Australian golfer John Wade has stormed home to book a spot in the upcoming British Open at Muirfield.

Wade shot rounds of 70 and 63 in the final round of local qualifying at Dunbar GC to finish at seven-under 133, tied for second with India’s Shiv Kapur and one shot behind local amateur Grant Forrest.

The top three finishers on Tuesday at each of four qualifying courses near Muirfield all earned spots in the Open which runs from July 18-21.

Fellow Australian Daniel Gaunt just missed out on claiming a spot in the year’s third major.

He shot rounds of 67 and 71 at North Berwick for a total of four-under 138, with five-under being the cut-off.

Scottish star Colin Montgomerie failed to earn a place at the British Open after travelling more than 6000km from the US to take part in qualifying.

Montgomerie drove from Pittsburgh, where he finished ninth on Sunday in the Senior Players Championship, to Newark Airport in New Jersey, and then flew home to Scotland – arriving on Monday.

Montgomerie was tied for second after opening with a 69 at Gullane, only to get caught up in the slow pace of play and shoot 76 in wet afternoon conditions.