Byeong Hun An

Known as Ben and the son of table tennis medallists at the 1988 Olympic Games in his home city Seoul, An was only 17 when he became the youngest-ever winner of the US Amateur in 2009.

The victory earned him an Open debut at St Andrews the following summer and he won himself three more starts by capturing the 2015 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

That was his maiden appearance in the DP World Tour’s flagship event and he fired a closing 65 to win by six on a record 21 under par.

He went on to finish seventh on the Race to Dubai Order of Merit and was named Rookie of the Year.

Since then he has been in three play-offs on the PGA Tour and was also a runner-up behind Dustin Johnson at the 2018 RBC Canadian Open, and to Lucas Glover at the 2023 Wyndham Championship.

He was one of Ernie Els’s four wild card picks for the 2019 Presidents Cup and played again in September 2024.

An earned his Royal Portrush place by being among the 30 qualifiers for the Tour Championship in Atlanta at the end of a season which saw him enter the world’s top 25 and achieve his best major finish, a tie for 13th at The 152nd Open at Royal Troon.

His record also includes a 61 in the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open which equalled the Renaissance course record.