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.
Previous Boys' Junior Champions (either Age Division)
| 2017 |
Fred Biondi | 16-18 |
| 2017 | Tyler Wilkes | 13-15 |
| 2016 | Fred Biondi | 13-15 |
| 2015 | Alberto Martinez | 13-15 |
Top 1,000 and tied from last year's final World Amateur Golf Rankings
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Top 50 and tied from last year's final Junior Player of the Year Points List
| 1 | Brandon Mancheno |
| 2 | Jacob Penny |
| 3 | Fred Biondi |
| 4 | Garrett Barber |
| 5 | Jake Beber-Frankel |
| 6 | Jackson Suber |
| 7 | Tyler Wilkes |
| 8 | Brett Roberts |
| 9 | Brendan Valdes |
| 10 | Eugene Hong |
| 11 | Tianyu Wu |
| 12 | Brett Schell |
| 13 | Luke Gifford |
| 14 | Jason Duff |
| 15 | Nicklaus Staub |
| 16 | Alexander Vogelsong |
| 17 | Gray Albright |
| 18 | Aidan Kramer |
| 19 | Cody Carroll |
| 20 | Andrew Kozan |
| 21 | Seth Wright |
| 22 | Joseph Pagdin |
| 23 | John DuBois |
| 24 | Davis Harrison |
| 25 | Carson Moran |
| 26 | Luke Clanton |
| 27 | Jonah Leach |
| 28 | Nicholas Gabrelcik |
| 29 | Colin Kresl |
| 30 | David Morgan |
| 31 | Erik Souchak |
| 32 | Sam Nicholson |
| 33 | Marc Kaneko-Fujii |
| 34 | Manuel Girona |
| 35 | Jude Kim |
| 36 | Beck Fox |
| 37 | Leopoldo Herrera |
| 38 | Fletcher Wunderlich |
| 39 | Cade Alfieri |
| 40 | Chris Nido |
| 41 | Max Coutsolioutsos |
| 42 |
Nicholas Bessire |
| 43 | Drew Angelo |
| 44 | Arden Brake |
| 45 | Stewart Slayden |
| 46 | Jordan Sarhaddi |
| 47 | Ryder Sutcliffe |
| 48 | Frankie Harris |
| 49 | William Delgado |
| 50 | Joseph Pinel |
Top 10 and tied from last year's Boys' Junior Championship (16-18 Age Division)
| 1 |
Fred Biondi | 202 |
| 2 | Alexander Vogelsong | 207 |
| 3 | Jacob Penny | 212 |
| T4 | Beck Fox | 213 |
| T4 | Jackson Suber | 213 |
| T4 | Manuel Girona | 213 |
| 7 | Ryder Sutcliffe | 214 |
| T8 | Seth Wright | 215 |
| T8 | Colin Kresl | 215 |
| T8 | Erik Souchak | 215 |
| T8 | Jordan Sarhaddi | 215 |
| T8 | Spenser Slayden | 215 |
Top 10 and tied from last year's Boys' Junior Championship (13-15 Age Division)
| 1 |
Tyler Wilkes | 201 |
| 2 | Jake Beber-Frankel | 206 |
| 3 | Brett Roberts | 207 |
| 4 | Luke Clanton | 210 |
| T5 | Brendan Valdes | 212 |
| T5 | Jude Kim | 212 |
| T5 | Sam Kodak | 212 |
| T8 | Jonah Leach | 214 |
| T8 | Jason Duff | 214 |
| T10 | Sam Nicholson | 215 |
| T10 | Tianyu Wu | 215 |
| T10 | Will Davis | 215 |
Last year's Boys' Junior Match Play Finalists (Championship brackets only)
| 16-18 | 13-15 |
| Davis Harrison | Brett Roberts |
| Carson Moran | Aidan Kramer |
Top 3 and tied from last year's FHSAA Golf Finals
| Class 1A |
Class 2A |
Class 3A | |||||
| 1 |
Garrett Barber |
1 |
Stewart Slayden |
1 | Jonathan Yaun |
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| 2 |
Daniel Core |
2 |
Davis Lee |
T-2 | Andrew Klem |
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| T-3 |
Cannon Claycomb |
3 |
James Tureskis |
T-2 | Brett Roberts |
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| T-3 | Eugene Hong |
Florida Junior Tour Boys (16-18 Age Division) Winners since the last Boys' Junior Championship as of the close of entries
| Tianyu Wu |
August 19-20 |
Sandridge Golf Club |
| Andrew Porter |
October 14-15 |
The Forest CC |
| John DuBois |
December 2-3 |
Mission Inn Resort |
| Anthony Muttillo |
December 9-10 |
Tour Championship |
| Cody Carroll |
January 13-15 |
Seminole GC&C |
| Remi Chariter |
January 20-21 |
Brooksville CC |
| Brett Schell | February 17-18 |
Southwood GC |
| Roberto Nieves |
February 24-25 | Stone Creek GC |
| Carson Bacha |
March 10-11 | Victoria Hills GC |
| Genki Sadato |
March 24-25 | Eagle Harbor GC |
| Genki Sadato |
April 14-15 | Cypress Creek GC |
| Cameron Piedra |
April 28-29 | Stoneybrook GC |
| Thomas Salanito |
May 19-20 |
Heritage Oaks G&CC |
| Jude Kim |
May 26-28 |
Trump National Doral |
Florida Junior Tour Boys (13-15 Age Division) Winners since the last Boys' Junior Championship as of the close of entries
|
Allan Kournikova |
August 26-27 |
Sugar Mill Country Club |
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Cameron Piedra |
