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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
12 More Players Are Exempt For U.S. Open; Total Now 75
The exemptions were awarded to those players who met one or more of the following criteria: players who were included among the top 50 point leaders of the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 25, 2009; players who were in the top 10 money leaders from the 2009 official PGA Tour money list, through May 25; and players who were in the top five money leaders from the 2009 official PGA European Tour money list, through May 25.
Those who earned full exemptions through the current World Golf Ranking were Paul Casey, Luke Donald, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Rory McIlroy, Sean O’Hair, Ian Poulter, Alvaro Quiros, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, David Toms and Nick Watney. The remaining 38 of the top 50 ranked players were already fully exempt through other criteria.
Casey, O’Hair, Sabbatini and Watney also earned full exemptions by ranking among the year’s top 10 money leaders on the PGA Tour, as of May 25. The rest of the top 10 money leaders were already fully exempt.
Casey and McIlroy were additionally fully exempt because both were in the top five money leaders on the PGA European Tour for 2009, as of May 25.
Additional exemptions from sectional qualifying could be earned by the winners of the PGA Tour events to be played prior to the U.S. Open, if the winner is not already fully exempt and it is his second PGA Tour win since last June 2.
The first two sectional qualifiers were held May 25 in Japan and England, where 16 spots in the 156-player field were determined. Sectional qualifying in the USA will take place at 13 sites on June 8.
Here is the list of the 75 golfers who are fully exempt for the 2009 U.S. Open:
Robert Allenby 9,10,17
Stephen Ames 9,17
Stuart Appleby 9,10
Eric Axley 8
Briny Baird 10
Angel Cabrera 1,3,14,17
Chad Campbell 9,10,17
Michael Campbell 1
Paul Casey 12,14,17
K.J. Choi 9,10,17
Stewart Cink 8,9,10,17
Tim Clark 10,17
Darren Clarke 11
Ben Curtis 9,10,17
Luke Donald 17
Ken Duke 9,10
Ernie Els 8,9,10,17
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 17
Ross Fisher 11,14,17
Jim Furyk 1,9,10,17
Sergio Garcia 9,10,11,17
Retief Goosen 1,8,11,17
Todd Hamilton 4
Soren Hansen 11
Padraig Harrington 4,5,9,11,13,17
Dudley Hart 9,10
Ryuji Imada 9,10
Trevor Immelman 3,9,10,17
Miguel Angel Jimenez 8,11,17
Dustin Johnson 12,13,17
Zach Johnson 3,12,13,17
Robert Karlsson 8,11,17
Shingo Katayama 15,17
Martin Kaymer 11,17
Anthony Kim 9,10,17
Drew Kittleson (a) 2
Soren Kjeldsen 11,17
Justin Leonard 9,10,17
Hunter Mahan 9,10,17
Billy Mayfair 10
Graeme McDowell 11,17
Rory McIlroy 14,17
Rocco Mediate 8
John Merrick 8
Phil Mickelson 3,5,9,10,12,13,17
Geoff Ogilvy 1,8,9,12,13,14,17
Sean O’Hair 12,17
Rod Pampling 8,16
Kenny Perry 9,10,12,13,17
Carl Pettersson 8,9,10
Ian Poulter 17
Alvaro Quiros 17
Andres Romero 10
Eduardo Romero 7
Justin Rose 17
Rory Sabbatini 12,17
Adam Scott 17
Jeev Milkha Singh 11,17
Vijay Singh 5,9,10,13,17
Heath Slocum 8
Brandt Snedeker 8
Henrik Stenson 6,11,17
Steve Stricker 9,10,17
Kevin Sutherland 9,10
D.J. Trahan 8,9,10
David Toms 17
Camilo Villegas 8,9,10,13,17
Nick Watney 12,17
Bubba Watson 10
Boo Weekley 9
Mike Weir 9,10,17
Lee Westwood 8,11,17
Oliver Wilson 11,17
Tiger Woods 1,3,4,5,8,9,12,13,17
Azuma Yano 15
Key to Player Exemptions –
1) Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last 10 years
2) Winner and runner-up of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)
3) Winners of the Masters Tournament the last five years
4) Winners of the British Open Championship the last five years
5) Winners of the PGA of America Championship the last five years
6) Winner of the 2009 Players Championship
7) Winner of the 2008 U.S. Senior Open Championship
8) 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place at the 2008 U.S. Open Championship
9) Top 30 money leaders from the 2008 final official PGA Tour money list
10) Those qualifying for the season-ending 2008 Tour Championship
11) Top 15 money leaders from the 2008 final official PGA European Tour money list
12) Top 10 money leaders from the 2009 official PGA Tour money list, through May 25 (Must have filed an entry by April 29.)
13) Any multiple winner of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from June 2, 2008 through June 14, 2009
14) Top five money leaders from the 2009 official PGA European Tour money list, through May 25
15) Top two money leaders from the 2008 final official Japan Golf Tour money list, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Ranking at the end of the year
16) Top two money leaders from the 2008 final official PGA Tour of Australasia money list, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at the end of the year
17) Top 50 point leaders from the current World Rankings as of May 25, 2009
18) Special exemptions selected by the USGA
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