May. 8, 2012
Each PGA TOUR player has earned a position on the priority ranking system that will be used to select tournament fields in 2012. The complete ranking system, in order of priority, is as follows:
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| 1. Winner of PGA Championship or U.S. Open prior to 1970 or in the last five calendar years: |
| Keegan Bradley |
Al Geiberger |
Jack Nicklaus |
| Jack Burke, Jr. |
Lucas Glover |
Arnold Palmer |
| Angel Cabrera |
Padraig Harrington |
Gary Player |
| Billy Casper |
Don January |
Lee Trevino |
| Dow Finsterwald |
Gene Littler |
Ken Venturi |
| Jack Fleck |
Graeme McDowell |
Tiger Woods |
| Raymond Floyd |
Rory McIlroy |
Y.E. Yang |
| Doug Ford |
Bobby Nichols |
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| 2. Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship in the last five calendar years and current year: |
| K.J. Choi |
Sergio Garcia |
Henrik Stenson |
| Tim Clark |
Phil Mickelson |
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| 3. Winners of the Masters in the last five calendar years and current year: |
| Trevor Immelman |
Zach Johnson |
Charl Schwartzel |
| Bubba Watson |
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| 4. Winners of the British Open in the last five calendar years and current year: |
| Stewart Cink |
| Louis Oosthuizen |
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| 5. Winners of THE TOUR Championship, beginning in 2005 |
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| 6. Winners of World Golf Championships events in the last three years and current year: |
| Luke Donald |
Geoff Ogilvy |
Adam Scott |
| Ernie Els |
Ian Poulter |
Nick Watney |
| Hunter Mahan |
Justin Rose |
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| 7. Leader from the final FedExCup Points List in each of the last five calendar years: |
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| 8. Leader from the final PGA TOUR Money List in each of the last five calendar years: |
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| 9. Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved events (except team events) within the last two calendar years, or during the current year; winners receive an additional year of exemption for each additional win, up to five years: |
| Stephen Ames |
John Huh |
Scott Piercy |
| Stuart Appleby |
Fredrik Jacobson |
D.A. Points |
| Arjun Atwal |
Dustin Johnson |
Rory Sabbatini |
| Aaron Baddeley |
Anthony Kim |
Webb Simpson |
| Cameron Beckman |
Chris Kirk |
Heath Slocum |
| Matt Bettencourt |
Martin Laird |
Brant Snedeker |
| Jason Bohn |
Derek Lamely |
Scott Stallings |
| Michael Bradley |
Justin Leonard |
Kyle Stanley |
| Jonathan Byrd |
Bill Lunde |
Brendan Steele |
| Ben Crane |
George McNeill |
Steve Stricker |
| Ben Curtis |
Rocco Mediate |
David Toms |
| Jason Day |
Bryce Molder |
Jhonattan Vegas |
| Jason Dufner |
Rickie Fowler |
Kevin Na |
| Camilo Villegas |
Harrison Frazar |
Sean O'Hair |
| Johnson Wagner |
Robert Garrigus |
Ryan Palmer |
| Lee Westwood |
Brian Gay |
Kenny Perry |
| Mark Wilson |
Charley Hoffman |
Carl Pettersson |
| Gary Woodland |
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| 10a. Players among the top 50 in career earnings as of the end of the preceding calendar year may elect to use a one-time, one-year exemption for the next year: |
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| 10b. Players among the Top 25 in career earnings as of the end of the preceding calendar year may elect to use this special exemption for a second year, provided that the player remains among the Top 25 on the career money list. |
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| 11. Sponsor exemptions (a maximum 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 top 25 finishers and ties from the last Qualifying Tournament, as well as 2-25 from the 2011 Nationwide Tour money list, if not all of them 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 per year.) |
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| 12. Two international players designated by the Commissioner. |
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| 13. The current PGA Club Professional Champion for a maximum of 6 open events (3 must be opposite British Open and World Golf Championships events), in addition to any sponsor selections. |
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| 14. PGA Section Champion or Player of the Year of the Section in which the tournament is played. |
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| 15. Four low scorers at Open Qualifying which shall normally be held on Monday of tournament week. |
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| 16. Past champions of the particular event being contested that week, if cosponsored by the PGA TOUR and the same tournament sponsor (except for Team events), as follows: |
| A. Winners prior to July 28, 1970: unlimited exemptions for such events. |
| B. Winners after July 28, 1970 and prior to Jan. 1, 2000: 10 years of exemptions for such events. |
| C. Winners after Jan. 1, 2000: five years of exemptions for such events. |
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| 17. Life Members (who have been active members of the PGA TOUR for 15 years and have won at least 20 co-sponsored events). |
| Davis Love III |
| Tom Watson |
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| 18. Top 30 on the previous years FedExCup points list. |
| Chez Reavie |
| John Senden |
| Charles Howell III |
| Bo Van Pelt |
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| 19. Top 125 on previous year's Official Money List: If not exempt under "Special Exemptions," the top 125 PGA TOUR members on the previous years Official Money List, in order of their position: |
| Spencer Levin |
Kevin Streelman |
Tim Herron |
| Tommy Gainey |
Pat Perez |
J.J. Henry |
| Jeff Overton |
David Hearn |
Steve Marino |
| Brendon de Jonge |
Greg Chalmers |
Ryan Moore |
| Scott Verplank |
