Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements:
NOTE: Blank entries will be filed by the FSGA for players who become exempt after the close of entries.
Professionals
Committee Exemptions
2018 - Club Pro Guy
Last five year's Florida Open Champions
| 2017 | J C Deacon |
| 2016 |
Caleb Johnson |
| 2015 | N/A - Amateur Winner |
| 2014 | Caleb Johnson |
| 2013 | Tyler McCumber |
Professional finishing top ten and tied of last year's Florida Open Championship
|
1 |
J C Deacon |
|
2 |
Matt Borchert |
| 3 |
Liam Ainsworth |
|
4 |
Jeff Wells |
|
5 |
Andrew Pope |
|
6 |
Alan Morin |
|
T7 |
Greg O'Mahony |
|
T7 |
Rod Perry |
| T7 | Michael Kartrude |
Championship Host Clubs' Representative (may be an amateur)
|
Billy Oosting |
| Sean Pemberton |
Players qualifying for the current year's U.S. Open Championship
|
TBD |
Current year's SFPGA Open Champion
|
TBD |
Current year's Fort Lauderdale Open Champion
(Regular Division)
|
Lee Rinker |
Players qualifying for or exempt into the current year's PNC Championship.
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
NA |
David Hronek |
Andrew Filbert |
| Barry Cheesman | Michael Valicenti | |
| Matt Borchert | Jeff Waber | |
| Dylan Malafronte | Gene Fieger | |
| Greg Koch | Adam Scrimenti | |
| Donny Lee | Alan Morin | |
| Mark Rummings | Jerry Tucker | |
| Rod Perry | Steve Delaney | |
| Ron Philo | Chris Kaufman | |
| Kyle Sanders | ||
| Rick Gomes | ||
| Jim Karr | ||
| Jerry Impellittiere | ||
| Marc Issler |
Last year's top ten and tied Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Championship finishers
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
Todd McCorkle |
Donny Lee |
Andrew Filbert |
| Jeff Jordan |
Greg Koch |
Michael Valicenti |
| Blanton Tessin |
Dan Olsen |
Jeff Waber |
| Mike Genovese |
Mark Rummings |
Gene Fieger |
| Neil Thompson |
Tyler Hitchcock |
Adam Scrimenti |
| Ricky Smallridge |
Dylan Malafronte |
Alan Morin |
| Rea Schuessler |
Gregory McClimans |
Jerry Tucker |
| Matthew Williams |
Matt Borchert |
Steve Delaney |
| Ned Martin |
David Damesworth |
Chris Kaufman |
| Daniel Aldredge |
David Hronek |
Kyle Sanders |
| Rick Gomes |
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Last year's Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior (Regular Division) Champion
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
Mike Genovese |
Gerry James |
Mike San Filippo |
Last year's Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Chapter Champions
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
Todd Bailey - Gulf Coast |
Bob Wallace - Northern |
Roger Kennedy - Southeast |
|
Todd Bailey - Alabama |
Freddy Gibson - East Central |
Adam Scrimenti - Southern |
|
|
Barry Cheesman - Southwest |
Justin Bertsch - Southwest |
|
|
Gary Koch - West Central |
|
Last year's top five and tied Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Assistant Championship finishers
|
Dixie |
NFPGA |
SFPGA |
|
Todd McCorkle |
Matthew Chen |
Justin McCarraher |
| Jordan Debonis |
Aaron Russell |
Alan Morin |
| Jacob Greer | Bradley Lusenhop |
Kenneth Leach |
| Taylor Jones |
Zoran Ilic |
Adam Scriminti |
| Dominic Scopone |
Chris DeBusk |
Jon McLean |
| Dylan Shephard |
Last year's Dixie Section Match Play Championship Finalists
|
Jacob Greer |
| Jeff Jordan |
Current year's NFPGA Section Match Play Championship Finalists
|
Rod Perry |
| Keith Kulzer |
Last year's Florida Senior Open Champion
| Eduardo Herrera |
Last year's top five and tied on the final Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Player of the Year Points List
| Dixie |
NFPGA | |
SFPGA |
|
Jeff Jordan |
Rod Perry |
|
Andrew Filbert |
| Todd McCorkle | David Hronek |
|
Alan Morin |
| Mike Genovese | Matt Borchert |
|
Patrick Rada |
| Rea Schuessler | David Damesworth |
|
Steve Delaney |
| Jordan Debonis | Greg Koch |
|
Adam Scrimenti |
Last year's Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior Player of the Year (Regular Division)
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
Ricky Smallridge |
Dan Olsen |
Mark Mielke |
Amateurs
Last five year's Florida Open Champions
| 2017 | N/A |
|
2016 |
N/A |
|
2015 |
John Jonas |
|
2014 |
N/A |
|
2013 |
N/A |
Amateurs finishing top ten and tied of last year's Florida Open Championship
|
T7 |
Christopher Carlin |
|
T7 |
Chip Brooke |
Current and last two year's Amateur Champions
| 2018 | Gabe Lench |
| 2017 | Cristian DiMarco |
|
2016 |
Jacob Huizinga |
Players qualifying for the current year's U.S. Open Championship
|
Luis Gagne |
| Tyler Strafaci |
Top 200 and tied from last year's final World Amateur Golf Rankings
Click here for the Final World Amateur Golf Ranking of 2017
Last year's top five and tied Amateur Champion finishers
|
1 |
Cristian DiMarco |
|
2 |
Brandon Mancheno |
|
T3 |
Kyler Tate |
|
T3 |
Jackson Suber |
| T5 | Garrett Barber |
|
T5 |
Kyle Kidd |
Last year's top five and tied on the final FSGA Player of the Year Points List
|
1 |
Marc Dull |
|
2 |
Chip Brooke |
|
3 |
Joe Alfieri |
|
4 |
Jacob Huizinga |
|
5 |
Cristian DiMarco |
Last year's Junior Amateur Player of the Year
|
Brandon Mancheno |
Last year's Senior Amateur Player of the Year
|
George DeSear |
Last year's Florida Senior Open Champion
|
N/A |
Last year's Boys' Junior Champion (16-18 Age Division)
|
Fred Biondi |
Last year's Amateur Match Play Champion
|
Jacob Huizinga |
Last year's Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Champion
|
Marc Dull |
Current year's Mid-Amateur Champion
|
Marc Dull |
