User:Phinumu/PGA Tour players/2020


 * – Denotes a player who finished in the top 125 of the FedEx Cup points list.

Bold text – Denotes a player who won in 2020.

The COVID adjustments made included
 * 1) All winner's exemptions being extended by a season, and lengths of new exemptions being counted from 2021
 * 2) Medical extensions being optionally reset after the break to what they had been at season start
 * 3) Players not losing status for 2021


 * 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.)


 * 🇺🇸 Dustin Johnson* (2024) – moves to cat 6 in 2022 and 10 in 2023
 * 🇺🇸 Brooks Koepka* (2024)
 * 🇺🇸 Justin Thomas* (2024) – moves to cat 10 in 2023
 * 🇺🇸 Gary Woodland* (2024)
 * 🇦🇺 Jason Day* (2023) – moves to cat 2 in 2021 and cat 10 in 2022
 * 🇺🇸 Jordan Spieth* (2022) – moves to cat 4 in 2021
 * 🇺🇸 Jimmy Walker (2021)

After adjustments, Johnson and Thomas's exemptions extended to 2026; Johnson would move to cat 8 in 2024, while Thomas would move to cat 6 in 2024 and cat 10 in 2025. Collin Morikawa was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2026.


 * 2. Winners of the THE PLAYERS Championship in the last 10 calendar years. (Beginning In 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)


 * Rory McIlroy* (2024)
 * 🇺🇸 Webb Simpson* (2023)
 * 🇺🇸 Rickie Fowler* (2022) – moves to cat 10 in 2021
 * 🇰🇷 Kim Si-woo* (2022)

After adjustments, McIlroy and Simpson's exemptions extended to 2026; McIlroy would fall to cat 10 in 2026 and Simpson in 2025.


 * 3. Winners of the Masters Tournament in the last 10 calendar years. (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)


 * 🇺🇸 Patrick Reed* (2024) – moves to cat 10 in 2024
 * 🇺🇸 Tiger Woods* (2024)
 * 🇪🇸 Sergio García (2022)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Willett (2021)

After adjustments, Reed and Woods's exemptions extended to 2026, in which season Woods 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.)


 * 🇮🇪 Shane Lowry* (2024)
 * 🇮🇹 Francesco Molinari (2024) – moves to cat 10 in 2024
 * 🇸🇪 Henrik Stenson (2022) – moves to cat 10 in 2022
 * 🇺🇸 Zach Johnson*


 * 5. THE TOUR Championship winners in the last three years, beginning with the 1998 winner


 * 🇺🇸 Xander Schauffele* (2023) – moves 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
 * 🇺🇸 Bubba Watson* (2023) – moves to cat 10 in 2023
 * 🇺🇸 Kevin Kisner* (2022)
 * 🇯🇵 Hideki Matsuyama* (2022) – moves to cat 10 in 2021
 * 🇺🇸 Phil Mickelson* (2022) – moves to cat 10 in 2022


 * 7. Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament, and Genesis Invitational in the last three seasons and the current season


 * 🇺🇸 Bryson DeChambeau* (2024) – moves to cat 10 in 2022
 * 🇦🇺 Marc Leishman* (2022) – moves to cat 10 in 2021
 * 🇺🇸 Patrick Cantlay* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Jason Dufner

After adjustments, DeChambeau's exemption extended to 2026, and Leishman's to 2024. Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton, and Jon Rahm were promoted to this category after their wins and after adjustments earned exemptions through 2024.


 * 8. The winner of the FedEx Cup in each of the last five calendar years


 * 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.


