* – Denotes a player who finished in the top 125 of the FedEx Cup points list.
Bold text – Denotes a player who won in 2019.
- 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.)
- Jason Day* (2023) – moves to cat 2 in 2021 and cat 10 in 2022
- Dustin Johnson* (2023) – moves to cat 10 in 2022
- Brooks Koepka* (2023)
- Justin Thomas* (2023) – moves to cat 10 in 2023
- Rory McIlroy* (2022) – moves to cat 8 in 2020 and cat 10 in 2022
- Jordan Spieth* (2022) – moves to cat 4 in 2021
- Jimmy Walker (2021)
- Martin Kaymer
Gary Woodland was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2024. Koepka, Johnson, McIlroy, and Thomas extended their exemptions to 2024; Johnson would fall to cat 6 in 2022 and cat 10 in 2023; McIlroy would fall to cat 2 in 2020.
Kaymer finished in the 126–150 range and fell to conditional status for 2020.
- 2. Winners of the THE PLAYERS Championship in the last 10 calendar years. (Beginning In 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)
- Webb Simpson* (2023)
- Kim Si-woo* (2022)
- Rickie Fowler* (2021) – moves to cat 10 in 2021
Fowler extended his exemption to 2022.
- 3. Winners of the Masters Tournament in the last 10 calendar years. (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)
- Patrick Reed* (2023)
- Bubba Watson* (2023) – moves to cat 6 in 2020 and cat 10 in 2023
- Sergio García* (2022)
- Danny Willett* (2021)
Tiger Woods was promoted to this category after his win earned an exemption through 2024. Reed extended his exemption to 2024, in which season he would fall to cat 10.
- 4. Winners of the British Open in the last 10 calendar years (1990-present). (Beginning In 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)
- Francesco Molinari* (2023)
- Henrik Stenson* (2022) – moves to cat 10 in 2022
- Zach Johnson (2020)
Shane Lowry was promoted to this category after his win earned an exemption through 2024. Molinari extended his exemption to 2024, in which season he would fall to cat 10.
- 5. THE TOUR Championship winners in the last three years, beginning with the 1998 winner
- Tiger Woods* (2021)
- Xander Schauffele* (2020)
Schauffele extended his exemption to 2023; he would fall to cat 6 in 2021 and cat 10 in 2023.
- 6. Winners of World Golf Championship events, beginning in 1999 (a three-year exemption)
- Justin Rose* (2023) – moves to cat 8 in 2022
- Hideki Matsuyama* (2022) – moves to cat 10 in 2021
- Phil Mickelson* (2021)
- Adam Scott* (2021) – moves to cat 10 in 2020
Kevin Kisner was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2022. Mickelson extended his to 2022, in which season he would fall to cat 10.
- 7. Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament in the last three seasons and the current season, beginning with the 2015 winners
- Bryson DeChambeau* (2023) – moves to cat 10 in 2022
- Marc Leishman* (2021) – moves to cat 10 in 2021
- Jason Dufner (2020)
- William McGirt
Patrick Cantlay was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2022. Leishman extended his exemption to 2022. DeChambeau extended his to 2024.
McGirt received a medical extension.
- 8. The winner of the FedEx Cup in each of the last five calendar years
- Billy Horschel* (2020) – moves to cat 10 in 2020
- 9. The leader in PGA TOUR official earnings in each of the last five calendar years (up to 2016)
- 10. 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.
