Take a look at the list of high-profile events for 2019 and the players that have already booked their spots in the select fields around the world.
| Golfer | Qualified |
| George Coetzee | MC |
| Ernie Els | 4 |
| Branden Grace | TPC |
| Trevor Immelman | 1 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 1, 4, TPC |
| Jovan Rebula (a) | 1, 3 (must remain an amateur to compete in both) |
| Charl Schwartzel | 1, TPC |
| Brandon Stone | 2 |
| Erik van Rooyen | MC |
1 = Masters
2 = PGA Championship
3 = U.S. Open
4 = Open Championship
MC = WGC-Mexico Championship
TPC = THE PLAYERS Championship
MP = WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
SJI = WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
REMAINING QUALIFYING CRITERIA
Criteria are listed in chronological order where possible.
MASTERS (1) @ Augusta National Golf Club – April 11-14
• Winners of PGA TOUR events that award full FedExCup points allocation for THE TOUR Championship through the week before the Masters.
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (Dec. 31).
• Winner of the Latin America Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (Jan. 20).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (March 31).
• Special invitations to international players per Masters Tournament Committee as its discretion.
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (2) @ Bethpage State Park (Black) – May 16-19
• Winners of PGA TOUR events thru the final week before the 2018 PGA Championship.
• Top 20 from PGA Professional National Championship (May 1).
• Top 70 from special money list on PGA TOUR from 2018 PLAYERS Championship through 2019 Wells Fargo Championship (May 5).
• *All 2018 Ryder Cup members, provided they are inside top 100 of Official World Golf Ranking (May 5).
• Special exemptions per PGA of America. (This will likely include all golfers inside Top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking on May 5.)
• If necessary to compete the field of 156, golfers outside Top 70 from special money list (three lines above) will gain entry in order of position.
U.S. OPEN (3) @ Pebble Beach Golf Links – June 13-16
• Winner of THE PLAYERS (March 17).
• Winner of Masters (April 14).
• Winner of the PGA Championship (May 19).
• Top 60 from Official World Golf Ranking (May 20).
• Open qualifying (late May-early June).
• Top 60 from Official World Golf Ranking (June 10).
• Special exemptions per USGA Executive Committee.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (4) @ Royal Portrush Golf Club – July 18-21
• Top 30 from Race to Dubai (Nov. 18).
• Winner of the 112 VISA Open de Argentina (Nov. 18).
• Top 3, not otherwise exempt, inside top 10 at an Australasian Tour event (TBD).
• Money leader on the 2018 Australasian Tour (Dec. 2).
• Top 2 on 2018 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit (Dec. 2).
• Top 4, not otherwise exempt, inside top 12 from an Asian Tour event (TBD).
• Money leader on the 2018 Asian Tour (Dec. 16).
• Top 3, not otherwise exempt, inside top 10 at a Sunshine Tour event (TBD).
• Money leader on the 2018-19 Sunshine Tour (TBD).
• Winner of THE PLAYERS (March 17).
• Winner of the Masters (April 14).
• Winner of the PGA Championship (May 19).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (TBD).
• Winner of U.S. Open (June 16).
• Winner of British Amateur, if still an amateur (June 22).
• Winner of the International European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (June 29).
• Top 5 and ties, not otherwise exempt, inside Top 20 in FedExCup points thru a PGA TOUR event in 2019 (TBD).
• Top 5 and ties, not otherwise exempt, inside Top 20 in Race to Dubai thru a European Tour event in 2019 (TBD).
• Top 3, not otherwise exempt, inside top 10 and ties from European Tour events in 2019 (TBD).
• Top 4, not otherwise exempt, inside top 12 and ties from PGA TOUR events in 2019 (TBD).
• Top finisher, not otherwise exempt, inside top five and ties from a PGA TOUR event in 2019 (TBD).
• Top 2, not otherwise exempt, inside top 8 and ties from a Korean Tour event to be determined (TBD).
• Top 4, not otherwise exempt, inside top 12 and ties from a Japan Golf Tour event to be determined (TBD).
• Top 2, not otherwise exempt, from Order of Merit on Japan Golf Tour ending with Japan Golf Tour Championship (TBD).
• Local Final Qualifying (TBD).
WGC-MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIP (MC) @ Club de Golf Chapultepec – February 21-24
• Top 20 from Race to Dubai (Nov. 18).
• Top 2 on Australasian Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt (Dec. 2).
• Top 2 on Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt (Dec. 2).
• Top 2 on Asian Tour Order of Merit (Dec. 16).
• Top 10 from Race to Dubai (Feb. 11).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (Feb. 11).
• Highest-ranked golfer from Mexico in the Official World Golf Ranking, if not otherwise eligible (Feb. 11).
• Top 10 in FedExCup Points (Feb. 18).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (Feb. 18).
• A process to complete a field of 72 golfers (if fewer qualify automatically) is pending approval.
THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP (TPC) @ TPC Sawgrass (Stadium) – March 14-17
• Winners of PGA TOUR events thru the final week before THE PLAYERS.
• Top 10 in FedExCup Points (March 4).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (March 4).
• If necessary, golfers outside the Top 10 in FedExCup Points on March 4 will gain entry in order of position to complete the field of 144.
WGC-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY (MP) @ Austin Country Club – March 27-31
• Top 64 inside top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking (March 18).
WGC-FEDEX ST. JUDE INVITATIONAL (SJI) @ TPC Southwind – July 25-28
• Winner of Bridgestone Open (Oct. 21).
• Winner of Australian PGA Championship (Dec. 2).
• Winner of the Indonesian Masters (Dec. 16).
• Winner of Dimension Data Pro-Am (Feb. 17).
• Winner of 2019 Japan Golf Tour Championship (TBD).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (July 15).
• Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (July 22).
• Winners of official tournaments from the Federation Tours with an Official World Golf Ranking strength-of-field rating of 115 points or more.
Credit: PGA TOUR