 * 🇺🇸 Matt Kuchar* (2022)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Casey* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Cameron Champ* (2021)
 * 🇨🇦 Corey Conners* (2021)
 * 🇿🇦 Dylan Frittelli* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Jim Herman* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 J. B. Holmes (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Max Homa* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Charles Howell III* (2021)
 * 🇰🇷 Kang Sung-hoon* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Patton Kizzire (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Nate Lashley* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Adam Long* (2021)
 * Graeme McDowell* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Keith Mitchell* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Collin Morikawa* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Kevin Na* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Palmer* (2021)
 * 🇹🇼 Pan Cheng-tsung (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 J. T. Poston* (2021)
 * 🇪🇸 Jon Rahm* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Chez Reavie* (2021)
 * 🇦🇺 Adam Scott* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Martin Trainer (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Kevin Tway (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Matthew Wolff* (2021)
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Armour*
 * 🇺🇸 Keegan Bradley*
 * 🇺🇸 Austin Cook
 * 🇺🇸 Brice Garnett*
 * 🇺🇸 Billy Horschel*
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Kim
 * Russell Knox
 * 🇯🇵 Satoshi Kodaira
 * 🇺🇸 Andrew Landry*
 * 🇺🇸 Troy Merritt*
 * 🇺🇸 Pat Perez*
 * 🇺🇸 Scott Piercy*
 * 🇺🇸 Ted Potter Jr.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ian Poulter*
 * 🇺🇸 Andrew Putnam
 * 🇺🇸 Brandt Snedeker*
 * 🇺🇸 Brendan Steele*
 * 🇺🇸 Aaron Wise

Twelve players moved into this category during the season. Brendon Todd earned an exemption through 2024 (after adjustments) with two wins.


 * 11a. Career money exemptions – top 50


 * 🇿🇦 Tim Clark
 * 🇺🇸 Steve Stricker
 * 🇺🇸 Bo Van Pelt

All remained in this category for 2021.


 * 11b. Career money exemptions – top 25


 * 18. Life members


 * 🇺🇸 Davis Love III
 * 🇫🇯 Vijay Singh


 * 19. Top 125 on the previous year’s FedExCup points list


 * 🇺🇸 Tony Finau*
 * 🇺🇸 Jason Kokrak*
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tommy Fleetwood*
 * 🇰🇷 Im Sung-jae*
 * 🇲🇽 Abraham Ancer*
 * 🇿🇦 Louis Oosthuizen*
 * 🇺🇸 Lucas Glover*
 * 🇿🇦 Rory Sabbatini*
 * 🇺🇸 Harold Varner III*
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Moore*
 * 🇺🇸 Vaughn Taylor*
 * 🇺🇸 Jim Furyk
 * 🇨🇦 Adam Hadwin*
 * 🇰🇷 An Byeong-hun*
 * 🇺🇸 Joel Dahmen*
 * 🇺🇸 Wyndham Clark*
 * 🇦🇷 Emiliano Grillo*
 * 🇨🇱 Joaquín Niemann*
 * 🇪🇸 Rafa Cabrera-Bello
 * 🇺🇸 Adam Schenk*
 * 🇳🇿 Danny Lee*
 * 🇺🇸 Kevin Streelman*
 * 🇻🇪 Jhonattan Vegas
 * 🇿🇦 Branden Grace
 * 🇺🇸 Charley Hoffman*
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tyrrell Hatton*
 * 🇺🇸 Chesson Hadley
 * 🇺🇸 Brian Stuard*
 * 🇹🇭 Kiradech Aphibarnrat
 * 🇦🇺 Cameron Smith*
 * 🇺🇸 Matt Every
 * 🇺🇸 Russell Henley*
 * 🇺🇸 Brian Harman*
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Thompson*
 * 🇦🇺 Matt Jones*
 * 🇺🇸 Luke List*
 * 🇨🇦 Roger Sloan
 * 🇺🇸 Sam Burns*
 * 🇺🇸 Bud Cauley*
 * 🇺🇸 Nick Watney
 * 🇨🇦 Mackenzie Hughes*
 * 🇺🇸 J. J. Spaun
 * 🇺🇸 Talor Gooch*
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Stroud
 * 🇺🇸 Kyle Stanley
 * 🇺🇸 Patrick Rodgers*
 * 🇺🇸 Cameron Tringale*
 * 🇺🇸 Sam Ryder*
 * 🇰🇷 Lee Kyoung-hoon*
 * 🇺🇸 Scott Stallings*
 * 🇺🇸 Denny McCarthy*
 * 🇺🇸 Scott Brown*
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Ortiz*
 * 🇦🇹 Sepp Straka*
 * 🇦🇺 Aaron Baddeley
 * 🇨🇴 Sebastián Muñoz*
 * 🇺🇸 Peter Malnati
 * 🇺🇸 Brian Gay*
 * 🇨🇦 Nick Taylor*
 * Martin Laird
 * 🇺🇸 Kelly Kraft
 * 🇸🇪 Jonas Blixt

Kraft and Blixt received major medical extensions; all others landed in the reshuffle category for 2021, except Furyk, who used a top 25 career money exemption.


