Post by Wesley Crusher on Mar 20, 2017 14:09:08 GMT
By T.J. Auclair - PGA.com
The 2017 Masters Tournament will be contested at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., April 6-9, 2017, where England's Danny Willett will return as the defending champion.
While there's still time for players to qualify for the season's first major, here's an unofficial look at the 87 that are already exempt. Players qualifying under more than one category are listed under the first category of which they qualified
CATEGORY 1: Masters Tournament Champions
Angel Cabrera (1)
Fred Couples (1)
Trevor Immelman, (1)
Zach Johnson (1, 3, 17)
Bernhard Langer (1)
Sandy Lyle (1)
Phil Mickelson (1, 3, 16, 17)
Larry Mize (1)
Mark O’Meara (1)
Jose Maria Olazabal (1)
Charl Schwartzel (1, 16, 17)
Adam Scott (1, 12, 16, 17)
Vijay Singh (1)
Jordan Spieth (1, 2, 11, 15, 16, 17)
Bubba Watson (1, 15, 16, 17)
Mike Weir (1)
Danny Willett (1, 11, 17)
Tiger Woods (1)
CATEGORY 2: U.S. Open champions (Five-year exemption)
Dustin Johnson (2, 11, 15, 16, 17)
Justin Rose (2, 11, 17, Olympic Gold Medalist)
Martin Kaymer (2, 5)
Webb Simpson (2)
CATEGORY 3: British Open Champions (Five-year exemption)
Ernie Els (3)
Rory McIlroy (3, 4, 11, 15, 16, 17)
Henrik Stenson (3, 17)
CATEGORY 4: PGA Champions (Five-year exemption)
Jason Dufner (4, 15, 16)
Jason Day (4, 5, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17)
Jimmy Walker (4, 16, 17)
CATEGORY 5: Players Championship Winners (Three-year exemption)
Rickie Fowler (5, 15, 17)
CATEGORY 6: Current U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up
Curtis Luck (6, 8)
Brad Dalke (6)
CATEGORY 7: Current British Amateur Champion
Scott Gregory (7)
CATEGORY 8: Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
No additional qualifiers
CATEGORY 9: Current Latin America Amateur Champion
Toto Gana (9)
CATEGORY 10: Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
Stewart Hagestad (10)
CATEGORY 11: First 12 players (including ties) in previous year's Masters
Daniel Berger (11, 15, 16, 17)
Paul Casey (11, 16, 17)
Matthew Fitzpatrick (11, 17)
J.B. Holmes (11, 13, 16, 17)
Soren Kjeldsen (11, 17)
Hideki Matsuyama (11, 14, 15, 16, 17)
Brandt Snedeker (11, 15, 16, 17)
Lee Westwood (11, 17)
CATEGORY 12: First 4 players (including ties) in previous year's U.S. Open
Jim Furyk (12, 17)
Shane Lowry (12, 17)
Scott Piercy (12, 17)
CATEGORY 13: First 4 players (including ties) in previous year's British Open
Steve Stricker (13)
CATEGORY 14: First 4 players (including ties) in previous year's PGA Championship
Branden Grace (14, 15, 17)
Brooks Koepka (14, 17)
Daniel Summerhays (14)
CATEGORY 15: Winners of non-opposite PGA Tour events from previous Masters to current Masters
Sergio Garcia (15, 17)
Adam Hadwin (15)
James Hahn (15)
Charley Hoffman (15)
Mackenzie Hughes (15)
Billy Hurley III (15)
Si Woo Kim (15, 16)
Russell Knox (15, 16, 17)
Marc Leishman (15)
William McGirt (15, 16, 17)
Ryan Moore (15, 16, 17)
Rod Pampling (15)
Pat Perez (15)
Jon Rahm (15)
Patrick Reed (15, 16, 17)
Brendan Steele (15)
Brian Stuard (15)
Hudson Swafford (15)
Justin Thomas (15, 16, 17)
Jhonattan Vegas (15, 16)
CATEGORY 16: Qualifiers for previous year's season-ending Tour Championship
Roberto Castro (16)
Kevin Chappell (16, 17)
Emiliano Grillo (16, 17)
Kevin Kisner (16)
Matt Kuchar (16, 17)
Sean O'Hair (16)
Kevin Na (16, 17)
Gary Woodland (16, 17)
CATEGORY 17: Top 50 on final Official World Golf Ranking for previous calendar year
Rafael Cabrera Bello (17)
Bill Haas (17)
Tyrrell Hatton (17)
Byeong Hun An (17)
Yuta Ikeda (17)
Francesco Molinari (17)
Alex Noren (17)
Louis Oosthuizen (17)
Thomas Pieters (17)
Andy Sullivan (17)
Bernd Wiesberger (17)
Chris Wood (17)
CATEGORY 18: Top 50 on Official World Golf Ranking published week prior to current Masters
TBD on April 3, 2017
The 2017 Masters Tournament will be contested at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., April 6-9, 2017, where England's Danny Willett will return as the defending champion.
