User:Phinumu/2015–16 qualifiers
2015 WGC-HSBC Champions
- 1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship
Tournament | Winner |
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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 |
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HSBC Champions | Bubba Watson |
Cadillac Championship | Dustin Johnson |
Cadillac Match Play Championship
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Rory McIlroy |
Bridgestone Invitational | Shane Lowry
|
- 3. Top 50 from the OWGR
- Henrik Stenson
- Justin Rose (not playing)
- Jim Furyk (not playing)
- Sergio García
- Brooks Koepka (not playing)
- Matt Kuchar (not playing)
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Adam Scott
- Jimmy Walker (not playing)
- J. B. Holmes (not playing)
- Patrick Reed
- Martin Kaymer
- Branden Grace
- Paul Casey
- Kevin Na
- Phil Mickelson (not playing)
- Danny Willett
- Billy Horschel (not playing)
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Chris Kirk
- Brandt Snedeker (not playing)
- Bill Haas (not playing)
- Robert Streb
- Thongchai Jaidee
- Kevin Kisner
- Charley Hoffman (not playing)
- Emiliano Grillo
- Danny Lee
- Marc Leishman
- Anirban Lahiri
- Ryan Palmer (not playing)
- Scott Piercy
- Daniel Berger
- Charl Schwartzel
- Gary Woodland
- David Lingmerth
- Lee Westwood
- Andy Sullivan
- Søren Kjeldsen
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat
- Hunter Mahan
- 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)
- Steven Bowditch
- Bae Sang-moon (not playing)
- Harris English
- Daniel Summerhays
- Justin Thomas
- Matt Jones
- 5. Top 30 from the Race to Dubai
- Matthew Fitzpatrick
- An Byeong-hun
- Chris Wood
- Marc Warren
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Ross Fisher
- James Morrison
- Miguel Ángel Jiménez
- David Howell
- George Coetzee (not playing)
- Thorbjørn Olesen
- Luke Donald
- Alexander Norén
- Thomas Pieters
- 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
- Kim Kyung-tae
- Yuta Ikeda (not playing)
- Satoshi Kodaira
- 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
- Thomas Aiken
- Danie van Tonder
- 10. Six players from China
- Liang Wen-chong
- Wu A-shun
- Zhang Xin-jun
- Li Hao-tong
- Dou Ze-cheng
- Cao Yi
- 11. Alternates, if needed to fill the field of 78 players
- The next available player on the Orders of Merit of the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Sunshine Tour, and PGA Tour of Australasia, ranked in order of their position in the OWGR as of 19 October, followed by the next available player, not otherwise exempt, from Race to Dubai as of 26 October, OWGR as of 19 October, FedEx Cup list
- Hiroshi Iwata
- Danny Chia
- Trevor Fisher, Jr.
- Nick Cullen
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Ian Poulter
- Russell Knox
- Cameron Smith
2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship
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
- Jordan Spieth
- Henrik Stenson
- Jason Day
- Rickie Fowler
- Bubba Watson
- Zach Johnson
- Dustin Johnson
- Justin Rose
- Danny Lee
- Charley Hoffman
- Daniel Berger
- Patrick Reed
- Paul Casey
- J. B. Holmes
- Rory McIlroy
- Jimmy Walker
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Robert Streb
- Matt Kuchar
- Steven Bowditch
- Kevin Kisner
- Scott Piercy
- Brandt Snedeker
- Brooks Koepka
- Kevin Na
- Bill Haas
- Harris English
- Louis Oosthuizen
Not playing: Jim Furyk, Bae Sang-moon
- 2. The top 20 players from the final 2015 European Tour Race to Dubai
- Danny Willett
- Branden Grace
- Shane Lowry
- An Byeong-hun
- Andy Sullivan
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Victor Dubuisson
- Matthew Fitzpatrick
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat
- Kristoffer Broberg
- Søren Kjeldsen
- Chris Wood
- Ross Fisher
- Anirban Lahiri
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
- Adam Scott
- Sergio García
- Phil Mickelson
- Marc Leishman
- Russell Knox
- Emiliano Grillo
- Martin Kaymer
- David Lingmerth
- Justin Thomas
- Billy Horschel
- Jamie Donaldson
- 8. The top 10 players from the 2016 European Tour Race to Dubai, as of February 21, 2016
- Rafael Cabrera-Bello
- Marcus Fraser
- 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
2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
- The field consists of the top 64 available players in the Official World Golf Rankingsas of March 13, 2016.
