Michael Kim has expressed displeasure with the updated rule at the Open Championship. As per the latest ruling, one spot might remain vacant until filled by the qualifiers.On Sunday, March 9, Corey Conners earned an Open Championship spot after finishing third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated reported that the Canadian golfer earned the berth at Royal Portrush by being the highest unexempted finisher at Bay Hill. He also mentioned the updated rule, which might affect the qualifications of others."If he (Conners) is among the top 50 in OWGR following the PGA Championship (he is currently 50th), he will qualify based on that, and his spot from API will not be replaced. (This is a change from last year)," he added.Michael Kim didn't look happy with the change and expressed his disappointment in reply."Booo," he wrote.Notably, Kim, who finished fourth on Sunday, was the next-best finisher and would have earned the Open Championship exemption by the past rule if Conners had qualified via OWGR.On Sunday, Kim made his third top-ten finish of the season in eight starts. He also tied for runner-up at the 2025 WM Phoenix Open and finished T6 at the Cognizant Classic. This is significant progress from last year, when he had just two top-ten finishes in 30 starts.Who has qualified for the Open Championship so far? List exploredCorey Conners is the latest player to earn the Open berth (Image Source: Imagn)Here's a look at the players who have already qualified for the Open Championship 2025:Ludvig AbergByeong Hun AnJose Luis Ballester (a)Christiaan BezuidenhoutAkshay BhatiaKeegan BradleyDaniel BrownSam BurnsLaurie CanterPatrick CantlayK J ChoiStewart CinkLuke Clanton (a)Wyndham ClarkDarren ClarkeCorey ConnersBen CurtisJohn DalyBryson DeChambeauDavid DuvalErnie ElsDarren FichardtTony FinauMatt FitzpatrickTommy FleetwoodRyan FoxJulien GuerrierTodd HamiltonBrian HarmanPadraig HarringtonJustin HastingsTyrrell HattonRussell HenleyTom HogeRasmus HojgaardBilly HorschelRikuya HoshinoViktor HovlandSungjae ImShugo ImahiraDustin JohnsonZach JohnsonRyggs JohnstonMatthew JordanChris KirkBrooks KoepkaRomain LangasqueThriston LawrencePaul LawrieMarc LeishmanJustin LeonardShane LowryCurtis LuckRobert MacIntyreMatteo ManasseroHideki MatsuyamaRory McIlroyTom McKibbinPhil MickelsonGuido MigliozziFrancesco MolinariCollin MorikawaDylan NaidooBryan NewmanJoaquin NiemannNiklas NorgaardThorbjorn OlesenLouis OosthuizenMatthieu PavonRyan PeakeTaylor PendrithMarco PengeJon RahmAaron RaiJustin RoseAntoine RoznerXander SchauffeleScottie SchefflerAdam ScottCameron SmithJordan SmithSebastian SoderbergJordan SpiethHenrik StensonSepp StrakaJustin SuhJesper SvenssonSahith TheegalaJustin ThomasMatt WallacePaul WaringTiger Woods