Teams in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements (teams must remain intact):
Top 5 teams and ties from last year's Four-Ball Championship
1
|
Christopher Carlin
|
126
|
|
Nicolas Cavero
|
|
2
|
Tiger Godwin
|
129
|
|
Kelly Sellers
|
|
T3
|
Jacob Huizinga
|
130
|
|
William Wrigley
|
|
T3
|
Scott Kennedy
|
130
|
|
Kyle Nathan
|
|
T5
|
Austin Schultz
|
131
|
|
Casper Howells
|
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T5
|
Devin Hernandez
|
131 |
|
Ryder Frerichs
|
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Last three year's Four-Ball Champions
2016 |
Christopher Carlin
|
|
Nicolas Cavero |
2015 |
Jacob Huizinga |
|
William Wrigley |
2014 |
Conor Richardson
|
|
Ryan Orr
|
Current year's Mid-Amateur Four-Ball Champions
North
|
South
|
Clayton Brewer
|
Christopher Carlin
|
Bob Campione
|
Christopher O'Connor
|
Last year's Mid-Senior Four-Ball Champions
North
|
South
|
Kelly Gosse
|
Stephen Anderson
|
Tim Hume
|
R J Nakashian
|
Current year's Senior/Mid-Amateur Four-Ball Champions
Daniel Eggertsson
|
Craig Howell
|
Last year's Senior Four-Ball Champions
Michael Cox
|
Jacques Legere |
Teams qualifying for the current year's U.S. Four-Ball Championship
(one player of the side must reside in Florida)
Matthew Anderson
|
Scott Kennedy |
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Fred Biondi
|
Daisuke Nakano
|
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Sachin Kumar
|
Fletcher Wunderlich
|
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Chip Brooke
|
Marc Dull
|
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Mike Riley |
Michael Riley Jr. |
|
Chris Black |
Brett Damrow |