122nd Open Championship
Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, Pa.
Monday-Tuesday, July 13-14, 2026
Qualifying Sites
Coatesville Country Club - Monday, June 22, 2026
Stonehedge Golf Course - Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Colonial Golf & Tennis Club - Thursday, June 25, 2026
Wyncote Golf Club - Monday, June 29, 2026
Registration Opens: May 11 at 9 a.m.
Registration Closes: June 8 at 11:59 p.m.
Registration Fee: $125 (Am) and $150 (Pro) qualifying fee per player; players who successfully qualify will be required to remit an additional $110 championship fee. The fee for exempt players is $200 (Am) and $225 (Pro).
Format: 36-hole individual stroke play, two-day event. The low 60 scores and ties will advance to Day Two.
Eligibility: The field will consist of professionals who are active members of the Philadelphia Section PGA in good standing (the A-3 classification is not eligible), head professionals of GAP Member Clubs, assistant professionals of Member Clubs who are active members of the New Jersey Section PGA and male amateurs who are members of GAP Member Clubs and have a Handicap Index of 5.0 or less.
Field Size: The field of approximately 144 players will consist of exempt players entered and those who have earned a qualifying position at one of the four qualifiers.
Starting Times: Begins at 7:30 a.m. with 10-minute intervals starting on Nos. 1 and 10 tee.
Automotive Transportation: Not permitted.
Prizes: Prizes will be determined based on field size.
Ties: Four-hole aggregate playoff for Championship. Duplicate prizes for ties for first low amateur or second low amateur, prize money to be broken by using the USGA recommended scorecard tiebreaking method. Professional money prizes to be split.
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