Oct. 21, 2009
RESHUFFLE: The Nationwide Tour and q-school graduates were reshuffled on March 2, 2009. Click here to see the new order.
Each PGA TOUR player has earned a position on the priority ranking system that will be used to select tournament fields. The complete ranking system, in order of priority, is as follows:
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| 1. Winner of PGA Championship or U.S. Open prior to 1970 or in the last 10 calendar years: |
| Jack Burke, Jr. |
Retief Goosen |
Arnold Palmer |
| Angel Cabrera |
Lucas Glover |
Padraig Harrington |
| Gary Player |
Billy Casper |
Don January |
| Dow Finsterwald |
Gene Littler |
Vijay Singh |
| Jack Fleck |
Phil Mickelson |
Lee Trevino |
| Ray Floyd |
Bobby Nichols |
Ken Venturi |
| Doug Ford |
Jack Nicklaus |
Tiger Woods |
| Al Geiberger |
Geoff Ogilvy |
Y.E. Yang |
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| 2. Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship in the last 10 calendar years: |
| Stephen Ames |
Sergio Garcia |
| Fred Funk |
Adam Scott |
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| 3. Winners of the Masters Tournament in the last 10 calendar years: |
| Trevor Immelman |
Zach Johnson |
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| 4. Winners of the British Open in the last 10 calendar years: |
| Todd Hamilton |
Stewart Cink |
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| 5. Winners of THE TOUR Championship, beginning in 2005 |
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| 6. Winners of World Golf Championships events, beginning in 2005: |
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| 7. The winner of the FedExCup in each of the last five calendar years. |
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| 8. The leader in PGA TOUR official earnings in each of the last five calendar years: |
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| 9. Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved events (except team events) within the last two calendar years, or during the current year; winners receive an additional year of exemption for each additional win, up to five years: |
| Stuart Appleby |
Charley Hoffman |
Kenny Perry |
| Woody Austin |
J.B. Holmes |
Pat Perez |
| Aaron Baddeley |
Charles Howell III |
Carl Pettersson |
| Brian Bateman |
Ryuji Imada |
Chez Reavie |
| Cameron Beckman |
Dustin Johnson |
Andres Romero |
| Michael Bradley |
Richard S. Johnson |
Rory Sabbatini |
| Jonathan Byrd |
Jerry Kelly |
Brandt Snedeker |
| Mark Calcavecchia |
Anthony Kim |
Steve Stricker |
| Chad Campbell |
Greg Kraft |
David Toms |
| Paul Casey |
Justin Leonard |
D.J. Trahan |
| K.J. Choi |
Davis Love III |
Marc Turnesa |
| Daniel Chopra |
Steve Lowery |
Scott Verplank |
| Will MacKenzie |
Johnson Wagner |
Ryan Palmer |
| Ben Curtis |
Hunter Mahan |
Nick Watney |
| Ernie Els |
Parker McLachlin |
Boo Weekley |
| Steve Flesch |
George McNeill |
Mike Weir |
| Jim Furyk |
Sean O'Hair |
Mark Wilson |
| Brian Gay |
Joe Ogilvie |
John Rollins |
| Paul Goydos |
Bo Van Pelt |
Nathan Green |
| Ryan Moore |
Heath Slocum |
Matt Kuchar |
| Martin Laird |
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| 10a. Players among the top 50 in career earnings as of the end of the preceding calendar year may elect to use a one-time, one-year exemption for the next year: |
| Jeff Sluman |
Bob Estes |
| Jeff Maggert |
David Duval |
| Loren Roberts |
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| 10b. Players among the Top 25 in career earnings as of the end of the preceding calendar year may elect to use this special exemption for a second year, provided that the player remains among the Top 25 on the career money list. |
| Chris DiMarco |
Brad Faxon |
Tom Lehman |
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| 11. Sponsor exemptions (a maximum 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 top 25 finishers and ties from the last Qualifying Tournament, as well as 2-25 from the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list, if not all of them 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 per year.) |
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| 12. Two international players designated by the Commissioner. |
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| 13. The current PGA Club Professional Champion for a maximum of 6 open events (3 must be opposite British Open and World Golf Championships events), in addition to any sponsor selections. |
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| 14. PGA Section Champion or Player of the Year of the Section in which the tournament is played. |
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| 15. Four low scorers at Open Qualifying which shall normally be held on Monday of tournament week. |
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| 16. Past champions of the particular event being contested that week, if cosponsored by the PGA TOUR and the same tournament sponsor (except for Team events), as follows: |
| A. Winners prior to July 28, 1970: unlimited exemptions for such events. |
| B. Winners after July 28, 1970 and prior to Jan. 1, 2000: 10 years of exemptions for such events. |
| C. Winners after Jan. 1, 2000: five years of exemptions for such events. |
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| 17. Life Members (who have been active members of the PGA TOUR for 15 years and have won at least 20 co-sponsored events). |
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| 18. Top 30 on the previous years FedExCup points list. |
| Kevin Sutherland |
Billy Mayfair |
