Danny Willett joins US PGA Tour following Masters victory

By PA Sport

Danny Willett has joined the US PGA Tour following his victory at the Masters earlier this month.

The US PGA Tour announced Willett, 28, has received a five-year exemption on the US tour, taking him through to the end of the 2020-21 season.
The move comes a little over a week after Willett won at Augusta by three shots from Jordan Spieth and Lee Westwood for his first career major.

Willett was awarded 600 FedExCup points for his Masters win which, combined with the 44 he took at the Valspar Championship earlier in the year, places him 27th in the standings ahead of the Valero Texas Open.

Danny Willett reflects on his success over the last year with his wife Nicole and son Zachariah

The Yorkshireman has begun the 2015-16 season with three top-five finishes in five US tour events, also winning the Dubai Desert Classic, and has risen to number nine in the world.

Willett will make his first appearance on home soil since winning the Masters when he tees it up in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth next month.

The 28-year-old will join a star-studded field at Wentworth from May 26-29, which already includes Matthew Fitzpatrick, Søren Kjeldsen, Justin Rose and Lee Westwood, all of whom finished in the top 10 at the season's first major.