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I posted this but didn’t add those pictures of stuff….that’s wierd. Why would that happen? Desi – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – For anyone that wanted to know….here are the exemptions or qualifers for the different majors and special events. US Open Exemptions L-1. All former winners of the U.S. Open Championship. L-2. All former winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship. L-3. All former winners of The Masters Tournament, the British Open Championship and PGA of America Championship. L-4. From the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships, the winners the last three years (2000 – 2002), and the runners-up from the most recent year: Junior Amateur 2000- Matthew Rosenfeld 2001- Henry Liaw 2002- Charlie Beljan/Zac Reynolds Amateur Public Links 2000- D.J. Trahan 2001- Chez Reavie 2002- Ryan Moore/Lee Williamson U.S. Mid-Amateur 2000- Greg Puga 2001- Tim Jackson 2002- George Zahringer/Jerry Courville L-5. Winner of the 2002 USGA Senior Amateur Championship. L-6. Winners of the British Amateur Championship the last three years (2000 – 2002). L-7. Quarterfinalists from the 2002 U.S. Amateur Championship. L-8. Playing members of the 1999 & 2002 Walker Cup and the 2000 & 2002 United States Men’s World Amateur Teams. L-9. Playing members of the United States and European Ryder Cup teams for the last ten years (1993-2002). L-10. Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, in the last three calendar years (2000, 2001, and 2002) and during the current year, through April 23 (must have filed an entry by April 23). L-11. Winners of PGA European Tour Volvo Order of Merit Tournaments, Nationwide Tour, African Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Tour and Australasian Tour events, whose victories are considered official in the last calendar year and during the current year (2002 and 2003) throuh April 23 (must have filed an entry by April 23). L-12. From the 2002 U.S. Open Championship, those returning scores for 72 holes. L-13. From the 2002 PGA of America and British Open Championships, and the Masters Tournament, the 30 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 30th place. L-14. From the 2002 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 125 money leaders; and from the final official PGA Tour money lists, the top 10 money leaders in each of the last three calendar years; and, any player who had multiple finishes in the top 125 money leaders the last five calendar years. L-15. From the 2003 PGA Tour official money list, the top 100 money leaders through April 23, 2003 (must have filed an entry by April 23). L-16. From the official PGA Tour career money list, the top 50 money leaders as of the end of 2002. L-17. From the 2002 final official Nationwide Tour money list, the top 15 money leaders. L-18. From the 2003 PGA European Tour exemption categories, those players listed in categories numbered 1, 3, and 7. L-19. From the final 2002 World Rankings, the top 75 point leaders. L-20. From the current World Rankings, the top 100 point leaders as of April 23, 2003 (must have filed an entry by April 23). L-21. Head professional at club hosting the Championship. L-22. Winner of the 2002 PGA of America Club Professional Championship. L-23. Any player whom the USGA Executive Committee selects for an exemption on the basis of his playing record (may be added to the field of 750 players, but must have filed an entry by April 23). British Open Exemptions: FIRST 15 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 15TH PLACE IN THE 2002 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP category 2 OPEN CHAMPIONS 1993-2002 category 3 OPEN CHAMPIONS AGED OF 65 OR UNDER ON 20 JULY 2003 category 4 THE FIRST 50 PLAYERS IN THE OFFICIAL WORLD RANKING AS AT 29 MAY 2003 category 5 FIRST 20 ON THE PGA EUROPEAN TOUR FINAL VOLVO ORDER OF MERIT FOR 2002 category 6 THE VOLVO PGA CHAMPIONS FOR 2000-2003 category 7 FIRST 5 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 5TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE TOP 25 OF THE PGA EUROPEAN TOUR VOLVO ORDER OF MERIT FOR 2003 AS AT 29 MAY category 8 FIRST 7 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 7TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE TOP 25 OF A CUMULATIVE