User:Phinumu/PGA Tour players/2012

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

Bold text – Denotes a player who won in 2012.

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.)

Martin Kaymer declined membership. Webb Simpson was promoted to this category after his U.S. Open win and earned an exemption through 2017.

McIlroy and Woods extended their exemptions to 2017. Bradley did the same; he would fall to cat 9 in 2017.

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

Matt Kuchar was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2017. Mickelson extended his exemption to 2017. García extended his to 2014, in which year he would fall to cat 9.

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

Bubba Watson was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2017. Johnson extended his exemption to 2017.

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

Darren Clarke declined membership. Ernie Els was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2017.

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

Brandt Snedeker was promoted to this category after his win, and earned an exemption through 2017; he would fall to cat 7 in 2016.

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

Justin Rose was promoted to this category after his win and earned an exemption through 2015. Mahan extended his exemption to 2016, in which year he would fall to cat 9. Watney extended his to 2016. Poulter extended his to 2015 by winning the HSBC Champions.

7. The winner of the FedEx Cup in each of the last five calendar years

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.

Thirteen players moved into this category during the season. Jason Dufner earned an exemption through 2015 with two wins. Stricker extended his exemption to 2017; Wilson and Johnson extended theirs to 2015.

Kim received a medical extension. Lunde, Leonard, Slocum, and Villegas finished in the 126–150 range; Leonard used a top 25 career money exemption for 2013, while the rest fell to conditional status. Appleby, Atwal, Bettencourt, Beckman, Mediate, and Lamely finished outside the top 150; Appleby used a top 50 career money exemption for 2013, while the rest fell to past champion status.

10a. Career money exemptions – top 50

Hoch was apparently granted a re-use.

10b. Career money exemptions – top 25

17. Life members

Watson focused on the senior tour.

18. Top 30 on the previous year’s FedExCup points list

Reavie finished in the 126–150 range and made it through Q School.

19. Top 125 from money list

Kelly, Pampling, Mayfair, Trahan, Goosen, and O'Hern finished in the 126–150 range. Kelly used a top 25 career money exemption; Goosen received a medical extension. Pampling, Mayfair, Trahan, and O'Hern fell to the conditional category for 2013.

DiMarco, Haas, Karlsson, Blanks, Jobe, Couch, Imada, Pernice, Kang, Baird, Ogilvie, Marino, Goydos, and Verplank finished outside the top 150. Haas, Blanks, Jobe, Baird, Ogilvie, Marino, Goydos, and Verplank received major medical extensions and Couch a minor; Blanks also made it through Q School, as did Karlsson. DiMarco, Imada, and Pernice fell to past champion status in 2013 (for good). Kang became a non-member.

20. Non-member top 125

Anders Hansen and Francesco Molinari declined membership.

21. Major Medical Extension

DeLaet met his terms in July. Maggert's extension expired in April; he fell to the reshuffle category but finished in the top 125. Čejka's expired in May, but he had secured conditional status; he fell to the non-exempt medical category, finished outside the top 150, and settled for past champion status in 2013. Olazábal's, Turnesa's, and Funk's expired in July, January, and April, respectively, and all three fell to past champion status (for good). Collins's expired in April and he became a non-member. Bryant, Oberholser, Klauk, Snyder, Hart, Sutherland, Parnevik, Kuehne, Cóceres, and Short received carry-overs.

Bob Estes was promoted to this category after meeting his terms in February; he finished in the top 125.

22. Nationwide Tour leading money-winner

Killeen finished outside the top 150 and fell short at Q School; he became a non-member in 2013 and has never regained status.

23. Medical extension

Lovemark's extension expired in July and he became a non-member. Moore received a carry-over.

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

Those who finished in the 126–150 range were Christian, Rocha, Richard H. Lee, Taylor, Gates, Knox, Brown, and Todd. Richard H. Lee and Gates were successful at Q School; Christian, Rocha, Taylor, Knox, Brown, and Todd settled for conditional status.

Hurley, Reifers, Anderson, Green, Lyle, Compton, Danny Lee, Kisner, Mulroy, Carballo, Goggin, Coles, Dunlap, Chopra, Wheatcroft, Sheehan, Biershenk, Loar, Dawson, Gangluff, and Thompson finished outside the top 150. Lyle received a medical extension; Compton made it through Q School. Green, Chopra, and Dawson settled for past champion status (for good, in Green and Dawson's cases). The other 16 became non-members; Mulroy, Goggin, Coles, Dunlap, Sheehan, Biershenk, and Gangluff have not reached the PGA Tour again.

26. Reshuffle medical

Bertsch's extension expired in January and he fell to conditional status; he finished outside the top 150 and became a non-member in 2013. Paulson used his last start at the final event of the season; he finished outside the top 150, became a non-member in 2013, and would not reach the PGA Tour again. Waldorf's extension expired in April and he fell to past champion status (for good). Putnam's and Quinn's extensions expired in June and July, respectively; both became non-members, and Quinn would never regain status. Lancaster, Tomasulo, Berganio, and Affrunti received carry-overs.

27. Three-time Web.com Tour winners in the current year

28. Minor Medical Extension

Wilson used his last start at the final event of the season; he finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status for good in 2013.

29. 126–150 from money list

One player won. Petrovic and Horschel finished in the 126–150 range; Horschel succeeded at Q School, while Petrovic remained in this category for 2013. The remaining players all finished outside the top 150. Flesch and McCarron received medical extensions, while Jones and Bowditch made it through Q School. Willis and Casey fell to past champion status in 2013 (for good, in Willis's case). Thatcher, Miller, and McQuillan became non-members, and have never regained status.

Shane Bertsch fell to this category after his medical extension expired in January; he finished outside the top 150 and became a non-member in 2013.

30. Non-exempt medical extension

Weir's extension expired in March, and he fell to past champion status; he used a top 25 career money exemption in 2013.

Alex Čejka fell to this category after his medical extension expired in May; he finished outside the top 150 and settled for past champion status in 2013.

Notable past champions

The following past champions finished in the top 200 of the money list:

Two players finished in the top 125. Daly finished in the 126–150 range and rose to the conditional category in 2013. Of the others listed, only Durant would ever 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 2013):

Hanson, Lynn, Ishikawa, Colsaerts, and Kaymer accepted membership for 2013. Ishikawa and Hanson accepted STM in March, and Colsaerts in September.

Guthrie and Wittenberg finished in the top 25 of the Web.com Tour money list. Reed was successful in Q School; Peterson, Donaldson, Kim, Fernández-Castaño, Norén, Cabrera-Bello, and Cañizares were not.

Other notes

Thirty-two players made it from the Web.com Tour to the PGA Tour for 2013 (25 via the money list, 7 via Q School). Besides Reed, eight players with no PGA Tour or Web.com Tour status in 2012 made it through Q School (including European Tour winner Ross Fisher and Japan Golf Tour winner Lee Dong-hwan).