Sergio Garcia has earned an exemption to play in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush thanks to his standing on the LIV Tour.

The 45-year-old Spaniard, who failed to qualify for the last two Opens after playing every year from 1998 through 2022, secured his slot because the exemption list welcomes LIV’s highest-ranked non-exempt player provided he’s in the top five.

Garcia stands fifth on LIV’s Individual Championship points list and all four players in front of him — Joaquin Niemann, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed — already own spots in the 153rd Open being held July 17-20 at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

Garcia, whose lone major championship is the 2017 Masters, has challenged for The Open title on several occasions. He lost a playoff to Padraig Harrington in 2007 at Carnoustie and he shared second in 2014 at Royal Liverpool — two shots behind Rory McIlroy.