- Patton Kizzire* (2021)
- Ryan Armour* (2020)
- Keegan Bradley* (2020)
- Patrick Cantlay* (2020)
- Paul Casey* (2020)
- Austin Cook (2020)
- Brice Garnett* (2020)
- Michael Kim (2020)
- Russell Knox* (2020)
- Satoshi Kodaira (2020)
- Andrew Landry* (2020)
- Troy Merritt* (2020)
- Kevin Na* (2020)
- Pat Perez* (2020)
- Scott Piercy* (2020)
- Ted Potter Jr. (2020)
- Ian Poulter* (2020)
- Andrew Putnam* (2020)
- Jon Rahm* (2020)
- Brandt Snedeker* (2020)
- Brendan Steele (2020)
- Aaron Wise* (2020)
- Gary Woodland* (2020)
- Daniel Berger
- Jonas Blixt*
- Wesley Bryan
- Kevin Chappell
- Cody Gribble
- Adam Hadwin*
- Brian Harman*
- Russell Henley*
- Mackenzie Hughes*
- Kevin Kisner*
- Matt Kuchar*
- Grayson Murray
- Rod Pampling
- D. A. Points
- Cameron Smith*
- Kyle Stanley*
- Chris Stroud*
- Hudson Swafford
- Jhonattan Vegas*
Date | Player | Tournament |
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Nov 11 | Matt Kuchar | Mayakoba Golf Classic |
Jan 13 | Matt Kuchar (2) | Sony Open |
Mar 31 | Kevin Kisner | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play |
Twenty players moved into this category during the season. Kuchar earned an exemption through 2022 with two wins.
Berger, Bryan, Chappell, Murray, and Points received major medical extensions, and Swafford a minor; Murray also made it through the Finals. Gribble and Pampling finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status in 2020.
- 11a. Career money exemptions – top 50
Clark and Van Pelt played no events and were granted re-uses. Harrington received a minor medical extension. Els and Perry finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status in 2020.
- 11b. Career money exemptions – top 25
Stricker finished outside the top 150 and used his top 50 exemption for 2020.
- 18. Life members
- 19. Top 125 on the previous year’s FedExCup points list
- Tony Finau*
- Tommy Fleetwood*
- Emiliano Grillo*
- Chez Reavie*
- Pan Cheng-tsung*
- Rafa Cabrera-Bello*
- An Byeong-hun*
- Alex Norén
- Chesson Hadley*
- Luke List*
- Beau Hossler
- Jason Kokrak*
- Charles Howell III*
- Tyrrell Hatton*
- Brian Gay*
- Abraham Ancer*
- J. J. Spaun*
- Ryan Palmer*
- Peter Uihlein
- Chris Kirk
- Keith Mitchell*
- Louis Oosthuizen*
- Ryan Moore*
- Kim Meen-whee
- Stewart Cink
- Nick Watney*
- Kevin Streelman*
- Bronson Burgoon
- Charley Hoffman*
- Joel Dahmen*
- J. B. Holmes*
- James Hahn
- Jamie Lovemark
- Brian Stuard*
- Kevin Tway*
- Branden Grace*
- Kelly Kraft*
- Tom Hoge
- Scott Stallings*
- Danny Lee*
- Ollie Schniederjans
- Anirban Lahiri
- Sam Ryder*
- Trey Mullinax
- Brandon Harkins
- Patrick Rodgers*
- Charl Schwartzel
- Sean O'Hair
- Harold Varner III*
- Alex Čejka
- Rory Sabbatini*
- Richy Werenski
- Kang Sung-hoon*
- John Huh
- Tyler Duncan
- Séamus Power
- Martin Laird*
- J. T. Poston*
- Vaughn Taylor*
- Sam Saunders
- Ryan Blaum
- Scott Brown*
- Nick Taylor*
- Bud Cauley*
- Harris English
Date | Player | Tournament |
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Oct 7 | Kevin Tway | Safeway Open |
Oct 7 | Charles Howell III | RSM Classic |
Feb 17 | J. B. Holmes | Genesis Open |
Mar 3 | Keith Mitchell | Honda Classic |
Apr 21 | Pan Cheng-tsung | RBC Heritage |
Apr 28 | Ryan Palmer | Zurich Classic (with Jon Rahm) |
May 12 | Kang Sung-hoon | AT&T Byron Nelson |
Jun 23 | Chez Reavie | Travelers Championship |
Aug 4 | J. T. Poston | Wyndham Championship |
Werenski, Norén, Uihlein, Burgoon, Blaum, Power, Hossler, and English finished in the 126–150 range. Burgoon received a minor medical extension; he also made it through the Finals, as did Werenski and Hossler. Norén, Uihlein, Blaum, Power, and English settled for conditional status in 2020.