- Jordan Spieth
- Jason Day
- Rory McIlroy
- Bubba Watson
- Rickie Fowler
- Adam Scott
- Henrik Stenson (not playing)
- Justin Rose
- Dustin Johnson
- Patrick Reed
- Danny Willett
- Branden Grace
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Sergio García
- Zach Johnson
- Jim Furyk (not playing)
- Brandt Snedeker
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Phil Mickelson
- Brooks Koepka
- Charl Schwartzel
- Kevin Kisner
- J. B. Holmes
- Jimmy Walker
- Paul Casey
- Shane Lowry
- Marc Leishman
- Kevin Na
- An Byeong-hun
- Matt Kuchar
- Andy Sullivan
- Bill Haas
- Justin Thomas
- Russell Knox
- Emiliano Grillo
- Danny Lee
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Thongchai Jaidee
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat
- David Lingmerth
- Victor Dubuisson
- Billy Horschel
- Chris Wood
- Matthew Fitzpatrick
- Søren Kjeldsen
- Martin Kaymer
- Ryan Moore
- Smylie Kaufman
- Scott Piercy
- Anirban Lahiri
2016 Masters Tournament
- 1. Past Masters Champions
Withdrew with injuries: Fred Couples, José María Olazábal, Tiger Woods
Past champions not expected to play:
- 2. Last five U.S. Open Champions
Year | Winner |
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2011 | Rory McIlroy |
2012 | Webb Simpson |
2013 | Justin Rose |
2014 | Martin Kaymer |
2015 | Jordan Spieth (1) |
- 3. Last five British Open Champions
Year | Winner |
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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 |
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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 |
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2013 | Tiger Woods (1) |
2014 | Martin Kaymer (2) |
2015 | Rickie Fowler (11) |
- 6. Top two finishers in the 2015 U.S. Amateur
- Bryson DeChambeau (a)
- Derek Bard (a)
- 7. Winner of the 2015 Amateur Championship
- Romain Langasque (a)
- 8. Winner of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- Jin Cheng (a)
- 9. Winner of the 2016 Latin America Amateur Championship
- Paul Chaplet (a)
- 10. Winner of the 2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur
- Sammy Schmitz (a)
- 11. The top 12 finishers and ties in the 2015 Masters Tournament
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Paul Casey
- Dustin Johnson
- Ian Poulter
- Charley Hoffman
- Hunter Mahan
- Rickie Fowler
- Bill Haas
- Ryan Moore
- Kevin Na
- Kevin Streelman
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 |
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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
- Henrik Stenson
- Daniel Berger
- Patrick Reed
- J. B. Holmes
- Jimmy Walker
- Robert Streb
- Matt Kuchar
- Scott Piercy
- Brandt Snedeker
- Brooks Koepka
- Bae Sang-moon (not playing)
- Harris English
- 17. Top 50 on the final 2015 Official World Golf Ranking list
- Sergio García
- Danny Willett
- Thongchai Jaidee
- An Byeong-hun
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Victor Dubuisson
- Andy Sullivan
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat
- Anirban Lahiri
- Billy Horschel
- Matthew Fitzpatrick
- Chris Wood
- Søren Kjeldsen
- Jamie Donaldson
- Lee Westwood
- 18. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking list on March 28, 2016
- Rafael Cabrera-Bello
- 19. International invitees
2016 Players Championship
- Top 125 from 2015 FedEx Cup points list
