10 February 2025 - SHANK Media, by Matt Hooper: Today, the R&A announced its exemption criteria for the 2025 Open Championship, to be played at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland this July. The headline was the exemption for the top ranked non-exempt player in the top 5 of the LIV Golf League, but something which appears to have gone under the radar is the prevalence of National Opens within the Open Qualifying Series, and the exemption pathways. The VISA Open de Ar