Players in the following categories will be eligible for Entry Priority (Spot Held Until Entry Deadline)
| Exempt Player (alpha by last name) | Exemption Category |
| David Anthony | 4 |
| Brian Armstrong | 4 |
| John Barry | 5,7 |
| Robert Bechtol | 4 |
| Don Bell | 7 |
| Chris Berens | 4 |
| Bobby Bird | 5 |
| Dave Bunker | 4,5,7 |
| Charles Campbell | 4 |
| Adam Creighton | 4 |
| Nathaniel Crosby | 7 |
| Douglas Dvorak | 4 |
| Kevin Dyer | 4 |
| Mike Finster | 5,7 |
| Chad Frank | 4,5 |
| John Gabler | 4 |
| Luc Guilbault | 7 |
| Tim Hanlon | 5 |
| Roger Hoit | 7 |
| Chris Howell | 5,7 |
| Ryan Howison | 4,5 |
| John Husband | 7 |
| Chad Ibbotson | 2,5,7 |
| Douglas Jones | 2,5 |
| Owen Joyner | 1 |
| Brian Keenan | 1,2,5 |
| Michael Kelley | 4 |
| Richard Kerper | 1,4 |
| John Lobb | 4 |
| Chip Lutz | 5,7 |
| William Mallon | 2,4,5 |
| Gordan Marshall | 4 |
| Miles McConnell | 1,4,5,7 |
| Michael McCoy | 4,5,7 |
| Pete McDade | 7 |
| John Mulrain | 5,7 |
| RJ Nakashian | 2,4,5,7 |
| Daniel Owen | 4,5 |
| Edward Parnell | 7 |
| Brett Phagan | 7 |
| Steven Ray | 4,7 |
| Steve Riviere | 1 |
| Bradley Rollinson | 7 |
| Paul Royak | 2,4,5,7 |
| Bruce Sands | 4 |
| JD Schlotterback | 4,5,7 |
| William Shufelt | 5 |
| Tommy Smith | 5 |
| Doug Snoap | 5 |
| Danny Turbide | 4 |
| Kevin VandenBerg | 4,5 |
| Mike Weeks | 4 |
| Don Whittemore | 2 |
| Pete Williams | 5 |
Categories
1) Last five Senior Amateur Match Play Champions
2) Last year's Senior Amateur Match Play Quarterfinalists
3) Top 25 & ties from current year's Senior Player of the Year Points List at close of entries
4) Top 25 & ties from current year's Senior Amateur Championship
5) Top 25 & ties from previous year's Senior Player of the Year Points List
6) Top 5 & ties from previous season's Winter Series Points List (55-64 Age Division)
7) Florida residents qualifying for previous year's USGA Individual National Championships
8) Committee Exemptions
