Qualifiers for all 2027 Signature Events, The Players and majors
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Andrew Novak pars 72nd hole to seal five-shot win at VidantaWorld Mexico Open
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Given how Andrew Novak had been performing since a T7 at the Wyndham Championship, he was positioning himself to be inside the bubble to qualify for The Players Championship and the PGA Championship when particular checkpoints arrived. The top 100 in the FedExCup at the conclusion of the FedExCup Fall gained entry into the former, while the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking a couple of weeks ahead of the latter traditionally gain entry into the major, but neither was a foregone conclusion.
They’re better than that now because he’s exempt into both via his five-shot victory at Vidanta Vallarta Golf Course.
His 25-under 259 set the VidantaWorld Mexico Open tournament record and the win yielded automatic exemptions into both of the aforementioned tournaments.
At the start of Mexico’s national championship, Novak was 89th in the FedExCup and about 91 points clear of falling out, so he was right around the safe zone to land inside the top 100 if he stopped contributing across the last four PGA Tour stops of the season. With 500 FedExCup added, he’s now 53rd and more than 222 points from tumbling outside the top 60. Nos. 51-60 will serve as the first class of the Aon Next 10 for 2027, so things are suddenly promising for the 31-year-old to appear in the first two Signature Events next season.
Novak’s second PGA Tour title extends his Tour membership exemption through 2028 when he’ll participate in the Championship Series. It also triggers a move in the OWGR that he didn’t experience when he broke through with partner Ben Griffin at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2025 because the team competition is excluded from the OWGR’s calculus. So, when the OWGR is updated following his runaway in Mexico, Novak will slot right around 60th. He was 90th a week ago.
Much earlier on Sunday, Fifa Laopakdee successfully defended his title at the 17th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. Contested on the South Course at Te Arai Links in New Zealand, the 21-year-old from Thailand closed with a 1-under 70 to post 6-under 278 and win by three strokes. Zack Swanwick of the host country finished alone in second.
Laopakdee knows the drill now. He collects exemptions into the 2027 editions of the Masters and The Open Championship. To peg it in either via this victory, he’s required to remain an amateur. He missed the cut in both this year.
Laopakdee is a senior and three-time winner at Arizona State University. He’s 23rd in PGA Tour University Ranking and slotted 31st in the World Amateur Golf Ranking entering the Asia-Pacific Amateur.
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SE = All Signature Events
TPC = The Players Championship
MAS = Masters
PGA = PGA Championship
US = U.S. Open
OPEN = The Open Championship
Recent additions
SE -- none
TPC -- Andrew Novak
MAS -- Fifa Laopakdee
PGA -- Andrew Novak
US -- none
OPEN -- Fifa Laopakdee
NOTE: Golfers are omitted if they haven’t competed recently in majors for which they are eligible (e.g., Masters = Trevor Immelman; The Open Championship = Paul Lawrie.
| Golfer | Qualified |
| Ludvig Åberg | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Andrew Bailey | MAS, US (must remain an amateur to compete in both) |
| Rich Beem | PGA |
| Daniel Berger | TPC |
| Akshay Bhatia | SE, TPC, MAS, US, OPEN |
| Keegan Bradley | PGA |
| Michael Brennan | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US |
| Jacob Bridgeman | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Sam Burns | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Ángel Cabrera | MAS |
| Patrick Cantlay | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Ricky Castillo | TPC |
| John Catlin | MAS, OPEN |
| Bud Cauley | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA |
| Stewart Cink | OPEN |
| Wyndham Clark | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Darren Clarke | OPEN |
| Eric Cole | SE, TPC |
| Corey Conners | TPC |
| Pierceson Coody | TPC |
| Fred Couples | MAS |
| John Daly | PGA, OPEN |
| Jason Day | MAS, PGA |
| Bryson DeChambeau | MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Jason Dufner | PGA |
| David Duval | OPEN |
| Nico Echavarria | SE, TPC |
| Ernie Els | OPEN |
| Harris English | TPC, PGA |
| Steven Fisk | TPC, PGA |
| Alex Fitzpatrick | SE, TPC, MAS, US, OPEN |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Tommy Fleetwood | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Grant Forrest | MAS, OPEN |