| Dudley Hart |
Tim Clark |
| Robert Allenby |
Briny Baird |
| Ken Duke |
Bubba Watson |
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| 19. Top 125 on previous year's Official Money List: If not exempt under "Special Exemptions," the top 125 PGA TOUR members on the previous years Official Money List, in order of their position: |
| Steve Marino |
Kevin Streelman |
Bill Haas |
| Jeff Quinney |
Dean Wilson |
Lucas Glover |
| Mathew Goggin |
Tom Pernice, Jr. |
Michael Allen |
| Nicholas Thompson |
John Merrick |
Tim Petrovic |
| Bart Bryant |
Steve Elkington |
Scott McCarron |
| Rod Pampling |
John Senden |
Fred Couples |
| Fredrik Jacobson |
J.J. Henry |
Nick O'Hern |
| Charlie Wi |
Troy Matteson |
Corey Pavin |
| Tommy Armour II |
John Mallinger |
Brad Adamonis |
| Tim Wilkinson |
Kevin Na |
Ben Crane |
| Michael Letzig |
Eric Axley |
Ian Poulter |
| Tim Herron |
Alex Cejka |
Peter Lonard |
| Brian Davis |
Jeff Overton |
Luke Donald |
| Cliff Kresge |
Brett Quigley |
Vaughn Taylor |
| Jason Bohn |
Rocco Mediate |
Justin Rose |
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| 20. Players who finished in the Top 125 on the 2007 PGA TOUR Money List as non-members: |
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| 21. Major Medical Extension: If granted by the Commissioner, if not otherwise eligible, and if needed to fill the field, Special Medical Extension. |
| Chris Perry |
Hank Kuehne |
Wes Short Jr. |
| Brett Wetterich |
Jose Maria Olazabal |
Jose Coceres |
| Arron Oberholser |
Kirk Triplett |
Paul Azinger |
| Joey Snyder II |
Chris Couch |
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| 22. Leading Money Winner from 2007 Nationwide Tour. |
| Matt Bettencourt |
Patrick Moore (Medical) |
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| 23. Top 10 and ties among professionals from the previous open tournament whose victory has official status are exempt into the next open tournament whose victory has official status. |
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| 24. Top 25 and ties from the previous years PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, in order of their finish, and players 2-25 on the 2007 Nationwide Tour money list. |
| Harrison Frazar |
Notah Begay II |
Scott Gutschewski |
| Brendon de Jonge |
Rick Price |
Chris Riley |
| James Nitties |
Matthew Borchert |
Spencer Levin |
| Jeff Klauk |
Kris Blanks |
Ted Purdy |
| Derek Fathauer |
Gary Woodland |
Bryce Molder |
| Jarrod Lyle |
David Mathis |
Mathias Gronberg |
| Chris Stroud |
Jason Dufner |
Matt Weibring |
| Bill Lunde |
Casey Wittenberg |
David Berganio, Jr. |
| John Huston |
Troy Kelly |
Ricky Barnes |
| Colt Knost |
D.A. Points |
Aaron Watkins |
| Robert Garrigus |
Jimmy Walker |
Kent Jones |
| Darron Stiles |
Arjun Atwal |
Bob Heintz |
| Greg Chalmers |
Tyler Aldridge |
Jay Williamson |
| Webb Simpson |
Aron Price |
Brian Vranesh |
| Scott Piercy |
Wil Collins |
Duffy Waldorf (medical) |
| James Oh |
Marc Leishman |
Roland Thatcher (medical) |
| Greg Owen |
Leif Olson |
Carl Paulson (medical) |
| Glen Day |
Brendon Todd |
Peter Tomasulo |
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| 25. Nationwide Tour 3-Win Promotion to any player winning 3 times during the current season, in priority determined by the date in which they win their third event. |
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| 26. Minor Medical Extension. |
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| 27. Next 25 members after the Top 125 members from previous years Official Money List. If needed to fill the field, the next 25 PGA TOUR members after the top 125 PGA TOUR members from the previous years Official Money List, in order of their position on the list. |
| Shane Bertsch |
Matt Jones |
Scott Sterling |
| Patrick Sheehan |
Jason Day |
Kevin Stadler |
| Joe Durant |
Steve Allan |
Tag Ridings |
| Charles Warren |
Rich Beem |
Tommy Gainey |
| Bob Tway |
James Driscoll |
Frank Lickliter II |
| Jason Gore |
Jesper Parnevik* |
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| 28. Non-Exempt, Major Medical Extension |
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| 29. Past Champions, Team Tournament Winners and Veteran Members Beyond 150 on Money List: 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 years Money List, in order of their combined official PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour earnings in the previous year. |
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| 30. Past Champion Members: If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, Past Champion members, in order of the total number of cosponsored or approved events won, excluding Team events. If two or more players are tied, the player who is higher on the PGA TOUR Career Money List shall be eligible. |
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| 31. Special Temporary: If during the course of a PGA TOUR season, a nonmember of the PGA TOUR wins an amount of official money (e.g., by playing in PGA TOUR events through sponsor exemptions, Open Qualifying, etc.) equal to the amount won in the preceding year by the 150th finisher on the official money list, he will be eligible for the remainder of the year. |
| Ross Fisher |
Graeme McDowell |
Jeev M. Singh |
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| 32. Team Tournament Winners: 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. |
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| 33. Veteran Members: 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. |
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