And boxing great John Conteh, a former WBC light-heavyweight champion, will be watching on as his son James tries his luck at Moor Park.
Scotland’s Michael Stewart will be competing on home soil as he attempts to make it through at Kilmarnock (Barassie).
Stewart was runner-up in The Amateur Championship in 2011, the year he also played in a Walker Cup side that beat a US team featuring Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay, Russell Henley and Harris English. He qualified for The Open at Royal Liverpool in 2023 and made the cut.
Designed by three-time Champion Golfer Nick Faldo, Chart Hills is a new addition to the Regional Qualifying roster and the Kent course will host Jack Floydd, who came through qualifying to reach The 150th Open at St Andrews in 2022, and Ben Quinney who represented England at amateur level.
Fulford was the venue for the very first AIG Women’s Open, in 1976, and next week it will entertain Ashton Turner. He qualified for The Open in 2018 having been diagnosed with a rare form of cerebral palsy following a freak accident as a one-year-old.
Of the golfers with previous Open experience, Rock can boast the best finish, tying for seventh place at St Andrews in 2010, while he was T16 in 2006. His last Open appearance came at Royal Portrush in 2019 and he will join Odemwingie at Enville on Monday.
