Four Asian Tour players qualify for their maiden Open Championship

Four Asian Tour players punched their tickets to their first career Open Championship on Sunday at the Singapore Open. Teenager Kim Joo-hyung of South Korea, Richard Lee of Canada, Poom Saksansin of Thailand and Ryosuke Kinoshita of Japan all confirmed their spots in this year's field at Royal St George's through the Asian Tour portion of the Open Championship Qualifying Series.

A minimum of 46 places in The Open are available through the Series, which provides golfers with opportunities to qualify at events around the world on the PGA Tour, the European Tour, the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Asian Tour, the Korean Tour, the Japan Golf Tour and the Sunshine Tour.