2013 Qualifiers for majors, THE PLAYERS, WGCs

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Rob Bolton

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Golfers are omitted if they haven’t recently competed in majors for which they are eligible (e.g. Open Championship -- Greg Norman, Nick Price; PGA -- Paul Azinger, Nick Price).

2 = U.S. Open
3 = Open Championship
4 = PGA Championship
BI = WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Recent Additions

2 -- none
3 -- Scott Brown; Bud Cauley; Brian Davis; Luke Guthrie; Robert Karlsson; Josh Teater; Camilo Villegas; Johnson Wagner
4 -- Sang-moon Bae
BI -- Sang-moon Bae

2013 Qualifiers

Golfer	Qualified
Blake Adams	4
Thomas Aiken	3
Kiradech Aphibarnrat	3, BI
Sang-moon Bae	4, BI
Rich Beem	4
Charlie Beljan	4
Jonas Blixt	4
Keegan Bradley	2, 3, 4, BI
Mark Brooks	4
Mark Brown	3
Scott Brown	3, 4
Angel Cabrera	2, 3, 4
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	3
Mark Calcavecchia	3
Michael Campbell	2
Bud Cauley	3
Roger Chapman	2
Kevin Chappell	2
K.J. Choi	2, 3
Stewart Cink	2, 3, 4
Tim Clark	4
Darren Clarke	2, 3, 4
George Coetzee	3
Nicolas Colsaerts	3, 4*, BI
Fred Couples	3
Ben Curtis	3, 4
John Daly	3, 4
Stephen Dartnall	3
Brian Davis	3
Eduardo de la Riva	3
Luke Donald	2, 3, 4*, BI
Jamie Donaldson	3, 4, BI
Jason Dufner	2, 3, 4*, BI
David Duval	3
Steve Elkington	4
Ernie Els	2, 3, 4
Derek Ernst	4, BI
Nick Faldo	3
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	3, BI
Rickie Fowler	2, 3
Steven Fox	2, 3 (must remain an amateur to compete in both)
Marcus Fraser	3
Hiroyuki Fujita	3
Jim Furyk	2, 3, 4*, BI
Tommy Gainey	4, BI
Stephen Gallacher	BI
Sergio Garcia	2, 3, 4, BI
Robert Garrigus	2, 3
Brian Gay	4, BI
Lucas Glover	2, 3, 4
Retief Goosen	2
Branden Grace	3, BI
Luke Guthrie	3
Todd Hamilton	3
Peter Hanson	3, 4, BI
Justin Harding	3
Padraig Harrington	2, 3, 4
Russell Henley	4, BI
Billy Horschel	4, BI
John Huh	2, 3
Thongchai Jaidee	3
Steven Jeffress	3
Miguel Angel Jimenez	3, BI
Dustin Johnson	2, 3, 4, BI
Zach Johnson	2, 3, 4*, BI
Robert Karlsson	3
Martin Kaymer	2, 3, 4, BI
Kenichi Kuboya	3
Matt Kuchar	2, 3, 4, BI
Martin Laird	4, BI
Paul Lawrie	3, 4*, BI
Tom Lehman	3
Justin Leonard	3
Darryn Lloyd	3
Davis Love III	4
Shane Lowry	3, BI
Sandy Lyle	3
David Lynn	3, 4
Hunter Mahan	2, 3
Matteo Manassero	3, BI
Daisuke Maruyama	3
Hideki Matsuyama	3
Graeme McDowell	2, 3, 4, BI
Rory McIlroy	2, 3, 4, BI
John Merrick	4, BI
Shaun Micheel	4
Phil Mickelson	2, 3, 4, BI
Francesco Molinari	3, 4*, BI
Ryan Moore	2, 3, 4, BI
Alexander Noren	3
Mark O'Meara	3
Geoff Ogilvy	2, 3, 4
Thorbjorn Olesen	3
Louis Oosthuizen	2, 3, 4, BI
John Peterson	2
Carl Pettersson	2, 3, 4
Scott Piercy	2, 3
D.A. Points	4, BI
Daniel Popovic	BI
Ian Poulter	3, 4, BI
Rhys Pugh	3 (must remain an amateur to compete)
Richie Ramsay	3, BI
Justin Rose	2, 3, 4, BI
Brett Rumford	BI
Charl Schwartzel	2, 3, 4, BI
Adam Scott	2, 3, 4, BI
John Senden	2, 3
Peter Senior	3, BI
Marcel Siem	3
Webb Simpson	2, 3, 4, BI
Vijay Singh	3, 4
Brandt Snedeker	2, 3, 4, BI
Kevin Streelman	4, BI
Steve Stricker	2, 3, 4, BI
Toru Taniguchi	3, BI
Josh Teater	3
Michael Thompson	2, 4, BI
David Toms	2, 4
Bo Van Pelt	2, 3
Jaco Van Zyl	BI
Camilo Villegas	3
Johnson Wagner	3
Nick Watney	2, 3, 4, BI
Bubba Watson	2, 3, 4, BI
Tom Watson	3
Michael Weaver	2 (must remain an amateur to compete)
Lee Westwood	2, 3, 4*, BI
Bernd Wiesberger	3
Danny Willett	3
Chris Williams	2, 3 (must remain an amateur to compete in both)
Thaworn Wiratchant	3
Casey Wittenberg	2
Chris Wood	BI
Tiger Woods	2, 3, 4, BI
Ashun Wu	3
Y.E. Yang	2, 3, 4

