Mar 25, 2022

Inside the Field: Valero Texas Open

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Inside the Field

Inside the Field: Valero Texas Open
All-time shots from the Valero Texas Open

All-time shots from the Valero Texas Open


The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories.

Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with 'reshuffle' notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred.

Valero Texas Open field list as of Friday, March 25 at 5 p.m. ET:

Winner of U.S. Open Championship (five-year exemption)
Bryson DeChambeau
Gary Woodland

Winner of PGA Championship (five-year exemption)
Jimmy Walker

Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship (five-year exemption)
Jason Day
Si Woo Kim
Rory McIlroy

Winner of Masters Tournament (five-year exemption)
Hideki Matsuyama

Winner of The Open (five-year exemption)
Jordan Spieth
Henrik Stenson

Winner of World Golf Championships event (three-year exemption)
Abraham Ancer

Winner of Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament and Genesis Invitational (three-year exemption)
Scottie Scheffler

Career money exemption
Luke Donald
Bill Haas
Nick Watney

Sponsor's exemption (members not otherwise exempt)
Martin Kaymer
Camilo Villegas

Sponsor's exemption (unrestricted)
Ludvig Aberg
Logan McAllister
Guido Migliozzi

Designated sponsor's exemption
Takumi Kanaya
Min Woo Lee
Robert MacIntyre

PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year
Ben Kern

Past Champion of respective event
Kevin Chappell

# Major medical extension
Danny Lee
William McGirt
Seung-Yul Noh
Jonas Blixt

Korn Ferry Tour Points winners (The 25 and The Finals 25)
Stephan Jaeger
Joseph Bramlett

Three-Victory Promotion via Korn Ferry Tour
Mito Pereira

The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories.

Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with 'reshuffle' notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred.

* = If all prior year Korn Ferry Tour graduates are eligible for event, exemptions become unrestricted

# = Latest medical extension information can be found here.

$ = Category breakdown can be found here.

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