Players
2025 Priority Ranking
- Wyndham Clark
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Raymond Floyd
- Al Geiberger
- Collin Morikawa
- Bobby Nichols
- Jack Nicklaus
- Gary Player
- Xander Schauffele
- Scottie Scheffler
- J.J. Spaun
- Justin Thomas
- Lee Trevino
- Gary Woodland
Winners prior to 1970 and in the last five seasons and current season
- Rory McIlroy
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
Winner of The Genesis Invitational in the last three years
- Patrick Cantlay
- Akshay Bhatia
- Keegan Bradley
- Michael Brennan
- Brian Campbell
- Rafael Campos
- Corey Conners
- Cam Davis
- Jason Day
- Thomas Detry
- Nick Dunlap
- Nico Echavarria
- Austin Eckroat
- Harris English
- Tony Finau
- Steven Fisk
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Rickie Fowler
- Ryan Fox
- Brice Garnett
- Ryan Gerard
- 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
- William Mouw
- Vincent Norrman
- Andrew Novak
- Matthieu Pavon
- Taylor Pendrith
- J.T. Poston
- Aldrich Potgieter
- Seamus Power
- Aaron Rai
- Davis Riley
- Justin Rose
- Adam Schenk
- Jordan Spieth
- Sepp Straka
- Adam Svensson
- Nick Taylor
- Sahith Theegala
- Davis Thompson
- Sami Valimaki
- Erik van Rooyen
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Karl Vilips
- Camilo Villegas
- Matt Wallace
- Cameron Young
- 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
No players exempt in this category
- Sungjae Im
- Byeong Hun An
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Tom Hoge
- Denny McCarthy
- Will Zalatoris
- Adam Scott
- Adam Hadwin
- Alex Noren
- Eric Cole
- Max Greyserman
- Patrick Rodgers
- Brendon Todd
- Mark Hubbard
Top 70 on Prior Years FedExCup Points List through the TOUR Championship
- Jacob Bridgeman
- Michael Kim
- Sam Stevens
- Daniel Berger
- Bud Cauley
- Rico Hoey
- Max McGreevy
- Matti Schmid
- Michael Thorbjornsen
- Alex Smalley
- Vince Whaley
- Keith Mitchell
- Rasmus Højgaard
- Mac Meissner
- Nicolai Højgaard
- Kevin Roy
- Chad Ramey
- Chandler Phillips
- Ryo Hisatsune
- Thorbjørn Olesen
- Danny Walker
- Takumi Kanaya
Top 100 prior season FedExCup Fall Points List
Up to two international players designated by the Commissioner
- 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
- Thriston Lawrence
- Paul Waring
- Jesper Svensson
- Niklas Norgaard
- Matteo Manassero
- Antoine Rozner
- Rikuya Hoshino
- Tom McKibbin
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
- Luke Clanton
- Gordon Sargent
- David Ford
The No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking will become a PGA TOUR member and be eligible for all open, full-field events following the conclusion of the NCAA Championship in approximately June of each year. The Ranking includes seniors who meet eligibility criteria.
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
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
- Vijay Singh
PGA TOUR Members who have won at least 20 co-sponsored events while continually maintaining a competitive scoring average.
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
- Ricky Castillo
- Beau Hossler
- Isaiah Salinda
- David Lipsky
- Patrick Fishburn
- Pierceson Coody
- Aaron Baddeley
- Kevin Streelman
Players who have 300 PGA TOUR Career Cuts Made as of the end of the preceding season may elect to use a one-time exemptions for the next season as long as they have not previously used a Career Money Exemption (Reordered with the above category #26)
No players exempt in this category
- Aaron Wise
- Scott Stallings
- Michael Thompson
- Danny Willett
- Tyler McCumber
- John Huh
- David Lingmerth
If granted by the Commissioner, if not otherwise eligible, and if needed to fill the field, Special Medical Extension.
No players exempt in this category
- Doug Ghim
- Andrew Putnam
- Kris Ventura
- Matt Kuchar
- Justin Lower
- Joel Dahmen
- Sam Ryder
- Jackson Suber
- Lanto Griffin
No players exempt in this category
No players exempt in this category
- Hayden Springer
- Zach Johnson
- Taylor Montgomery
- Cameron Champ
- Will Gordon
- Trey Mullinax
- Joseph Bramlett
- Zac Blair
- Dylan Wu
- Ben Martin
- Trace Crowe
- Matt NeSmith
- Jonathan Byrd
- Austin Cook
- Martin Laird
- Scott Piercy
- Chesson Hadley
- James Hahn
- Wesley Bryan
- Troy Merritt
- Jason Dufner
- Nick Watney
- Robby Shelton
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart
- Tyler Duncan
- Dylan Frittelli
- S.H. Kim
- Kevin Tway
- George McNeill
- Chez Reavie
- Justin Leonard
- Tommy Gainey
- Luke Donald
- Carl Yuan
- Satoshi Kodaira
- Kevin Chappell
- Padraig Harrington
- Brandon Wu
- Cody Gribble
- Bill Haas
- Russell Knox
- Brian Stuard
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
- Frankie Capan III
- Carson Young
- Chan Kim
- Harry Higgs
- Henrik Norlander
- Jeremy Paul
- Greyson Sigg
- Alejandro Tosti
- Ben Silverman
- Noah Goodwin
- Paul Peterson
- Ben Kohles
- David Skinns
- Kramer Hickok
- Martin Trainer
- Ryan Moore
- Ryan Brehm
- S.Y. Noh
- Stewart Cink
- Richy Werenski
- Sean O'Hair
- Fabián Gómez
- William McGirt
- Robert Streb
- Adam Long
- José María Olazábal
- Darren Clarke
- Alex Cejka
- Sung Kang
- Kyle Stanley
- Sangmoon Bae
- Ryan Armour
- Ben Crane
- David Hearn
- 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
- David Frost
- Stuart Appleby
- Jay Haas
- K.J. Choi
- Geoff Ogilvy
- Mike Weir
- Fred Funk
- Lee Janzen
- Steve Jones
- Retief Goosen
- John Huston
- Rory Sabbatini
- Jeff Sluman
- Rocco Mediate
- Steve Pate
- Sandy Lyle
- Scott Verplank
- Brian Gay
- Tom Lehman
- Billy Mayfair
- Jesper Parnevik
- John Daly
- Dan Forsman
- Charley Hoffman
- 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
- Ángel Cabrera
- 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.
- K.H. Lee
- 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
- Mike Springer
- Keith Clearwater
- Gabriel Hjertstedt
- Freddie Jacobson
- Kevin Sutherland
- Robert Garrigus
- Tim Petrovic
- C.T. Pan
- Chris Riley
- Harrison Frazar
- Greg Chalmers
- Scott Brown
- Ken Duke
- Glen Day
- Ryuji Imada
- John Merrick
- Shaun Micheel
- Nate Lashley
- Ted Purdy
- Mark Hensby
- Robert Damron
- Neal Lancaster
- Richard Johnson
- Dicky Pride
- Russ Cochran
- Arjun Atwal
- Jim Carter
- 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
- David Duval
- Brian Davis
- Brett Quigley
- Charlie Wi
- Brandt Jobe
- Ricky Barnes
- Skip Kendall
- Michael Allen
- Jay Williamson
- Kent Jones
- Craig Barlow
- Marco Dawson
- Omar Uresti
- 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.
No players exempt in this category