* – Denotes a player who finished in the top 125 of the FedEx Cup points list.
Bold text – Denotes a player who won in 2013.
- 1. Winners of PGA Championship or U.S. Open prior to 1970 or in the last 10 calendar years (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)
- Webb Simpson* (2017)
- Keegan Bradley* (2017) – moves to cat 9 in 2017
- Rory McIlroy* (2017)
- Tiger Woods* (2017) – moves to cat 9 in 2014
- Lucas Glover* (2015) – moves to cat 9 in 2015
- Martin Kaymer* (2015)
- Graeme McDowell* (2015)
- Yang Yong-eun (2014)
- Pádraig Harrington
Justin Rose and Jason Dufner were promoted to this category after their wins and earned exemptions through 2018.
Woods extended his exemption to 2018; he would fall to cat 2 in 2014. McDowell extended his to 2016, in which year he would fall to cat 9.
Harrington finished in the top 125 of the money list.
- 2. Winners of the THE PLAYERS Championship in the last 10 calendar years. (Beginning In 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)
- Matt Kuchar* (2017)
- K. J. Choi* (2016)
- Tim Clark* (2015)
- Henrik Stenson* (2014)
- Sergio García* (2014) – moves to cat 9 in 2014
Kuchar extended his exemption to 2018, in which year he would fall to cat 9. Stenson extended his exemption to 2018; he would fall to cat 5 in 2015 and cat 7 in 2017.
- 3. Winners of the Masters Tournament in the last 10 calendar years. (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)
- Phil Mickelson* (2017) – moves to cat 9 in 2016
- Bubba Watson* (2017)
- Charl Schwartzel* (2016)
- Ángel Cabrera* (2014)
- Trevor Immelman
Adam Scott was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2018. Mickelson extended his exemption to 2018; he would fall to cat 4 in 2016.
Immelman finished in the 126–150 range and made it through the Finals.
- 4. Winners of the British Open in the last 10 calendar years (1990-present). (Beginning In 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)
- Ernie Els* (2017)
- Louis Oosthuizen (2015)
- Stewart Cink* (2014)
Darren Clarke declined membership.
- 5. THE TOUR Championship winners in the last three years, beginning with the 1998 winner
- Brandt Snedeker* (2017) – moves to cat 7 in 2016
- Bill Haas* (2016) – moves to cat 7 in 2015
- Jim Furyk* (2015) – moves to cat 7 in 2014
- 6. Winners of World Golf Championship events, beginning in 1999 (a three-year exemption)
- Luke Donald* (2016) – moves to cat 8 in 2015
- Hunter Mahan* (2016) – moves to cat 9 in 2016
- Nick Watney* (2016) – moves to cat 9 in 2015
- Ian Poulter* (2015)
- Justin Rose* (2015)
- Adam Scott* (2014)
- 7. The winner of the FedEx Cup in each of the last five calendar years
Singh fell to the life member category in 2014.
- 8. The leader in PGA TOUR official earnings in each of the last five calendar years
- 9. Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored 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.
- Zach Johnson* (2017)
- Steve Stricker* (2017)
- Jason Dufner* (2015)
- Dustin Johnson* (2015)
- Geoff Ogilvy* (2015)
- Mark Wilson* (2015)
- Charlie Beljan* (2014)
- Jonas Blixt* (2014)
- Ben Curtis (2014)
- Rickie Fowler* (2014)
- Tommy Gainey (2014)
- J. J. Henry* (2014)
- John Huh* (2014)
- Marc Leishman* (2014)
- George McNeill* (2014)
- Ryan Moore* (2014)
- Kenny Perry (2014)
- Carl Pettersson* (2014)
- Scott Piercy* (2014)
- Ted Potter Jr.* (2014)
- Scott Stallings* (2014)
- Kyle Stanley* (2014)
- Johnson Wagner* (2014)
- Stephen Ames
- Aaron Baddeley*
- Michael Bradley
- Jonathan Byrd
- Ben Crane*
- Harrison Frazar
- Freddie Jacobson*
- Chris Kirk*
- Martin Laird*
- Bryce Molder*
- Kevin Na
- Sean O'Hair
- D. A. Points*
- Rory Sabbatini*
- Brendan Steele*
- David Toms
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Gary Woodland*
Date | Player | Tournament |
---|---|---|
Mar 31 | D. A. Points | Shell Houston Open |
Apr 7 | Martin Laird | Valero Texas Open |
Aug 4 | Gary Woodland | Reno–Tahoe Open |
Fifteen players moved into this category during the season. Zach Johnson extended his exemption to 2018; Dustin Johnson extended his to 2016.
