User:Phinumu/PGA Tour players/2022

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

Bold text – Denotes a player who won in 2022.

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.)

Matt Fitzpatrick was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2027. Thomas's win ensured he would stay in this category through 2027. Rahm extended his exemption to 2027, in which year he would move to cat 10. DeChambeau, Johnson, Mickelson, and Koepka went to LIV.

Walker finished outside the top 150 and used a career money exemption for 2023.

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

Cameron Smith was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2027, but subsequently went to LIV. McIlroy extended his exemption to 2027; he would move to cat 8 in 2026.

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

Scottie Scheffler was promoted to this category after his win and extended his exemption to 2027. Matsuyama extended his exemption to 2027, in which year he would move to cat 10. Reed and García went to LIV.

4. Winners of the British Open in the last 10 calendar years (1990-present). (Beginning In 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)

Spieth extended his exemption to 2025. Stenson went to LIV.

5. THE TOUR Championship winners in the last three years, beginning with the 1998 winner
6. Winners of World Golf Championship events, beginning in 1999 (a three-year exemption)

Scottie Scheffler was promoted to this category after his WGC Match Play win and extended his exemption to 2026, but subsequently moved to cat 3. Horschel extended his exemption to 2025, in which year he would move to cat 7. Schauffele extended his to 2027. Ancer and Watson went to LIV.

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

Scottie Scheffler was promoted to this category after his Arnold Palmer Invitational win and extended his exemption to 2025, but subsequently moved to cat 6 and then cat 3. Joaquín Niemann was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2025, but subsequently went to LIV. Cantlay extended his exemption to 2027, in which year he would move to cat 10. Homa extended his to 2026, and would move to cat 10 in 2025.

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.
Wins by players with expiring exemptions
Date Player Tournament
Jul 3 J. T. Poston John Deere Classic
Jul 17 Chez Reavie Barracuda Championship

Conners earned an exemption through 2024 by making the Tour Championship.

Twelve players earned promotion to this category during the season. Of those, Scottie Scheffler subsequently moved to cat 7, cat 6, and then cat 3; Talor Gooch went to LIV. Burns earned an exemption through 2026 with three wins, and Finau through 2025 with two. Hovland and Kokrak extended their exemptions to 2025, but Kokrak subsequently went to LIV. Leishman, Na, Grace, Jones, Ortiz, Swafford, Casey, Howell, McDowell, and Wolff also went to LIV.

Trainer finished in the 126–150 range and fell to conditional status for 2023. Kang and Holmes finished outside the top 150; Holmes received a medical extension, while Kang fell to past champion status.

11a. Career money exemptions – top 50

Clark once again made no starts and was granted a re-use. Sabbatini and Haas finished in the 126–150 range; Haas fell to conditional status for 2023, while Sabbatini used a top 25 career money exemption for which he became eligible due to the removal of LIV players from the list. Donald finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status.

11b. Career money exemptions – top 25

Singh focused on the senior tour and used his top 50 exemption for 2023.

18. Life members
19. Top 125 on the previous year’s FedExCup points list
Wins
Date Player Tournament
Nov 21 Talor Gooch RSM Classic
Jan 29 Luke List Farmers Insurance Open
Feb 6 Tom Hoge AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Feb 13 Scottie Scheffler WM Phoenix Open
Feb 27 Sepp Straka The Honda Classic
Mar 6 Scottie Scheffler (2) Arnold Palmer Invitational
Mar 27 Scottie Scheffler (3) WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Apr 10 Scottie Scheffler (4) Masters Tournament
Jun 19 Matt Fitzpatrick U.S. Open

Harman, Wise, and Stallings earned exemptions through 2024 by making the Tour Championship.

Oosthuizen, Tringale, Varner, Westwood, Schwartzel, Poulter, Perez, and Lahiri went to LIV.

Hoffman, Higgs, Stuard, Norlander, Lebioda, Johnson, and Garnett finished in the 126–150 range. Johnson used a top 25 career money exemption for 2023; Stuard, Norlander, and Garnett were successful in the Finals, while Hoffman, Higgs, and Lebioda fell to conditional status. Hagy, Sloan, Snedeker, McCumber, and Stanley finished outside the top 150. McCumber and Stanley received medical extensions; Snedeker received a minor medical extension with a top 50 career money exemption as backup, while Hagy and Sloan fell short in the Finals and became non-members.