MONEY LIST TAKEN FROM ALL OFFICIAL PGA EUROPEAN TOUR EVENTS FROM THE VOLVO PGA CHAMPIONSHIP UP TO AND INCLUDING THE BARCLAYS SCOTTISH OPEN category 9 THE LEADING 8 PLAYERS, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT HAVING APPLIED (8) ABOVE, IN THE 2003 BARCLAYS SCOTTISH OPEN category 10 THE US OPEN CHAMPIONS FOR 1994-2003 category 11 THE US MASTERS CHAMPIONS FOR 1999-2003 category 12 THE USPGA CHAMPIONS FOR 1998-2002 category 13 THE USPGA TOUR PLAYERS CHAMPIONS FOR 2000-2003 category 14 FIRST 20 IN THE OFFICIAL MONEY LIST OF THE USPGA TOUR FOR 2002 category 15 FIRST 5 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 5TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE TOP 20 OF THE OFFICIAL MONEY LIST OF THE USPGA TOUR FOR 2003 AS AT 29 MAY category 16 FIRST 7 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 7TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE TOP 25 OF A CUMULATIVE MONEY LIST TAKEN FROM THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE FIVE USPGA TOUR EVENTS LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING THE ADVIL WESTERN OPEN category 17 THE LEADING 8 PLAYERS, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT HAVING APPLIED (16) ABOVE, IN THE 2003 ADVIL WESTERN OPEN category 18 PLAYING MEMBERS OF THE 2002 RYDER CUP TEAMS category 19 THE CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPION FOR 2002 category 20 THE JAPAN OPEN CHAMPION FOR 2002 category 21 FIRST PLACE ON THE ASIAN PGA DAVIDOFF TOUR FOR 2002 category 22 FIRST 3 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 3RD PLACE ON THE TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA FOR 2002/2003 category 23 FIRST 3 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 3RD PLACE ON THE JAPAN GOLF TOUR FOR 2002 category 24 FIRST 2 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 2ND PLACE ON THE SOUTHERN AFRICA PGA SUNSHINE TOUR FOR 2002/2003 category 25 THE LEADING PLAYER, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE 2003 MIZUNO OPEN category 26 FIRST 4 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 4TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT HAVING APPLIED (25) ABOVE, IN THE TOP 20 OF A CUMULATIVE MONEY LIST TAKEN FROM ALL OFFICIAL 2003 JAPAN TOUR EVENTS FROM THE JAPAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP UP TO AND INCLUDING THE MIZUNO OPEN category 27 THE SENIOR BRITISH OPEN CHAMPION FOR 2002 category 28 THE AMATEUR CHAMPION FOR 2003 category 29 THE US AMATEUR CHAMPION FOR 2002 category 30 THE EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL AMATEUR CHAMPION FOR 2002 Masters Exemptions 1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime) 2. US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) 3. British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) 4. PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) 5. Winners of The Players Championship (3 years) 6. Current US Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up (6-B) to the current US Amateur Champion 7. Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) 8. Current US Amateur Public Links Champion 9. Current US Mid-Amateur Champion 10. The first 16 players, including ties, in the 2002 Masters Tournament 11. The first 8 players, including ties, in the 2002 US Open Championship 12. The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2002 PGA Championship 13. The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2002 British Open Championship 14. The 40 leaders on the Final Official PGA Tour Money List for 2002 15. The 10 leaders on the current year Official PGA Tour Money List published during the week prior to the 2003 Masters Tournament 16. The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for 2002 17. The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the 2003 Masters PGA Championship Exemptions No. Criteria 1. All former PGA Champions. 2. Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (1998-2002). 3. Winners of the last five Masters (1998-2002). 4. Winners of the last five
