Greg Norman Planning a Sensational Comeback: But Will He Qualify for the 150th Open?

Greg Norman is one of the legends of golf. The two-time British Open champion has been in the limelight due to the ongoing Saudi Golf League and PGA Tour saga. Moreover, the World Golf Hall of Famer is again in the spotlight due to his recent commitment to a major championship event.

Greg Norman makes an incredible announcement

The Shark is a famous Australian professional. According to Norman’s website, he has won 91 professional wins. His 91 successes include two major championship wins and 20 wins on the PGA Tour. As a result, his achievement makes him probably one of the most outstanding professionals ever to play the sport. Moreover, the 67-year-old professional recently spoke about his one last comeback to professional golf.

In a recent interview with News Corp, the former World Number One in the Official World Golf Rankings said he is thinking of making a comeback at the 150th Open at St. Andrews. But will he qualify? The major event starts on July 10th. Not to forget, Greg last played as a professional 10 years ago and is coming out of his retirement to play the major championship event. Furthermore, his last event as a professional came in 2012 at the Australian PGA Championship.

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Moreover, in his interview, the shark said, “I’m filling out my entry form now, I think I’m going. I think I can still get in. It’s the 150th. I’m a past Open champion. I love St Andrews. If there’s a moment in time that I would consider going back and teeing off one last time. Maybe this is it.” Norman has won the British Open twice. Once in 1986 and then in 1993. He also finished in a tied-third position in the 2008 Open. Coincidently the last major championship event he played was The Open, which he played at Turnberry.

Moreover, Norman has made an incredible 27 appearances at the major championship event from 1977 to 2009. He has a whopping 10 top 10-finishes at the British Open. However, the Australian professional can no longer automatically qualify as a past champion because Norman is over 60. He will have to qualify for the event unless the organizers give him a special exemption.

However, The Open has a history of bending its rules for the past champions, which helped Tom Waston play at the event at the age of 65 in 2014. As a result, Norman also stands a chance to qualify through the same. Moreover, only time will tell whether such an exemption will be given to Greg and if he will earn his spot at the 150th Open at the home of golf.

How can a professional qualify for the 150th Open?

Golfers aiming to make it to the major championship event will have 16 professional events over 11 different locations to qualify. Moreover, all of these events make up The Open qualifying series in 2022. Furthermore, 12 spots have already been taken at the Joburg Open, SMBC Singapore Open, the Vic Open, and the Arnold Plamer Invitational. A minimum of 46 places are presented to golfers to qualify for the event on the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, the Japan Tour, and various other tours. 

On the PGA Tour, John Deere Classic will have three qualifying spots. On top of that, two places are up for grabs at the RBC Canadian Open. At the same time, the last spot will be decided at the Barbasol Championship. The Genesis-Scottish Open, a co-sanctioned event between the Dp World Tour and the PGA Tour, will have three qualifying positions. On top of that, three places will be available at the Irish Open and the Dutch Open.

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Moreover, four places are at the Mizuno Open on the Japan Tour. At the same time, two berths are available at the KOLON Korea Open. Golfers can even qualify through regional events.

Will Norman be able to qualify?