Mullinax, Hoge, Duncan, Harkins, Saunders, Lahiri, Cink, Schniederjans, Kim, Schwartzel, Kirk, O'Hair, Čejka, Hahn, Lovemark, and Huh finished outside the top 150. Schwartzel, Kirk, O'Hair, Hahn, Lovemark, and Huh received major medical extensions, and Mullinax, Cink, and Kim minors. Hoge, Duncan, and Lahiri made it through the Finals. Čejka fell to past champion status in 2020. Harkins, Saunders, and Schniederjans became non-members and have not reached the PGA Tour since.
- 20. Non-member top 125
- Joaquín Niemann* (first-time member)
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat* (first-time member)
- 21. Major Medical Extension
- Kevin Stadler (26)
- John Senden (6)
- Graham DeLaet (24)
- Luke Donald (15)
- Bae Sang-moon (10)
- Freddie Jacobson (18)
- Morgan Hoffmann (18)
- Jon Curran (3)
- Camilo Villegas (13)
- Jim Herman (18)
- Noh Seung-yul (26)
- K. J. Choi (9)
- Brandon Hagy (24)
- Briny Baird (9)
- Colt Knost (13)
- Dominic Bozzelli (5)
- Steve Marino (4)
- Harrison Frazar (3)
Date | Player | Tournament |
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Jul 21 | Jim Herman | Barbasol Championship |
Herman's extension expired in June and he fell to past champion status, but then won. Bae's extension expired in February and he fell to the reshuffle category; he finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status in 2020. Bozzelli's expired in January, but he had earned conditional status and fell to the conditional category; he finished in the 126–150 range and remained in that category for 2020. Senden's extension expired in February and Jacobson's in July, and both fell to past champion status; Senden used a 300 cuts made exemption for 2020. Curran and Marino became non-members when their extensions expired in November and January, respectively. Stadler, DeLaet, Donald, Hoffmann, Villegas, Noh, Choi, Hagy, Baird, Knost, and Frazar received carry-overs; Donald and Choi had career money exemptions as backup, while Hagy made it through the Finals.
Lucas Glover was promoted to this category in October after meeting his terms; he finished in the top 125.
Ben Martin, Smylie Kaufman, and Greg Chalmers were all upgraded from minors. Kaufman's expired in July and he fell to past champion status. Martin and Chalmers received carry-overs.
- 22. Web.com Tour and Finals leading money-winners
- Im Sung-jae* (rookie)
- Denny McCarthy*
- 23. Medical extension
- 25. Web.com Tour 2-25 and Finals 2-25
- Kramer Hickok (rookie)
- Anders Albertson (rookie)
- Robert Streb
- Sam Burns* (first-time member)
- Peter Malnati*
- Scott Langley
- Cameron Davis (rookie)
- Cameron Champ* (rookie)
- Adam Schenk*
- Martin Trainer (rookie)
- Lucas Glover*
- Lee Kyoung-hoon* (rookie)
- Matt Jones*
- Chase Wright (rookie)
- Hunter Mahan
- Sebastián Muñoz*
- Roger Sloan*
- Kyle Jones (rookie)
- Shawn Stefani
- Adam Svensson (rookie)
- Seth Reeves (rookie)
- Alex Prugh
- Max Homa*
- John Chin (rookie)
- Roberto Díaz
- José de Jesús Rodríguez (rookie)
- Stephan Jäger
- Josh Teater
- Curtis Luck (first-time member)
- Carlos Ortiz*
- Nicholas Lindheim
- Wyndham Clark* (rookie)
- Dylan Frittelli* (first-time member)
- Adam Long* (rookie)
- Wes Roach
- Julián Etulain
- Sepp Straka* (rookie)
- Chris Thompson (rookie)
- Cameron Tringale*
- Joey Garber (rookie)
- Ben Silverman
- Brady Schnell (rookie)
- Michael Thompson*
- Roberto Castro
- Fabián Gómez
- Hank Lebioda (rookie)
- Jim Knous (rookie)
Date | Player | Tournament |
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Oct 28 | Cameron Champ | Sanderson Farms Championship |
Jan 20 | Adam Long | Desert Classic |
Feb 24 | Martin Trainer | Puerto Rico Open |
May 5 | Max Homa | Wells Fargo Championship |
Jul 14 | Dylan Frittelli | John Deere Classic |
Those who finished in the 126–150 range were Stefani, Streb, Roach, Castro, Teater, and Lebioda. Streb and Lebioda made it through the Finals. Stefani, Roach, Castro, and Teater settled for conditional status.
