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1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship
Tournament Winner
Masters   Jordan Spieth
Players Championship   Rickie Fowler
U.S. Open Jordan Spieth
The Open Championship Zach Johnson (not playing)
PGA Championship Jason Day (not playing)
2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships
Tournament Winner
HSBC Champions   Bubba Watson
Cadillac Championship   Dustin Johnson
Cadillac Match Play Championship   Rory McIlroy
Bridgestone Invitational   Shane Lowry
3. Top 50 from the OWGR
4. Top 30 from the final 2015 FedEx Cup points list (if there are less than five available players, players beyond 30th will be selected to increase the number to five)
5. Top 30 from the Race to Dubai
6. The leading four available players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit
7. The leading two available players from the Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit
8. The leading two available players from the final 2014 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
9. The leading two available players from the final 2014 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
10. Six players from China
11. Alternates, if needed to fill the field of 78 players
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The field consists of players from the top of the Official World Golf Ranking and the money lists/Order of Merit from the six main professional golf tours.

1. The top 30 players from the final 2015 FedExCup Points List

Not playing: Jim Furyk, Bae Sang-moon

2. The top 20 players from the final 2015 European Tour Race to Dubai

Already qualified: McIlroy, Rose, Oosthuizen, Reed, Stenson
Not playing: Thongchai Jaidee

3. The top 2 players from the final 2015 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit
4. The top 2 players from the final 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
5. The top 2 players from the final 2015 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
6. The top 2 players from the final 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit

Already qualified: Lahiri

7. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 21, 2016
8. The top 10 players from the 2016 European Tour Race to Dubai, as of February 21, 2016
9. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 28, 2016

Not playing: Jaco van Zyl

10. The top 10 players from the 2016 FedExCup Points List, February 28, 2016
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1. Past Masters Champions
Year(s) Winner
1977, 1981   Tom Watson
1985, 1993   Bernhard Langer
1987   Larry Mize
1988   Sandy Lyle
1991   Ian Woosnam
1998   Mark O'Meara
2000   Vijay Singh
2003   Mike Weir
2004, 2006, 2010   Phil Mickelson
2007   Zach Johnson
2008   Trevor Immelman
2009   Ángel Cabrera
2011   Charl Schwartzel
2012, 2014   Bubba Watson
2013   Adam Scott
2015   Jordan Spieth

Withdrew with injuries: Fred Couples, José María Olazábal, Tiger Woods

Past champions not expected to play: Tommy Aaron, Jack Burke, Jr., Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Fuzzy Zoeller

2. Last five U.S. Open Champions
Year Winner
2011   Rory McIlroy
2012   Webb Simpson
2013   Justin Rose
2014   Martin Kaymer
2015 Jordan Spieth (1)
3. Last five British Open Champions
Year Winner
2011   Darren Clarke
2012   Ernie Els
2013 Phil Mickelson (1)
2014 Rory McIlroy (2)
2015 Zach Johnson (1)
4. Last five PGA Champions
Year Winner
2011   Keegan Bradley
2012 Rory McIlroy (2,3)
2013   Jason Dufner
2014 Rory McIlroy (2,3)
2015 Jason Day (13)
5. Last three winners of The Players Championship
Year(s) Winner
2013 Tiger Woods (1)
2014 Martin Kaymer (2)
2015 Rickie Fowler (11)
6. Top two finishers in the 2015 U.S. Amateur
7. Winner of the 2015 Amateur Championship
8. Winner of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
9. Winner of the 2016 Latin America Amateur Championship
10. Winner of the 2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur
11. The top 12 finishers and ties in the 2015 Masters Tournament

