The Open Qualifiers Out Of The Quicken Loans National

I'm just going to let those tournament names linger and focus on the task at hand: filling the field for The Open Championship.  The R&A now awards spots in The Open to the top four previously unqualified players who finish within the top 12 at the Quicken Loans and next week’s Greenbrier Classic.

From Doug Ferguson's story on the Quicken Loans National, which has replaced a 36-hole qualifier for The Open Championship:

Brendan Steele made a late rally, only to take on too much from the rough on the 18th and find the water for double bogey.

Much like Rose, Steele also got a reprieve, though the stakes were different.

This was the first British Open qualifier on the PGA Tour -- the leading four players not already exempt from the top 12 at Congressional get into Royal Liverpool next month.

Stefani earned one spot as the runner-up. Charley Hoffman (69) and Ben Martin (71) each birdied two of the last three holes to tie for third. Even with a double bogey, Steele got the last spot with a 71 that put him in a three-way tie for third with Andres Romero and Todd, who already is exempt. Steele earned the spot over Romero because he has a higher world ranking. Romero closed with a 68, the low score in a final round when the scoring average was 73.7.