Jäger, Langley, Díaz, Wright, Davis, Hickok, Knous, Svensson, Prugh, Gómez, Barber, Albertson, Luck, Etulain, Rodríguez, Silverman, Mahan, Chin, Kyle Jones, Reeves, Schnell, Lindheim, and Chris Thompson finished outside the top 150. Mahan, Knous, and Lindheim received minor medical extensions. Davis, Hickok, and Gómez made it through the Finals. The other 17 became non-members.
Glover was promoted to the major medical category in October after meeting his terms; he finished in the top 125.
Bae Sang-moon's fell to this category after his medical extension expired in February; he finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status in 2020.
- 26. 300 career cuts made
Henry finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status in 2020.
- 27. Reshuffle medical
- Kris Blanks (3)
- Will Claxton (7)
- Will MacKenzie (6)
- Chad Collins (19)
- Lee Williams (6)
- David Berganio Jr. (3)
- Zack Sucher (6)
MacKenzie's extension expired in June and he fell to past champion status. Sucher's expired in July, but he had earned conditional status and fell to the conditional category; he finished in the 126–150 range and remained in that category for 2020. Blanks's expired in July and he became a non-member. Claxton used his last start at the regular-season finale; he finished outside the top 150 and became a non-member in 2020. Collins and Berganio received carry-overs; Williams did not.
- 28. Three-time Korn Ferry Tour winners in the current year
- 29. Minor Medical Extension
- Bill Haas (2)
- Ben Martin (7)
- Smylie Kaufman (5)
- Greg Chalmers (7)
- Jonathan Randolph (1)
- Nate Lashley* (8)
Date | Player | Tournament |
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Jun 30 | Nate Lashley | Rocket Mortgage Classic |
Martin, Kaufman, and Chalmers were all upgraded to majors. Kaufman's expired in July and he fell to past champion status. Martin and Chalmers received carry-overs.
Haas's and Lashley's extensions expired in October and March, respectively, but both earned conditional status and fell to the conditional category; Lashley won afterwards, while Haas finished in the 126–150 range and remained in the conditional category for 2020. Randolph's extension expired in October and he became a non-member.
- 30. 126–150 from money list
Date | Player | Tournament |
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Mar 31 | Graeme McDowell | Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship |
Apr 7 | Corey Conners | Valero Texas Open |
Jul 21 | Shane Lowry | The Open Championship |
Six players finished in the top 125, including three winners. Wagner finished in the 126–150 range and remained in this category in 2020. The remaining players all finished outside the top 150. Hearn made it through the Finals; Crane received a medical extension. Campbell, Garrigus, and Lingmerth fell to past champion status in 2020. Piller, van Aswegen, Lovelady, and Fathauer became non-members for 2020.
- 31. Non-exempt medical extension
- Greg Owen (14)
Owen played no events and did not receive a carry-over.
Four players on medical extensions earned conditional status: Bill Haas in October, Dominic Bozzelli in January, Nate Lashley in March, and Zack Sucher in July. Lashley won afterwards; the rest finished in the 126–150 range and retained conditional status for 2020.
- Notable past champions
The following past champions finished in the top 200 of the FedEx Cup points list:
One player finished in the top 125. Trahan and Todd made it through the Finals.
- Notable non-members
Two non-members won in 2019 and accepted membership:
Date | Player | Tournament |
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Jul 7 | Matthew Wolff | 3M Open |
Jul 28 | Collin Morikawa | Barracuda Championship |
The following non-members finished the equivalent of top 200 on the FedEx Cup points list (^ denotes those eligible for full PGA Tour membership in 2020):
Fitzpatrick, Wallace, Redman, and Bjerregaard accepted membership for 2020. Fitzpatrick accepted STM in March, Bjerregaard in April, and Redman in July.
Hovland, Lewis, and Ghim were successful in the Finals; Hardy, Lipsky, Sharma, and Danielson were not.
- Other notes
Thirty-one players not listed made it from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA Tour for 2019 (24 via the regular-season money list, 7 via the Finals).