- Jordan Spieth
- Henrik Stenson
- Jason Day
- Rickie Fowler
- Bubba Watson
- Zach Johnson
- Dustin Johnson
- Justin Rose
- Danny Lee
- Charley Hoffman
- Daniel Berger
- Patrick Reed
- Paul Casey
- J. B. Holmes
- Rory McIlroy
- Jimmy Walker
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Robert Streb
- Matt Kuchar
- Steven Bowditch
- Kevin Kisner
- Scott Piercy
- Brandt Snedeker
- Brooks Koepka
- Kevin Na
- Bae Sang-moon – not playing
- Bill Haas
- Harris English
- Jim Furyk
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Daniel Summerhays
- Justin Thomas
- Matt Jones
- Russell Knox
- Ben Martin
- Cameron Tringale
- David Lingmerth
- Ryan Palmer
- Ryan Moore
- Jason Bohn
- Gary Woodland
- Sean O'Hair
- Tony Finau
- Chris Kirk
- Pat Perez – not playing
- Brendon Todd
- Brendon de Jonge
- Webb Simpson – not playing
- Hunter Mahan
- Brendan Steele
- James Hahn
- Kevin Chappell
- Sergio García
- Shawn Stefani
- David Hearn
- Troy Merritt
- Brian Harman
- Nick Watney – not playing
- Zac Blair
- Keegan Bradley
- Phil Mickelson
- George McNeill
- Russell Henley
- Fabián Gómez
- Rory Sabbatini – not playing
- Billy Horschel
- Ian Poulter
- Jerry Kelly
- William McGirt
- Bryce Molder
- Alex Čejka
- Marc Leishman
- John Senden
- Jim Herman
- Kevin Streelman
- Boo Weekley
- Carl Pettersson
- Kyle Reifers
- Charles Howell III
- Luke Donald
- Hudson Swafford
- Spencer Levin
- Scott Pinckney
- Camilo Villegas
- Morgan Hoffmann
- Davis Love III
- Johnson Wagner
- Jason Dufner
- Matt Every
- J. J. Henry
- Colt Knost
- Jason Gore
- Carlos Ortiz
- Scott Brown
- Mark Wilson
- Chad Campbell
- Will Wilcox
- Chesson Hadley
- Martin Laird
- Jason Kokrak
- Nick Taylor
- Stewart Cink – not playing
- Pádraig Harrington
- Greg Owen
- John Peterson – not playing
- Adam Scott
- Adam Hadwin
- Charl Schwartzel – not playing
- Lee Westwood – not playing
- John Huh
- Francesco Molinari
- Graham DeLaet
- Jon Curran
- Steve Wheatcroft
- Andres Gonzales
- Chris Stroud
- Ken Duke
- Retief Goosen
- Vijay Singh
- Chad Collins
- Tim Clark – not playing
- Ryo Ishikawa – not playing
- Jonas Blixt
- Erik Compton
- Jeff Overton
- Winners of PGA Tour events since 2015 Players
- Shane Lowry
- Emiliano Grillo
- Smylie Kaufman
- Peter Malnati
- Graeme McDowell
- Vaughn Taylor
- Danny Willett
- Branden Grace
- Brian Stuard
- Top 125 (medical extension)
- Fredrik Jacobson
- Major champions from the past five years
- Darren Clarke – not playing
- Ernie Els
- Martin Kaymer
- Players Championship winners from the past five years
- K. J. Choi
- Tiger Woods – not playing
- Senior Players champion from 2015
- Web.com Tour money leader from prior season
- Money leader during the Web.com Tour Finals
- OWGR top 50
- An Byeong-hun
- Rafael Cabrera-Bello
- Andy Sullivan
- Søren Kjeldsen
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat
- Matthew Fitzpatrick
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Thongchai Jaidee – not playing
- Kim Kyung-tae – not playing
- FedEx Cup standings (to fill field)
2016 U.S. Open
- 1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship during the last ten years
Year | Player |
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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. AmateurChampionship
- Bryson DeChambeau turned pro.
- Derek Bard (a)
- 3. Winner of the 2014 Amateur Championship
- Romain Langasque turned pro.
