Qualifiers for all 2024 Signature Events, THE PLAYERS and majors

As the 2022 Masters champion, Scottie Scheffler already was exempt into the major for life, so his second title on Sunday doesn’t do anything for him. It doesn’t even grant him a plus-one to play alongside in the future; well, at least inside the ropes at Augusta National Golf Club for the Masters.

A plus-one to play alongside also defines the imminent math for him and his wife, Meredith. She’s due to deliver the couple’s first child very soon. But even though he didn’t have to withdraw during the first major of the year, had she gone into labor and Scottie jumped on a plane to be with her, it still wouldn’t have cost him anything as it concerns this page.

Scheffler is in all Signature Events, of course, and he was exempt into all of the other majors through 2026 via his 2022 Masters title, so each of those now is extended through 2028. His membership exemption already was extended through to its maximum fifth year to his age-33 season of 2029 as the winner of THE PLAYERS Championship a month ago.

Now speaking of Signature Events, the fifth of eight is ready to go at Harbour Town Golf Links where the RBC Heritage will be contested. It’s a timely reminder that only the golfers who are exempt into all Signature Events are notated below with “SE.”

Otherwise, it’ll be a relatively quiet stretch for qualifiers until the next scheduled exemptions into the PGA Championship are determined on April 29. Refer to REMAINING QUALIFYING CRITERIA for it and all others.

A final note about the Masters …

A traditional conduit for entry into its next edition is a top-12 finish in the tournament. This year, 15 golfers finished inside the top 12, including Scheffler. While it’s possible that the exemption will be invaluable for at least one in 2025, all top-12 finishers in 2023 gained entry through multiple criteria, so it itself wasn’t necessary to compete this year.

NOTE: Golfers are omitted if they recently haven’t competed in majors for which they are eligible (e.g., The Open Championship=Justin Leonard).

SE = All Signature Events
PGA = PGA Championship
US = U.S. Open
OPEN = The Open Championship

Recent Additions

SE -- none
PGA -- none
US -- none
OPEN -- none

REMAINING QUALIFYING CRITERIA

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

SIGNATURE EVENTS

• RBC Heritage (April 18-21)
• Wells Fargo Championship (May 9-12)
• Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (June 6-9)
• Travelers Championship (June 20-23)

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (PGA) at Valhalla Golf Club – May 16-19

• Winners of PGA TOUR events through the final week before the 2024 PGA Championship.
• Top 3 from International Federation Ranking List (April 29).
• Top 20 from PGA Professional Championship (May 1).
• Top 70 from special money list (i.e., "PGA Championship Points") on PGA TOUR from 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge thru 2024 AT&T Byron Nelson (May 5).
• *All 2023 Ryder Cup members inside Top 100 of Official World Golf Ranking (May 6).
• Special exemptions per PGA of America. (This likely will include all golfers from Top 100 of Official World Golf Ranking on May 6.)
• If necessary to complete the field of 156, golfers outside Top 70 from special money list (three lines above) will gain entry in order of position.

U.S. OPEN (US) at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (No. 2) – June 13-16

• Winners of multiple PGA TOUR events that award full FedExCup points allocation since the 2023 U.S. Open.
• Winner of the PGA Championship (May 19).
• Top 5, not otherwise exempt, in the FedExCup at the conclusion of the PGA Championship (May 19).
• Top 2, not otherwise exempt, in the 2023 Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the PGA Championship (May 19).
• Top player, not otherwise exempt, in the 2024 Race to Dubai (May 19).
• Top 60 of Official World Golf Ranking (May 20).
• Final qualifying at one site in Japan (May 20).
• Final qualifying at one site in England (May 20).
• Final qualifying at one site in Texas (May 20).
• Winner of the NCAA Division 1 individual championship, if still an amateur (May 27).
• Final qualifying at one site in Canada (June 3).
• Final qualifying at nine sites in the United States (June 3).
• Top 60 of Official World Golf Ranking (June 10).
• Special exemptions per the USGA.

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (OPEN) at Royal Troon – July 18-21

^ - If a golfer who earns this exemption qualifies via another criterion before May 30, this exemption will be extended to the next eligible golfer from the same tournament and not otherwise exempt into The Open.

• Winner of the PGA Championship (May 19).
• ^Top three, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Mizuno Open (May 26).
• Top 50 of Official World Golf Ranking (May 27).
• Top 5 in the Federation Ranking (May 30).
• Top 3, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the RBC Canadian Open (June 2).
• Top player, not otherwise exempt, who makes the cut at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (June 9).
• Winner of the U.S. Open (June 16).
• Winner of the British Amateur, if still an amateur (June 22).
• Top 2, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the KOLON Korea Open (June 23).
• Top 2, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the KLM Open (June 23).
• Top 5, not otherwise exempt, inside the top 20 in the FedExCup at the conclusion of the Travelers Championship (June 23).
• Winner of the European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (June 29).
• Top 2, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Italian Open (June 30).
• Leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking points accumulated at the St. Andrews Links Trophy (June 9), British Amateur (June 22) and European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (June 29).
• Final Qualifying. Top 4 at each of four sites: Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports, West Lancashire (July 2).
• Top 5, not otherwise exempt, inside the top 20 in the Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the BMW International Open (July 7).
• Top 2, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the John Deere Classic (July 7).
• Top 3, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 14).