How do you qualify for The Players Championship?
How do you earn a spot at golf’s fifth major championship?
It is a field every player wants to be part of.
There aren’t many venues in the game with household status. Augusta National, the Old Course, and TPC Sawgrass.
144 players will descend upon Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida in mid-March, arguably the period when the season really kicks off.
Despite the size of the field, it isn’t quite cut and dry earning a spot at the Stadium Course.
Winners of PGA Tour events and major championships, your FedEx Cup points standing. Many factors come into deciding the field for the feature event in Jacksonville.
Below we have the full list of criteria which was used in 2023, which will be updated should any of the bullet points change for 2024.
Here is the criteria for the qualifications for The Players Championship in 2024:
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How to qualify for The Players Championship: 2024
Win the Masters
If you win the Masters, you earn a five-year exemption to compete at The Players.
Win The Players Championship
If you win The Players, you earn a five-year exemption to compete at The Players.
Win the PGA Championship
If you win the PGA Championship, you earn a five-year exemption to compete at The Players.
Win The Open
If you win The Open, you earn a five-year exemption to compete at The Players.
Win the FedEx Cup
If you win the FedEx Cup, you will earn a five-year exemption at The Players.
Win the Arnold Palmer Invitational
If you win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the PGA Tour, you earn a three-year exemption to compete at The Players.
PGA Tour tournament winner
If you win any event on the PGA Tour in the last year, you will earn a two-year exemption to compete at The Players.
Top 70 of the prior season’s FedEx Cup
If you finished in the top 70 of the previous season’s FedEx Cup standings, you’ll earn a spot at The Players.
Top 125 in the previous season’s FedEx Cup through the FedEx Cup Fall
If you finished in the top 125 of the previous season’s FedEx Cup standings, you’ll earn a spot at The Players.
Be in the top 50 of the world rankings
If you are in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings, you will earn a spot at The Players.
Win the Kaulig Companies Championship
If you win the Kaulig Companies Championship on the PGA Tour Champions, you will earn a spot at The Players.
Become the Korn Ferry Tour champion
If you win the Korn Ferry Tour Points list, you will gain entry to The Players.
The top 10 in the FedEx Cup after the Cognizant Classic
If it’s necessary to complete the field of 144, players outside of the top 10 in the FedEx Cup standings after the Cognizant Classic will gain entry in order of position.
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