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Mar 11, 2022

Inside the Field: Valspar Championship

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Inside the Field

Inside the Field: Valspar Championship
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    All-time shots from the Valspar Championship

    All-time shots from the Valspar Championship


    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.

    Valspar Championship field list as of Friday, March 11 at 5 p.m. ET:

    Winner of U.S. Open Championship (five-year exemption)
    Dustin Johnson
    Brooks Koepka

    Winner of PGA Championship (five-year exemption)
    Collin Morikawa
    Justin Thomas
    Jimmy Walker
    Gary Woodland

    Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship (five-year exemption)
    Jason Day
    Webb Simpson

    Winner of Masters Tournament (five-year exemption)
    Danny Willett

    Winner of The Open (five-year exemption)
    Shane Lowry
    Francesco Molinari
    Henrik Stenson

    Winner of World Golf Championships event (three-year exemption)
    Abraham Ancer
    Kevin Kisner
    Xander Schauffele
    Bubba Watson

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

    Career money exemption
    Luke Donald
    Bill Haas

    * Sponsor's exemption (Korn Ferry Tour Finals)
    Kurt Kitayama
    Dylan Wu

    Sponsor's exemption (members not otherwise exempt)
    Tommy Fleetwood
    Martin Kaymer

    PGA Club Professional Champion - 6 Events.
    Omar Uresti

    PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year.
    Greg Koch

    Monday qualifiers
    Kiradech Aphibarnrat
    Luke Guthrie
    Blake Kennedy
    Andrew McCain

    Past Champion of respective event
    Adam Hadwin
    Life Member.
    Davis Love III

    # Major medical extension
    Danny Lee
    William McGirt
    Wesley Bryan
    Seung-Yul Noh
    Kelly Kraft
    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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