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A former Open volunteer could punch ticket to St. Andrews at John Deere Classic

Callum Tarren isn’t just chasing his first career PGA Tour victory on Sunday at the John Deere Classic. He’s also trying to punch his ticket into the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews.

The 31-year-old Englishman sits solo fifth on the leaderboard at TPC Deere Run and is a shot out of position to grab one of three Open exemptions available to players who are not otherwise exempt and finish among the top 10 and ties.

Three spots are also available out of this week’s Irish Open.

Currently, Tarren and the rest of the players in the top 10, including three-shot leader J.