South African and former Scottish and Australian Open winner Tim Clark is the latest player to be in doubt for next week’s Open Championship.

However unlike World No. 1 Rory McIlroy Clark is not carrying an injury.

Being born in South Africa Clark needs a visa to enter the UK.

Tim Clark in doubt for next week’s Open Championship as he can’t get a visa into the UK.

Also a two-time PGA Tour winner Clark says the UK is the “hardest place to go” since the country tightened its laws on travel.

“Most places I need a visa, but they make it extremely difficult and I don’t know why,” said Clark.

“The disappointing thing for me is that I tried to start this process six weeks ago and (the R&A) wouldn’t send me a letter.

“I’ve emailed back and forth with them and told them, ‘I’m stuck right now. I can’t come unless there’s something you can do right now.’ I even contacted the Tour to see if there was something they could do, because in my mind there has to be a way where they can get something expressed or a waiver or something, but nothing has come about. So I just can’t go.”

South Africans applying for a UK visa have to go through biometric screenings, and must have a statement of purpose for the visit.

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