- 4. Winner of the 2014 Mark H. McCormack Medal (men's World Amateur Golf Ranking)
- Jon Rahm (a)
- 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
- Dustin Johnson
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Branden Grace
- Cameron Smith
- Charl Schwartzel
- Brandt Snedeker
- Shane Lowry
Qualified in higher categories: Adam Scott, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy
- 12. Players who qualified for the 2015 Tour Championship
- Henrik Stenson
- Danny Lee
- Charley Hoffman
- Daniel Berger
- Patrick Reed
- Paul Casey
- J. B. Holmes
- Jimmy Walker
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Robert Streb
- Matt Kuchar
- Steven Bowditch
- Kevin Kisner
- Scott Piercy
- Brooks Koepka
- Kevin Na
- Bae Sang-moon (not playing)
- Bill Haas
- Harris English
- Jim Furyk
- 13. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of May 23, 2016 in the Official World Golf Ranking
- Sergio García
- Russell Knox
- An Byeong-hun
- Rafael Cabrera-Bello
- Justin Thomas
- Kevin Chappell
- Lee Westwood
- Andy Sullivan
- Marc Leishman
- Søren Kjeldsen
- Kim Kyung-tae
- Emiliano Grillo
- Matthew Fitzpatrick
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Billy Horschel
- Thongchai Jaidee (not playing)
- Ryan Moore
- David Lingmerth
- Smylie Kaufman
- James Hahn
- Chris Kirk
- Chris Wood
- Patton Kizzire
- Anirban Lahiri
- Jaco van Zyl
- Jamie Donaldson
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
- Grégory Bourdy
- Mikael Lundberg
- Lee Slattery
- Matthew Baldwin
- Andrew Johnston
- Alexander Norén
- Gary Stal
- Romain Wattel
- Peter Hanson
- Matteo Manassero
- Søren Hansen
- Maximilian Kieffer
- Sebastian Söderberg
- New Jersey
- Georgia
- Maryland
- Ohio 2
- Nick Hardy (a)
- Kyle Mueller (a)
- Patrick Wilkes-Krier
- Charlie Danielson (a)
- Tennessee
- Andres Gonzales
- D. J. Trahan
- Tom Hoge
- Derek Fathauer
- J. J. Henry
- Andrew Landry
- Dicky Pride
- David Toms
- Sam Burns (a)
- Kang Sung-hoon
- Texas
- Ohio 1
- Carlos Ortiz
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Ethan Tracy
- Brendan Steele
- Spencer Levin
- Wes Short, Jr.
- Kevin Streelman
- Jason Kokrak
- Jason Allred
- Luke Donald
- Patrick Rodgers
- Scottie Scheffler (a)
- Richie Schembechler
- California
- Washington
- Florida
- Alternates
- Thitiphun Chuayprakong (Japan 1)
- Jeev Milkha Singh (England 1)
- Thomas Aiken (Memphis 1)
- Daniel Summerhays (Columbus 1)
- Kevin Foley (New Jersey 1)
- Mike Van Sickle (Maryland 1)
- Tony Finau (Springfield 1)
- Zach Edmondson (Florida 1)
2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
- 1. Playing members of the 2015 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
- Jordan Spieth
- Bubba Watson
- Rickie Fowler
- Jimmy Walker
- Matt Kuchar
- Patrick Reed
- Zach Johnson
- Dustin Johnson
- Chris Kirk
- Bill Haas
- J. B. Holmes
- Phil Mickelson
- Jason Day
- Adam Scott
- Marc Leishman
- Steven Bowditch
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Branden Grace
- Charl Schwartzel
- Danny Lee
- Bae Sang-moon (not playing)
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Anirban Lahiri
- Thongchai Jaidee (not playing)
- 2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 19, 2014
- Henrik Stenson (not playing)
- Brooks Koepka
- Jim Furyk
- An Byeong-hun
- Paul Casey
- Kevin Na
- Rafael Cabrera-Bello(not playing)
- Lee Westwood (not playing)
- Kevin Chappell
- Kim Kyung-tae
- Andy Sullivan (not playing)
- Scott Piercy
- Søren Kjeldsen
- David Lingmerth
- Bernd Wiesberger (not playing)
- Harris English
- 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 |
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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 |
2016 Open Championship
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
- Russell Knox
- Rafael Cabrera-Bello
- Justin Thomas
- Kevin Chappell
- Emiliano Grillo
- Billy Horschel
- Ryan Moore
- David Lingmerth
Already qualified: 42 players
- 5. First 30 in the Race to Dubaifor 2015
- Shane Lowry
- Andy Sullivan
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Victor Dubuisson
- Matthew Fitzpatrick
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat
- Kristoffer Broberg
- Søren Kjeldsen
- Chris Wood
- Ross Fisher
- Jaco van Zyl (not playing)
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Marc Warren
- David Howell
- James Morrison
- Thorbjørn Olesen
- Thomas Pieters
- Miguel Ángel Jiménez
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
- Henrik Stenson
- Charley Hoffman
- Daniel Berger (not playing)
- Paul Casey
- Robert Streb
- Kevin Kisner
- Scott Piercy
- Brandt Snedeker
- Kevin Na
- Harris English
- Jim Furyk
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
- Jimmy Walker
- Dustin Johnson
- Patrick Reed
- Matt Kuchar
- Chris Kirk
- Bill Haas
- J. B. Holmes
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Branden Grace
- Anirban Lahiri
- Charl Schwartzel
- Thongchai Jaidee
- Danny Lee
- Steven Bowditch
- Bae Sang-moon (not playing)
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 OpenChampion for 2015
- 22. The Amateur Champion for 2016
- Scott Gregory (a)
- 23. The U.S. AmateurChampion for 2015
- Bryson DeChambeau turned pro.
