The 55th 'Road to The Open ~Mizuno Open~' to be Held
Mizuno will host the 55th 'Road to The Open ~Mizuno Open~,' a Japan Golf Tour event, for four days from May 28th to May 31st, 2026, at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club (Okayama Prefecture). The top three finishers will qualify for the 154th Open Championship, and the top amateur will qualify for the R&A's 'Boys’ Amateur Championship.' This milestone 55th tournament aims to be deeply rooted in the community, including inviting elementary school students, holding junior golf lessons, and setting up Mizuno product trial booths. Gallery tickets go on sale from April 13th, and all days will be broadcast live on ABEMA.
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Mizuno will host the Japan Golf Tour (men's professional golf tournament) 'Road to The Open ~Mizuno Open~' for four days from May 28th (Thursday) to May 31st (Sunday), 2026, at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club (Okayama Prefecture).
The top three players*1 in this tournament will qualify for the 154th Open Championship (to be held from July 16th to 19th, 2026, at Royal Birkdale GC in Northwest England). In addition, the top amateur player*2 in this tournament will qualify for the R&A-hosted 'Boys’ Amateur Championship' (to be held from August 10th to 15th, 2026, in Scotland). The winner of the 'Boys’ Amateur Championship' will qualify for the following year's Amateur Championship and the final qualifying round for The Open Championship.
*1 Excluding those already qualified *2 Limited to high school students or younger (born on or after January 1st, 2008)
This tournament, which has its roots in the 'Mizuno Golf Tournament' hosted by Mizuno in 1971, has been held as a qualifying event for 'The Open Championship' since 1998.
This 55th anniversary tournament aims to be more deeply rooted in the community than ever before, including inviting elementary school students from Kasaoka City, the host city, to watch, and holding junior golf lessons by participating professionals. In addition, Mizuno aims to create an attractive golf tournament unique to Mizuno, with booths where visitors can try out Mizuno products such as the 'JPX ONE' driver released in March, and workshops for making things using scraps and waste materials from the baseball glove manufacturing process.
Gallery tickets will be sold from April 13th (Monday), 2026, on Mizuno's official online store, Lawson Ticket, and Seven Ticket. Furthermore, to allow more people to watch, all days of the tournament will be broadcast live on ABEMA.
▼ 'Road to The Open ~Mizuno Open~' Tournament Website here
URL: https://jpn.mizuno.com/golf/mizunoopen
Tournament Outline (partial, planned)
About Gallery Tickets
Reference Material: Main Qualifiers for the 154th Open Championship
・Top 3 players in this tournament (excluding those already qualified)
・Top 50 players in the world ranking as of the 4th week of May 2026
・Top 5 players in the Federation Ranking as of May 28th, 2026
・Winner of the 2025 Japan Open Golf Championship (Naoyuki Kataoka)
154th Open Championship
(Customer Inquiries) Mizuno Customer Service Center TEL: 0120-320-799
The top three players*1 in this tournament will qualify for the 154th Open Championship (to be held from July 16th to 19th, 2026, at Royal Birkdale GC in Northwest England). In addition, the top amateur player*2 in this tournament will qualify for the R&A-hosted 'Boys’ Amateur Championship' (to be held from August 10th to 15th, 2026, in Scotland). The winner of the 'Boys’ Amateur Championship' will qualify for the following year's Amateur Championship and the final qualifying round for The Open Championship.
*1 Excluding those already qualified *2 Limited to high school students or younger (born on or after January 1st, 2008)
This tournament, which has its roots in the 'Mizuno Golf Tournament' hosted by Mizuno in 1971, has been held as a qualifying event for 'The Open Championship' since 1998.
This 55th anniversary tournament aims to be more deeply rooted in the community than ever before, including inviting elementary school students from Kasaoka City, the host city, to watch, and holding junior golf lessons by participating professionals. In addition, Mizuno aims to create an attractive golf tournament unique to Mizuno, with booths where visitors can try out Mizuno products such as the 'JPX ONE' driver released in March, and workshops for making things using scraps and waste materials from the baseball glove manufacturing process.
Gallery tickets will be sold from April 13th (Monday), 2026, on Mizuno's official online store, Lawson Ticket, and Seven Ticket. Furthermore, to allow more people to watch, all days of the tournament will be broadcast live on ABEMA.
▼ 'Road to The Open ~Mizuno Open~' Tournament Website here
URL: https://jpn.mizuno.com/golf/mizunoopen
Tournament Outline (partial, planned)
About Gallery Tickets
Reference Material: Main Qualifiers for the 154th Open Championship
・Top 3 players in this tournament (excluding those already qualified)
・Top 50 players in the world ranking as of the 4th week of May 2026
・Top 5 players in the Federation Ranking as of May 28th, 2026
・Winner of the 2025 Japan Open Golf Championship (Naoyuki Kataoka)
154th Open Championship
(Customer Inquiries) Mizuno Customer Service Center TEL: 0120-320-799