Justin Rose
Justin Rose at the US Open. Credit: Ezra Shaw (Getty Images)

A look at the players who have qualified to play at the 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews By Jac de Wet

Open 2015 players: United Kingdom

There are certainly some players from the UK going into the Open who should make an impact on the competition.

Ian Poulter, Justin Rose and Paul Casey are just some examples of those who have proved themselves to be true golfing professionals.

Ian Poulter has achieved three top 10 spots in the Open Championship in the past, with 2nd place being his highest ranking score in 2008. He also got a 9th place finish in 2012 following up with 3rd place in 2013. As the 28th current best in the world Ian Poulter is certainly a title contender.

So far this year Poulter had a great finish of 6th place in the Masters Tournament but only placed at 54th in the US Open. However as an already well-established English golfer he should hopefully perform well at this year’s Open.

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Arguably the best British golfer at the moment is Justin Rose who is ranked in the top 10 players internationally at 7th. His performance in previous Opens has been consistent with multiple placements in the top 20.

His form this year looks promising having finished 2nd at the Masters and 27th at the US Open, and with a finishing place of 23rd at the last Open in 2014 there is a chance that he could be in for the number one spot.

Gary Boyd

Name: Gary Boyd

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 38th

Paul Casey

Name: Paul Casey

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 3rd

Ashley Chesters

Name: Ashley Chesters

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: N/A

Robert Dinwiddie

Name: Robert Dinwiddie

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: N/A

Luke Donald

Name: Luke Donald

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 5th

Jamie Donaldson

Name: Jamie Donaldson

Nationality: Welsh

Best Place in an Open: 32nd

Sir Nick Faldo

Name: Sir Nick Faldo

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 1st

Ross Fisher

Name: Ross Fisher

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 13th

Tommy Fleetwood

Name: Tommy Fleetwood

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: N/A

Steven Gallagher

Name: Steven Gallagher

Nationality: Scottish

Best Place in an Open: 15th

Tyrrell Hatton

Name: Tyrrell Hatton

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: N/A

David Howell

Name: David Howell

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 7th

Paul Lawrie

Name: Paul Lawrie

Nationality: Scottish

Best Place in an Open: 1st

Sandy Lyle

Name: Sandy Lyle

Nationality: Scottish

Best Place in an Open: 1st

Eddie Pepperell

Name: Eddie Pepperell

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: N/A

Ian Poulter

Name: Ian Poulter

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 2nd

Justin Rose

Name: Justin Rose

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 12th

Andy Sullivan

Name: Andy Sullivan

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: N/A

Anthony Wall

Name: Anthony Wall

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 11th

Marc Warren

Name: Marc Warren

Nationality: Scottish

Best Place in an Open: 39th

Lee Westwood

Name: Lee Westwood

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 2nd

danny Willet

Name: Danny Willet

Nationality: English

Best Place in an Open: 15th

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