While there's still time for players to qualify for the season's first major, here's an unofficial look at the 87 that are already exempt. Players qualifying under more than one category are listed under the first category of which they qualified
CATEGORY 1: Masters Tournament Champions
Angel Cabrera (1)
Fred Couples (1)
Trevor Immelman, (1)
Zach Johnson (1, 3, 17)
Bernhard Langer (1)
Sandy Lyle (1)
Phil Mickelson (1, 3, 16, 17)
Larry Mize (1)
Mark O’Meara (1)
Jose Maria Olazabal (1)
Charl Schwartzel (1, 16, 17)
Adam Scott (1, 12, 16, 17)
Vijay Singh (1)
Jordan Spieth (1, 2, 11, 15, 16, 17)
Bubba Watson (1, 15, 16, 17)
Mike Weir (1)
Danny Willett (1, 11, 17)
Tiger Woods (1)
CATEGORY 2: U.S. Open champions (Five-year exemption)
Dustin Johnson (2, 11, 15, 16, 17)
Justin Rose (2, 11, 17, Olympic Gold Medalist)
Martin Kaymer (2, 5)
Webb Simpson (2)
CATEGORY 3: British Open Champions (Five-year exemption)
Ernie Els (3)
Rory McIlroy (3, 4, 11, 15, 16, 17)
Henrik Stenson (3, 17)
CATEGORY 4: PGA Champions (Five-year exemption)
Jason Dufner (4, 15, 16)
Jason Day (4, 5, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17)
Jimmy Walker (4, 16, 17)
CATEGORY 5: Players Championship Winners (Three-year exemption)
Rickie Fowler (5, 15, 17)
CATEGORY 6: Current U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up
Curtis Luck (6, 8)
Brad Dalke (6)
CATEGORY 7: Current British Amateur Champion
Scott Gregory (7)
CATEGORY 8: Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
No additional qualifiers
CATEGORY 9: Current Latin America Amateur Champion
Toto Gana (9)
CATEGORY 10: Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
Stewart Hagestad (10)
CATEGORY 11: First 12 players (including ties) in previous year's Masters
Daniel Berger (11, 15, 16, 17)
Paul Casey (11, 16, 17)
Matthew Fitzpatrick (11, 17)
J.B. Holmes (11, 13, 16, 17)
Soren Kjeldsen (11, 17)
Hideki Matsuyama (11, 14, 15, 16, 17)
Brandt Snedeker (11, 15, 16, 17)
Lee Westwood (11, 17)
CATEGORY 12: First 4 players (including ties) in previous year's U.S. Open
Jim Furyk (12, 17)
Shane Lowry (12, 17)
Scott Piercy (12, 17)
CATEGORY 13: First 4 players (including ties) in previous year's British Open
Steve Stricker (13)
CATEGORY 14: First 4 players (including ties) in previous year's PGA Championship
Branden Grace (14, 15, 17)
Brooks Koepka (14, 17)
Daniel Summerhays (14)
CATEGORY 15: Winners of non-opposite PGA Tour events from previous Masters to current Masters
Sergio Garcia (15, 17)
Adam Hadwin (15)
James Hahn (15)
Charley Hoffman (15)
Mackenzie Hughes (15)
Billy Hurley III (15)
Si Woo Kim (15, 16)
Russell Knox (15, 16, 17)
Marc Leishman (15)
William McGirt (15, 16, 17)
Ryan Moore (15, 16, 17)
Rod Pampling (15)
Pat Perez (15)
Jon Rahm (15)
Patrick Reed (15, 16, 17)
Brendan Steele (15)
Brian Stuard (15)
Hudson Swafford (15)
Justin Thomas (15, 16, 17)
Jhonattan Vegas (15, 16)
CATEGORY 16: Qualifiers for previous year's season-ending Tour Championship
Roberto Castro (16)
Kevin Chappell (16, 17)
Emiliano Grillo (16, 17)
Kevin Kisner (16)
Matt Kuchar (16, 17)
Sean O'Hair (16)
Kevin Na (16, 17)
Gary Woodland (16, 17)
CATEGORY 17: Top 50 on final Official World Golf Ranking for previous calendar year
Rafael Cabrera Bello (17)
Bill Haas (17)
Tyrrell Hatton (17)
Byeong Hun An (17)
Yuta Ikeda (17)
Francesco Molinari (17)
Alex Noren (17)
Louis Oosthuizen (17)
Thomas Pieters (17)
Andy Sullivan (17)
Bernd Wiesberger (17)
Chris Wood (17)
CATEGORY 18: Top 50 on Official World Golf Ranking published week prior to current Masters
TBD on April 3, 2017
