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James Nursey

Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood set themselves Open target despite LIV Golf status

Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood will both try and qualify for The Open next year if they don’t make it automatically due to their LIV status.

The Englishmen finished three-under and seven-under respectively in the 150th Open at St Andrews. But they face an uncertain future in the Majors after going to the Saudi LIV Golf series, which doesn’t earn world ranking points.

It puts the stars at risk of not being automatically eligible for the next Open at Royal Liverpool in 2023. Poulter, 46, said: “The way the world ranking system is right now, there's uncertainty right there.

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