| Rickie Fowler | SE, TPC |
| Ryan Fox | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Sergio Garcia | MAS |
| Ryan Gerard | SE, TPC, MAS, US, OPEN |
| Chris Gotterup | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Stuart Grehan | MAS, US (must remain an amateur to compete in both) |
| Max Greyserman | PGA |
| Ben Griffin | SE, TPC, PGA |
| Harry Hall | TPC |
| Brian Harman | TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Padraig Harrington | PGA, US, OPEN |
| Tyrrell Hatton | MAS, PGA, US |
| Russell Henley | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Lucas Herbert | OPEN |
| Angel Hidalgo | OPEN |
| Ryo Hisatsune | SE, TPC |
| Nicolai Højgaard | SE, TPC |
| Rasmus Højgaard | PGA |
| Max Homa | TPC, MAS |
| Billy Horschel | OPEN |
| Yusaka Hosono | MAS, OPEN |
| Viktor Hovland | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Sungjae Im | SE, TPC |
| Casey Jarvis | OPEN |
| Dustin Johnson | MAS |
| Zach Johnson | TPC, MAS, OPEN |
| Martin Kaymer | PGA |
| Jerry Kelly | OPEN |
| Michael Kim | TPC |
| Si Woo Kim | SE, TPC, MAS, US, OPEN |
| Tom Kim | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Kurt Kitayama | SE, TPC, PGA |
| Jake Knapp | SE, TPC, MAS |
| Brooks Koepka | TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Jackson Koivun | TPC, MAS, PGA |
| Fifa Laopakdee | MAS, OPEN (must remain an amateur to compete in both) |
| Min Woo Lee | SE, TPC, MAS, US, OPEN |
| Jay Leng, Jr. | MAS, US (must remain an amateur to compete in both) |
| Justin Leonard | OPEN |
| Shane Lowry | TPC, PGA, OPEN |
| Robert MacIntyre | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Noah Maclauchlan | US (must remain an amateur to compete) |
| Hideki Matsuyama | SE, TPC, MAS, US, OPEN |
| Stefano Mazzoli | TPC, PGA |
| Matt McCarty | SE, TPC |
| Rory McIlroy | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Maverick McNealy | SE, TPC |
| Shaun Micheel | PGA |
| Phil Mickelson | MAS, PGA, OPEN |
| Keith Mitchell | TPC, MAS, US |
| Francesco Molinari | OPEN |
| Collin Morikawa | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | OPEN |
| Joaquin Niemann | US |
| Alex Noren | SE, TPC, OPEN |
| Andrew Novak | TPC, PGA |
| José Maria Olazábal | MAS |
| Louis Oosthuizen | OPEN |
| J.T. Poston | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US |
| Aldrich Potgieter | TPC |
| Jon Rahm | MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Aaron Rai | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Patrick Reed | MAS, PGA |
| Kristoffer Reitan | SE, TPC, MAS, US, OPEN |
| Patrick Rodgers | TPC |
| Justin Rose | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Xander Schauffele | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Scottie Scheffler | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Matti Schmid | TPC, MAS, PGA |
| Charl Schwartzel | MAS |
| Adam Scott | SE, TPC, MAS, US, OPEN |
| Vijay Singh | MAS, PGA |
| Alex Smalley | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Cameron Smith | MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Jordan Smith | TPC |
| Austin Smotherman | TPC, PGA, US |
| Brandt Snedeker | TPC |
| J.J. Spaun | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
| Jordan Spieth | TPC, MAS, OPEN |
| Ross Steelman | TPC, US |
| Henrik Stenson | OPEN |
| Sam Stevens | TPC, US |
| Preston Stout | MAS, US, OPEN (must remain an amateur to compete in all) |
| Sepp Straka | SE, TPC, PGA |
| Nick Taylor | TPC |
| Sahith Theegala | SE, TPC |
| Justin Thomas | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA |
| Jimmy Walker | PGA |
| Bubba Watson | MAS |
| Mike Weir | MAS |
| Jack Whaley | MAS, US, OPEN (must remain an amateur to compete in the Masters and The Open) |
| Danny Willett | MAS |
| Gary Woodland | SE, TPC, MAS, US, OPEN |
| Tiger Woods | MAS, PGA, OPEN |
| Y.E. Yang | PGA |
| Sudarshan Yellamaraju | TPC |
| Cameron Young | SE, TPC, MAS, PGA, US, OPEN |
REMAINING QUALIFYING CRITERIA
Criteria are listed in chronological order where possible. Until all are confirmed, best estimates are given and all are subject to change.
Signature Events
- AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Feb. 4-7)
- The Genesis Invitational (Feb. 18-21)
- Cadillac Championship (March 4-7)
- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (March 18-21)
- RBC Heritage (April 15-18)
- Truist Championship (May 13-16)
- the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (June 3-6)
- Travelers Championship (June 24-27)
The Players Championship (TPC) at TPC Sawgrass (Stadium) – March 11-14
- Winners of PGA Tour events through the final week before The Players.
