Day: October 28, 2022

Inside the Field: World Wide Technology Championship at MayakobaInside the Field: World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba

The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories. Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with ‘reshuffle’ notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred. Scroll below for the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba field list as of Friday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. ET: Check here for updates. Winner of PGA Championship (five-year exemption) Collin Morikawa Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship (five-year exemption) Webb Simpson Winner of Masters Tournament (five-year exemption) Scottie Scheffler Winner of The Open (five-year exemption) Francesco Molinari Winner of World Golf Championships event (three-year exemption) Billy Horschel FedExCup Champion (five-year exemption) Justin Rose PGA TOUR tournament winner (two-year exemption) Ryan Brehm Cameron Champ Joel Dahmen Jason Day Tyler Duncan Harris English Tony Finau Lucas Glover Jim Herman Garrick Higgo Tom Hoge Viktor Hovland Matt Kuchar Martin Laird Andrew Landry K.H. Lee Sebastián Muñoz J.T. Poston Seamus Power Chad Ramey Chez Reavie J.J. Spaun Sepp Straka Robert Streb Nick Taylor Brendon Todd Erik van Rooyen Richy Werenski Career money exemption Jason Dufner Ryan Moore Rory Sabbatini * Sponsor’s exemption (Korn Ferry Tour Finals) Matti Schmid Sponsor’s exemption (members not otherwise exempt) Harry Higgs Charley Hoffman Sponsor’s exemption (unrestricted) Brad Adamonis Adria Arnaus José de Jesús Rodríguez Travis Vick Designated sponsor’s exemption Isidro Benitez Armando Favela Enrique Marin Santander Sebastián Vázquez Past champion of respective event Patton Kizzire Top 30 on prior season’s FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List Aaron Wise Brian Harman Top 125 on prior season’s FedExCup Playoffs & Eligibility Points List Davis Riley Denny McCarthy Maverick McNealy Keith Mitchell Russell Henley Andrew Putnam Emiliano Grillo Troy Merritt Adam Hadwin Taylor Moore Chris Kirk Alex Noren Lee Hodges John Huh Beau Hossler Brandon Wu Adam Long Dylan Frittelli Ryan Palmer David Lipsky Aaron Rai Patrick Rodgers Russell Knox Adam Svensson Kevin Streelman Mark Hubbard Danny Lee Hayden Buckley C.T. Pan Sam Ryder Vince Whaley Nate Lashley James Hahn Greyson Sigg Scott Piercy Callum Tarren Max McGreevy Doug Ghim Kevin Tway Matthias Schwab Kramer Hickok Matt Wallace Austin Smotherman Justin Lower Danny Willett Kelly Kraft # Major medical extension Nick Hardy Zac Blair Korn Ferry Tour Points winners (The 25 and The Finals 25) Justin Suh Korn Ferry Tour graduates via The 25 and The Finals 25 (reshuffled) Will Gordon Paul Haley II David Lingmerth Zecheng Dou Austin Eckroat Robby Shelton Philip Knowles MJ Daffue Michael Gligic Taylor Montgomery Dean Burmester Ben Taylor Eric Cole S.H. Kim Joseph Bramlett Harry Hall Austin Cook Brandon Matthews Augusto Núñez Henrik Norlander Byeong Hun An Ben Martin Erik Barnes Ryan Armour Ben Griffin Nicholas Lindheim Brent Grant The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories. Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with ‘reshuffle’ notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred. * = If all prior year Korn Ferry Tour graduates are eligible for event, exemptions become unrestricted # = Latest medical extension information can be found here. $ = Category breakdown can be found here.

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Michigan State’s Troy Taylor II leads initial APGA 2022-2023 Collegiate RankingMichigan State’s Troy Taylor II leads initial APGA 2022-2023 Collegiate Ranking

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – APGA Tour officials today announced the initial APGA Collegiate Ranking for the 2022-2023 season with Michigan State University’s Troy Taylor II holding the top spot. The APGA Collegiate Ranking was announced in October 2020 through a partnership between the PGA TOUR and the APGA Tour. Eligible players are black golfers from NCAA Division I or II programs – including HBCUs – who exhaust a minimum of four years of college eligibility. The APGA Collegiate Ranking is based on players’ Golfstat adjusted scoring average, designed to evaluate the top players positioned to qualify for APGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament access. Taylor II holds the top position in the standings while Howard University teammates Gregory Odom and Everett Whiten Jr. rank second and third, respectively. Whiten Jr. was No. 2 in the standings late last season before opting to utilize his final year of eligibility this season. The Class of 2023 Ranking includes Golfstat-ranked college tournaments played in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. The top five players in the final APGA Collegiate Ranking will receive: • Scholarship access to APGA TOUR events through the remainder of the 2023 APGA Tour season • Scholarship access into the Korn Ferry Qualifying School for the 2024 season • The final No. 1-ranked player will receive a sponsor exemption into the 2023 REX Hospital Open on the Korn Ferry Tour • Additionally, the No. 1 player as of November 18, 2022, will receive an exemption to play in the APGA Farmers Insurance® Invitational as an amateur at Torrey Pines in January 2023 Rankings as of October 5, 2022 • Any player who wants to be removed from the list because they have decided to come back and complete their last year of eligibility needs to inform the APGA no later than April 15 • Players interested in opting into the program can register here: https://registrations.pgatourhq.com/forms/apga/ • A player must complete a tournament in each of the last three semesters (Spring 2022, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023) to be eligible for the APGA Collegiate Rankings top five benefits Full rankings will be updated monthly at https://www.apgatour.org/apga-collegiate-ranking. At the end of the 2022-23 season, APGA Tour officials will determine the minimum number of rounds to qualify.

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