LIV Golf Members Allowed to Play in the Open

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his third shot out of a bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the 143rd Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England on July 20, 2014. Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Qualifying LIV Golf members will be allowed to compete in the 151st edition of The Open this summer at Royal Liverpool, the R&A announced on Tuesday.

Some of the more notable LIV golfers exempt into the July 20–23 tournament include past Open champions Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson of Sweden, Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and reigning winner Cameron Smith of Australia.