Angry Oldcorn in danger of missing Open

Andrew Oldcorn, already furious at being denied a place in the Open by a change of rules, was positively seething today after suffering another massive blow to his hopes of playing at Royal Troon.

The Bolton-born Scot won a five-year exemption into the Open when he captured the 2001 Volvo PGA Championship, but that was reduced to three when the Royal and Ancient Club decided to bring in a series of international qualifying competitions.