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For anyone that wanted to know….here are the exemptions or qualifers for the different majors and special events. US Open Exemptions L-1. All former winners of the U.S. Open Championship. L-2. All former winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship. L-3. All former winners of The Masters Tournament, the British Open Championship and PGA of America Championship. L-4. From the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships, the winners the last three years (2000 – 2002), and the runners-up from the most recent year: Junior Amateur 2000- Matthew Rosenfeld 2001- Henry Liaw 2002- Charlie Beljan/Zac Reynolds Amateur Public Links 2000- D.J. Trahan 2001- Chez Reavie 2002- Ryan Moore/Lee Williamson U.S. Mid-Amateur 2000- Greg Puga 2001- Tim Jackson 2002- George Zahringer/Jerry Courville L-5. Winner of the 2002 USGA Senior Amateur Championship. L-6. Winners of the British Amateur Championship the last three years (2000 – 2002). L-7. Quarterfinalists from the 2002 U.S. Amateur Championship. L-8. Playing members of the 1999 & 2002 Walker Cup and the 2000 & 2002 United States Men’s World Amateur Teams. L-9. Playing members of the United States and European Ryder Cup teams for the last ten years (1993-2002). L-10. Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, in the last three calendar years (2000, 2001, and 2002) and during the current year, through April 23 (must have filed an entry by April 23). L-11. Winners of PGA European Tour Volvo Order of Merit Tournaments, Nationwide Tour, African Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Tour and Australasian Tour events, whose victories are considered official in the last calendar year and during the current year (2002 and 2003) throuh April 23 (must have filed an entry by April 23). L-12. From the 2002 U.S. Open Championship, those returning scores for 72 holes. L-13. From the 2002 PGA of America and British Open Championships, and the Masters Tournament, the 30 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 30th place. L-14. From the 2002 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 125 money leaders; and from the final official PGA Tour money lists, the top 10 money leaders in each of the last three calendar years; and, any player who had multiple finishes in the top 125 money leaders the last five calendar years. L-15. From the 2003 PGA Tour official money list, the top 100 money leaders through April 23, 2003 (must have filed an entry by April 23). L-16. From the official PGA Tour career money list, the top 50 money leaders as of the end of 2002. L-17. From the 2002 final official Nationwide Tour money list, the top 15 money leaders. L-18. From the 2003 PGA European Tour exemption categories, those players listed in categories numbered 1, 3, and 7. L-19. From the final 2002 World Rankings, the top 75 point leaders. L-20. From the current World Rankings, the top 100 point leaders as of April 23, 2003 (must have filed an entry by April 23). L-21. Head professional at club hosting the Championship. L-22. Winner of the 2002 PGA of America Club Professional Championship. L-23. Any player whom the USGA Executive Committee selects for an exemption on the basis of his playing record (may be added to the field of 750 players, but must have filed an entry by April 23). British Open Exemptions: FIRST 15 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 15TH PLACE IN THE 2002 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP category 2 OPEN CHAMPIONS 1993-2002 category 3 OPEN CHAMPIONS AGED OF 65 OR UNDER ON 20 JULY 2003 category 4 THE FIRST 50 PLAYERS IN THE OFFICIAL WORLD RANKING AS AT 29 MAY 2003 category 5 FIRST 20 ON THE PGA EUROPEAN TOUR FINAL VOLVO ORDER OF MERIT FOR 2002 category 6 THE VOLVO PGA CHAMPIONS FOR 2000-2003 category 7 FIRST 5 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 5TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE TOP 25 OF THE PGA EUROPEAN TOUR VOLVO ORDER OF MERIT FOR 2003 AS AT 29 MAY category 8 FIRST 7 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 7TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE TOP 25 OF A CUMULATIVE MONEY LIST TAKEN FROM ALL OFFICIAL PGA EUROPEAN TOUR EVENTS FROM THE VOLVO PGA CHAMPIONSHIP UP TO AND INCLUDING THE BARCLAYS SCOTTISH OPEN category 9 THE LEADING 8 PLAYERS, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT HAVING APPLIED (8) ABOVE, IN THE 2003 BARCLAYS SCOTTISH OPEN category 10 THE US OPEN CHAMPIONS FOR 1994-2003 category 11 THE US MASTERS CHAMPIONS FOR 1999-2003 category 12 THE USPGA CHAMPIONS FOR 1998-2002 category 13 