NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE R&A

Withdrawn Competitors
The following competitors have withdrawn from The Open Championship.

Hart, Dudley, USA 29.06.09 No replacement
Karlsson, Robert, Sweden 07.07.09 No replacement
Wilkinson, Tim, New Zealand 07.07.09 No replacement
Immelman, Trevor, South Africa 08.07.09 Replaced by Mathew Goggin (Australia)
Mickelson, Phil, USA 11.07.09 Replaced by Ben Crane (USA)

Reserves:
Steve Marino (USA) is now Reserve 1 and will be in attendance.
Rod Pampling (Australia) is Reserve 2.
Thomas Levet (France) is Reserve 3.
John Senden (Australia) is Reserve 4.

The Open Championship will take place next week from 16-19 July.