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U.S. SENIOR OPEN

List Of Fully Exempt Players For U.S. Senior Open

By USGA

| Jun 16, 2010
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The 73 golfers who are currently fully exempt from qualifying for the 2010 U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club.

Player

Exemption Code

Player

Exemption Code

Michael Allen

7

Tom Lehman

7,9,14,15,16,17,18

Tommy Armour III

16,17

Wayne Levi

16

Paul Azinger

14,16,23

Chien Soon Lu

17

Andy Bean

9,15,16,18

Graham Marsh

1

Phil Blackmar

15,18

Buddy Marucci, Jr.

12

Olin Browne

9,21

Mark McNulty

15,18

Brad Bryant

1,9,15,16

Larry Mize

15

Mark Calcavecchia

14,21,23

Gil Morgan

15,16

Russ Cochran

9,15,17

Mark O’Meara

9,14,15,16,17

John Cook

15,16,17,18

Jerry Pate

23

Fred Couples

14,16,17,18,23

Corey Pavin

16,17,21,22,23

Ben Crenshaw

16

Tom Pernice, Jr.

16,18

Dale Douglass

1

Don Pooley

1,15

Allen Doyle

1,16

Nick Price

14,15,16,17,18

R.W. Eaks

18

Tom Purtzer

16

David Eger

15,17,18

Glenn Ralph

19

David Eichelberger

1

Mike Reid

7,15,17,18

Keith Fergus

15,18

Loren Roberts

8,9,14,15,16,17,18

Bruce Fleisher

1

Eduardo Romero

1,15,18

Dan Forsman

9,15,16,17,18

Peter Senior

17

Robin Freeman

9

Scott Simpson

9,16

David Frost

16,17

Joey Sindelar

9,15,16,17

Fred Funk

1,9,14,15,16,18,21

Jeff Sluman

15,16,18

Bob Gilder

16

Craig Stadler

16

Marvin Giles III

12

Hal Sutton

14,16

Mike Goodes

15,17,18

Sam Torrance

19

John Grace

12

Bob Tway

16

Jay Haas

7,9,14,15,16,18

Bruce Vaughan

8

Scott Hoch

14,16,18

Bobby Wadkins

16

Hale Irwin

1,7,16

Tsukasa Watanabe

20

Tim Jackson

9,11

Denis Watson

7,18

John Jacobs

7

Tom Watson

7,8,15,16,17,18

Peter Jacobsen

1,16

D.A. Weibring

16,18

Tom Jenkins

15,16

Mark Wiebe

15,18

Gene Jones

15

Ian Woosnam

19

Tom Kite

15,16,17,18

Fuzzy Zoeller

7,16

Bernard Langer

14,15,16,17,18

     

     

     

Key to U.S. Senior Open exemption categories:

1: Winners of the U.S.  Senior Open Championship
2: Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last 10 years (2001-2010)
3: Winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last 10 years (2000-2009)
4: Winners of the Masters Tournament the last 10 years (2001-2010)
5: Winners of the British Open Championship the last 10 years (2001-2010)
6: Winners of the PGA of America Championship the last 10 years (2000-2009)
7: Winners of the PGA of America Seniors Championship the last 10 years (2001-2010)
8: Winners of the Senior British Open Championship the last five years (2006-2010)
9: From the 2009 U.S. Senior Open  Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.
10: From the 2010 U.S. Open Championship, any amateur returning a 72-hole score (must be an amateur)
11: From the 2009 U.S. Senior Open Championship, the amateur returning the lowest 72-hole score (must be an amateur)
12: From the 2009 USGA Senior Amateur Championship, the winner and runner-up
13: Playing members of the 2007 and 2009 USA Walker Cup and the 2006 USA World Amateur Teams (must be an amateur)
14: Playing members of the five most current United States and European Ryder Cup and United States and World Presidents Cup Teams
15: From the final 2009 official Champions Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders
16: From the Champions Tour all-time money list, the top 50 money leaders through the close of entries on June 9
17: From the 2010 official Champions Tour money list, the top 20 money leaders through the close of entries on June 9
18: Winners of Champions Tour co-sponsored events, excluding team events, whose victories are considered official, in the last two calendar years
19: From the final 2009 official Senior PGA European Tour money list, the top four money leaders
20: From the 2009 official Japan Seniors Tour money list, the top two money leaders
21: Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, in the last five calendar years (2005-2009) and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the U.S. Senior Open Championship
22: Any player in his first five years of age eligibility who has won the U.S. Open Championship
23: Any player who has won a U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, Masters Tournament, British Open, British Amateur or PGA Championship (one-time exemption)
24: Special exemptions as selected by the USGA