ORLANDO, Fla. After wrapping up an 8-under performance Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Keith Mitchell found himself posing in front of the claret jug while holding an Open Championship flag.I hope this isnt a jinx, said Mitchell, knowing he faced a few hours before hed find out if he officially nabbed one of three tickets to Royal Portrush later this summer.If Mitchell wasnt a superstitious person before Sunday, well, he still isnt.Mitchell can plan on competing in the 148th Open Championship, as can fellow Open first-timer Sungjae Im and Sung Kang, who will be making his third straight Open appearance.I didn't really know about [the Open Qualifying Series exemption] going into today. I'm glad I didn't, because that putt might have been a little scarier on 18, said Mitchell, who sunk a 5-footer for par at the last to shoot 6-under 66.
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But I love watching that tournament on TV, I love the conditions, I love the different style golf courses. Youve got to be a lot more creative over there and I think that's fun. I've never really competed in an event like that.Mitchell has yet to compete in a major championship of any kind, though hell also get to pick off the Masters and PGA Championship this year courtesy of his victory last week at the Honda Classic.Im, who played in the U.S. Open and PGA last season, also has only experienced the Open via television. But with the claret jug physically within reach, he couldnt help but imagine what itd be like if he actually was lifting it victory this July.I would be honored to have this, Im said.This is the first year that the API has been part of The Open Qualifying Series. The next event is the Japan Tour's Mizuno Open, where four exemptions will be up for grabs to finishers in the top 12 who are not already exempt. The next Tour event in the series is the RBC Canadian Open in June. That tournament will give out three spots to top-10 finishers.
"I hope this isn't a jinx," said Mitchell, knowing he faced a few hours before he'd find out if he officially nabbed one of three tickets to Royal Portrush later this summer. If Mitchell wasn't a superstitious person before Sunday, well, he still isn't. Mitchell can plan on competing in the 148 th Open Championship, as can fellow
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Mitchell exits Bay Hill with 1 of 3 tickets to Open at Royal Portrush 2 monthes ago | By . Keith Mitchell, Sungjae Im and Sung Kang received the three Open Championship exemptions available to the top finishers at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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The road to The 148th Open started at the end of last year at the Emirates Australian Open, the first of 13 events in 11 countries that will make up TOQS for 2019. A total of 46 places in the field of 156 players for Royal Portrush are available through TOQS for those who have not already qualified by matching any of the 28 exemption categories.
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Open qualifiers: Three players - Sungjae Im, Keith Mitchell and Sung Kang - punched their ticket to Royal Portrush via the Open Qualifying Series. They were the highest finishers inside the
The road to Royal Portrush is shortening all the time and, now spring has arrived, that journey has reached a fascinating junction: the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. The historic tournament is part of The Open Qualifying Series for the first time and three places are up for grabs this week.
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The 2007 Players champ told GolfChannel.com at the Genesis Open in February that he was unsure whether or not he'd return to the Stadium Course in 2019. "It's not one I feel like I have to play," Mickelson said. "It's not a must-play for me because I'm 48 and I've played it 25 times and I've already won it.
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