- 24. The European Amateur Champion for 2015
- Stefano Mazzoli (a)
- 25. The Mark H. McCormack Medal winner for 2015
- Jon Rahm turned pro.
- 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.
- 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.
2016 PGA Championship
- 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:
- 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
- Branden Grace
- Brooks Koepka
- Anirban Lahiri
- George Coetzee
- Dustin Johnson
- Matt Kuchar
- Tony Finau
- Robert Streb
- Russell Henley
- David Lingmerth
- Brandt Snedeker
- Brendan Steele
Already qualified: Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer
- 7. 20 low scorers in the 2015 PGA Professional National Championship
- Rich Berberian, Jr.
- Michael Block
- Mark Brown
- Matt Dobyns
- Brian Gaffney
- Ryan Helminen
- Johan Kok
- Rob Labritz
- Brad Lardon
- Mitch Lowe
- David Muttitt
- Brad Ott
- Rod Perry
- Ben Polland
- Rick Schuller
- Tommy Sharp
- Josh Speight
- Joe Summerhays
- Omar Uresti
- Wyatt Worthington II
- 8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2016 Open Championship
- Kevin Chappell
- Scott Piercy
- Kevin Na
- J. B. Holmes
- Shane Lowry
- Bill Haas
- Harris English
- Danny Lee
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Paul Casey
- Charles Howell III (not playing)
- Jon Curran
- Kyle Reifers
- Gary Woodland
- Jamie Lovemark
- Daniel Summerhays
- Ryan Moore
- Colt Knost
- Roberto Castro
- Jason Bohn
- Ryan Palmer
- Bryce Molder
- Kevin Streelman
- Kim Si-woo
- Chris Kirk
- Patton Kizzire
- 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)
- Jamie Donaldson
- Victor Dubuisson
- Jim Furyk
- Ian Poulter (not playing)
- Patrick Reed
- Henrik Stenson
- Jimmy Walker
- Lee Westwood
- 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)
- Rafael Cabrera-Bello
- An Byeong-hun
- Marc Leishman
- Billy Horschel
- Steve Stricker
- Fredrik Jacobson
- Cameron Tringale
- Zac Blair
- Jason Kokrak
- Harold Varner III
- Jonas Blixt
- 12. The PGA of Americareserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above
- Darren Clarke
- Chris Wood
- Andy Sullivan
- Thongchai Jaidee
- Søren Kjeldsen
- Kim Kyung-tae
- Matthew Fitzpatrick
- Alexander Norén
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Francesco Molinari
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat
- Thomas Pieters
- Thorbjørn Olesen
- Joost Luiten
- Jaco van Zyl (not playing)
- Hideto Tanihara
- Wang Jeung-hun
- Scott Hend
- Matt Jones
- Rikard Karlberg
- Luke Donald
- Marcus Fraser
- Andrew Johnston
- Lee Soo-min
- Brandon Stone
- Yuta Ikeda
- Ross Fisher
- Bradley Dredge
- Troy Merritt
- James Morrison
- Kristoffer Broberg
- Song Young-han
- Shingo Katayama (not playing)
- John Senden
- Grégory Bourdy
- K. J. Choi
- Nicolas Colsaerts