Frank-0-Sport this is right up your alley. In simple terms almost anyone can enter Stage One if they have $4,500. Stage two has exempt players as well as survivors from Stage one (cost $4,000) Stage three is a six round affair that has more exempt players for one reason or another plus Stage Two survivors Cost $3,500. The top 30 get PGA exemption The next 20 partial exemption Then the rest get some kind of Nationwide exemption up to a point.