2025 Priority Ranking
- Wyndham Clark
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Raymond Floyd
- Al Geiberger
- Collin Morikawa
- Bobby Nichols
- Jack Nicklaus
- Gary Player
- Xander Schauffele
- Justin Thomas
- Lee Trevino
- Gary Woodland
Winners prior to prior to 1970 and in the last five seasons and current season
- Rory McIlroy
- Scottie Scheffler
In the last five seasons and current season
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Tiger Woods
In the last five seasons and the current season
- Brian Harman
- Shane Lowry
In the last five seasons and current season
- Sam Burns
In the last three seasons and the current season
- Billy Horschel
- Viktor Hovland
Winners of the Memorial Tournament in the last 3 years
- Russell Henley
- Kurt Kitayama
Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in the last 3 years
- Ludvig Åberg
- Jon Rahm
Winner of The Genesis Invitational in the last three years
- Patrick Cantlay
- Akshay Bhatia
- Keegan Bradley
- Brian Campbell
- Rafael Campos
- Corey Conners
- Cam Davis
- Jason Day
- Thomas Detry
- Nick Dunlap
- Nico Echavarria
- Austin Eckroat
- Harris English
- Tony Finau
- Rickie Fowler
- Brice Garnett
- Lucas Glover
- Chris Gotterup
- Ben Griffin
- Emiliano Grillo
- Harry Hall
- Nick Hardy
- Garrick Higgo
- Joe Highsmith
- Lee Hodges
- Max Homa
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Stephan Jaeger
- Si Woo Kim
- Tom Kim
- Chris Kirk
- Patton Kizzire
- Jake Knapp
- Min Woo Lee
- Luke List
- Robert MacIntyre
- Peter Malnati
- Matt McCarty
- Maverick McNealy
- Francesco Molinari
- Taylor Moore
- Vincent Norrman
- Andrew Novak
- Matthieu Pavon
- Taylor Pendrith
- J.T. Poston
- Seamus Power
- Aaron Rai
- Davis Riley
- Justin Rose
- Jordan Spieth
- Sepp Straka
- Adam Svensson
- Nick Taylor
- Sahith Theegala
- Davis Thompson
- Erik van Rooyen
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Karl Vilips
- Camilo Villegas
- Matt Wallace
- Kevin Yu
- Webb Simpson
Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, within the last two seasons, or during the current season; winners receive an additional season of exemption for each additional win, up to five seasons:
No players exempt in this category
- Kevin Kisner
- Ryan Palmer
- Brandt Snedeker
A. Players among the Top 50 in career earning as of the end of the preceding season may elect to use a one-time exemption for the next season B. Players among the Top 25 in career earning as of the end of the preceding season may elect to use a one-time exemption for the next season
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Maaximum 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 two of the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals Category, if not all can otherwise be accommodated. NOTE: PGA TOUR members may receive an unlimited number of sponsor invitations. Non-TOUR members may receive a maximum of seven (7) per year.
No players exempt in this category
- Ben Polland
Eligible for up to 6 open events (3 must be opposite a PGA TOUR event, World Golf Championships event, and The Open Championship), in addition to any sponsor selections. The exemption does not apply to limited-field open events.
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
- Vijay Singh
PGA TOUR Members who have won at least 20 co-sponsored events while continually maintaining a competitive scoring average.
- Adam Scott
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Adam Schenk
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Byeong Hun An
- Sungjae Im
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Tom Hoge
- Denny McCarthy
- Will Zalatoris
- Cameron Young
- Adam Hadwin
- Alex Noren
- Eric Cole
- Max Greyserman
- Patrick Rodgers
- Brendon Todd
- Mark Hubbard
- Victor Perez
Top 70 on Prior Years FedExCup Points List through the TOUR Championship
- Beau Hossler
- Justin Lower
- Doug Ghim
- Keith Mitchell
- Patrick Fishburn
- Andrew Putnam
- Rico Hoey
- Carson Young
- Sam Stevens
- Charley Hoffman
- Ryo Hisatsune
- Chandler Phillips
- Matti Schmid
- J.J. Spaun
- David Lipsky
- Ben Kohles
- Daniel Berger
- C.T. Pan
- Vince Whaley
- Michael Kim
- K.H. Lee
- Mac Meissner
- Greyson Sigg
- Nicolai Højgaard
- Matt Kuchar
- Chan Kim
- Jacob Bridgeman
- Ben Silverman
- Chad Ramey
- Nate Lashley
- Ryan Fox
- Henrik Norlander
- Alex Smalley
- David Skinns
- Sami Valimaki
- Joel Dahmen
- Sam Ryder
No players exempt in this category
- Bud Cauley
- Aaron Wise
- Scott Stallings
- Michael Thompson
- Trey Mullinax
- Danny Willett
- Will Gordon
- Tyler McCumber
- Ben Martin
- John Huh
- David Lingmerth
If granted by the Commissioner, if not otherwise eligible, and if needed to fill the field, Special Medical Extension.
- Rasmus Højgaard
The leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the season ending's DP World Tour Race to Dubai Rankings.
