Three in for Portrush

Carlos Ortiz, Patrick Reed and Jason Kokrak have qualified for The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush through the International Series Macau presented by Wynn.

Ortiz won the Asian Tour event on 22-under-par to secure the first qualifying place, while Reed was three shots further back on 19-under-par.

Kokrak claimed the final qualifying place after finishing third on 16-under-par.

It will be a second Open appearance for Mexican Ortiz who missed the cut on debut at Royal St George’s in 2021.

2018 Masters champion Reed will compete for the Claret Jug for the tenth time with his best finish – 10th – coming at this year’s venue in 2019.

Meanwhile Kokrak will tee it up in golf’s original major for the fifth time. His best performance was T26 in 2021 and his last appearance was at The 150th Open at St Andrews in 2022.

The International Series Macau was the fifth event on the Open Qualifying Series, which continues with the KOLON Korea Open in May.