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Inside the Field: RBC Heritage

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Inside the Field

Inside the Field: RBC Heritage


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    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.

    RBC Heritage field list as of Friday, April 8th at 5 p.m. ET:

    Former winners of RBC Heritage
    Wesley Bryan
    Stewart Cink
    Satoshi Kodaira
    Davis Love III
    C.T. Pan
    Webb Simpson

    Winner of PGA Championship (five-year exemption)
    Collin Morikawa
    Justin Thomas

    Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship (five-year exemption)
    Si Woo Kim
    Cameron Smith

    Winner of Masters Tournament (five-year exemption)
    Dustin Johnson

    Winner of The Open (five-year exemption)
    Shane Lowry
    Jordan Spieth

    Winner of World Golf Championships event (three-year exemption)
    Billy Horschel
    Abraham Ancer

    Winner of Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament and Genesis Invitational (three-year exemption)
    Patrick Cantlay
    Tyrrell Hatton
    Joaquin Niemann

    Winner of U.S. Amateur Championship
    James Piot

    Member of most recent U.S. Ryder Cup team
    Daniel Berger

    Member of most recent European Ryder Cup team
    Matt Fitzpatrick
    Tommy Fleetwood
    Ian Poulter

    Top 50 in Official World Golf Ranking
    Sungjae Im
    Kevin Kisner
    Jason Kokrak
    Kevin Na
    Corey Conners
    Tom Hoge
    Harold Varner III
    Russell Henley
    Cameron Young
    Takumi Kanaya

    * Sponsor's exemption (Korn Ferry Tour Finals)
    Michael Gligic
    Adam Svensson

    Sponsor's exemption (members not otherwise exempt)
    Jim Furyk
    Camilo Villegas

    Sponsor's exemption (unrestricted)
    Scott Brown
    Jonathan Byrd

    PGA Section Champ/Player of the Year
    Morgan Deneen

    Career money exemption
    Luke Donald
    Bill Haas
    Vijay Singh
    Nick Watney

    Top 125 on prior season's FedExCup
    Erik van Rooyen
    K.H. Lee
    Charley Hoffman
    Alex Noren
    Hudson Swafford
    Cam Davis
    Brian Harman
    Cameron Tringale
    Lucas Glover
    Carlos Ortiz
    Aaron Wise
    Charl Schwartzel
    Sebastián Muñoz
    Branden Grace
    Maverick McNealy
    Emiliano Grillo
    Robert Streb
    Chris Kirk
    Patton Kizzire
    Kevin Streelman
    Harry Higgs
    Mackenzie Hughes
    Joel Dahmen
    Troy Merritt
    J.T. Poston
    Pat Perez
    Andrew Putnam
    Doug Ghim
    Brandon Hagy
    Adam Long
    Peter Malnati
    Wyndham Clark
    Adam Schenk
    Lanto Griffin
    Kramer Hickok
    Brian Stuard
    Henrik Norlander
    Doc Redman
    Brian Gay
    Roger Sloan
    Brandt Snedeker
    Hank Lebioda
    Denny McCarthy
    Brendon Todd
    Luke List
    Adam Hadwin
    Chez Reavie
    Sepp Straka
    Garrick Higgo
    James Hahn
    Zach Johnson
    Russell Knox
    Sam Ryder
    Matthew NeSmith
    Scott Piercy
    Anirban Lahiri
    Dylan Frittelli
    Richy Werenski
    Matt Kuchar
    Brice Garnett
    Scott Stallings
    Chesson Hadley

    Top 125 (medical extension)
    Danny Lee

    PGA TOUR tournament winner (two-year exemption)
    Ryan Brehm
    Tyler Duncan
    Rickie Fowler
    Jim Herman
    Charles Howell III
    Sung Kang
    Nate Lashley
    Graeme McDowell
    Chad Ramey
    J.J. Spaun
    Henrik Stenson
    Nick Taylor
    Michael Thompson
    Martin Trainer
    Kevin Tway
    Jimmy Walker
    Danny Willett

    FedExCup points - top five players not otherwise eligible
    Mito Pereira
    Davis Riley
    Beau Hossler
    Sahith Theegala
    Alex Smalley

    # Major medical extension
    William McGirt
    Morgan Hoffmann

    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.