 * 20. Non-member top 125


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Matthew Fitzpatrick* (first-time member)
 * 🇺🇸 Doc Redman* (first-time member)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Matt Wallace (first-time member)
 * 🇩🇰 Lucas Bjerregaard (first-time member)

Wallace and Bjerregaard landed in the reshuffle for 2021.


 * 21. Major Medical Extension


 * 🇺🇸 Daniel Berger* (5)
 * 🇺🇸 Kevin Chappell (23)
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Kirk (11)
 * 🇺🇸 Kevin Stadler (23)
 * 🇿🇦 Charl Schwartzel (12)
 * 🇨🇦 Graham DeLaet (24)
 * 🇺🇸 William McGirt (29)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Luke Donald (3)
 * 🇺🇸 James Hahn (17)
 * 🇺🇸 Ben Martin (6)
 * 🇺🇸 Sean O'Hair (16)
 * 🇺🇸 Morgan Hoffmann (7)
 * 🇺🇸 Jamie Lovemark (20)
 * 🇨🇴 Camilo Villegas (13)
 * 🇺🇸 Grayson Murray (12)
 * 🇺🇸 Wesley Bryan (21)
 * 🇺🇸 John Huh (15)
 * 🇰🇷 Noh Seung-yul (26)
 * 🇰🇷 K. J. Choi (2)
 * 🇺🇸 Brandon Hagy (11)
 * 🇺🇸 Briny Baird (9)
 * 🇺🇸 Colt Knost (3)
 * 🇺🇸 Harrison Frazar (3)
 * 🇦🇺 Greg Chalmers (7)
 * 🇺🇸 D. A. Points (12)

Berger met his terms in September. Hagy's extension expired in February and he fell to the reshuffle category, in which he remained in 2021. Choi's and Donald's expired in October and February, respectively, but both used their top 50 career money exemptions. Knost became a non-member after his expired in February. Martin's expired in January and he fell to conditional status.

Bronson Burgoon met the terms of his medical in September and was promoted to this category; he finished outside the top 125 and dropped back to the reshuffle category for 2021.

The remaining players, except Schwartzel and Hoffman, reset their extensions. Schwartzel met his terms in August, finished outside the top 125, and remained in the major medical category for 2021. The rest received carry-overs.

Hudson Swafford and Trey Mullinax were upgraded from minors. Swafford reset his extension and received a carry-over. Mullinax's expired in February and he became a non-member.


 * 22. Korn Ferry Tour and Finals leading money-winners


 * 🇺🇸 Scottie Scheffler* (rookie)


 * 23. Medical extension


 * 25. Korn Ferry Tour 2-25 and Finals 2-25


 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Xinjun*
 * 🇺🇸 Matthew NeSmith* (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Robby Shelton* (first-time member)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tom Lewis* (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Harry Higgs* (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Lanto Griffin*
 * 🇺🇸 Kramer Hickok
 * 🇺🇸 Mark Hubbard*
 * 🇦🇷 Fabián Gómez
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Brehm
 * 🇳🇴 Viktor Hovland* (rookie)
 * 🇳🇴 Kristoffer Ventura (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Brendon Todd*
 * 🇸🇪 Henrik Norlander*
 * 🇺🇸 Beau Hossler*
 * 🇺🇸 Zac Blair*
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ben Taylor (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Bo Hoag* (rookie)
 * 🇮🇳 Anirban Lahiri
 * 🇦🇷 Nelson Ledesma (rookie)
 * 🇦🇺 Rhein Gibson
 * 🇺🇸 Tyler Duncan*
 * 🇺🇸 Chase Seiffert (rookie)
 * 🇨🇦 David Hearn
 * 🇺🇸 Mark Anderson
 * 🇺🇸 Bronson Burgoon
 * 🇺🇸 Scott Harrington* (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Baker (rookie)
 * 🇨🇦 Michael Gligic (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Robert Streb
 * 🇩🇰 Sebastian Cappelen (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Tom Hoge*
 * 🇺🇸 Vincent Whaley (rookie)
 * 🇦🇺 Cameron Percy
 * 🇵🇷 Rafael Campos (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Hank Lebioda
 * 🇺🇸 Vince Covello (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Rob Oppenheim
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Gellerman (rookie)
 * 🇦🇺 Cameron Davis*
 * 🇺🇸 Maverick McNealy* (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Joseph Bramlett
 * 🇺🇸 Tyler McCumber (rookie)
 * 🇺🇸 Doug Ghim (rookie)
 * 🇳🇿 Tim Wilkinson
 * 🇺🇸 Richy Werenski*
 * 🇺🇸 D. J. Trahan

Those who finished outside the top 125 remained in this category for 2021; Campos also received a medical extension.

