European Tour Quintet Earn Open Spots

David Lipsky, Kurt Kitayama, Robert MacIntyre, Richard Sterne, and Erik van Rooyen

By THE EUROPEAN TOUR

Kurt Kitayama, David Lipsky, Robert MacIntyre, Richard Sterne and Erik van Rooyen will be teeing it up at the Open Championship after strong seasons so far on the 2019 Race to Dubai.

The quintet are the top five players in the top 20 of the Race to Dubai Rankings Presented by Rolex after the BMW International Open who are not already exempt for the season's final Major Championship.

Here, we take a look at their seasons so far and how they have earned their way to Royal Portrush Golf Club.