Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements.
| Exempt Player (alpha by last name) | Exemption Category |
| Joe Alfieri (a) | 2, 3 |
| Lawrence Auer | 8 |
| Clint Avret | 2,5,7,8,9 |
| Matthew Avril (a) | 2 |
| Todd Bailey | 5,7 |
| Dan Benedetti | 5 |
| David Branshaw | 1 |
| Charlie Bolling | 5 |
| Rich Buckner (a) | 15 |
| Dave Bunker (a) | 15 |
| Tim Cantwell | 5 |
| Elso Caponi (a) | 3 |
| Tony Caputo (a) | 4 |
| Tim Carpenter (a) | 2 |
| Steve Carter (a) | 3 |
| Barry Cheesman | 10 |
| Tim Cobb (a) | 2 |
| Jeff Copeland | 8 |
| Gene Fieger | 1,2,3,8 |
| Mike Finster (a) | 2 |
| Andrew Fogarty | 3 |
| Bob Ford | 17 |
| Dominic Frontero | 2 |
| Nick Frontero | 5 |
| Stan Geer | 2 |
| Mike Genovese | 2,5,7,8,9 |
| Walter Gieselman (a) | 16 |
| Dan Heaslip | 2,5 |
| Eduardo Herrera | 1 |
| David Hronek | 5,7,8,9 |
| Tim Hume | 2 |
| Chad Ibbotson (a) | 3 |
| Gerry James | 5 |
| Douglas Jones (a) | 2 |
| Owen Joyner (a) | 2 |
| Brian Keenan (a) | 15 |
| Skip Kendell | 3 |
| Roger Kennedy | 5 |
| Richard Kerper (a) | 3 |
| Kevin Kenny | 4 |
| Ken Kinkopf (a) | 3 |
| Gary Koch | 2 |
| Jim Kroll | 9 |
| Keith Kulzer | 5,8,9 |
| John Lee | 5,9 |
| William Mallon (a) | 3 |
| Mike Martin | 5 |
| Jonathan Mansfield | 5,7,8 |
| Bob Mathers (a) | 15 |
| Lance McAllister | 9 |
| Miles McConnell (a) | 2,3,11,16 |
| Todd McCorkle | 5,8 |
| Michael McCoy (a) | 2 |
| Ken McMaster | 4 |
| Mark Mielke | 2,6,8 |
| Alan Morin | 6,7,8,9 |
| David Morland | 1,2 |
| Scott Newhouse | 4 |
| Pete Oakley | 5 |
| Daniel Olsen | 2 |
| Darryl Osler (a) | 3 |
| Edward Parnell (a) | 3 |
| Fred Ridley (a) | 3 |
| Steve Riviere (a) | 14 |
| Dolph Roder | 2 |
| Paul Royak (a) | 15,16 |
| Mike San Filippo | 5 |
| Rob Shuey | 5 |
| Joe Shaktman (a) | 3,12 |
| Jack Shoenfelt | 5,7,8 |
| Bill Shriver | 5,8 |
| Cary Splane | 4 |
| Thomas Stankowski | 2 |
| James Starnes (a) | 3 |
| Rusty Stephens | 8 |
| Mike Strlekar | 5 |
| Neil Thompson | 7,9 |
| Jerry Tucker | 5 |
| Bradley Turner | 5 |
| Mike Valicenti | 2,5,6,7,8 |
| Steven Vecellio | 6 |
| Eric Veilleux | 5 |
| Michael Weeks (a) | 1 |
| Terry Werner | 5 |
| Don Whittemore (a) | 16 |
| Pete Williams (a) | 2,16 |
| David Witt | 5 |
| Rick Woulfe (a) | 3 |
Categories
Overall
(applies to both amateurs & professionals)
1) Last five Florida Senior Open Champions
2) Top twenty and tied from last year's Florida Senior Open Championship
3) Players qualifying for any on of last year's USGA Individual National Championships
4) Host Club & Qualifying Club Exemptions
Professionals
5) Qualifiers for the previous year's PGA of America - Senior PPC Championship
6) Top three & tied from last year's South Florida Senior Open
7) Top three & tied in last year's Senior Section Championship (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
8) Top five & tied from last year's Senior Section Player of the Year Points List (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
9) Last year's NFPGA Senior Match Play Champion
10) Last year's Senior Chapter Champions (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
Amateurs
11) Low amateur from last year's Florida Senior Open Championship
12) Low amateur from last year's South Florida Senior Open Championship
13) Current year's Senior Amateur Champion
14) Last year's Senior Amateur Match Play Champion
15) Top five and tied from last year's Senior Amateur Championship
16) Top five & tied from last year's FSGA Senior Player of the Year Points List
17) Special Exemptions Approved by FSGA & SFPGA Championships Committee