Burgoon met the terms of his medical in September and was promoted to the major medical category; he finished outside the top 125 and dropped back to this category for 2021.

Brandon Hagy fell to this category after his medical extension expired in February; he finished outside the top 125 and remained in this category for 2021.


 * 26. 300 career cuts made


 * 🇦🇺 John Senden

Senden remained in the reshuffle for 2021.


 * 27. Reshuffle medical


 * 🇺🇸 Chad Collins (4)
 * 🇺🇸 David Berganio Jr. (2)

Berganio used his last start at the regular-season finale; he finished outside the top 150 and became a non-member in 2021. Collins received a carry-over.

Knous was upgraded from a minor; he received a carry-over.


 * 28. Three-time Korn Ferry Tour winners in the current year


 * 29. Minor Medical Extension


 * 🇺🇸 Stewart Cink (8)
 * 🇺🇸 Hudson Swafford (7)
 * 🇰🇷 Kim Meen-whee (1)
 * 🇺🇸 Hunter Mahan (4)
 * 🇺🇸 Trey Mullinax (2)
 * 🇮🇪 Pádraig Harrington (11)
 * 🇺🇸 Jim Knous (6)
 * 🇺🇸 Nicholas Lindheim (2)

Swafford, Mullinax, and Knous were all upgraded to majors (in the reshuffle, for Knous). Swafford reset his and received a carry-over. Knous also received a carry-over. Mullinax's extension expired in February and he became a non-member.

Kim's extension expired in October and he became a non-member. Cink's expired in March, but he earned conditional status and fell to the conditional category. Mahan's expired in February and he fell to past champion status, then used a career money exemption for 2021. Lindheim used his up in August with Korn Ferry Tour starts. Harrington reset his and received a carry-over.


 * 30. 126–150 from money list


 * 🇺🇸 Shawn Stefani
 * 🇸🇪 Alex Norén*
 * 🇺🇸 Peter Uihlein
 * 🇺🇸 Wes Roach
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Blaum
 * 🇺🇸 Dominic Bozzelli
 * 🇺🇸 Bill Haas
 * 🇺🇸 Johnson Wagner
 * 🇺🇸 Roberto Castro
 * 🇮🇪 Séamus Power
 * 🇺🇸 Zack Sucher
 * 🇺🇸 Josh Teater
 * 🇺🇸 Harris English*
 * 🇩🇪 Martin Kaymer

Two players finished in the top 125. The rest remained in this category for 2021; Blaum also received a medical extension.


 * 31. Non-exempt medical extension


 * 🇺🇸 Ben Crane (3)

Crane's extension expired in October and he fell to past champion status.

Ben Martin and Stewart Cink fell to conditional status after their medical extensions expired in January and March, respectively, and remained in the conditional category for 2021.

The following past champions finished in the top 200 of the FedEx Cup points list:
 * Notable past champions


 * 🇺🇸 George McNeill
 * 🇺🇸 Ricky Barnes
 * 🇺🇸 Chad Campbell

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 2021):
 * Notable non-members


 * 🇺🇸 Will Gordon^
 * 🇿🇦 Erik van Rooyen^
 * 🇦🇹 Matthias Schwab
 * 🇿🇦 Christiaan Bezuidenhout
 * 🇫🇷 Victor Perez
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Westwood
 * 🇨🇳 Li Haotong
 * 🇺🇸 Kurt Kitayama
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Waring
 * 🇹🇭 Jazz Janewattananond
 * Robert MacIntyre
 * 🇦🇹 Bernd Wiesberger

Gordon and van Rooyen accepted membership for 2021. Gordon accepted STM in June, and van Rooyen in August. Westwood accepted past champion membership for 2021.