User:Phinumu/PGA Tour players/2004

* – Denotes a player who finished in the top 125 of the money list.

Bold text – Denotes a player who won in 2004.

1. Winners of PGA Championship or U.S. Open prior to 1970 or in the last 10 calendar years (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)

Vijay Singh was promoted to this category after his PGA Championship win and earned an exemption through 2009. Goosen extended his exemption to 2009 with his U.S. Open win and would stay in cat 1.

Els extended his exemption to 2009, in which year he would fall to cat 9. Toms and Woods also extended theirs to 2009.

2. Winners of the THE PLAYERS Championship in the last 10 calendar years. (Beginning In 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)

Adam Scott was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2009.

3. Winners of the Masters Tournament in the last 10 calendar years. (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)

Nick Faldo declined membership. Ben Crenshaw mostly retired from the PGA Tour after turning 50 in January 2002.

Phil Mickelson was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2009.

Weir extended his extension to 2009, in which year he would fall to cat 9. Olazábal finished in the 126–150 range and fell to conditional status for 2005.

4. Winners of the British Open in the last 10 calendar years (1990-present). (Beginning In 1998, this is a five-year exemption.)

Paul Lawrie declined membership.

Todd Hamilton was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2009.

Daly extended his extension to 2006, in which year he would fall to cat 9.

5. Winners of the NEC World Series of Golf in the last 10 calendar years. (Beginning in 1998, this is a three-year exemption.)

6. THE TOUR Championship winners in the last three years, beginning with the 1998 winner

Campbell extended his extension to 2007, in which year he would fall to cat 9.

7. Winners of World Golf Championship events, beginning in 1999 (a three-year exemption)

Stewart Cink was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2007.

Parry extended his extension to 2006, in which year he would fall to cat 9.

Stricker finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status for 2005.

8. The leader in PGA TOUR official earnings in each of the last five calendar years

9. Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved events (except team events) within the last two calendar years, or during the current year; winners receive an additional year of exemption for each additional win, up to five years.

Not including Todd Hamilton and Stewart Cink, who subsequently moved into higher categories after more prestigious wins, fourteen players moved into this category during the season. Sergio García earned an exemption through 2007 with multiple wins.

Burns and Kuchar finished in the 126–150 range and, unsuccessful at Q School, settled for conditional status in 2005.

Forsman, Hayes, Leggatt, McRoy, Mediate, Sauers, and Tataurangi finished outside the top 150. Mediate used a top 50 career money exemption for 2005. Leggatt and Tataurangi received medical extensions. Hayes was successful in Q School. Forsman, McRoy, and Sauers fell to past champion status (for good).

10a. Members of the last-named U.S. Presidents Cup team

10b. Members of the last-named International Presidents Cup team

10c. Members of the last-named U.S. Ryder Cup team

Azinger finished in the 126–150 range and fell to conditional status for 2005.

10d. Members of the last-named European Ryder Cup team

11a. Career money exemptions – top 50

11a. Career money exemptions – top 25

O'Meara received a minor medical extension.

19. Life members

Watson focused on the senior tour.

20. Top 125 from money list

Barlow, Begay, Wilson, Pappas, Day, Mayfair, Peoples, Johnson, Brehaut, and Stankowski finished in the 126–150 range. Mayfair used a top 50 career money exemption. Begay and Stankowski received major medical extensions, and Barlow and Peoples minors. Barlow, Wilson, and Brehaut were successful in Q School, while Pappas, Day, and Johnson fell to the conditional category for 2005.

Frost, Bates, Kresge, Jobe, Toledo, Hnatiuk, Dawson, Gossett, Goydos, and Magee finished outside the top 150. Jobe, Hnatiuk, Dawson, Goydos, and Magee received medical extensions. The others all fell short at Q School; Frost and Gossett fell to past champion status (for good), while Bates, Kresge, and Toledo became non-members (only Kresge would reach the PGA Tour again).

21. Non-member top 125

Pádraig Harrington declined membership.

Bjørn played only 12 tournaments and lost his membership. Fasth finished outside the top 150 and became a non-member; he would not reach the PGA Tour again.

22. Major Medical Extension

Hart met his terms in April. Cook's extension expired in October and he fell to past champion status; he elected to use a top 50 career money exemption for 2005. Edwards's expired in July and he fell to past champion status (for good). Perry, Berganio, and Allem received carry-overs.

