The PGA Tour priority rankings determine the order in which players qualify for open PGA Tour events (i.e. everything except the Majors, Players, WGCs, and Invitational events).
PGA Tour card Any player ranked within the top 31 qualification criteria, excluding tournament specific criteria (category 12–17, 25), are described as having a "PGA Tour card". PGA Tour card holders gain their status via tournament wins, finishing in the top 125 in the previous season's Fed Ex Cup, or through promotion from the previous season's Korn Ferry Tour. Members in the higher categories can usually guarantee qualification for any PGA Tour tournament, in the lower categories entry can be less certain and the priority order within the category is reshuffled during the season.
Players without a PGA Tour card, but with a status within the PGA priority rankings will often have to rely on sponsor's exemptions to qualify for a tournament.
The 2020–21 PGA Tour eligibility was altered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as such: No players will graduate from the Korn Ferry Tour. The Korn Ferry Tour category (27), will consist of players in the 2019-20 Top 125 category (20) and the KFT category who finished outside the Top 125 FedEx Cup places in 2019-20. The Top 125 category (20) will be based upon the 2019-2020 FedExCup Points List. Players in category 1-11 in the 2019-20 season will remain in the same category for 2020-21. The 126-150 category will consist of players who finished in the 126-150 placings in either the 2018-19 or 2019-20, and have not qualified for any higher category.
Priority rankings 2019–20 FedEx Cup rank key– Player on the 2019–20 priority rankings who scored no FedEx Cup pointsST Player who had special temporary membership in 2019–20Qualifying criteria key† Qualified multiple times for the category (only most recent qualifying item shown)‡ Began the season within another category2021-22 status key= Qualified for a 2021–22 PGA Tour card within the same category↑ Qualified for a 2021–22 PGA Tour card in a higher category↓ Qualified for a 2021–22 PGA Tour card in a lower category= Below category 31 in the 2021–22 Priority rankings but within the same category as 2020–21↓ Below category 31 in the 2020–21 Priority rankings and in a lower category than 2020–21↓ No status in the 2021–22 PGA Tour
Correct as at the conclusion of the 2021 BMW Championship
Most recent reorder of categories 26 and 34 occurred after the Charles Schwab Challenge (May 30)