- Leader of the Race to Dubai ranking to earn a PGA Tour card at the conclusion of the DP World Tour Championship (Nov. 15).
- Top 100 in the FedExCup at the conclusion of The RSM Classic (Nov. 22).
- Top 10 in the FedExCup at the conclusion of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (Feb. 28).
- Top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking (March 1).
- If necessary to complete the field of 120, golfers outside the top 10 in the FedExCup at the conclusion of the Cognizant Classic on Feb. 28 will gain entry in order of position.
Masters (MAS) at Augusta National Golf Club – April 8-11
- Winners of PGA Tour events that award full FedExCup points allocation for the Tour Championship.
- Winner of the Australian Open (Dec. 6).
- Top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking (Dec. 31).
- Winner of the Latin America Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (Jan. 17).
- Winner of the South African Open (March 7).
- Top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking (March 29).
- Special invitations to international players per Masters Tournament Committee at its discretion.
PGA Championship (PGA) at PGA Frisco – May 20-23
- Winners of PGA Tour events through the final week before the 2027 PGA Championship.
- Top three from International Federation Ranking List (TBD).
- Winner of the Senior PGA Championship (April 18).
- Top 20 from PGA Professional Championship (April 28).
- Top three from Asian Swing ranking on the DP World Tour (May 2).
- Top 70 from special money list (i.e., "PGA Championship Points") on PGA Tour from 2026 Truist Championship/Myrtle Beach Classic through the Valspar Championship (May 9).
- Special exemptions per PGA of America. (This likely will include all golfers from the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking on May 9.)
- If necessary to complete the field of 156, golfers outside top 70 from special money list (two lines above) will gain entry in order of position.
U.S. Open (US) at Pebble Beach Golf Links – June 17-20
- Winners of multiple PGA Tour events that award full FedExCup points allocation since the 2026 U.S. Open.
- Winner of the Latin America Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (Jan. 17).
- Winner of The Players Championship (March 14).
- Winner of the Masters (April 11).
- Winner of the PGA Championship (May 23).
- Top five, not otherwise exempt, in the FedExCup at the conclusion of a PGA Tour event TBD in 2027 (TBD).
- Top two, not otherwise exempt, in the 2026 Race to Dubai at the conclusion of an event TBD in 2027 (TBD).
- Top player, not otherwise exempt, in the 2027 Race to Dubai (TBD).
- Leader, not otherwise exempt, in the top three of the LIV Golf Individual Standings (TBD).
- Top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking (1 of 2) (TBD).
- Final qualifying (TBD).
- Winner of the NCAA Division I individual championship, if still an amateur (June 2).
- Top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking (2 of 2) (TBD).
- Special exemptions per the USGA.
The Open Championship (OPEN) at St. Andrews Links (Old Course) – July 15-18
- Top 25 in the Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the DP World Tour Championship (Nov. 15).
- Top three, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Australian Open (Dec. 6).
- Winner of the Latin America Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (Jan. 17).
- Winner of the Africa Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (TBD).
- Top finisher, not otherwise exempt, who makes the cut at the New Zealand Open (Feb. 28).
- Top finisher, not otherwise exempt, who makes the cut at the 120th Open de Argentina (TBD).
- Top three, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the South African Open (March 7).
- Winner of The Players Championship (March 14).
- Top finisher, not otherwise exempt, who makes the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (March 21).
- Winner of the Masters (April 11).
- Top two, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Singapore Open (April 18).
- Top four in the Federation Ranking (May 20).
- Top finisher, not otherwise exempt, who makes the cut at the KOLON Korea Open (May 23).
- Winner of the PGA Championship (May 23).
- Top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking (May 24).
- Top two, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Mizuno Open (May 30).
- Top finisher, not otherwise exempt, who makes the cut at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (June 6).
- Top three, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the RBC Canadian Open (June 13).
- Winner of the British Amateur, if still an amateur (June 19).
- Winner of the U.S. Open (June 20).
- Winner of the European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (June 26).
- Leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking points accumulated at the St. Andrews Links Trophy (TBD), British Amateur (June 19) and European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (June 26).
- Top five, not otherwise exempt, inside the top 20 in the Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the Open d'Italia (June 27).
- Top five, not otherwise exempt, inside the top 20 in the FedExCup at the conclusion of the Travelers Championship (June 27).
- Final Qualifying (June 29).
- Top finisher, not otherwise exempt, who makes the cut at the Irish Open (July 4).
- Top finisher, not otherwise exempt, who makes the cut at the John Deere Classic (July 4).
- Top three, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 11).
- Winner of the Last-Chance Qualifier (July 12).
