Priority Rankings
1. Winners of PGA Championship or U.S. Open
Note: Winners prior to prior to 1970 and in the last five seasons and current season
2. Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship
Rory McIlroy
Scottie Scheffler
Webb Simpson
Note: In the last five seasons and current season
3. Winners of the Masters Tournament
Tiger Woods
Note: In the last five seasons and the current season
4. Winners of The Open Championship
Shane Lowry
Francesco Molinari
Jordan Spieth
Note: In the last five seasons and current season
6. Winners of World Golf Championships events
Billy Horschel
Kevin Kisner
Xander Schauffele
Note: In the last three seasons and the current season
6a. Winners of the Memorial Tournament
Viktor Hovland
Note: Winners of the Memorial Tournament in the last 3 years
6a. Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational
Kurt Kitayama
Note: Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in the last 3 years
6a. Winner - the Genesis Invitational
Adam Scott
Note: Winner of the Genesis Invitational in the last three years
7. Winner of the FedExCup in each of the last five seasons:
9. Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments
Akshay Bhatia
Keegan Bradley
Ryan Brehm
Cameron Champ
Stewart Cink
Corey Conners
Joel Dahmen
Jason Day
Tyler Duncan
Nico Echavarria
Harris English
Tony Finau
Rickie Fowler
Brian Gay
Lanto Griffin
Emiliano Grillo
Nick Hardy
Russell Henley
Lucas Herbert
Jim Herman
Garrick Higgo
Tom Hoge
Mackenzie Hughes
Sungjae Im
Tom Kim
Chris Kirk
Matt Kuchar
Martin Laird
K.H. Lee
Luke List
Taylor Moore
Trey Mullinax
Sebastián Muñoz
Vincent Norrman
J.T. Poston
Chad Ramey
Chez Reavie
Davis Riley
J.J. Spaun
Sepp Straka
Robert Streb
Adam Svensson
Sahith Theegala
Michael Thompson
Brendon Todd
Erik van Rooyen
Matt Wallace
Richy Werenski
Will Zalatoris
Note: Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, within the last two seasons, or during the current season; winners receive an additional season of exemption for each additional win, up to five seasons:
10. Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments as an amateur:
Note: Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments as an amateur, whose victories are considered official, within the last two seasons, or during the current season; winners receive an additional season of exemption for each additional win, up to five seasons:
11. Career Money Exemption
Note: A. Players among the Top 50 in career earning as of the end of the preceding season may elect to use a one-time exemption for the next season B. Players among the Top 25 in career earning as of the end of the preceding season may elect to use a one-time exemption for the next season
12. Sponsor exemptions
Note: Maaximum of eight, which may include amateurs with handicaps of 0 or less), on the following basis: A. Not less than two sponsor invitees shall be PGA TOUR members not otherwise exempt. B. Not less than two of the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals Category, if not all can otherwise be accommodated. NOTE: PGA TOUR members may receive an unlimited number of sponsor invitations. Non-TOUR members may receive a maximum of seven (7) per year.
13. Commissioners Foreign Exemption
Note: Up to two international players designated by the Commissioner
14. The current PGA Club Professional Champion
Note: Eligible for up to 6 open events (3 must be opposite a PGA TOUR event, World Golf Championships event, and The Open Championship), in addition to any sponsor selections. The exemption does not apply to limited-field open events.
15. PGA Section Champion or Player of the Year
Note: Player from the PGA section in which the tournament is played.
16. Open Qualifiers
Note: Four low scorers at Open Qualifying which shall normally be held on Monday of tournament week.
17. Past champions of the particular event
Note: A. Winners prior to July 28, 1970: unlimited exemptions for such events. B. Winners after Jan. 1, 2000: five seasons of exemptions for such events.
18. Life Members
Note: PGA TOUR Members who have won at least 20 co-sponsored events while continually maintaining a competitive scoring average.