Already qualified: Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson

12. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2015 U.S. Open

Already qualified: Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott

13. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2015 Open Championship

Already qualified: Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth

14. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2015 PGA Championship

Already qualified: Jordan Spieth, Branden Grace, Justin Rose

15. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the FedEx Cup, between the 2015 Masters Tournament and the 2016 Masters Tournament
Date Tournament Winner
Apr 19 RBC Heritage Jim Furyk (not playing)
Apr 26 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Justin Rose (2)
May 3 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship Rory McIlroy (2)
May 17 Wells Fargo Championship Rory McIlroy (2)
May 24 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial   Chris Kirk
May 31 AT&T Byron Nelson   Steven Bowditch
Jun 7 The Memorial Tournament   David Lingmerth
Jun 14 FedEx St. Jude Classic   Fabián Gómez
Jun 28 Travelers Championship Bubba Watson (1)
Jul 5 Greenbrier Classic   Danny Lee
Jul 12 John Deere Classic Jordan Spieth (1)
Jul 26 RBC Canadian Open Jason Day (13)
Aug 2 Quicken Loans National   Troy Merritt
Aug 9 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational   Shane Lowry
Aug 23 Wyndham Championship   Davis Love III
Aug 28 The Barclays Jason Day
Sep 7 Deutsche Bank Championship Rickie Fowler (11)
Sep 20 BMW Championship Jason Day
Sep 27 Tour Championship Jordan Spieth
Oct 18 Frys.com Open   Emiliano Grillo
Oct 25 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open   Smylie Kaufman
Nov 1 CIMB Classic   Justin Thomas
Nov 8 WGC-HSBC Champions   Russell Knox
Nov 15 OHL Classic at Mayakoba   Graeme McDowell
Nov 22 RSM Classic   Kevin Kisner
Jan 10 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Jordan Spieth
Jan 17 Sony Open in Hawaii Fabián Gómez
Jan 24 CareerBuilder Challenge Jason Dufner (4)
Jan 31 Farmers Insurance Open Brandt Snedeker (16)
Feb 7 Waste Management Phoenix Open Hideki Matsuyama (11)
Feb 14 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am   Vaughn Taylor
Feb 21 Northern Trust Open Bubba Watson
Mar 28 The Honda Classic Adam Scott (1)
Mar 6 WGC-Cadillac Championship Adam Scott
Mar 13 Valspar Championship Charl Schwartzel (1)
Mar 20 Arnold Palmer Invitational Jason Day
Mar 27 WGC-Dell Match Play Jason Day
Apr 3 Shell Houston Open   Jim Herman
16. All players qualifying for the 2015 Tour Championship
17. Top 50 on the final 2015 Official World Golf Ranking list
18. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking list on March 28, 2016
19. International invitees
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Top 125 from 2015 FedEx Cup points list
Winners of PGA Tour events since 2015 Players
Top 125 (medical extension)
Major champions from the past five years
Players Championship winners from the past five years
Senior Players champion from 2015
Web.com Tour money leader from prior season
Money leader during the Web.com Tour Finals
OWGR top 50
FedEx Cup standings (to fill field)
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1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship during the last ten years
Year Player
2006   Geoff Ogilvy
2007   Ángel Cabrera
2008 Tiger Woods (not playing)
2009   Lucas Glover
2010   Graeme McDowell
2011   Rory McIlroy
2012   Webb Simpson
2013   Justin Rose
2014   Martin Kaymer
2015   Jordan Spieth
2. Winner and runner-up of the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship
3. Winner of the 2014 Amateur Championship
4. Winner of the 2014 Mark H. McCormack Medal (men's World Amateur Golf Ranking)
5. Winners of the Masters Tournament during the last five years
Year Winner
2012   Bubba Watson
2013   Adam Scott
2014 Bubba Watson
2015 Jordan Spieth (1)
2016   Danny Willett
6. Winners of The Open Championship during the last five years
Year Winner
2011 Darren Clarke (not playing)
2012   Ernie Els
2013   Phil Mickelson
2014 Rory McIlroy (1)
2015   Zach Johnson
7. Winners of the PGA Championship during the last five years
Year Winner
2011   Keegan Bradley
2012 Rory McIlroy (1,6)
2013   Jason Dufner
2014 Rory McIlroy (1,6)
2015   Jason Day
8. Winners of The Players Championship during the last three years
Year Winner
2014 Martin Kaymer (1)
2015   Rickie Fowler
2016 Jason Day (7)
9. Winner of the 2016 BMW PGA Championship

Chris Wood (already qualified)

10. Winner of the 2015 U.S. Senior Open Championship
11. The 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place at the 2015 U.S. Open

Qualified in higher categories: Adam Scott, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy

12. Players who qualified for the 2015 Tour Championship
13. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of May 23, 2016 in the Official World Golf Ranking

