Players in the following categories are 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.
Top 1,000 from last year's final World Amateur Golf Ranking
Click here for the last year's final World Amateur Golf Rankings. (finalized 12/31/2018)
Last 25 year's Amateur Champions
2018 |
Gabriel Lench |
2017 |
Cristian DiMarco
|
2016 |
Jacob Huizinga
|
2015 |
Jimmy Jones
|
2014
|
Gabriel Lench
|
2013 |
Sam Horsfield
|
2012 |
Chase Seifert |
2011 |
Tyler McCumber |
2010 |
Sean Dale |
2009 |
Blayne Barber |
2008 |
Judson Eustaquio |
2007 |
Matthew Galloway |
2006 |
Jeff Dennis |
2005 |
Ryan Abbate |
2004
|
Brad Quiri |
2003 |
Richard Maddox |
2002 |
Ty Harris |
2001 |
Robbie Schulz |
2000 |
Justin Biggs |
1999 |
Akio Sadakata |
1998 |
Daniel Owen |
1997 |
Mark Leetzow |
1996 |
Steve Carrington |
1995 |
Mark Leetzow |
1994 |
Chris Couch |
Top 15 and tied from last year's Amateur Championship
1
|
Cristian DiMarco
|
280
|
2 |
Brandon Mancheno
|
284 |
T3 |
Kyler Tate
|
285 |
T4
|
Jackson Suber
|
285 |
T5 |
Garrett Barber
|
288 |
T5
|
Kyle Kidd
|
288
|
7
|
Henry Westmoreland
|
289
|
T8
|
Kerry Sweeney
|
290
|
T8
|
Dillon Woods
|
290
|
10
|
Greyson Porter
|
291
|
T11
|
Jesse Daley
|
292
|
T11
|
Corey Cralson
|
292
|
13
|
Tyler Wilkes
|
294
|
T14
|
Chris Nido
|
295
|
T14
|
Jacob Huizinga
|
295
|
T14 |
Jonah Wasserstrom |
295 |
T14 |
Jake Shaw |
295 |
Top 20 and tied from last year's final Player of the Year Points List
1 |
Marc Dull
|
2 |
Chip Brooke
|
3 |
Joe Alfieri
|
4 |
Jacob Huizinga
|
5 |
Cristian DiMarco
|
T6 |
Brandon Mancheno
|
T6 |
Garrett Barber
|
8 |
Robert Bechtol |
9 |
Matthew Marino
|
10 |
Tyler Shook
|
11
|
Christopher Carlin
|
12 |
Christian Bosso
|
13 |
Ricky Hendler
|
14 |
Kelly Sellers
|
15 |
Dustin Dingus
|
16 |
Scott Turner
|
17 |
Tiger Godwin
|
18 |
Tyler Strafaci
|
T19 |
Kyler Tate
|
T19 |
Jackson Suber
|
Championship Host Clubs' Representative
Last year's Florida Open Low Amateur
Christopher Carlin
|
Chip Brooke |
Amateurs finishing top five and tied from last year's Florida Open Championship
Last year's Boys Junior Champion (16-18 Age Division)
Last year's Boys Junior Champion (13-15 Age Division)
Last year's Amateur Match Play Semifinalists
Jacob Huizinga
|
Ricky Hendler |
Dustin Dingus |
Marc Dull |
Last year's top three and tied Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Championship finishers
Marc Dull
|
Chip Brooke |
Joe Alfieri |
Current year's Amateur Public Links Champion
Last year's Mid-Senior Champion
Last year's Senior Amateur Player of the Year
Current year's Senior Amateur Champion
Current and last two year's Mid-Amateur Champions
2018
|
Marc Dull
|
2017
|
Robert Bechtol
|
2016 |
Chip Brooke
|
Current year's Mid-Amateur Championship Semifinalists
Marc Dull
|
Jeff Golden
|
Devin Hernandez
|
T J Shuart
|
Last year's Junior Player of the Year
Last year's FJT 16-18 Points Champion
Florida residents qualifying for last year's U.S. Amateur
Andrew Alligood
|
Garrett Barber
|
Steven Chevrony
|
Kyle Flexsenhar
|
Michael Hamilton
|
Austin Hitt
|
Cameron Knight
|
Colin Kresl
|
Kymer Li |
Brandon Mancheno
|
Alec Nachmann
|
Ben Reichert |
Tyler Strafaci
|
Current year's final Winter Series Mid-Amateur (25-54) Points Leader
Last Year's FHSAA Boys Class 1A Individual Champion
Last Year's FHSAA Boys Class 2A Individual Champion
Last Year's FHSAA Boys Class 3A Individual Champion
Special Exemption due to 2017 Mid-Amateur date change: