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2020-21 Qualifiers for majors, THE PLAYERS, WGCs
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October 25, 2020
By Rob Bolton, PGATOUR.COM
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Patrick Cantlay won the 2020 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Ever since Patrick Cantlay returned to competition in earnest in early 2017, it was evident that, if his back cooperated, he’d go on to fulfill the promise that his amateur career projected. Suffice it to say, it’s already been so long since there was any doubt that newer fans to the PGA TOUR have no knowledge of the challenges he faced, both physically and personally.
Cantlay’s consistently strong form over time positions him as highly likely to string together dozens of consecutive starts in majors. His current streak of 11 began with the 2017 PGA Championship. With starts locked up in both Masters in 2020-21 and the PGA Championship, it’s only a matter of time before he adds the second U.S. Open of the season and The Open Championship via his Official World Golf Ranking at worst. He entered the ZOZO slotted at No. 9.
Cantlay also already was on the trajectory to qualify for all of the World Golf Championships this season, but Sunday’s title cements his appearance at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational because the strength-of-field rating at Sherwood was 645.
The three-time PGA TOUR champion born on St. Patrick’s Day is 28 years of age.
NOTE: Golfers are omitted if they recently haven’t competed in majors for which they are eligible (e.g. PGA Championship=David Toms).
TPC = THE PLAYERS Championship
MAS1 = Masters (First edition of the 2020-21 PGA TOUR season)
MAS2 = Masters (Second edition of the 2020-21 PGA TOUR season)
PGA = PGA Championship
US = U.S. Open (Second edition of the 2020-21 PGA TOUR season)
OPEN = The Open Championship
MEX = WGC-Mexico Championship
MP = WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
SJI = WGC-FedEx St. Jude InvitationalRecent Additions
TPC -- none
MAS1 -- none
MAS2 -- Patrick Cantlay
PGA -- Patrick Cantlay
US -- none
OPEN -- none
MEX -- none
MP -- none
SJI -- Patrick Cantlay
Golfer Qualified Byeong Hun An MAS1 Abraham Ancer MAS1, MEX John Augenstein MAS1 (must remain an amateur to compete) Rich Beem PGA Daniel Berger TPC, MAS2, PGA, MEX Christiaan Bezuidenhout MAS1 Keegan Bradley PGA Ángel Cabrera MAS1, MAS2 Rafa Cabrera Bello MAS1 Patrick Cantlay TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA, SJI Paul Casey TPC, MAS1, PGA Cameron Champ TPC, MAS1, PGA, MEX Stewart Cink TPC, MAS2, PGA Corey Conners TPC, MAS1 Fred Couples MAS1, MAS2 Joel Dahmen PGA John Daly PGA Jason Day TPC, MAS1, PGA Bryson DeChambeau TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA, MEX, SJI Jason Dufner TPC, PGA Tyler Duncan TPC, MAS1 Harris English MEX Tony Finau MAS1, PGA, MEX Matthew Fitzpatrick MAS1 Tommy Fleetwood MAS1, PGA* Rickie Fowler TPC, MAS1, PGA* Dylan Frittelli TPC, MAS1 Abel Gallegos MAS1 (must remain an amateur to compete) Sergio Garcia TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA, SJI Lucas Glover MAS1 Lanto Griffin TPC, MAS1, MEX Adam Hadwin MAS1 Justin Harding MAS1 Padraig Harrington PGA Tyrrell Hatton TPC, MAS1, PGA*, MEX, SJI Jim Herman TPC, MAS2, PGA, SJI Max Homa TPC, MAS1 Billy Horschel MAS1, MEX Viktor Hovland TPC, MEX Charles Howell III MAS1 Mackenzie Hughes MEX Sungjae Im TPC, MAS1, MEX Shugo Imahira MAS1 Trevor Immelman MAS1, MAS2 Jazz Janewattananond MAS1 Dustin Johnson TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA, MEX, SJI Zach Johnson TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA Sung Kang TPC, MAS1 Martin Kaymer PGA Jerry Kelly TPC Si Woo Kim TPC, MAS1, PGA Kevin Kisner TPC, MAS1, MEX Brooks Koepka TPC, MAS1, PGA Jason Kokrak TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA, SJI Matt Kuchar MAS1 Martin Laird TPC, MAS2, PGA, SJI Andrew Landry TPC, MAS1 Bernhard Langer MAS1, MAS2 Nate Lashley TPC, MAS1 Marc Leishman TPC, MAS1, MEX Yuxin Lin MAS1 (must remain an amateur to compete) Davis Love III PGA Shane Lowry TPC, MAS1, PGA Sandy Lyle MAS1, MAS2 Hideki Matsuyama TPC, MAS1, MEX Graeme McDowell TPC, MAS1 Rory McIlroy TPC, MAS1, PGA, MEX Shaun Micheel PGA Lukas Michel MAS1 (must remain an amateur to compete) Phil Mickelson TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA Larry Mize MAS1, MAS2 Francesco Molinari TPC, MAS1, PGA Collin Morikawa TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA, MEX, SJI Sebastian Muñoz TPC, MAS1, MEX Kevin Na TPC, MAS1, MEX Joaquin Niemann TPC, MAS1, MEX Alex Noren PGA* Andy Ogletree MAS1 (must remain an amateur to compete in the 2020 Masters) José Maria Olazábal MAS1, MAS2 Thorbjørn Olesen PGA* Louis Oosthuizen MAS1 Charles Osborne MAS2 (must remain an amateur to compete) Ryan Palmer MEX C.T. Pan TPC, MAS1 Victor Perez MAS1 J.T. Poston TPC, MAS1 Ian Poulter MAS1, PGA* Andrew Putnam MAS1 Jon Rahm TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA, MEX, SJI Aaron Rai SJI Chez Reavie