Each
PGA TOUR player has earned a position on the priority ranking system
that will be used to select tournament fields in 2013. The complete
ranking system, in order of priority, is as follows:
1. Winner of PGA Championship or U.S. Open prior to 1970 or in the last five calendar years:
Keegan Bradley
Lucas Glover
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Burke, Jr.
Padraig Harrington
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Don January
Gary Player
Dow Finsterwald
Martin Kaymer
Webb Simpson
Jack Fleck
Gene Littler
Lee Trevino
Raymond Floyd
Graeme McDowell
Ken Venturi
Doug Ford
Rory McIlroy
Tiger Woods
Al Geiberger
Bobby Nichols
Y.E. Yang
2. Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship in the last five calendar years and current year:
K.J. Choi
Sergio Garcia
Henrik Stenson
Tim Clark
Matt Kuchar
3. Winners of the Masters in the last five calendar years and current year:
Angel Cabrera
Phil Mickelson
Adam Scott
Trevor Immelman
Charl Schwartzel
Bubba Watson
4. Winners of the British Open in the last five calendar years and current year:
Stewart Cink
Ernie Els
Louis Oosthuizen
5. Winners of THE TOUR Championship in the last three years and current year
Jim Furyk
Bill Haas
Brandt Snedeker
6. Winners of World Golf Championships events in the last three years and current year:
Luke Donald
Ian Poulter
Nick Watney
Hunter Mahan
Justin Rose
7. Leader from the final FedExCup Points List in each of the last five calendar years:
Vijay Singh
8. Leader from the final PGA TOUR Money List in each of the last five calendar years:
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:
Stephen Ames
J.J. Henry
Carl Pettersson
Aaron Baddeley
Billy Horschel
Scott Piercy
Sang-Moon Bae
John Huh
D.A. Points
Charlie Beljan
Jonas Blixt
Fredrik Jacobson
Ted Potter, Jr.
Michael Bradley
Zach Johnson
Rory Sabbatini
Scott Brown
Dustin Johnson
Scott Stallings
Jonathan Byrd
Chris Kirk
Kyle Stanley
Ben Crane
Martin Laird
Brendan Steele
Ben Curtis
Marc Leishman
Kevin Streelman
Jason Dufner
George McNeill
Steve Stricker
Derek Ernst
Bryce Molder
Michael Thompson
Rickie Fowler
Ryan Moore
David Toms
Harrison Frazar
Kevin Na
Jhonattan Vegas
Tommy Gainey
Sean O'Hair
Johnson Wagner
Brian Gay
Geoff Ogilvy
Mark Wilson
Russell Henley
Kenny Perry
Gary Woodland
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:
Stuart Appleby
Scott Hoch
10b. Players among the Top 25 in career earnings as of the end of the preceding calendar year may elect to use this special one-time exemption for the next year:
Jerry Kelly
Justin Leonard
Mike Weir
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 four of the top 25 finishers and ties from the last Qualifying Tournament, as well as 2-25 from the 2012 Web.com Tour money list, if not all of them can otherwise be accommodated which shall be filled from their current order within the Top 25 and ties from Qualifying Tournament / 2-25 Web.com Tour Money List category. (Note: PGA TOUR members may receive an unlimited number of sponsor invitations. Non-TOUR members may receive a maximum of seven per year.)
12. Two international players designated by the Commissioner.
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.
Matt Dobyns
14. PGA Section Champion or Player of the Year of the Section in which the tournament is played.
15. Four low scorers at Open Qualifying which shall normally be held on Monday of tournament week.
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.
17. Life Members (who have been active members of the PGA TOUR for 15 years and have won at least 20 co-sponsored events).
Davis Love III
Greg Norman
Tom Watson
18. Top 30 on the previous years FedExCup points list.
Lee Westwood
Bo Van Pelt
Robert Garrigus
John Senden
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:
Brendon de Jonge
William McGirt
Bob Estes
Matt Every
Cameron Tringale
Andres Romero
Charlie Wi
Troy Matteson
Chris Stroud
Bud Cauley
Harris English
Chad Campbell
Jimmy Walker
J.B. Holmes
Boo Weekley
Seung-Yul Noh
Greg Chalmers
Colt Knost
Kevin Stadler
Greg Owen
Ricky Barnes
Ken Duke
John Mallinger
Jason Bohn
Ryan Palmer
Brian Harman
Troy Kelly
John Rollins
Jason Day
Will Claxton
Brian Davis
Daniel Summerhays
Roberto Castro
Charles Howell III
John Merrick
Jason Kokrak
Spencer Levin
Pat Perez
David Mathis
Charley Hoffman
Graham DeLaet
James Driscoll
Dicky Pride
Martin Flores
Jeff Maggert
Tom Gillis
David Hearn
Tim Herron
Blake Adams
Josh Teater
Kevin Chappell
Jeff Overton
Robert Allenby
20. Players who finished in the Top 125 on the 2012 PGA TOUR Money List as non-members:
David Lynn
Peter Hanson
Ryo Ishikawa
Nicolas Colsaerts
21. Major Medical Extension: If granted by the Commissioner, if not otherwise eligible, and if needed to fill the field, Special Medical Extension.
