Here’s a look at all 16 LIV Golf members at the British Open. Is this the last time we care?

Perhaps the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool will be the final time there will be a clear distinction between two sets of competitors: those who are in the LIV Golf League and those who are not.

There will be 16 members of LIV Golf in the field this week when the Open begins on Thursday. That’s nearly one-quarter of the entire LIV Golf membership and barring any withdrawals, will tie for the second-most LIV players in one of the four major championships this year.

There were 18 LIV players who qualified for the Masters but two withdrew, Kevin Na and Louis Oosthuizen. The PGA Championship had 17 LIV players and the U.S. Open had 15.

Leading the LIV pack will be four past champions, defending champion Cameron Smith of Ponte Vedra Beach, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen and Henrik Stenson.

By the time the 2024 Masters hits the calendar, it’s hopeful that the tentative peace and pending agreement between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (which bankrolls LIV) will have been finalized and its players allowed back on the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour.

Until then, LIV players are still barred from playing on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour and have only been able to play on the same course with them in the majors.

Here are the LIV players who qualified for the Open Championship:

Abraham Ancer

Abraham Ancer throws a glove in the air on the 10th tee prior to the Mexico Open at Vidanta on April 27, 2022 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Open record: Four appearances, two cuts made.

Best finish: Tie for 11th in 2022.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: First appearance.

Richard Bland

Richard Bland of Cleeks GC plays his second shot on the 18th hole during day one of LIV Golf – AndalucÌa at Real Club Valderrama on June 30, 2023, in Cadiz, Spain. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

Open record: Four appearances two cuts made.

Best finish: Tie for 22nd, 2017.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: First appearance.

Laurie Canter

Laurie Canter readies to hit his tee shot on the 7th hole during the third round of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK. Gray Siegel/Cal Sport Media (Credit Image: © Gray Siegel/CSM via ZUMA Press Wire) (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

Open record: Three appearances, two cuts made.

Best finish: Tie for 37th, 2017.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: First appearance.

Bryson DeChambeau

Bryson DeChambeau walks on the 15th hole during a practice round of The Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Liverpool. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Open record: Five appearances, two cuts made.

Best finish: Tie for eighth, 2022.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: First appearance.

Talor Gooch

Talor Gooch (USA) on the 18th hole during the first round of the LIV Golf London golf tournament at Centurion Club. Mandatory Credit: Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports

Open record: Two appearances, two cuts made.

Talor Gooch was the first player to win three LIV Golf events.
Best finish: Tie for 33rd, 2021.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: First appearance.

Branden Grace

Branden Grace watches his tee shot during the final round of a LIV Golf event at Cedar Ridge Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Joey Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Open record: 10 appearances, eight cuts made.

Best finish: Tie for sixth, 2017.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: Tie for 36th, 2014.

Dustin Johnson

Tommy Fleetwood (left) and Dustin Johnson smile before teeing off on the first hole during the final round of the 150th Open Championship golf tournament at St. Andrews Old Course. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)

Open record: 13 appearances, 11 cuts made.

Best finish: Tie for 2nd, 2011.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: Tie for 12th, 2014

Brooks Koepka

Brooks Koepka tees off on the 18th hole during the second round of the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews Old Course. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)

Open record: Eight appearances, six cuts made.

Best finish: Tie for fourth, 2019.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: Tie for 67th, 2014.

Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson gestures as he holds the Claret Jug after winning the 2013 British Open at Muirfield in Scotland. (Photo: Matt Dunham/Associated Press)

Open record: 28 appearances, 20 cuts made.

Best finish: Won in 2013.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: Tie for 23rd, 2014.

Joaquin Niemann

Joaquin Niemann takes a shot on the 17th hole during the second round of the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews Old Course. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)

Open record: Three appearances, two cuts made.

Best finish: Tied for 53rd, 2022.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: First appearance.

Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen during a practice round for the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews Old Course. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)

Open record: 12 appearances, five cuts made.

Best finish: Won in 2010.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: Tie for 36th, 2014

Thomas Pieters

Jul 20, 2019; Portrush, IRL; Thomas Pieters hits his tee shot on the 5th hole during the third round of The Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club – Dunluce Course. Mandatory Credit: Ian Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

Open record: Five appearances, five made cuts.

Best finish: Tie for 28th, 2018.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: First appearance.

Patrick Reed

Patrick Reed walks from 18th tee during his third round on day 3 of The 150th British Open Golf Championship on The Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

Open record: Eight starts, five made cuts.

Best finish: 10th, 2019.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: Missed cut, 2014.

Charl Schwartzel

Jul 18, 2018; Carnoustie, Angus, SCT; Young fan Reece Kerrian shakes hands with Gary Matthews (Charl Schwartzel ‘s caddie) after the youngster was taken from the crowd and helped Martin Kaymer hole a putt on the 18th green during a practice round of The Open Championship golf tournament at Carnoustie Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports

Open record: 14 appearances, eight made cuts.

Best finish: Tie for seventh, 2014.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: Tie for seventh, 2014.

Cameron Smith

Cameron Smith on the seventeenth green on preview day of The Open at the Royal Liverpool, Wirral. Picture date: Sunday July 16, 2023. 73020995 (Press Association via AP Images)

Open record: Five appearances, four made cuts.

Best finish: Won in 2022.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: First appearance.

Henrik Stenson

Henrik Stenson of Sweden tees off on the 18th hole during Day Two of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course on July 15, 2022 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Open record: 17 appearances, 13 made cuts.

Best finish: Won in 2016.

Best finish at Royal Liverpool: Tie for 39th, 2014.