Dean Burmester, Darren Fichardt and Dan Bradbury have all qualified for next year’s 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon via the Joburg Open, the first event in the Open Qualifying Series.
The series offers players from around the world the opportunity to qualify for one of the four men’s majors and is co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and Sunshine Tour.
Burmester, who now plays in the LIV Golf League and finished 14th last season, earned a three-shot win at Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa, at 18 under and will play in his third Open next year. Fichardt last qualified for the Open in 2017 after winning the Joburg Open at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club. He finished runner-up this year at 15 under after a final-round 64. The defending champion Bradbury also shot 64 on Sunday to take the third qualifying spot at 13 under.
Next up in the series is the ISPS Handa Australian Open, Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at The Lakes and The Australian in Sydney. Here are the rest of the events included in the qualifying series and how many Open places are available at each.
2024 Open Qualifying Series events remaining
| Event | Date | Exemptions available |
| ISPS Handa Australian Open | Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2023 | Three places to leading players not already exempt |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | March 7-10, 2024 | One place to leading player not already exempt |
| RBC Canadian Open | May 30-June 2, 2024 | Three places to leading players not already exempt |
| Memorial Tournament | June 6-9, 2024 | One place to leading player not already exempt |
| KLM Open | June 20-23, 2024 | Two places to leading player not already exempt |
| Regional qualifying | June 24, 2024 | None |
| Italian Open | June 27-30, 2024 | Two places to leading player not already exempt |
| Final qualifying | July 2, 2024 | Minimum of 16 places |
| John Deere Classic | July 4-7, 2024 | Two places to leading player not already exempt |
| Genesis Scottish Open | July 11-14, 2024 | Three places to leading players not already exempt |
