Lancashire's Mark Young leads St Andrews qualifiers

Former conservatory fitter Mark Young, from Lancashire, has earned a himself a place at the 144th Open Championship after coming through final qualifying.

Young, who only turned professional in November, will make his Open debut alongside fellow Englishmen Ben Taylor, Paul Kinnear and Alister Balcombe.

County Durham-based Scotsman Robert Dinwiddie and Irishman Paul Dunne are also in the field for the Old Course.

Northamptonshire-based professional Gary Boyd will play in his third Open.

South African Retief Goosen, the twice former US Open champion, came through in a play-off, while there are four other overseas players to book their place at the home of golf.

American Jordan Niebrugge, Australia's Scott Arnold and Swede Pelle Edberg all tied for first place at Hillside, while New Zealand's Ryan Fox qualified alongside 20-year-old Liverpudlian Kinnear after a play-off at Gailes 

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