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* – Denotes a player who finished in the top 125 of the FedEx Cup points list.

Bold text – Denotes a player who won in 2013.

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.)

Justin Rose and Jason Dufner were promoted to this category after their wins and earned exemptions through 2018.

Woods extended his exemption to 2018; he would fall to cat 2 in 2014. McDowell extended his to 2016, in which year he would fall to cat 9.

Harrington finished in the top 125 of the money list.

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

Kuchar extended his exemption to 2018, in which year he would fall to cat 9. Stenson extended his exemption to 2018; he would fall to cat 5 in 2015 and cat 7 in 2017.

3. Winners of the Masters Tournament 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 2018. Mickelson extended his exemption to 2018; he would fall to cat 4 in 2016.

Immelman finished in the 126–150 range and made it through the Finals.

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.

5. THE TOUR Championship winners in the last three years, beginning with the 1998 winner
6. Winners of World Golf Championship events, beginning in 1999 (a three-year exemption)
7. The winner of the FedEx Cup in each of the last five calendar years

Singh fell to the life member category in 2014.

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.
Wins by players with expiring exemptions

Fifteen players moved into this category during the season. Zach Johnson extended his exemption to 2018; Dustin Johnson extended his to 2016.

Toms finished in the top 125 of the money list. Ames used a top 50 career money exemption for 2014. Byrd, Frazar, Na, and Vegas received medical extensions. O'Hair and Bradley finished outside the top 150; O'Hair made it through the Finals, while Bradley fell to past champion status (for good).

10a. Career money exemptions – top 50

Hoch received a medical extension.

10b. Career money exemptions – top 25

Weir used his top 50 career money exemption for 2014.

17. Life members

Norman and Watson focused on the senior tour.

18. Top 30 on the previous year’s FedExCup points list
19. Top 125 from money list

Cauley, Barnes, Owen, Campbell, and Pride finished in the 126–150 range. Cauley and Barnes made it through the Finals; Owen, Campbell, and Pride settled for conditional status in 2014.

Gillis, Noh, Mathis, Matteson, Herron, Claxton, Knost, Allenby, Mallinger, Holmes, Kelly, Adams, and Levin finished outside the top 150. Allenby used a top 25 career money exemption for 2014. Herron, Mallinger, Holmes, Kelly, Adams, and Levin received major medical extensions. Noh, Matteson, and Claxton made it through the Finals. Gillis, Mathis, and Knost became non-members; Mathis has not reached the PGA Tour since.

20. Non-member top 125

Colsaerts and Hanson finished in the top 125 of the money list. Ishikawa finished in the 126–150 range and made it through the Finals.

21. Major Medical Extension

Goosen met his terms in February, but ultimately needed another medical extension. Sutherland secured conditional status and fell to the non-exempt medical category when his extension expired in July; he finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status for good in 2014. Jobe's extension expired in May and he fell to past champion status; he finished in the 126–150 range and landed in the conditional category for 2014. Bryant's expired in February, Ogilvie's in June, and Parnevik's and Short's in July; all four fell to past champion status (for good). Klauk's expired in April and Haas's in May; both became non-members and have never regained membership. Verplank received a carry-over, but also opted to use a top 25 career money exemption for 2014. Kim, Marino, Oberholser, Goydos, Snyder, Hart, Baird, Kuehne, Blanks, and Cóceres received carry-overs; Blanks received an additional medical extension for the reshuffle category.

22. Web.com Tour leading money-winner

Wittenberg finished outside the top 150 and fell short in the Finals; he became a non-member in 2014 and has never regained status.

23. Medical extension

Moore received a carry-over.

25. Q School top 25, Web.com Tour 2-25

Kim did not become a member until his 18th birthday in June.

Those who finished in the 126–150 range were Streb, Fritsch, Gómez, Stefani, Herman, Ridings, LaBelle, Kohles, and Bolli. Stefani received a minor medical extension. Fritsch and Herman were successful in the Finals; Streb, Gómez, Ridings, LaBelle, Kohles, and Bolli settled for conditional status.

LeBrun, Karlsson, Percy, Norlander, Fisher, List, Gardiner, Gates, Presnell, Williams, Watkins, Stiles, Park, Gonzales, Svoboda, Haley, Meierdierks, Gove, Letzig, Constable, and Kim finished outside the top 150. Gardiner, Gates, and Williams made it through the finals; Svoboda finished in the top 25 of the Web.com Tour regular-season money list. The other 17 became non-members; LeBrun, Karlsson, Presnell, Watkins, Park, Meierdierks, Gove, Letzig, and Constable have not reached the PGA Tour again.

26. Reshuffle medical

Tomasulo's extension expired in May; he became a non-member and has not reached the PGA Tour since. Lancaster, Berganio, Affrunti, and Lyle received carry-overs.

27. Three-time Web.com Tour winners in the current year
28. Minor Medical Extension

Couch received a carry-over and was promoted to the major medical category.

29. 126–150 from money list
Wins
Date Player Tournament
Mar 10 Scott Brown Puerto Rico Open

Two players finished in the top 125 (including one winner). Todd finished in the 126–150 range; he also finished in the top 25 of the Web.com Tour regular-season money list. The remaining players all finished outside the top 150. Knox and Slocum made it through the Finals; Christian and Daly received medical extensions. Pampling, Mayfair, Trahan, Lunde, Petrovic, and Taylor fell to past champion status in 2014 (for good, in Mayfair and Petrovic's cases). Rocha and O'Hern became non-members, and have never regained status.

30. Non-exempt medical extension

Flesch's extension expired in August and he fell to past champion status for good. McCarron received a carry-over (and was abruptly promoted to the major medical category).

Kevin Sutherland fell to this category after his medical extension expired in July; he finished outside the top 150 and fell to past champion status for good in 2014.

Notable past champions

The following past champions finished in the top 200 of the FedEx Cup points list:

Wins
Date Player Tournament
Jul 21 Woody Austin Sanderson Farms Championship

One player won. Bettencourt and Daniel Chopra finished in the top 25 of the Web.com Tour regular-season money list. Will MacKenzie and Joe Durant made it through the Finals.

Notable non-members

One non-member won and accepted membership:

Win
Date Player Tournament
Jul 14 Jordan Spieth John Deere Classic

The following non-members (plus Peter Tomasulo and Jeff Klauk) finished the equivalent of top 200 on the FedEx Cup points list (^ denotes those eligible for full PGA Tour membership in 2014):

Fernández-Castaño, Matsuyama, and Olesen accepted membership for 2014. Spieth accepted STM in March, and Fernández-Castaño and Olesen in April.

Peterson and Cantlay were successful in the Finals; Siem was not.

Other notes

Twenty-seven players not mentioned above made it from the Web.com Tour to the PGA Tour for 2014 (21 via the regular-season money list, 6 via the Finals).