Toms finished in the top 125 of the money list. Ames used a top 50 career money exemption for 2014. Byrd, Frazar, Na, and Vegas received medical extensions. O'Hair and Bradley finished outside the top 150; O'Hair made it through the Finals, while Bradley fell to past champion status (for good).
- 10a. Career money exemptions – top 50
Hoch received a medical extension.
- 10b. Career money exemptions – top 25
Weir used his top 50 career money exemption for 2014.
- 17. Life members
Norman and Watson focused on the senior tour.
- 18. Top 30 on the previous year’s FedExCup points list
- 19. Top 125 from money list
- Brendon de Jonge*
- Matt Every*
- Charlie Wi*
- Bud Cauley
- Jimmy Walker*
- Noh Seung-yul
- Jeff Overton*
- Kevin Stadler*
- Ken Duke*
- Ryan Palmer*
- John Rollins*
- Michael Thompson*
- Brian Davis*
- Charles Howell III*
- Spencer Levin
- Charley Hoffman*
- Dicky Pride
- Tom Gillis
- Blake Adams
- William McGirt*
- Cameron Tringale*
- Troy Matteson
- Harris English*
- J. B. Holmes
- Greg Chalmers*
- Bae Sang-moon*
- Greg Owen
- John Mallinger
- Brian Harman*
- Jason Day*
- Daniel Summerhays*
- John Merrick*
- Pat Perez*
- Graham DeLaet*
- Martin Flores*
- David Hearn*
- Josh Teater*
- Bob Estes*
- Andrés Romero*
- Brian Gay*
- Chris Stroud*
- Chad Campbell
- Kevin Streelman*
- Boo Weekley*
- Colt Knost
- Robert Allenby
- Ricky Barnes
- Jason Bohn*
- Troy Kelly
- Will Claxton
- Roberto Castro*
- Jason Kokrak*
- David Mathis
- James Driscoll*
- Jeff Maggert*
- Tim Herron
- Kevin Chappell*
Date | Player | Tournament |
---|---|---|
Jan 20 | Brian Gay | Humana Challenge |
Feb 17 | John Merrick | Northern Trust Open |
Mar 3 | Michael Thompson | Honda Classic |
Mar 17 | Kevin Streelman | Tampa Bay Championship |
May 19 | Bae Sang-moon | HP Byron Nelson Championship |
May 26 | Boo Weekley | Crowne Plaza Invitational |
Jun 9 | Harris English | FedEx St. Jude Classic |
Jun 23 | Ken Duke | Travelers Championship |
Cauley, Barnes, Owen, Campbell, and Pride finished in the 126–150 range. Cauley and Barnes made it through the Finals; Owen, Campbell, and Pride settled for conditional status in 2014.
Gillis, Noh, Mathis, Matteson, Herron, Claxton, Knost, Allenby, Mallinger, Holmes, Kelly, Adams, and Levin finished outside the top 150. Allenby used a top 25 career money exemption for 2014. Herron, Mallinger, Holmes, Kelly, Adams, and Levin received major medical extensions. Noh, Matteson, and Claxton made it through the Finals. Gillis, Mathis, and Knost became non-members; Mathis has not reached the PGA Tour since.
