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Inside the Field: The Honda Classic

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Inside the Field

Inside the Field: The Honda Classic


    Written by Staff

    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.

    How the field qualified for The Honda Classic as of 2/18/2022:

    Winner of U.S. Open Championship (five-year exemption)
    Brooks Koepka
    Gary Woodland

    Winner of PGA Championship (five-year exemption)
    Jimmy Walker

    Winner of Masters Tournament (five-year exemption)
    Patrick Reed
    Danny Willett

    Winner of The Open (five-year exemption)
    Shane Lowry
    Henrik Stenson

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

    PGA TOUR tournament winner (two-year exemption)
    Daniel Berger
    Stewart Cink
    Tyler Duncan
    Rickie Fowler
    Dylan Frittelli
    Brian Gay
    Lucas Glover
    Lucas Herbert
    Jim Herman
    Garrick Higgo
    Charles Howell III
    Sungjae Im
    Matt Jones
    Sung Kang
    Andrew Landry
    Nate Lashley
    K.H. Lee
    Keith Mitchell
    Joaquin Niemann
    Ryan Palmer
    C.T. Pan
    J.T. Poston
    Robert Streb
    Hudson Swafford
    Nick Taylor
    Michael Thompson
    Brendon Todd
    Martin Trainer
    Kevin Tway
    Richy Werenski
    Matthew Wolff

    Career money exemption
    Luke Donald
    Bill Haas
    Rory Sabbatini
    Nick Watney

    * Sponsor's exemption (Korn Ferry Tour Finals)
    Martin Kaymer
    Camilo Villegas

    Sponsor's exemption (members not otherwise exempt)
    Jason Dufner
    Padraig Harrington

    Sponsor's exemption (unrestricted)
    Nicolai Hojgaard
    Chase Koepka
    Kyle Westmoreland

    PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year
    Alan Morin
    Life Member.
    Davis Love III

    Top 125 on prior season's FedExCup
    Louis Oosthuizen
    Alex Noren
    Brian Harman
    Cameron Tringale
    Aaron Wise
    Lee Westwood
    Charl Schwartzel
    Jhonattan Vegas
    Chris Kirk
    Kevin Streelman
    Harry Higgs
    Mackenzie Hughes
    Ian Poulter
    Doug Ghim
    Brandon Hagy
    Adam Schenk
    Kramer Hickok
    Brian Stuard
    Doc Redman
    Roger Sloan
    Hank Lebioda
    Tyler McCumber
    Denny McCarthy
    Brendan Steele
    Sepp Straka
    Zach Johnson
    Russell Knox
    Sam Ryder
    Matthew NeSmith
    Kyle Stanley
    Anirban Lahiri
    Brice Garnett

    # Major medical extension.
    William McGirt
    Wesley Bryan
    Seung-Yul Noh
    Kelly Kraft

    Korn Ferry Tour Points winners (The 25 and The Finals 25)
    Stephan Jaeger

    Three-time winner from Korn Ferry Tour
    Mito Pereira

    Korn Ferry Tour graduates via The 25 and The Finals 25 (reshuffled)
    Cameron Young
    Patrick Rodgers
    Hayden Buckley
    J.J. Spaun
    Taylor Pendrith
    Taylor Moore
    Vince Whaley
    Aaron Rai
    Alex Smalley
    Trey Mullinax
    John Huh
    Davis Riley
    Chad Ramey
    Max McGreevy
    Greyson Sigg
    Seth Reeves
    Curtis Thompson
    Andrew Novak
    Bronson Burgoon
    Austin Cook
    Matthias Schwab
    Lee Hodges
    Christiaan Bezuidenhout
    Nick Hardy
    Adam Svensson
    Justin Lower
    David Skinns
    David Lipsky
    Dawie van der Walt
    Peter Uihlein
    Michael Gligic
    Paul Barjon
    Dylan Wu
    Brandon Wu
    Chris Stroud
    Kiradech Aphibarnrat
    Austin Smotherman
    Ben Kohles
    Brett Drewitt
    Kurt Kitayama
    Joshua Creel
    Jared Wolfe
    Callum Tarren
    Grayson Murray

    Nos. 126-150 on prior season's FedExCup Points List (reshuffled)
    Mark Hubbard
    Tommy Fleetwood
    Jim Knous
    Beau Hossler
    Chase Seiffert

    * = 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.