Unlike previous years, the John Deere Classic wasn’t a stop along the Open Qualifying Series in 2025, but it doesn’t mean that Brian Campbell won’t squeeze into the field when it fills in a week.

For the second time in 2025, Campbell prevailed in a playoff. With a par on the par-4 18th hole, he won the John Deere Classic over Emiliano Grillo.

The problem, at least as these things are determined, is that Campbell did very little since he broke through at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in February. So, after rising to 97th in the Official World Golf Ranking at the time, he drifted to 115th when he arrived at TPC Deere Run. But now he’s 55th and in position to gain entry as an alternate when the latest version is used to complete the field of 156 at Royal Portrush. (Alternates are ranked in order via their OWGR.) The commitment deadline for automatic qualifiers is Friday, July 11.

Until then, Campbell can book starts at the 2026 editions of THE PLAYERS Championship, the Masters and the PGA Championship as rewards for winning in the Quad Cities. His PGA TOUR membership exemption is extended one year through his age-35 season of 2028.

Earlier on Sunday when the DP World Tour’s BMW International Open concluded, the top five, not otherwise exempt into The Open, inside the top 20 of the updated Race to Dubai ranking, punched tickets for the last major of the year.

Kristoffer Reitan of Norway was at fifth in the Race to Dubai. John Parry of England (sixth), Haotong Li of China (seventh), Daniel Hillier of New Zealand (10th) and Shaun Norris of South Africa (12th) follow. Hillier is the only member of this class without a victory this season on the DP World Tour, while Reitan is the only golfer among them who hasn’t made at least one appearance in The Open previously. The others are a combined 6-for-14 with each cashing at least once.

NOTE: Until all methods of entry are released by the governing bodies, traditional criteria are used to determine qualifiers. Refer to remaining qualifying criteria at the bottom of the page for details.

OPEN = The Open Championship

Recent additions

OPEN -- Daniel Hillier; Hatong Li; Shaun Norris; John Parry; Kristoffer Reitan

NOTE: Golfers are omitted if they recently haven’t competed in majors for which they are eligible (e.g., The Open Championship = David Duval, Paul Lawrie).

Remaining qualifying criteria

Criteria are listed in chronological order where possible. Best estimates are given but all are subject to change.

The Open Championship (OPEN) at Royal Portrush: July 17-20

• Top three, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 13).