- 20. Non-member top 125
- David Lynn* (first-time member)
- Nicolas Colsaerts (first-time member)
- Peter Hanson (first-time member)
- Ryo Ishikawa (first-time member)
Colsaerts and Hanson finished in the top 125 of the money list. Ishikawa finished in the 126–150 range and made it through the Finals.
- 21. Major Medical Extension
- Anthony Kim (16)
- Steve Marino (21)
- Scott Verplank (18)
- Brandt Jobe (10)
- Bart Bryant (3)
- Retief Goosen (5)
- Arron Oberholser (12)
- Paul Goydos (21)
- Jeff Klauk (8)
- Joey Snyder III (17)
- Dudley Hart (12)
- Kevin Sutherland (11)
- Briny Baird (14)
- Hunter Haas (5)
- Jesper Parnevik (12)
- Hank Kuehne (6)
- Kris Blanks (4)
- Joe Ogilvie (11)
- José Cóceres (6)
- Wes Short Jr. (12)
Goosen met his terms in February, but ultimately needed another medical extension. Sutherland secured conditional status and fell to the non-exempt medical category when his extension expired in July; he finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status for good in 2014. Jobe's extension expired in May and he fell to past champion status; he finished in the 126–150 range and landed in the conditional category for 2014. Bryant's expired in February, Ogilvie's in June, and Parnevik's and Short's in July; all four fell to past champion status (for good). Klauk's expired in April and Haas's in May; both became non-members and have never regained membership. Verplank received a carry-over, but also opted to use a top 25 career money exemption for 2014. Kim, Marino, Oberholser, Goydos, Snyder, Hart, Baird, Kuehne, Blanks, and Cóceres received carry-overs; Blanks received an additional medical extension for the reshuffle category.
- 22. Web.com Tour leading money-winner
Wittenberg finished outside the top 150 and fell short in the Finals; he became a non-member in 2014 and has never regained status.
- 23. Medical extension
- Patrick Moore (4)
Moore received a carry-over.
- 25. Q School top 25, Web.com Tour 2-25
- Lee Dong-hwan* (rookie)
- Luke Guthrie* (rookie)
- Ross Fisher (first-time member)
- Russell Henley* (rookie)
- Steve LeBrun
- Luke List (rookie)
- James Hahn* (rookie)
- Billy Horschel*
- Shawn Stefani (rookie)
- Richard H. Lee*
- Robert Streb (rookie)
- Erik Compton*
- Ben Kohles (rookie)
- Brad Fritsch (rookie)
- Justin Bolli
- Jin Park
- David Lingmerth* (rookie)
- Fabián Gómez
- Justin Hicks*
- Jeff Gove
- Paul Haley II (rookie)
- Michael Letzig
- Cameron Percy
- Steven Bowditch*
- Andres Gonzales
- Matt Jones*
- Scott Gardiner (rookie)
- Robert Karlsson
- Lee Williams (rookie)
- Eric Meierdierks (rookie)
- Darron Stiles
- Scott Langley* (rookie)
- Aaron Watkins
- Morgan Hoffmann* (rookie)
- Derek Ernst* (rookie)
- Brian Stuard*
- Tag Ridings
- Andrew Svoboda (rookie)
- Kim Si-woo (rookie)
- Nicholas Thompson*
- Henrik Norlander (rookie)
- Alistair Presnell (rookie)
- Patrick Reed* (first-time member)
- Doug LaBelle II
- Bobby Gates
- Jim Herman
- Donald Constable (rookie)
- Chez Reavie*
Date | Player | Tournament |
---|---|---|
Jan 13 | Russell Henley | Sony Open |
Apr 28 | Billy Horschel | Zurich Classic |
May 5 | Derek Ernst | Wells Fargo Championship |
Aug 18 | Patrick Reed | Wyndham Championship |
Kim did not become a member until his 18th birthday in June.
