round of 16 tie will feature a clash of European titans, as Real Madrid and Juventus face off at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami for a place in the quarter-finals.

The R&A is adopting a last-chance qualifier to pit a maximum of 12 players in a playoff for a final spot in the 2026 Open Championship next year at Royal Birkdale.

We’re inside a month until the final men’s major of the year, and the 156-player field for the 153rd Open Championship, ...