LIV’s Puig plays his way into Open Championship field

LIV Golf member David Puig won much more than a golf tournament on Sunday in Malaysia.

The 22-year-old from Spain qualified for the Open Championship this July at Royal Troon by prevailing at the IRS Prima Malaysian Open on the Asian Tour.

The tour's season opener outside Kuala Lumpur was part of this year's Open Qualifying Series.

Puig, South Korea's Jeunghun Wang and Thailand's Denwit Boriboonsub finished in the top three to qualify for the major.

Royal Troon awaits...

David Puig, Jeunghun Wang and Denwit Boriboonsub have all qualified for The 152nd Open, courtesy of their inspired performances at the IRS Prima Malaysian Open this week.🏆 pic.twitter.com/U7iFCtBc1M

— The Open (@TheOpen) February 18, 2024

Puig, in fact, nearly missed the cut before going 62-62 on the weekend. He finished 23 under, two ahead of Wang.

Puig was an All-American golfer at Arizona State before turning professional and joining LIV in late 2022.

He won his first professional event last October at the International Series Singapore, also on the Asian Tour.

He also qualified for the 2023 US Open and tied for 39th in his major debut.

Puig joined Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC on the LIV circuit this season after playing for Torque in 2023.

The Open Qualifying Series will continue later this year with Royal Troon berths available to PGA Tour players at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Memorial Tournament, the RBC Canadian Open and the John Deere Classic. DP World Tour players will ha