GOLF.GARA.Matthew Baldwin secures ‘dream’ Southport homecoming at The Open as DP World Tour members progress from Final Qualifying
Held over 36 holes at four venues across England and Scotland on Tuesday, 288 players began the day competing for 20 spots – five from each host site – in the field for the year’s final men’s Major Championship.
Baldwin will make his fourth appearance at The Open from July 16-19 after carding rounds of 69 and 71 for a four-under-par total at Dundonald Links.
A member at Royal Birkdale since he was 17, the Englishman made his Open debut at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2012 and also competed at Royal Liverpool in 2014, before his most recent Major outing at Royal Portrush in 2019.
Asked what it means, he said: “Everything, really. I’m a Southport lad through and through.