TPC, MAS1 Patrick Reed TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA, MEX JC Ritchie MEX Justin Rose TPC, MAS1, PGA Xander Schauffele TPC, MAS1, PGA, MEX Scottie Scheffler MAS1, PGA, MEX Charl Schwartzel MAS1, MAS2 Adam Scott TPC, MAS1, MAS2 Webb Simpson TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA*, MEX Vijay Singh MAS1, MAS2, PGA Cameron Smith TPC, MAS1, MEX Brandt Snedeker MAS1 Jordan Spieth TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA Henrik Stenson TPC, MAS1, PGA Tyler Strafaci MAS2 (must remain an amateur to compete) James Sugrue MAS1 (must remain an amateur to compete) Hudson Swafford TPC, MAS2, PGA Nick Taylor TPC, MAS1 Justin Thomas TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA, MEX, SJI Michael Thompson TPC, MAS2 Brendon Todd TPC, MAS1, MEX Erik van Rooyen MAS1 Daniel van Tonder MEX Jimmy Walker TPC, MAS1, PGA Matt Wallace MAS1 Bubba Watson TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA* Mike Weir MAS1, MAS2 Richy Werenski TPC Lee Westwood MAS1 Bernd Wiesberger MAS1 Danny Willett TPC, MAS1, MAS2 Matthew Wolff TPC, MAS1, PGA Gary Woodland TPC, MAS1, PGA Tiger Woods TPC, MAS1, MAS2, PGA Y.E. Yang PGA REMAINING QUALIFYING CRITERIA
Criteria are listed in chronological order where possible. Best estimates are given but all are subject to change.
MASTERS (MAS1) @ Augusta National Golf Club – Nov. 12-15
• Special invitations to international players per Masters Tournament Committee as its discretion.MASTERS (MAS2) @ Augusta National Golf Club – April 8-11
• Winners of PGA TOUR events that award full FedExCup points allocation for the TOUR Championship from the originally scheduled 2020 Masters (April 9-12) through the week before the 2021 Masters.
• Remaining criteria TBD.PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (PGA) @ The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort – May 20-23
• Winners of PGA TOUR events thru the final week before the 2021 PGA Championship.
• Top 20 from PGA Professional National Championship (TBD).
• Top 70 from special money list (i.e. "PGA Championship Points") on PGA TOUR from 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational/Barracuda Championship thru 2021 Wells Fargo Championship (May 9).
• *All 2018 Ryder Cup members, provided they are inside Top 100 of Official World Golf Ranking (May 10).
• Special exemptions per PGA of America. (This likely will include all golfers inside Top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking on May 10.)
• 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) @ Torrey Pines Golf Course (South) – June 17-20
• TBDTHE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (OPEN) @ Royal St. George's Golf Club – July 15-18
• TBDWGC-MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIP (MEX) @ Club de Golf Chapultepec – Feb. 25-28
• Top 20 from 2020 Race to Dubai (Dec. 13).
• Top 2 from Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt (TBD).
• Top 2 from Asian Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt (TBD).
• Top 2 from Australasian Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt (TBD).
• Top 10 from 2021 Race to Dubai (TBD).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (Feb. 15).
• Highest-ranked golfer from Mexico in the Official World Golf Ranking. If already eligible, the second-highest-ranked inside the Top 300 of the OWGR (Feb. 15).
• Top 10 in FedExCup points (Feb. 22).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (Feb. 22).
• If necessary to complete the field of 72, golfers outside the Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking on Feb. 22 will gain entry in order of position.THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP (TPC) @ TPC Sawgrass (Stadium) – March 11-14
• Winners of PGA TOUR events thru the final week before THE PLAYERS.
• Top 125 in FedExCup points from the start of the 2019-20 season thru the 2021 WGC-Mexico Championship/Puerto Rico Open. Points in the 2020 Playoffs are weighted the same as a WGC (Feb. 28).
• Top 10 in FedExCup points in 2020-21 only (March 1).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (March 1).
• If necessary to complete the field of 144, golfers outside the Top 10 in FedExCup points in 2020-21 only on March 1 will gain entry in order of position.WGC-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY (MP) @ Austin Country Club – March 24-28
• Top 64 inside Top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking (March 15).WGC-FEDEX ST. JUDE INVITATIONAL (SJI) @ TPC Southwind – Aug. 5-8
• Winners of official tournaments from the Federation Tours with an Official World Golf Ranking strength-of-field rating of 115 points or more.
• Winner of undetermined Asian Tour event (TBD).
• Winner of undetermined Australasian Tour event (TBD).
• Winner of undetermined Japan Golf Tour event (TBD).
• Winner of undetermined Sunshine Tour event (TBD).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (July 26).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (Aug. 2).
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