Retief Goosen
Paul Goydos
Hank Kuehne
Anthony Kim
Joey Snyder III
Kris Blanks
Steve Marino
Dudley Hart
Joe Ogilvie
Scott Verplank
Kevin Sutherland
Jose Coceres
Arron Oberholser
Briny Baird
Wes Short, Jr.
Jesper Parnevik
22. Leading Money Winner from 2012 Web.com Tour.
Casey Wittenberg
23. Leading money winner from Web.com Tour medical
Patrick Moore
24. 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.
25. Top 25 and ties from Q-school/players 2-25 on the Web.com Tour prior year money list:
Luke Guthrie
James Hahn
Brian Stuard
Richard H. Lee
David Lingmerth
Erik Compton
Matt Jones
Scott Langley
Justin Hicks
Fabian Gomez
Nicholas Thompson
Ben Kohles
D.H. Lee
Robert Karlsson
Brad Fritsch
Robert Streb
Patrick Reed
Ross Fisher
Bobby Gates
Henrik Norlander
Doug LaBelle II
Shawn Stefani
Justin Bolli
Tag Ridings
Steve LeBrun
Luke List
Aaron Watkins
Scott Gardiner
Darron Stiles
Cameron Percy
Chez Reavie
Morgan Hoffmann
Steven Bowditch
Lee Williams
Alistair Presnell
Jin Park
Michael Letzig
Jim Herman
Neal Lancaster
Jeff Gove
Eric Meierdierks
Andrew Svoboda
Paul Haley II
Andres Gonzales
Donald Constable
Jarrod Lyle
David Berganio, Jr.
Joe Affrunti
NOTES: In alternating order beginning with first place at Q-School.
Reordered after the eighth tournament; Mondays of the Masters, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open and British Open.
26. QualifyingTournament/Web.com Tour medical:
NOTE: This category will be reordered with the above category (No. 25).
27. Players winning three Web.com Tour events in the current year:
28. Minor medical extension:
Chris Couch
29.Twenty-five finishers beyond 125th place on prior year's money list (126-150):
Rod Pampling
Bill Lunde
Camilo Villegas
Billy Mayfair
Tim Petrovic
Nick O'Hern
Gary Christian
Vaughn Taylor
John Daly
Alexandre Rocha
Heath Slocum
Brendon Todd
D.J. Trahan
Russell Knox
30.Nonexempt, major medical/family crisis:
Steve Flesch
Scott McCarron
31. Reorder Categories 32-36
Jordan Spieth
Thorbjorn Olesen
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
Fred Couples
Brandt Jobe
Chris DiMarco
Bernhard Langer
Matt Bettencourt
Nathan Green
Lee Janzen
Joe Durant
Ryuji Imada
Jose Maria Olazabal
Bart Bryant
Russ Cochran
Sandy Lyle
Duffy Waldorf
Dean Wilson
Glen Day
Paul Casey
NOTE: Categories 32-36 are reordered Mondays of the Masters, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open and British Open.
32. 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 Web.com Tour earnings in the previous year.
Arjun Atwal
Michael Allen
Tom Lehman
Cameron Beckman
Glen Day
Fred Funk
Rocco Mediate
Shaun Micheel
Willie Wood
Chris Riley
Jason Gore
Robert Gamez
Woody Austin
Will MacKenzie
Kirk Triplett
Alex Cejka
Richard S. Johnson
David Duval
Todd Hamilton
Garrett Willis
Brett Quigley
Daniel Chopra
Brett Wetterich
Len Mattiace
Skip Kendall
Marco Dawson
Craig Barlow
Rich Beem
Kent Jones
Ted Purdy
Derek Lamely
Omar Uresti
Gene Sauers
Tom Pernice Jr.
Peter Lonard
Jose Maria Olazabal
Frank Lickliter II
Paul Stankowski
Andre Stolz
Mark Calcavecchia
Robert Damron
Mark Brooks
Marc Turnesa
Guy Boros
Steve Lowery
Corey Pavin
Eric Axley
Carlos Franco
Andrew Magee
Grant Waite
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. 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.
36. 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.
