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06.06.2005
04:43 pm (ET)
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (PA) -- A record 2,499 entries have been received for next month's Open Championship at St. Andrews, officials at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club have announced. The figure beats the previous record -- for the 2000 Open, which also was played over the Old Course -- by 18. A total of 101 players are currently exempt and 55 more will come either from qualifying or from a number of categories still to be decided, such as the leading non-exempt players in the European and Scottish Opens and in the PGA Tour's Western Open and John Deere Classic. The John Deere Classic is the event to which Michelle Wie has been invited to play, and she is bound to attract attention to see if she can become the first woman to qualify for the Open in its 145-year history. The 15-year-old probably requires a top-10 finish to have any chance, however. Copyright 2005 PA Sport. All rights reserved.
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