Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.
Exemption Code: 2
Winner and runner-up of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship.
Exemption Code: 3
Winners of the Masters Tournament for the last five years.
Exemption Code: 4
Winners of the British Open Championship for the last five years.
Exemption Code: 5
Winners of the PGA of America Championship for the last five years.
Exemption Code: 6
Winner of the 2009 Players Championship.
Exemption Code: 7
Winner of the 2008 U.S. Senior Open Championship.
Exemption Code: 8
From the 2008 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.
Exemption Code: 9
From the 2008 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.
Exemption Code: 10
Those 30 players qualifying for the 2008 season-ending Tour Championship.
Exemption Code: 11
From the 2008 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.
Exemption Code: 12
From the 2009 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 25.
Exemption Code: 13
Any multiple winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from June 2, 2008, through June 14, 2009.
Exemption Code: 14
From the 2009 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 25.
Exemption Code: 15
From the 2008 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.
Exemption Code: 16
From the 2008 final PGA Tour of Australasia money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.
Exemption Code: 17
From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 25, 2009
Exemption Code: 18
Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee. International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.
Two victories on the European Tour in 2008 marked Clarke’s return to the game following the death of his wife, Heather, in 2006 to a long-term battle with cancer. She was 39.
Victory at the BMW Asian Open was his first in nearly five years. He later won the KLM Open and finished the year No. 13 on the European Tour Order of Merit.
Owns two career PGA Tour victories, both coming in World Golf Championships; won Accenture Match Play in 2000 by defeating Tiger Woods in the final and 2003 WGC-NEC Invitational.
At 2006 Ryder Cup, went 3-0-0 as a Captain’s pick in helping the European retain the cup.