Those who finished in the 126–150 range were Streb, Fritsch, Gómez, Stefani, Herman, Ridings, LaBelle, Kohles, and Bolli. Stefani received a minor medical extension. Fritsch and Herman were successful in the Finals; Streb, Gómez, Ridings, LaBelle, Kohles, and Bolli settled for conditional status.
LeBrun, Karlsson, Percy, Norlander, Fisher, List, Gardiner, Gates, Presnell, Williams, Watkins, Stiles, Park, Gonzales, Svoboda, Haley, Meierdierks, Gove, Letzig, Constable, and Kim finished outside the top 150. Gardiner, Gates, and Williams made it through the finals; Svoboda finished in the top 25 of the Web.com Tour regular-season money list. The other 17 became non-members; LeBrun, Karlsson, Presnell, Watkins, Park, Meierdierks, Gove, Letzig, and Constable have not reached the PGA Tour again.
- 26. Reshuffle medical
- Jarrod Lyle (20)
- David Berganio Jr. (7)
- Neal Lancaster (15)
- Joe Affrunti (13)
- Peter Tomasulo (8)
Tomasulo's extension expired in May; he became a non-member and has not reached the PGA Tour since. Lancaster, Berganio, Affrunti, and Lyle received carry-overs.
- 27. Three-time Web.com Tour winners in the current year
- 28. Minor Medical Extension
- Chris Couch (4)
Couch received a carry-over and was promoted to the major medical category.
- 29. 126–150 from money list
Date | Player | Tournament |
---|---|---|
Mar 10 | Scott Brown | Puerto Rico Open |
Two players finished in the top 125 (including one winner). Todd finished in the 126–150 range; he also finished in the top 25 of the Web.com Tour regular-season money list. The remaining players all finished outside the top 150. Knox and Slocum made it through the Finals; Christian and Daly received medical extensions. Pampling, Mayfair, Trahan, Lunde, Petrovic, and Taylor fell to past champion status in 2014 (for good, in Mayfair and Petrovic's cases). Rocha and O'Hern became non-members, and have never regained status.
- 30. Non-exempt medical extension
- Steve Flesch (6)
- Scott McCarron (18)
Flesch's extension expired in August and he fell to past champion status for good. McCarron received a carry-over (and was abruptly promoted to the major medical category).
Kevin Sutherland fell to this category after his medical extension expired in July; he finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status for good in 2014.
- Notable past champions
The following past champions finished in the top 200 of the FedEx Cup points list:
Date | Player | Tournament |
---|---|---|
Jul 21 | Woody Austin | Sanderson Farms Championship |
One player won. Bettencourt and Daniel Chopra finished in the top 25 of the Web.com Tour regular-season money list. Will MacKenzie and Joe Durant made it through the Finals.
- Notable non-members
One non-member won and accepted membership:
Date | Player | Tournament |
---|---|---|
Jul 14 | Jordan Spieth | John Deere Classic |
The following non-members (plus Peter Tomasulo and Jeff Klauk) finished the equivalent of top 200 on the FedEx Cup points list (^ denotes those eligible for full PGA Tour membership in 2014):
- Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño^
- Hideki Matsuyama^
- Thorbjørn Olesen^
- Richard Sterne
- Francesco Molinari
- Miguel Ángel Jiménez
- Marcel Siem
- Shane Lowry
- Paul Lawrie
- Jamie Donaldson
- Chris Wood
- Rafa Cabrera-Bello
- George Coetzee
- Matteo Manassero
- John Peterson
- Branden Grace
- Stephen Gallacher
- Alex Norén
- Patrick Cantlay
- Marcus Fraser
Fernández-Castaño, Matsuyama, and Olesen accepted membership for 2014. Spieth accepted STM in March, and Fernández-Castaño and Olesen in April.
Peterson and Cantlay were successful in the Finals; Siem was not.
- Other notes
Twenty-seven players not mentioned above made it from the Web.com Tour to the PGA Tour for 2014 (21 via the regular-season money list, 6 via the Finals).