John Riegger was promoted to this category after meeting his terms in January, but would end up needing another medical extension for 2005. Tag Ridings was promoted to this category after meeting his terms in October and finished in the top 125.

23. Nationwide Tour leading money-winner

Carter finished outside the top 150, came up short at Q School, and became a non-member in 2005 (never to regain membership).

Medical extension

Moore received a carry-over.

25. Q School top 30, Nationwide Tour 2-20

Riegger met the terms of his medical extension in January and was promoted to the major medical category, but would end up needing another medical extension for 2005.

Those who finished in the 126–150 range were Bohn, Grönberg, Glover, Hend, Bowden, Ellis, and Atwal. Bohn, Glover, and Hend were successful at Q School, Grönberg, Bowden, Ellis, and Atwal had to settle for conditional status.

Briggs, Brigman, Pappas, Uresti, Dufner, Duke, Branshaw, Thatcher, Waite, Tambellini, Barcelo, Cox, Pate, Delsing, Cochran, Morland, McCallister, Miyase, Kortan, Tolles, van der Walt, Olsen, Boros, Couch, Isenhour, Short, Dodds, Summerhays, Maginnes, and Muncrief finished outside the top 150. Van der Walt, Short, Summerhays, and Maginnes received major medical extensions, and Isenhour a minor. Briggs, Brigman, Uresti, and Thatcher were successful in Q School. Waite, Pate, Delsing, Cochran, McCallister, Boros, and Dodds settled for past champion status (for good). The other 14 became non-members; Pappas, Morland, Miyase, Kortan, Tolles, Olsen, and Muncrief would not reach the PGA Tour again.

Reshuffle medical

Bryant's win came in his 18th start. Ridings met his terms in October and was promoted to the major medical category. Kribel's extension expired in August and he became a non-member, and would not reach the PGA Tour again. Watts, Green, and Lardon received carry-overs.

26. Three-time Nationwide Tour winners in the current year

27. Minor Medical Extension

Gillis had conditional status as a backup, but made no starts and received a carry-over (and also made it through Q School). McLean also received a carry-over.

28. 126–150 from money list

One player finished inside the top 125. Browne and Morgan finished in the 126–150 range and, unsuccessful at Q School, remained in the conditional category for 2005.

The remaining players all finished outside the top 150. Levet made the Ryder Cup team and was eligible for category 10 status in 2005. Johansson received a medical extension. Wilson and Carl Paulson made it through Q School. Pride, Heinen, and Willis fell to past champion status in 2005 (for good, in Heinen's case). Sutherland, Barber, Chalmers, and Grob became non-members; only Chalmers would ever regain status.

29. Non-exempt medical extension

All three received carry-overs.

Notable past champions

Only two past champions finished in the top 200 of the money list:

Glasson and Jim Carter made it through Q School. Simpson would never regain better status.

Notable non-members

The following non-members finished the equivalent of top 200 on the money list, including earnings in WGCs (^ denotes those eligible for full PGA Tour membership in 2005):

Harrington, Westwood, Casey, and Poulter accepted membership for 2005. Harrington and Casey accepted STM in May, and Poulter in August. Signs point towards the Ryder and Presidents Cup exemptions only applying to players who were already PGA Tour members or STMs at the time of selection, which would be why Casey and Poulter (neither of whom cracked the non-member top 125) and Harrington were eligible for that category, while Westwood did not accept STM in 2005 and landed in the non-member top 125 category rather than the Ryder Cup category. In the brief lifespan of the Ryder and Presidents Cup exemptions, Casey and Poulter were the only non-members to land in that category without also cracking the non-member top 125.

Price made it through Q School, while Haas and Villegas did not.

Other notes

Twenty-seven players not listed made it from the Nationwide Tour to the PGA Tour for 2005 (including Japan Golf Tour winner Brendan Jones; 20 via the money list, 7 via Q School). Besides Price, eleven players with no PGA Tour or Nationwide Tour status in 2004 made it through Q School (including European Tour players Brian Davis, Greg Owen, and Rob Rashell, Japan Golf Tour winner Hideto Tanihara, and Asian Tour winner Charlie Wi).