19. Top 30 Prior Year FedEx Cup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List
Cameron Young
Scott Stallings
20. Top 125 on Prior Year's FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List
Maverick McNealy
Keith Mitchell
Andrew Putnam
Taylor Pendrith
Mito Pereira
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Brendan Steele
Adam Hadwin
Tommy Fleetwood
Alex Noren
Alex Smalley
John Huh
Beau Hossler
Brandon Wu
Adam Long
Dylan Frittelli
Ryan Palmer
David Lipsky
Adam Schenk
Aaron Rai
Stephan Jaeger
Russell Knox
Kevin Streelman
Mark Hubbard
Peter Malnati
Danny Lee
Hayden Buckley
C.T. Pan
Vince Whaley
Jhonattan Vegas
Nate Lashley
James Hahn
Greyson Sigg
Scott Piercy
Callum Tarren
Chesson Hadley
Nick Watney
Doug Ghim
Kevin Tway
Matthias Schwab
Patton Kizzire
Kramer Hickok
Justin Lower
Doc Redman
Danny Willett
Kelly Kraft
21. Top 125 Nonmember
Note: Players who finished greater than or equal to top 125 on the 2021-2022 PGA TOUR Official Season FedExCup Points List through the Wyndham Championship as non-members:
22. Major Medical Extension:
Bud Cauley
J.B. Holmes
Tyler McCumber
Note: If granted by the Commissioner, if not otherwise eligible, and if needed to fill the field, Special Medical Extension.
23. Three Time Winner on the Korn Ferry Tour
23. Leading Points Winner(s) from the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour / Korn Ferry Tour Finals
Note: Leading Points Winner from the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour using combined points earned on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List and Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List.
24. Leading points winner from Korn Ferry Tour & Korn Ferry Tour Finals medical
25. Top 10 and ties from previous event
Note: Top 10 and ties from previous event, if not otherwise exempt, among those professionals from the previous open tournament whose victory has official status are exempt into the next open tournament whose victory has official status.
26. 2022 Top Finishers Korn Ferry Tour Finals Category reordered based upon year to date FedExCup Points:
Taylor Montgomery
Byeong Hun An
Thomas Detry
Austin Eckroat
Sam Stevens
Ben Taylor
Davis Thompson
David Lingmerth
S.H. Kim
Harry Hall
Joseph Bramlett
Robby Shelton
Will Gordon
Kevin Yu
Ben Martin
Carson Young
Tyson Alexander
MJ Daffue
Harrison Endycott
Paul Haley II
Henrik Norlander
Ludvig Åberg
Ryan Armour
Carl Yuan
Trevor Cone
Brice Garnett
Brent Grant
Erik Barnes
Augusto Núñez
Austin Cook
Kevin Roy
Trevor Werbylo
Scott Harrington
Brandon Matthews
Brian Stuard
Kyle Westmoreland
Anders Albertson
Philip Knowles
Nicholas Lindheim
Bronson Burgoon
Tim Wilkinson
Vince Covello
Note: Note: Periodic reordering shall take place after the conclusion of The RSM Classic and The Genesis Invitational. Thereafter the reorder will occur on the Mondays of the Masters, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday and The Open Championship.
27. 2022 Top Finishers Korn Ferry Tour Finals Category
Note: Top 25 players from the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season and Top 25 players from the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals events
28. 300 Career Cuts
Note: Players who have 300 PGA TOUR Career Cuts Made as of the end of the preceding season may elect to use a one-time exemptions for the next season as long as they have not previously used a Career Money Exemption (Reordered with the above category #26)
29. Top Finishers from the Korn Ferry Tour medical:
Note: NOTE: This category will be reordered with the above category #26.
No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking
Note: The No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking will become a PGA TOUR member and be eligible for all open, full-field events following the conclusion of the NCAA Championship in approximately June of each year. The Ranking includes seniors who meet eligibility criteria. Similar to PGA TOUR University eligibility already in place on the Korn Ferry Tour, this eligibility category will first become available in June of 2023.
30. Players winning three Korn Ferry Tour events in the current season
31. Minor medical extension:
32. 126-150 Prior Season's FEC Points List (Reordered)
Note: Note: Periodic reordering shall take place after the conclusion of The RSM Classic and The Genesis Invitational. Thereafter the reorder will occur on the Mondays of the Masters, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday and The Open Championship.
32a. 126-150 On Prior Season's FedExCup Points List
33. Non-Exempt Major Medical Extension.
34. Reorder category (34-39)
Aaron Baddeley
Nicolai Hojgaard
Ryan Fox
Ryan Gerard
Peter Kuest
Sean O'Hair
Grayson Murray
S.Y. Noh
Chris Stroud
Padraig Harrington
Sung Kang
Jonas Blixt
Luke Donald
Wesley Bryan
William McGirt
Geoff Ogilvy
Fabián Gómez
Tommy Gainey
Ted Potter, Jr.
