World No.92 Jones and Pike qualified to play at Royal St George's via last year's national Open, held at The Australian Golf Club in December.

Queenslander Pike, ranked World No.422, posted a final-round 69 to finish in a tie for third to book his maiden appearance at the game’s oldest major.

However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Open, which was due to be played from July 16-19, was cancelled for 2020.

The Australian duo can breathe a sigh of relief with the PGA Tour confirming to its members, including Jones, that all players who had secured an Open berth as of April 6 would remain eligible for the tournament in 2021.

The field for the rescheduled Masters (November 12-15) has been set using those players already invited while qualifying for the US Open (September 18-21) is still being determined.

RIGHT: Pike finished T3 at the Emirates Australian Open last year to qualify for the Open Championship at Royal St George’s. PHOTO: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images.

Qualifying for the US PGA Championship (August 6-9) will be based on the PGA points list as of July 26.

The PGA Tour remains hopeful of resuming play, with or without fans, at the Charles Schwab Challenge on May 21 at the Colonial Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

But the memo to players said the Tour would be guided by advice from health and government officials.

Once a decision on a restart date is made, the Tour said it would give its players as much notice as possible.

"At a minimum, it is our hope to give the membership at least three to four weeks' notice before restarting the season," the memo said.

"We understand many of you may be impacted by travel restrictions and/or the inability to practise in your area, thus we want to be able to give you as much time as possible to allow you to come back fully prepared."

- Melissa Woods, Australian Associated Press