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).
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.
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:[1] Correct as at the conclusion of the 2020 Wyndham Championship Most recent reorder of categories 26 and 34 occurred after the Workday Charity Open (July 12) Reference:[2][3][4] Players who began the season with a medical exemption, but failure to meet the requirements meant they lost their PGA Tour status: