A Buddhist monk is surprisingly in contention at the Open Championship

At the top of the 2025 Open Championship leaderboard, you'll find household names such as Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton. One name near the top—Sadom Kaewkanjana—isn't as familiar.  That's because Kaewkanjana has never played in a PGA Tour event and hasn't appeared in a major since the 2023 PGA Championship.