The following players earned exemptions to the 132nd Open Championship courtesy of being the first seven in the top 25 of the cumulative money list from the Volvo PGA Championship to The Barclays Scottish Open:
1 Ian Poulter
2 Alastair Forsyth
3 Philip Golding
4 Søren Kjeldsen
5 Greg Owen
6 David Howell
7 Mark McNulty
The following eight players also earned exemptions to the 132nd Open Championship as the leading eight players not otherwise exempt from The Barclays Scottish Open:
1 Gary Murphy
2 Mark Roe
3 Iain Pyman
4 Charl Schwartzel
5 David Lynn
6 Nick O'Hern
7 Rolf Muntz
8 Raphaël Jacquelin