Tom Gillis |
Robert Karlsson |
| Charlie Wi |
Retief Goosen |
Brandt Jobe |
| Chad Campbell |
Billy Mayfair |
Robert Allenby |
| Blake Adams |
Josh Teater |
Jerry Kelly |
| Chris Stroud |
Kevin Stadler |
J.B. Holmes |
| Hunter Haas |
Chris DiMarco |
Paul Goydos |
| Ryuji Imada |
James Driscoll |
John Rollins |
| Ricky Barnes |
Joe Ogilvie |
Kris Blanks |
| Troy Matteson |
David Mathis |
Kevin Chappell |
| Briny Baird |
John Merrick |
Jimmy Walker |
| Nick O'Hern |
Sunghoon Kang |
Cameron Tringale |
| Michael Thompson |
Tom Pernice Jr |
Andres Romero |
| Chris Couch |
Rod Pampling |
Brian Davis |
| Marc Leishman |
D.J. Trahan |
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| 20. Players who finished in the Top 125 on the 2010 PGA TOUR Money List as non-members: |
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| 21. Major Medical Extension: If granted by the Commissioner, if not otherwise eligible, and if needed to fill the field, Special Medical Extension. |
| Bob Estes |
Jose Coceres |
Marc Turnesa |
| Bart Bryant |
Arron Oberholser |
Wes Short, Jr. |
| Joey Snyder |
Dudley Hart |
Jeff Klauk |
| Jose Maria Olazabal |
Jesper Parnevik |
Kevin Sutherland |
| Hank Kuehne |
Alex Cejka |
Graham DeLaet |
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| 22. Leading Money Winner from 2011 Nationwide Tour. |
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| 23. Leading money winner from Nationwide Tour medical |
| Jamie Lovemark |
| Patrick Moore |
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| 24. Top 10 and ties among professionals from the previous open tournament whose victory has official status are exempt into the next open tournament whose victory has official status. |
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| 25. Top 25 and ties from Q-school/players 2-25 on the Nationwide Tour prior year money list: |
| Sang-Moon Bae |
Ted Potter Jr. |
Patrick Sheehan |
| John Mallinger |
Gary Christian |
Edward Loar |
| Ken Duke |
Roberto Castro |
Billy Hurley III |
| Matt Every |
Erik Compton |
Marco Dawson |
| Greg Owen |
Mark Anderson |
Charlie Beljan |
| Jeff Maggert |
Scott Brown |
Stephen Gangluff |
| Harris English |
Jonas Blixt |
Russell Knox |
| Jarrod Lyle |
Miguel Angel Carballo |
Alexandre Rocha |
| Brendon Todd |
Kyle Reifers |
Kyle Thompson |
| Brian Harman |
Richard H. Lee |
Daniel Chopra |
| Daniel Summerhays |
Danny Lee |
Scott Dunlap |
| Colt Knost |
Garth Mulroy |
Michael Putnam |
| Martin Flores |
Nathan Green |
Neal Lancaster |
| William McGirt |
Mathew Goggin |
Peter Tomasulo |
| Bobby Gates |
Tommy Biershenk |
Carl Paulson |
| Seung-Yul Noh |
Troy Kelly |
David Berganio Jr. |
| Will Claxton |
Steve Wheatcroft |
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| 26. QualifyingTournament/Nationwide Tour medical: |
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| 27. Players winning three Nationwide Tour events in the current year: |
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| 28. Minor medical extension: |
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| 29.Twenty-five finishers beyond 125th place on prior year's money list (126-150): |
| Roland Thatcher |
Billy Horschel |
| Steven Bowditch |
Garrett Willis |
| Matt Jones |
Scott McCarron |
| Steve Flesch |
Tim Petrovic |
| Paul Casey |
Zack Miller |
| Matt McQuillan |
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| 30.Nonexempt, major medical/family crisis: |
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| 31. Reorder Categories 32-36 |
| Players in categories 32-36 shall be periodically reordered based upon each member's position on the current year's Official PGA TOUR Money List. Reordered Monday of the Masters, US Open, PGA Championship and Monday following the conclusion of the 38th week. |
| Ryo Ishikawa |
Tom Lehman |
Craig Barlow |
| Dicky Pride |
Fred Funk |
John Daly |
| Boo Weekley |
Chris Riley |
Peter Hanson |
| Michael Allen |
Brett Quigley |
Omar Uresti |
| Richard S. Johnson |
Joe Durant |
Brett Wetterich |
| Marc Turnesa |
Kent Jones |
Robert Damron |
| Todd Hamilton |
Will MacKenzie |
Robert Gamez |
| Rich Beem |
Skip Kendall |
Paul Stankowski |
| Lee Janzen |
Corey Pavin |
Peter Lonard |
| Duffy Waldorf |
Fred Couples |
Kirk Triplett |
| Shaun Micheel |
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| 32. Past Champions, Team Tournament Winners and Veteran Members Beyond 150 on Money List: 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 years Money List, in order of their combined official PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour earnings in the previous year. |
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| 33. Past Champion Members: If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, Past Champion members, in order of the total number of cosponsored or approved events won, excluding Team events. If two or more players are tied, the player who is higher on the PGA TOUR Career Money List shall be eligible. |
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| 34. Special Temporary: If during the course of a PGA TOUR season, a nonmember of the PGA TOUR wins an amount of official money (e.g., by playing in PGA TOUR events through sponsor exemptions, Open Qualifying, etc.) equal to the amount won in the preceding year by the 150th finisher on the official money list, he will be eligible for the remainder of the year. |
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| 35. Team Tournament Winners: If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, winners of co-sponsored team championships, in order of the total number of team championship tournaments won. If two or more players are tied based on the number of such tournaments won, the player who is higher on the official PGA TOUR Career Money List shall be eligible. |
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| 36. Veteran Members: 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. |
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