Full Exemptions

Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption from Sectional Qualifying. Exemption under categories reserved for amateurs will be granted only to player who are currently amateurs. An Amateur who is exempt into the Championship proper through a category reserved for amateurs becomes ineligible if he becomes a professional before the beginning play or during the play of the Championship. Exempt players who wish to participate in the Championship must file an entry, except those players for whom blank entries are filed as noted below. Exempt players need not meet the handicap requirement.

S-1. Winners of the U.S. Senior Open Championship.

S-2. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last ten years (1995-2005).

S-3. Winners of the U.S. Amateur the last ten years (1995-2004) and the semifinalist from 2004 (must be an amateur).

S-4. Winners of The Masters the last ten years (1996-2005).

S-5. Winners of the British Open Championship the last ten years (1995-2004).

S-6. Winners of the PGA of America Championship the last ten years (1995-2004).

S-7. Winners of the PGA of America Seniors Championship the last ten years ( 1996-2005).

Allen Doyle	John Jacobs	Tom Watson
Hale Irwin	Doug Tewell	Fuzzy Zoeller

S-8. Winner of the 2004 British Seniors Open Championship.

Pete Oakley

S-9. From the 2004 U.S. Senior Open Championship, the 25 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 25th place:

Jose Maria Cantizares	John Harris	Jim Thorpe
Hale Irwin	Bruce Fleisher	Mark McNulty
Jay Haas	Gil Morgan	Bruce Lietzke
Tom Kite	Jose Maria Canizares	Mike McCullough
Bob Gilder	Wayne Levi	Dana Quigley
D.A. Weibring	Don Pooley	Mike Reid
Doug Tewell	Mark James	Graham Marsh
Walter Hall	Morris Hatalsky	Andy Bean
Fuzzy Zoeller	Larry Nelson	Tom Watson
Craig Stadler

S-10. From the 2005 U.S. Open Championship, the amateur returning the lowest 72-hole score (must be an amateur).

S-11. From the 2004 U.S. Senior Open Championship, the amateur returning the lowest 72-hole score (must be an amateur).

S-12. From the U.S. Amateur Public Links, U.S. Mid-Amateur and the USGA Senior Championships, the winners from he last two years, and the semifinalists from the previous year's championship (must be an amateur).

APL	Mid-Amateur	Senior Amateur
2003 -	2003 -	2003-Kemp Richardson
2004 -	2003 -	2004-Mark Bemowski
		Greg Reynolds
		Alan Foster
		Michael Walters

S-13. Playing Members of the 2001-2003 United States Walker Cup and the 2002 & 2004 United States Men's World Amateur Teams (must be an amateur)

S-14. Playing members of the five most recent United States and European Ryder Cup Teams

S-15. From the final 2004 official Champions Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders:

Craig Stadler	Wayne Levi	Bruce Lietzke
Hale Irwin	Doug Tewell	Bob Gilder
Tom Kite	Tom Jenkins	Fuzzy Zoeller
Gil Morgan	Dana Quigley	Andy Bean
Bruce Fleisher	Morris Hatalsky	Dave Eger
Larry Nelson	Peter Jacobsen	Graham Marsh
Mark McNulty	Tom Purtzer	De Fiori
D.A. Weibring	Mark James	Bruce Summerhays
Jim Thorpe	Jerry Pate	Bobby Wadkins
Allen Doyle	Jose Maria Canizares	Vincente Fernandez

S-16. From the Champions Tour all-time money list, the top 50 money leaders through the close of entries on June 22. (must have filed an entry by June 22.)

S-17. From the 2005 official Champions Tour money list, the top 20 money leaders through the close of entries on June 22. (must have filed an entry by June 22).

S-18. Winners of Champions Tour co-sponsored events, excluding team events, whose victories are considered official, in the last three calendar years (2002-2004) and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the U.S. Senior Open Championship
(NOTE: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries.)

S-19. From the final 2004 official Senior PGA European Tour Money list, the leading money winner.

Carl Mason

S-20. Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, in the last five calendar years (2000-2004) and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the U.S. Senior Open Championship.
(NOTE: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries)

S-21. Any player in his first five years of age eligibility who has won the U.S. Open Championship.

S-22. Any player turning 50 from the 2004 U.S. Senior Open date of minimum age eligibility (July 29, 2004) through this year's date of minimum age eligibility (July 28, 2005) who has won a U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, Masters Tournament, British Open, British Amateur, or PGA Championship (one-time exemptions)

S-23. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA
(NOTE: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries.)