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
- Michael Thorbjornsen
No players exempt in this category
- Ryan Gerard
- Aldrich Potgieter
- Danny Walker
- Isaiah Salinda
- Alejandro Tosti
- Max McGreevy
- Kris Ventura
- Jesper Svensson
- Steven Fisk
- Kevin Roy
- Lanto Griffin
- Ricky Castillo
- Thorbjørn Olesen
- Jackson Suber
- Quade Cummins
- Jeremy Paul
- Will Chandler
- Paul Peterson
- William Mouw
- Frankie Capan III
- Harry Higgs
- Matteo Manassero
- John Pak
- Noah Goodwin
- Niklas Norgaard
- Kevin Streelman
- Antoine Rozner
- Norman Xiong
- Aaron Baddeley
- Matthew Riedel
- Takumi Kanaya
- Philip Knowles
- Mason Andersen
- Rikuya Hoshino
- Taylor Dickson
- Kevin Velo
- Kaito Onishi
- Thomas Rosenmueller
- Cristobal Del Solar
- Trevor Cone
- Thriston Lawrence
- Tim Widing
- Vince Covello
- Hayden Buckley
- Braden Thornberry
- Paul Waring
- Tom McKibbin
- Bronson Burgoon
- Harrison Endycott
- Brian Gay
- Jimmy Stanger
- Nicholas Lindheim
- Anders Albertson
- Parker Coody
- Brandon Matthews
Note: Periodic reordering shall take place on the Mondays of the Masters and after then Wyndham Championship
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
- Scott Gutschewski
- Zach Johnson
- Hayden Springer
- Joseph Bramlett
- Dylan Wu
- Trace Crowe
- Taylor Montgomery
- Zac Blair
- Matt NeSmith
- Wesley Bryan
- Pierceson Coody
- James Hahn
- Cameron Champ
- Austin Cook
- Scott Piercy
- Robby Shelton
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart
- Tyler Duncan
- Kevin Tway
- George McNeill
- Nick Watney
- Jonathan Byrd
- Chez Reavie
- Troy Merritt
- Tommy Gainey
- Carl Yuan
- Kevin Chappell
- Cody Gribble
- Russell Knox
- Martin Laird
- Brian Stuard
- Jason Dufner
Note: • All conditional categories (126-150, Beyond 150, Past Champions, Veteran Members, and STMs) will undergo reshuffling collectively, as opposed to reshuffling within their specific categories after the: - Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Charles Schwab Challenge - John Deere Classic - Wyndham Championship - Black Desert Championship
- S.H. Kim
- Brandon Wu
- Chesson Hadley
- Kramer Hickok
- MJ Daffue
- Martin Trainer
- Ryan Moore
- Ryan Brehm
- S.Y. Noh
- Stewart Cink
- Richy Werenski
- Sean O'Hair
- Padraig Harrington
- Bill Haas
- Fabián Gómez
- William McGirt
- Robert Streb
- Adam Long
- José María Olazábal
- Darren Clarke
- Alex Cejka
- Sung Kang
- Kyle Stanley
- Sangmoon Bae
- Satoshi Kodaira
- Ryan Armour
- Luke Donald
- Ben Crane
- David Hearn
- Dylan Frittelli
- J.B. Holmes
- Jim Herman
- Jimmy Walker
- Chris Stroud
- Bo Van Pelt
- Mark Wilson
- Kevin Stadler
- Jeff Overton
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 season's FedExCup points list in order of their combined official PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour (through Korn Ferry Tour Championship) money in the previous season
- Davis Love III
- Ernie Els
- Jim Furyk
- Mark O'Meara
- Fred Couples
- Corey Pavin
- Kenny Perry
- David Toms
- Mark Calcavecchia
- Steve Stricker
- Justin Leonard
- David Frost
- Stuart Appleby
- Jay Haas
- K.J. Choi
- Mike Weir
- Fred Funk
- Lee Janzen
- Steve Jones
- Retief Goosen
- John Huston
- Rory Sabbatini
- Jeff Sluman
- Rocco Mediate
- Steve Pate
- Sandy Lyle
- Scott Verplank
- Tom Lehman
- Billy Mayfair
- Jesper Parnevik
- John Daly
- Dan Forsman
- Chad Campbell
- Bob Estes
- Stephen Ames
- Tim Herron
- Steve Flesch
- Woody Austin
- Heath Slocum
- Joe Durant
- Billy Andrade
- Duffy Waldorf
- Carlos Franco
- Larry Mize
- Notah Begay III
- Jerry Kelly
- Chris DiMarco
- Vaughn Taylor
- Jeff Maggert
- John Rollins
- J.J. Henry
- Rod Pampling
- Boo Weekley
- Kirk Triplett
- Scott McCarron
- Johnson Wagner
- D.A. Points
- Bernhard Langer
- Jonas Blixt
- Cameron Beckman
- Rich Beem
- Robert Gamez
- Olin Browne
- Gene Sauers
- Gary Hallberg
- John Senden
- Jason Bohn
- Tom Pernice Jr.
- Paul Goydos
- Frank Lickliter II
- D.J. Trahan
- Jonathan Kaye
- Y.E. Yang
- Daniel Chopra
- Paul Stankowski
- Len Mattiace
- Steven Bowditch
- Andrew Landry
- Ted Potter, Jr.
- José Coceres
- Ted Tryba
- Keith Clearwater
- Gabriel Hjertstedt
- Kevin Sutherland
- Robert Garrigus
- Tim Petrovic
- Chris Riley
- Harrison Frazar
- Greg Chalmers
- Scott Brown
- Ken Duke
- Glen Day
- Ryuji Imada
- John Merrick
- Ted Purdy
- Mark Hensby
- Robert Damron
- Neal Lancaster
- Richard Johnson
- Dicky Pride
- Russ Cochran
- Arjun Atwal
- Matt Gogel
- Brandel Chamblee
- Eric Axley
- Willie Wood
- Spike McRoy
- Derek Ernst
- Guy Boros
- Derek Lamely
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
- Geoff Ogilvy
- David Duval
- Freddie Jacobson
- Ángel Cabrera
- Brian Davis
- Brett Quigley
- Charlie Wi
- Shaun Micheel
- Brandt Jobe
- Ricky Barnes
- Skip Kendall
- Michael Allen
- Jay Williamson
- Kent Jones
- Craig Barlow
- Jim Carter
- Marco Dawson
- Omar Uresti
- Mike Springer
- Dick Mast
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.