THE USPGA TOUR PLAYERS CHAMPIONS FOR 2000-2003 category 14 FIRST 20 IN THE OFFICIAL MONEY LIST OF THE USPGA TOUR FOR 2002 category 15 FIRST 5 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 5TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE TOP 20 OF THE OFFICIAL MONEY LIST OF THE USPGA TOUR FOR 2003 AS AT 29 MAY category 16 FIRST 7 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 7TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE TOP 25 OF A CUMULATIVE MONEY LIST TAKEN FROM THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE FIVE USPGA TOUR EVENTS LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING THE ADVIL WESTERN OPEN category 17 THE LEADING 8 PLAYERS, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT HAVING APPLIED (16) ABOVE, IN THE 2003 ADVIL WESTERN OPEN category 18 PLAYING MEMBERS OF THE 2002 RYDER CUP TEAMS category 19 THE CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPION FOR 2002 category 20 THE JAPAN OPEN CHAMPION FOR 2002 category 21 FIRST PLACE ON THE ASIAN PGA DAVIDOFF TOUR FOR 2002 category 22 FIRST 3 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 3RD PLACE ON THE TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA FOR 2002/2003 category 23 FIRST 3 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 3RD PLACE ON THE JAPAN GOLF TOUR FOR 2002 category 24 FIRST 2 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 2ND PLACE ON THE SOUTHERN AFRICA PGA SUNSHINE TOUR FOR 2002/2003 category 25 THE LEADING PLAYER, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, IN THE 2003 MIZUNO OPEN category 26 FIRST 4 AND ANYONE TYING FOR 4TH PLACE, NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT HAVING APPLIED (25) ABOVE, IN THE TOP 20 OF A CUMULATIVE MONEY LIST TAKEN FROM ALL OFFICIAL 2003 JAPAN TOUR EVENTS FROM THE JAPAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP UP TO AND INCLUDING THE MIZUNO OPEN category 27 THE SENIOR BRITISH OPEN CHAMPION FOR 2002 category 28 THE AMATEUR CHAMPION FOR 2003 category 29 THE US AMATEUR CHAMPION FOR 2002 category 30 THE EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL AMATEUR CHAMPION FOR 2002 Masters Exemptions 1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime) 2. US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) 3. British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) 4. PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) 5. Winners of The Players Championship (3 years) 6. Current US Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up (6-B) to the current US Amateur Champion 7. Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) 8. Current US Amateur Public Links Champion 9. Current US Mid-Amateur Champion 10. The first 16 players, including ties, in the 2002 Masters Tournament 11. The first 8 players, including ties, in the 2002 US Open Championship 12. The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2002 PGA Championship 13. The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2002 British Open Championship 14. The 40 leaders on the Final Official PGA Tour Money List for 2002 15. The 10 leaders on the current year Official PGA Tour Money List published during the week prior to the 2003 Masters Tournament 16. The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for 2002 17. The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the 2003 Masters PGA Championship Exemptions No. Criteria 1. All former PGA Champions. 2. Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (1998-2002). 3. Winners of the last five Masters (1998-2002). 4. Winners of the last five British Opens (1998-2002). 5. The current (2002) Senior PGA Champion. 6. The low 15 scorers and ties in the 2001 PGA Championship. 7. The 25 low scorers in The 2002 PGA Club Professional Championship. 8. The 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2001 Buick Open through the 2002 International. 9. Members of the 1999 United States Ryder Cup Team. 10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA TOUR from the 2001 PGA Championship to the 2002 PGA Championship (does not include pro-am and team competitions). 11. The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above. 12. Vacancies will be filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standingsThe PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the … read more »