text: 1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)\n2. US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)\n3. British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)\n4. PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)\n5. Winners of The Players Championship (3 years)\n6. Current US Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up (6-B) to the current US Amateur Champion\n7. Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year)\n8. Current US Amateur Public Links Champion\n9. Current US Mid-Amateur Champion for 2005\n10. The first 16 players, including ties, in the 2005 Masters Tournament\n11. The first 8 players, including ties, in the 2005 US Open Championship\n12. The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2005 British Open Championship\n13. The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2005 PGA Championship\n14. The 40 leaders on the Final Official PGA Tour Money List for 2005\n15. The 10 leaders on the Official PGA Tour Money List published during the week prior to the 2006 Masters Tournament.\n16. The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for 2005.\n17. The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the 2006 Masters Tournament