| 1. | Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime) |
| 2. | US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) |
| 3. | British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) |
| 4. | PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) |
| 5. | Winners of The Players Championship (2007 and 2008) |
| 6. | Current US Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up (6-B) to the current US Amateur Champion |
| 7. | Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) |
| 8. | Current US Amateur Public Links Champion |
| 9. | Current US Mid-Amateur Champion |
| 10. | The first 16 players, including ties, in the 2008 Masters Tournament |
| 11. | The first 8 players, including ties, in the 2008 US Open Championship |
| 12. | The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2008 British Open Championship |
| 13. | The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2008 PGA Championship |
| 14. | The 30 leaders on the Final Official PGA Tour Money List for 2008 |
| 15. | Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from previous Masters to current Masters |
| 16. | Those qualifying for the season-ending 2008 Tour Championship |
| 17. | The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for 2008 |
| 18. | The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the 2009 Masters Tournament |
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