Greg Chalmers
Derek Lamely
Scott Brown
Camilo Villegas
Ben Crane
Sangmoon Bae
Fred Couples
D.A. Points
Arjun Atwal
D.J. Trahan
Mike Weir
Bo Van Pelt
George McNeill
Ernie Els
Kevin Stadler
Richard Johnson
Note: Note: Periodic reordering shall take place after the conclusion of The RSM Classic and The Genesis Invitational. Thereafter the reorder will occur on the Mondays of the Masters, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday and The Open Championship.
35. Past Champions and Veteran Members - beyond 150 on the previous season's FedExCup Points List.
Robert Garrigus
David Hearn
Johnson Wagner
John Merrick
Ryuji Imada
Omar Uresti
Brian Davis
Jeff Overton
Daniel Chopra
Note: If not otherwise eligible and as needed to fill the field, Past Champion members, Team Tournament Winners, and Veteran members beyond 150th place on the previous season's FedExCup points list in order of their combined official PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour (through Korn Ferry Tour Championship) money in the previous season
36. Past Champion Members.
Tom Kite
Mark O'Meara
Corey Pavin
Kenny Perry
David Toms
Mark Calcavecchia
Steve Stricker
Justin Leonard
Scott Hoch
John Cook
David Frost
Stuart Appleby
K.J. Choi
Fred Funk
Brad Faxon
Lee Janzen
Steve Jones
Jerry Pate
Retief Goosen
John Huston
Joey Sindelar
Mark Brooks
Peter Jacobsen
Hunter Mahan
Jeff Sluman
Rocco Mediate
Steve Pate
Sandy Lyle
Scott Verplank
Carl Pettersson
Tom Lehman
Billy Mayfair
Jesper Parnevik
John Daly
Dan Forsman
Blaine McCallister
Robert Allenby
Chad Campbell
Bob Estes
Stephen Ames
Tim Herron
Steve Flesch
Woody Austin
Heath Slocum
Joe Durant
Billy Andrade
Duffy Waldorf
Carlos Franco
Notah Begay III
Chris DiMarco
Jeff Maggert
John Rollins
Rod Pampling
Ángel Cabrera
Kirk Triplett
Scott McCarron
Bernhard Langer
Cameron Beckman
Rich Beem
Robert Gamez
Darren Clarke
Olin Browne
Gene Sauers
Gary Hallberg
Tom Pernice Jr.
Dudley Hart
Frank Lickliter II
Jonathan Kaye
Tommy Armour III
Y.E. Yang
Will MacKenzie
Paul Stankowski
Len Mattiace
Steven Bowditch
Todd Hamilton
José Coceres
Ted Tryba
Keith Clearwater
Gabriel Hjertstedt
John Inman
Kevin Sutherland
Alex Cejka
Tim Petrovic
Harrison Frazar
Ken Duke
Andres Romero
Glen Day
Dean Wilson
Ted Purdy
Tom Byrum
Neal Lancaster
Dicky Pride
Greg Kraft
Russ Cochran
Billy Hurley III
Chris Smith
Matt Gogel
Grant Waite
Brandel Chamblee
Charlie Beljan
Brad Bryant
Smylie Kaufman
Eric Axley
Willie Wood
Parker McLachlin
Spike McRoy
Mike Heinen
Guy Boros
T.C. Chen
37. Special Temporary Members
Note: If during the course of a PGA TOUR season, a nonmember of the PGA TOUR wins an amount of points (e.g., by playing in PGA TOUR events through sponsor exemptions, Open Qualifying, etc.) equal to the amount won in the preceding season by the 150th finisher on the FedExCup points list, he will be eligible to become a special temporary member for the remainder of the current season.
38. Team Tournament Winners
Note: If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, winners of co-sponsored team championships, in order of the total number of team championship tournaments won. If two or more players are tied based on the number of such tournaments won, the player who is higher on the official PGA TOUR Career Money List shall be eligible.
39. Veteran Members
José María Olazábal
Brett Quigley
Shaun Micheel
Craig Parry
Bill Glasson
Jay Williamson
Marco Dawson
Dick Mast
Note: If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, Veteran members (players who have made a minimum of 150 cuts during their career), in order of their standing on the PGA TOUR Career Money List.