Already qualified: 33 players

14. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of June 13, 2016 in the Official World Golf Ranking
15. Special exemptions given by the USGA
Sectional qualifying
Japan
England
New Jersey
Georgia
Maryland
Ohio 2
Tennessee
Texas
Ohio 1
California
Washington
Florida
Alternates
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1. Playing members of the 2015 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 19, 2014
3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 26, 2014
4. Tournament winners, whose victories are considered official, of tournaments from the Federation Tours since the prior season's Bridgestone Invitational with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more
5. The winners of designated tournaments, marked with an asterisk
Tournament Winner
Bridgestone Invitational   Shane Lowry
PGA Championship Jason Day (1)
Wyndham Championship   Davis Love III
The Barclays Jason Day
Deutsche Bank Championship Rickie Fowler (1)
BMW Championship Jason Day
The Tour Championship Jordan Spieth (1)
Porsche European Open Thongchai Jaidee (1)
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Thorbjørn Olesen (not playing)
British Masters Matthew Fitzpatrick (not playing)
Frys.com Open   Emiliano Grillo
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open   Smylie Kaufman
UBS Hong Kong Open   Justin Rose
Bridgestone Open*   Michio Matsumura
CIMB Classic   Justin Thomas
Turkish Airlines Open Victor Dubuisson (not playing)
HSBC Champions   Russell Knox
BMW Masters Kristoffer Broberg (not playing)
RSM Classic   Kevin Kisner
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai Rory McIlroy (not playing)
Emirates Australian Open   Matt Jones
Australian PGA Championship*   Nathan Holman
Nedbank Golf Challenge Marc Leishman (1)
Thailand Golf Championship (*) Jamie Donaldson (not playing)
Hyundai Tournament of Champions Jordan Spieth
Sony Open in Hawaii   Fabián Gómez
CareerBuilder Challenge   Jason Dufner
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Rickie Fowler
Farmers Insurance Open   Brandt Snedeker
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Branden Grace (1)
SMBC Singapore Open   Song Young-han
Waste Management Phoenix Open Hideki Matsuyama (1)
Omega Dubai Desert Classic Danny Willett (not playing)
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am   Vaughn Taylor
Northern Trust Open Bubba Watson
Maybank Championship Malaysia   Marcus Fraser
Dimension Data Pro-Am*   George Coetzee
The Honda Classic Adam Scott (1)
Cadillac Championship Adam Scott
Valspar Championship Charl Schwartzel (1)
Arnold Palmer Invitational Jason Day
Dell Match Play Championship Jason Day
Shell Houston Open   Jim Herman
Masters Tournament Danny Willett
RBC Heritage Branden Grace
Open de España   Andrew Johnston
Valero Texas Open   Charley Hoffman
Zurich Classic of New Orleans   Brian Stuard
Wells Fargo Championship   James Hahn
Players Championship Jason Day
AT&T Byron Nelson Sergio García (not playing)
Irish Open Rory McIlroy
Dean & DeLuca Invitational Jordan Spieth
BMW PGA Championship Chris Wood (not playing)
The Memorial Tournament   William McGirt
Japan Golf Tour Championship*   Yosuke Tsukada
FedEx St. Jude Classic   Daniel Berger
U.S. Open Dustin Johnson (1)
Quicken Loans National   Billy Hurley III
BMW International Open Henrik Stenson
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Due to categories that specify "not already exempt", players (except past champions) are classified according to the category in which they first qualified. Dates when a qualifying category will be completely determined are indicated in italics.

1. The Open Champions aged 60 or under on 17 July 2016
2. The Open Champions for 2006–2015
Year(s) Winner
1985   Sandy Lyle
1989   Mark Calcavecchia
1995   John Daly
1997   Justin Leonard
1998   Mark O'Meara
1999   Paul Lawrie
2000, 2005, 2006 Tiger Woods (not playing)
2001   David Duval
2002, 2012   Ernie Els
2003   Ben Curtis
2004   Todd Hamilton
2007, 2008   Pádraig Harrington
2009 Stewart Cink (not playing)
2010   Louis Oosthuizen
2011   Darren Clarke
2013   Phil Mickelson
2014   Rory McIlroy
2015   Zach Johnson

Eligible past champions not expected to compete: Nick Price, Greg Norman, Ian Baker-Finch

3. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the 2015 Open Championship

Already qualified: Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Adam Scott

