;1. Masters champions
Jack Burke Jr. (4),
Jimmy Demaret,
Doug Ford (4),
Ralph Guldahl,
Claude Harmon,
Ben Hogan (8),
Herman Keiser,
Cary Middlecoff (2),
Byron Nelson,
Jack Nicklaus (2,4,8,10),
Arnold Palmer (2,3,8,9,10,11),
Henry Picard,
Gary Player (3,4,8),
Gene Sarazen,
Sam Snead,
Art Wall Jr. •
Craig Wood did not play. ;The following categories only apply to Americans ;2.
U.S. Open champions (last 10 years)
Tommy Bolt,
Julius Boros (11),
Billy Casper (8,9,11),
Jack Fleck,
Gene Littler (8,9,11),
Dick Mayer,
Ken Venturi (9,10) ;3.
The Open champions (last 10 years)
Tony Lema (8,11) ;4.
PGA champions (last 10 years)
Jerry Barber,
Dow Finsterwald (8,9,11),
Jay Hebert,
Lionel Hebert,
Bobby Nichols (9,10),
Bob Rosburg (9) ;5.
U.S. Amateur and
Amateur champions (last 10 years)
Deane Beman (6,a),
William C. Campbell (7,a),
Charles Coe (6,a),
Richard Davies (6,a) •
Harvie Ward did not play. Other champions forfeited their exemptions by turning professional. ;6. Members of the 1963 U.S.
Walker Cup team
Robert W. Gardner (a),
Downing Gray (a),
Billy Joe Patton (a),
Charlie Smith (7,a),
Ed Updegraff (a) •
Labron Harris Jr. and R. H. Sikes forfeited their exemptions by turning professional. ;7. 1964
U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists
Don Allen (a),
Dave Eichelberger (a),
Gene Ferrell (a),
John Mark Hopkins (a),
Dale Morey (a),
Ed Tutwiler (a) ;8. Top 24 players and ties from the
1964 Masters Tournament Jim Ferrier,
Al Geiberger (9),
Paul Harney,
Don January (9),
Dave Marr,
Billy Maxwell (11),
Johnny Pott (9,11),
Mason Rudolph (10),
Dan Sikes,
Mike Souchak,
Bo Wininger (10) ;9. Top 16 players and ties from the
1964 U.S. Open George Bayer,
Gay Brewer (10),
Bill Collins,
Terry Dill,
Raymond Floyd,
Ed Furgol,
Tommy Jacobs ;10. Top eight players and ties from
1964 PGA Championship Tom Nieporte ;11. Members of the U.S.
1963 Ryder Cup team
Bob Goalby,
Dave Ragan ;12. Two players selected for meritorious records on the fall part of the
1964 PGA Tour Frank Beard,
Jack McGowan ;13. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions
Wes Ellis ;14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions
Tommy Aaron ;15. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions
Bill Hyndman (a) ;16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the
1965 PGA Tour Doug Sanders,
Bert Weaver ;17. Foreign invitations
Peter Butler (8),
Bob Charles (3,9),
Chen Ching-Po,
Gary Cowan (a),
Bruce Crampton (8,9),
Bruce Devlin (8),
Harold Henning,
Bernard Hunt,
Geoffrey Hunt,
Tomoo Ishii,
George Knudson,
Cobie Legrange,
Stan Leonard,
Kel Nagle (3,8),
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8),
Leopoldo Ruiz,
Ramón Sota,
Nick Weslock (a) •
Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American. ==Round summaries==