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2020 TOURNAMENT ELIGIBILITY
Former winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge tournament prior to 2000. Winners of the 2000 tournament and beyond for a period of five years. Winners of the 2000 event and beyond who, after five years beyond their win, finish in the top 150 of the previous year's PGA TOUR FedExCup points list.
Winners in the last 5 years (2016-2020) of the Players Championship and Masters tournaments.
Winners in the last 5 years (2016-2020) of the U.S. Open, PGA Championship and British Open tournaments.
Winners of the TOUR Championship in the last three years (2017-19).
Winners of World Golf Championship events in the last three years.
Winner of the three previous Arnold Palmer Invitationals (2018-20) and Memorials (2017-19).
Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments since the previous year's Charles Schwab Challenge tournament.
Playing members of last-named U.S. Ryder Cup Team (2018) & U.S. Presidents Cup Team (2019).
Current PGA Tour members who were players on either the last named European Ryder Cup Team (2018) or the International Presidents Cup Team (2019).
Two players to be selected by the current and former champions of the Charles Schwab Challenge tournament ("Champions' Choices").
The 15 lowest scores, and any tied for 15th place in the previous year’s Charles Schwab Challenge tournament.
On invitation by the tournament, a maximum of 12 players, which shall include: two PGA Tour members not otherwise eligible, from the top 50 qualifiers from the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour.
Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through the 2020 Masters.
Top 80 PGA Tour members from the final 2019 Official PGA TOUR FedExCup points list.
2020 Tour members in the previous season's Top 125-Nonmembers category whose official FedExCup points for the previous season equals or exceeds the amount of FedExCup points earned by the player in the 80th position on the 2019 Official PGA Tour FedExCup points list.
The top 80 players, not otherwise eligible, on the 2020 Official PGA TOUR FedExCup points list through the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship.
If necessary to complete a field of 120 players, those players below 80th position on the 2020 Official PGA TOUR FedExCup points list through the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship, in order of their positions on such list.
THE FEDEXCUP
As part of the season-long FedExCup competition,3,500 points will be available in the 2020 tournament. First place is worth 500 points. Here's a look at the points breakdown:
1st - 500 2nd - 300 3rd - 190 4th - 135 5th - 110 10th - 75 30th - 41 70th - 1
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