4. The first 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) for Week 22, 2016

Already qualified: 42 players

5. First 30 in the Race to Dubai for 2015

Already qualified: Rory McIlroy, Danny Willett, Branden Grace, Justin Rose, Louis Oosthuizen, An Byeong-hun, Thongchai Jaidee, Patrick Reed, Henrik Stenson, Anirban Lahiri, Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel

6. The BMW PGA Championship winners for 2014–2016
Year(s) Winner
2014 Rory McIlroy (1)
2015   An Byeong-hun
2016 Chris Wood (6)
7. First 5 European Tour members and any European Tour members tying for 5th place, not otherwise exempt, in the top 20 of the Race to Dubai on completion of the 2016 BMW International Open
8. The U.S. Open Champions for 2012–2016
Year Winner
2012   Webb Simpson
2013   Justin Rose
2014 Martin Kaymer (12)
2015 Jordan Spieth (10)
2016 Dustin Johnson (15)
9. The Masters Tournament Champions for 2012–2016
Year Winner
2012   Bubba Watson
2013   Adam Scott
2014 Bubba Watson
2015   Jordan Spieth
2016 Danny Willett (4)
10. The PGA Champions for 2011–2015
Year Winner
2011   Keegan Bradley
2012 Rory McIlroy (1)
2013   Jason Dufner
2014 Rory McIlroy
2015 Jason Day (4)
11. The Players Champions for 2014–2016
Year(s) Winner
2014   Martin Kaymer
2015   Rickie Fowler
2016 Jason Day
12. The leading 30 qualifiers for the 2015 Tour Championship

Already qualified: 19 players

13. First 5 PGA Tour members and any PGA Tour members tying for 5th place, not exempt in the top 20 of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list for 2016 on completion of the 2016 Quicken Loans National
14. Playing members of the 2015 Presidents Cup teams

Already qualified: Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Zach Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Louis Oosthuizen, Adam Scott, Marc Leishman

15. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Asian Tour for 2015

Already qualified (Lahiri)

16. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the PGA Tour of Australasia for 2015
17. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Sunshine Tour for 2015
18. The Japan Open Champion for 2015
19. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place on the Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour for 2015
20. First 2 not exempt on the Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour through the 2016 Japan Golf Tour Championship
21. The Senior Open Champion for 2015
22. The Amateur Champion for 2016
23. The U.S. Amateur Champion for 2015
24. The European Amateur Champion for 2015
25. The Mark H. McCormack Medal winner for 2015
Open Qualifying Series

The Open Qualifying Series (OQS) consists of 10 events from the six major tours. Places are available to the leading players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top n and ties. In the event of ties, positions go to players highest according to that week's OWGR.

Tournament Date Spots Top Qualifiers
Emirates Australian Open Nov 29 3 10   Matt Jones   Rod Pampling   Nick Cullen
Thailand Golf Championship Dec 13 4 12   Jamie Donaldson   Lee Westwood   Clément Sordet   Phachara Khongwatmai
Joburg Open Jan 17 3 10   Haydn Porteous   Zander Lombard   Anthony Wall
Mizuno Open May 29 4 12   Kodai Ichihara   Shugo Imahira   Lee Sang-hee   Hideto Tanihara
Nordea Masters Jun 5 1 5   Lasse Jensen
FedEx St. Jude Classic Jun 12 4 12   Steve Stricker   Brian Gay   Russell Henley   Noh Seung-yul
Quicken Loans National Jun 26 4 12 Billy Hurley III (not playing)   Vijay Singh   Jon Rahm   Harold Varner III
Open de France Jul 3 4 12   Brandon Stone   Alexander Norén   Callum Shinkwin   Richard Sterne
Barracuda Championship Jul 3 1 5   Greg Chalmers
AAM Scottish Open Jul 10 4 12   Tyrrell Hatton   Nicolas Colsaerts   Matteo Manassero   Richie Ramsay
Final Qualifying

The Final Qualifying events will be played on June 28 at four courses covering Scotland and the North-West, Central and South-coast regions of England.

Location Qualifiers
Gailes Links   Oskar Arvidsson   Scott Fernández   Colin Montgomerie
Hillside   Jack Senior   Paul Howard   Dave Coupland
Royal Cinque Ports   Matthew Southgate   Steven Alker   James Heath
Woburn   Paul Dunne   Ryan Evans   Robert Rock
Alternates

To make up the full field of 156, additional places will be allocated in ranking order from the Official World Golf Ranking at the time that these places are made available by the Championship Committee.

