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Westwood seals Open place as Teder makes history

London, July 2 (UNI) Lee Westwood booked his return to The Open after a three-year absence by winning his qualifier at Dundonald Links.
The 52-year-old posted scores of 70 and 67 for a seven under par total in blustery Ayrshire yesterday.
Across four different courses, Westwood was one of eight Englishmen to claim the 20 spots available at Royal Portrush from 17-20 July.
Amateur Richard Teder became the first Estonian to qualify for The Open, doing so in dramatic fashion at West Lancashire in Liverpool.
After a first-round two-under-par 70, he was five under through 17 holes but double bogeyed the
18th for a 69 and dropped into a four-way play-off for the last two spots.
He then holed out an eagle from 80 yards to seal his spot on the third play-off hole.
Teder is ranked 91st in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and finished fifth at last month's Amateur Championship, the BBC reported.
Westwood finished in a tie for 34th in his last appearance at The Open in 2022.
"I've always said it's the greatest championship in golf," said Westwood, who finished in a tie for fourth at Portrush in 2019 and was runner-up at St Andrews in 2010.
"As a British player, you get phenomenal support and I really enjoyed Portrush last time.
"I won't really have any expectations. I'm playing at Valderrama next week in LIV and I'll try and sharpen my game up.
"I think of any major championship, you can compete on links courses as a senior. Tom Watson proved that around Turnberry in 2009 and then Greg Norman a couple of years later at Birkdale.
You have to use a bit of cunning and guile with the wind."
Westwood, a former world number one, will be playing in his 28th Open and 93rd major, while Scottish duo Daniel Young and Connor Graham will be making their debuts after finishing in the
top five at Dundonald.
Blairgowrie amateur Graham had to come through a play-off with compatriot Paul O'Hara.
Young, from Perth, said: "It's a big, big step in my career.
"It's a tricky enough course and they set up a few tough pins, so you've just got to be pretty patient like I was this morning when I didn't probably have my best stuff. And then I strung together a lovely round this afternoon."
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