REMAINING QUALIFYING CRITERIA

Criteria are listed in chronological order where possible. Best estimates are given but all are subject to change.

U.S. OPEN (2) @ Merion Golf Club – June 13-16

• Winner of the BMW PGA Championship (May 26).
• Top 60 from World Ranking on May 27.
• Sectional qualifying - Japan (May 27).
• Sectional qualifying - England (May 27).
• Sectional qualifying - United States (May 27).
• Top 60 from World Ranking on June 10.
• Special exemptions per USGA Executive Committee.

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (3) @ Muirfield – July 18-21

• Winner of BMW PGA Championship (May 26).
• Top 50 from World Ranking on May 27.
• Winner of U.S. Open (June 16).
• Winner of British Amateur (June 22).
• Top 9 from IFQ -- Europe (June 24).
• Top 4, not otherwise exempt, from Mizuno Open on Japan Golf Tour (June 30).
• Top 2, not otherwise exempt, from money list on Japan Golf Tour ending with Mizuno Open. (June 30).
• Top 3 at each of four venues -- LFQ (July 2).
• Top 5 and ties, not otherwise exempt, inside Top 20 in Race to Dubai thru Alstom Open de France (July 7).
• Top 5 and ties, not otherwise exempt, inside Top 20 in FedExCup points thru The Greenbrier Classic (July 7).
• Winner of the Scottish Open (July 14).
• Winner of the John Deere Classic (July 14).

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (4) @ Oak Hill Country Club – August 8-11

• Winners of PGA TOUR events thru the final week before the 2012 PGA Championship.
• Winner of Senior PGA Championship (May 26).
• Winner of U.S. Open (June 16).
• Top 20 from PGA Professional National Championship (June 26).
• Winner of the Open Championship (July 21).
• Top 70 from special money list on PGA TOUR from 2012 WGC-Bridgestone through 2013 RBC Canadian Open (July 28).
• *All 2012 Ryder Cup members, provided they are inside top 100 of World Ranking on July 28.
• Special exemptions per PGA of America. (This will likely include all golfers inside Top 100 of World Ranking on July 28.)
• If necessary, golfers outside Top 70 from special money list (three lines above) will gain entry in order of position to complete the field of 156.

WGC-BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL (BI) @ Firestone Country Club (South Course) - August 1-4

• Winner of Japan Golf Tour Championship (June 23).
• Top 50 from World Ranking on July 22.
• Top 50 from World Ranking on July 29.
• Winners of official tournaments from the Federation Tours with an Official World Golf Ranking strength-of-field rating of 115 points or more.