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1. All former PGA Champions
Year Winner
1991   John Daly
1997 Davis Love III (not playing)
1998, 2004   Vijay Singh
1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 Tiger Woods (not playing)
2001   David Toms
2002   Rich Beem
2003   Shaun Micheel
2005   Phil Mickelson
2008   Pádraig Harrington
2009   Yang Yong-eun
2010   Martin Kaymer
2011   Keegan Bradley
2012, 2014   Rory McIlroy
2013   Jason Dufner
2015   Jason Day

The following former champions are not expected to compete: Paul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Jack Burke, Jr., Steve Elkington, Dow Finsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Don January, John Mahaffey, Larry Nelson, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nick Price, Jeff Sluman, Dave Stockton, Hal Sutton, Lee Trevino, Bob Tway, Lanny Wadkins

2. Last five U.S. Open Champions
Year Winner
2012   Webb Simpson
2013   Justin Rose
2014 Martin Kaymer (1)
2015 Jordan Spieth (3)
2016 Henrik Stenson (9)
3. Last five Masters Champions
Year Winner
2012   Bubba Watson
2013   Adam Scott
2014 Bubba Watson
2015   Jordan Spieth
2016   Danny Willett
4. Last five British Open Champions
Year Winner
2012   Ernie Els
2013 Phil Mickelson (1)
2014 Rory McIlroy (1)
2015   Zach Johnson
2016 Dustin Johnson (6)
5. Current Senior PGA Champion
6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2015 PGA Championship

Already qualified: Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer

7. 20 low scorers in the 2015 PGA Professional National Championship
8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2016 Open Championship
9. Members of the United States and European 2014 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on July 1, 2015)
10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2014 PGA Championship
Date Tournament Winner
Aug 23 Wyndham Championship Davis Love III (1)
Aug 30 The Barclays Jason Day (1)
Sep 7 Deutsche Bank Championship   Rickie Fowler
Sep 20 BMW Championship Jason Day
Sep 27 Tour Championship Jordan Spieth (3)
Oct 18 Frys.com Open   Emiliano Grillo
Oct 25 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open   Smylie Kaufman
Nov 1 CIMB Classic   Justin Thomas
Nov 8 WGC-HSBC Champions   Russell Knox
Nov 8 Sanderson Farms Championship   Peter Malnati
Nov 15 OHL Classic at Mayakoba   Graeme McDowell
Nov 22 RSM Classic   Kevin Kisner
Jan 10 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Jordan Spieth
Jan 17 Sony Open in Hawaii   Fabián Gómez
Jan 24 CareerBuilder Challenge Jason Dufner (1)
Jan 31 Farmers Insurance Open Brandt Snedeker (6)
Feb 7 Waste Management Phoenix Open   Hideki Matsuyama
Feb 14 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am   Vaughn Taylor
Feb 21 Northern Trust Open Bubba Watson (3)
Feb 28 The Honda Classic Adam Scott (3)
Mar 6 WGC-Cadillac Championship Adam Scott
Mar 13 Valspar Championship   Charl Schwartzel
Mar 20 Arnold Palmer Invitational Jason Day
Mar 27 WGC-Dell Match Play Jason Day
Mar 27 Puerto Rico Open Tony Finau (6)
Apr 3 Shell Houston Open   Jim Herman
Apr 17 RBC Heritage Branden Grace (6)
Apr 24 Valero Texas Open   Charley Hoffman
May 1 Zurich Classic of New Orleans   Brian Stuard
May 8 Wells Fargo Championship   James Hahn
May 15 Players Championship Jason Day
May 22 AT&T Byron Nelson   Sergio García
May 29 Dean & DeLuca Invitational Jordan Spieth
Jun 5 The Memorial Tournament   William McGirt
Jun 12 FedEx St. Jude Classic   Daniel Berger
Jun 26 Quicken Loans National   Billy Hurley III
Jul 3 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Dustin Johnson
Jul 3 Barracuda Championship   Greg Chalmers
Jul 17 Barbasol Championship   Aaron Baddeley
Jul 24 RBC Canadian Open   Jhonattan Vegas
11. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings)
12. The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above

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