Qualification criteria for 2006 is as follows:

1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
2. U.S. 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 (3 years)
6. Current U.S. Amateur Champion (6A) (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up (6B) to the current U.S. Amateur Champion
7. Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year)
8. Current U.S. Amateur Public Links Champion
9. Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
10. The first 16 players, including ties, in the 2005 Masters Tournament
11. The first eight players, including ties, in the 2005 U.S. Open Championship
12. The first four players, including ties, in the 2005 British Open Championship
13. The first four players, including ties, in the 2005 PGA Championship
14. The 40 leaders on the Final Official 2005 PGA TOUR Money List
15. The 10 leaders on the Official PGA TOUR Money List published the week prior to the 2006 Masters Tournament
16. The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for 2005
17. The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the 2006 Masters Tournament