1.The Open Champions aged 60 or under on 22 July of the year of the event
2. The Open Champions for previous 10 years.
3. The Open Champions born between 22 July 1946 and 19 July 1948.
4. The Open Champions finishing in the first 10 and tying for 10th place in The Open Championship previous 5 years.
5. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the previous years Open Championship.
6. The first 50 players on the OWGR for Week 21 of the year of the event.
7. First 30 in the Race to Dubai for the previous year.
8. The BMW PGA Championship winners for past 3 years.
9. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not otherwise exempt, in the top 20 of the Race to Dubai for current year on completion of the current year BMW PGA Championship.
10. First 2 European Tour members and any European Tour members tying for 2nd place, not otherwise exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from the 7 official European Tour events leading up to and including the current year Irish Open.(The BMW PGA Championship, ISPS Handa Wales Open,Nordea Masters, The US Open Championship, The St Omer Open, the BMW International Open and the Irish Open). Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
11. The leading player, not otherwise exempt, in the first 5 and ties of each of the current years Alstrom Open de France and the Scottish Open. With the exception of ties for first place, which will be determined in accordance with the Conditions for the tournament concerned, ties will be decided in favour of the highest OWGR player at the commencement of the tournament. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
12. The US Open Champions for past 5 years to include current year. Blank entry will be made on behalf of the current year Champion.
13. The US Masters Champions for past 5 years to include current year.
14. The US PGA Champions for past 5 years.
15. The PLAYERS Champions for past 3 years to include tcurrent year.
16. The leading 30 qualifiers for the previous years TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
17. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not exempt having applied F(6), in the top 20 of the USPGA TOUR FedExCup Points List for current year on completion of the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
18. First 2 USPGA TOUR members and any USPGA TOUR members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from the USPGA TOUR PLAYERS Championship and the five USPGA TOUR events leading up to and including the current year The Greenbrier Classic. (THE PLAYERS Championship, FedEx St Jude Classic, The US Open Championship, Travelers Championship, AT&T National and The Greenbrier Classic). Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
19. The leading player, not exempt having applied F(18) above, in the first 5 and ties of each of the current year.
The Greenbrier Classic and the current year John Deere Classic. With the exception of ties for first place, which will be determined in accordance with the Conditions for the tournament concerned, ties will be decided in favour of the highest OWGR player at the commencement of the tournament. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
20. Playing members of the past Presidents Cup teams.
21. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Asian Tour for the previous year.
22. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Tour of Australasia for the previous year.
23. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Southern Africa PGA Sunshine Tour for the previous year.
24. The Japan Open Champion for the previous year.
25. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt, on the Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour for the previous year.
26. The leading 4 players, not exempt, in the current years Mizuno Open. With the exception of ties for first place, which will be determined in accordance with the Conditions for the tournament concerned, ties will be decided inf avour of the highest OWGR player at the commencement of the tournament. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
27. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt, having applied F(26) above, in a cumulative money list taken from all official current years Japan Golf Tour events up to and including the current years Mizuno Open. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
28. The Senior Open Champion for the previous year.
29. The Amateur Champion for the current year. Blank entry will be made on behalf of the Champion.
30. The US Amateur Champion for the previous year.
31. The European Amateur Champion for the previous year.
32. The Mark H McCormack Medal (Men's World Amateur Golf Ranking) winner for the previous year.
      FYI (29) to F(32) are only applicable if the entrant concerned is still an amateur on 19 July of the current year.