20. Non-member top 125
Win
Date Player Tournament
Aug 14 Will Zalatoris FedEx St. Jude Championship
21. Major Medical Extension

Stadler's extension expired in October, Chappell's in February, Bryan's in March, Noh's in May, and Blixt's in July; all fell to past champion status. Kraft's expired in March and he fell to the reshuffle category; he finished in the top 125. Moore's expired in June and he fell to conditional status; after finishing outside the top 150, he used a top 50 career money exemption for 2023. Hoffmann's expired in June and he became a non-member. McGirt used his final start at the last regular-season event; he finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status for 2023. Cauley and Blair received carry-overs, while DeLaet and Baird were not; Baird fell to past champion status for 2023 and DeLaet became a non-member.

Danny Lee was promoted to this category after meeting the terms of his minor medical extension in October; he finished in the top 125.

22. Korn Ferry Tour and Finals leading money-winners

Bramlett made it through the Finals.

23. Medical extension
25. Korn Ferry Tour 2-25 and Finals 2-25
Wins
Date Player Tournament
Oct 31 Lucas Herbert Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Mar 27 Chad Ramey Corales Puntacana Championship
Apr 3 J. J. Spaun Valero Texas Open
Jul 10 Trey Mullinax Barbasol Championship

Theegala and Young earned exemptions through 2024 by making the Tour Championship.

Uihlein went to LIV. Wu, Novak, Gligic, Hardy, and Cook finished in the 126–150 range. Gligic, Hardy, and Cook made it through the Finals, and Hardy also received a minor medical extension; Wu and Novak fell to conditional status for 2023. Burgoon, Barjon, Wolfe, Creel, Gutschewski, van der Walt, Kohles, Reeves, Aphibarnrat, Skinns, Thompson, and Drewitt finished outside the top 150. None were successful in the Finals; Burgoon received a major medical extension and Gutschewski a minor, and the rest became non-members.

Kelly Kraft ended up in this category after his medical extension expired in March; he finished in the top 125.

26. 300 career cuts made
27. Reshuffle medical

Murray's extension expired in February and he fell to past champion status. Knous's expired in October, but he earned conditional status and fell to the conditional category; he finished outside the top 150 and became a non-member for 2023. Stroud, Collins, Wilkinson, and Covello received carry-overs.

28. Three-time Korn Ferry Tour winners in the current year
29. Minor Medical Extension
Win
Date Player Tournament
Mar 6 Ryan Brehm Puerto Rico Open

Brehm won in March, in the only start of his extension. Lee fulfilled his terms in November and was promoted to the major medical category; he finished in the top 125. Hearn's and Trahan's expired in November and both fell to past champion status. Percy's expired in September and he fell to conditional status; he finished in the 126–150 range and maintained conditional status in 2023. Cappelen did not use his start and became a non-member in 2023.

30. 126–150 from money list

Armour and Kodaira finished in the 126–150 range; Armour made it through the Finals and also received a medical extension, while Kodaira maintained conditional status for 2023. Hoag, Villegas, Seiffert, Van Pelt, and Taylor finished outside the top 150; Villegas, Van Pelt, and Taylor fell to past champion status for 2023, while Hoag and Seiffert became non-members.

Cameron Percy and Ryan Moore fell to this category after their medical extensions expired in September and June, respectively. Percy finished in the 126–150 range and maintained conditional status for 2023; Moore finished outside the top 150 and used a top 50 career money exemption.

31. Non-exempt medical extension

Blaum's extension expired in May and he became a non-member.

Jim Knous fell to conditional status when his medical extension expired in October; he finished outside the top 150 and became a non-member for 2023.

Notable past champions

Besides Chappell, Noh, Bryan, Murray, and Blixt, the following past champions finished in the top 200 of the adjusted FedEx Cup points list:

Byrd and Martin finished in the 126–150 range; Martin made it through the Finals, while Byrd settled for conditional status for 2023. Dufner used a top 50 career money exemption for which he became eligible due to the removal of LIV players from the list. Kim graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour, while Lingmerth made it through the Finals.

Note that Martin Kaymer went to LIV.

Notable non-members

One non-member won and accepted membership:

Win
Date Player Tournament
Aug 7 Kim Joo-hyung Wyndham Championship

Kim accepted STM in July.

The following non-members (excluding those who resigned membership after going to LIV) finished the equivalent of top 200 on the adjusted FedEx Cup points list:

Detry, Burmester, and Schmid made it through the Finals; Gotterup, Flavin, Lee, Long, Scrivener, Kim, Donaldson, Paul, Li, Quayle, Naegel, and Lamb did not. Griffin, Hall, Yu, and Montgomery were regular-season KFT graduates.

Of the players who moved into the top 200 too late to qualify for the Finals, An was a regular-season KFT graduate, while Eckroat qualified for the Finals via the KFT and made it through.

Thirty players not listed on this page made it from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA Tour for 2023 (19 via the regular-season points list including Japan Golf Tour winner Kim Seong-hyeon, 11 via the Finals including European Tour winner Estanislao Goya).

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