September 23-24 |
Falcons Fire Golf Club |
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Nicklas Staub |
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 |
Quail Ridge Country Club |
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Gray Albright |
October 14-15 |
Ocala Golf Club |
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Luke Clanton |
November 11-12 |
Amelia Island Plantation |
| Luke Clanton |
December 2-3 |
Lakewood National GC |
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Nicklas Staub |
December 9-10 |
Tour Championship |
|
Luke Clanton |
January 13-15 |
Mark Bostick GC at UF |
|
Jake Davis |
February 10-11 |
Cimarrone GC |
|
Luke Clanton |
February 17-18 |
Palm Aire CC |
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Parker Bell |
March 17-18 |
Capital City CC |
|
Yuze Zhang |
April 14-15 |
Eagle Creek GC |
|
Luke Clanton |
April 28-29 |
Heritage Oaks G&CC |
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Brendan Valdes |
May 12-13 |
Fairwinds GC |
|
Luke Clanton |
May 26-28 |
Orange County National |
| 16-18 | 13-15 | |||
| 1 |
Tyler Wilkes |
1 |
Luke Clanton |
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| 2 |
Cody Carroll |
2 |
Joshua Stewart |
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| 3 |
Genki Sadato |
3 |
Frankie Harris |
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| 4 |
Remi Chartier |
4 |
Parker Bell |
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| 5 |
Stewart Slayden |
5 |
Brendan Valdes |
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| 6 |
Cy Storlein |
6 |
Andrew Clark |
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| 7 |
Drew Angelo |
7 |
Yuze Zhang |
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| 8 |
Thomas Salanito |
8 |
Jake Davis |
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| 9 |
Jude Kim |
9 |
Michael Mays |
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| 10 |
Brett Schell |
10 |
Nicholas Gabrelcik |
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| 11 |
John DuBois |
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| 12 |
Arden Brake |
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| 13 |
Cameron Piedra |
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| 14 |
Seth Wright |
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| 15 |
Nicholas Gabrelcik |
Top 15 (16-18 Age Division) and top 10 (13-15 Age Division) and tied from last year's final FJT Points List
| 16-18 | 13-15 | |||
| 1 |
Jacob Penny |
1 |
Tyler Wilkes | |
| 2 |
Fred Biondi | 2 |
Brett Roberts |
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| 3 |
Luke Gifford |
3 |
Brendan Valdes |
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| 4 |
Cody Carroll |
4 |
Luke Clanton |
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| 5 |
Alexander Vogelsong |
5 |
Aidan Kramer |
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| 6 |
Seth Wright |
6 |
Jonah Leach |
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| 7 |
John Dubois |
7 |
Gray Albright |
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| 8 |
Anthony Muttillo |
8 |
Tianyu Wu |
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| 9 |
Carson Moran |
9 |
Jason Duff |
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| 10 |
Brett Schell |
10 |
Nicholas Gabrelcik |
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| 11 |
Davis Harrison |
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| 12 |
Cy Storlien |
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| 13 |
Erik Souchak |
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| 14 |
Nicholas Bessire |
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| 15 |
Beck Fox |
Players qualifying for any one of last year's USGA National Championships
| Garrett Barber |
| Alec Nachmann |
| Bo Peng |
| Teddy Tetak |
| Jake Beber-Frankel |
Players making the cut at last year's Amateur Championship
| Garrett Barber |
| Fred Biondi |
| John Driscoll |
| Manuel Girona |
| Brandon Mancheno |
| Carson Moran |
| Chris Nido |
| Thomas Salanito |
| Jackson Suber |
| Ryder Sutcliffe |
| Tyler Wilkes |
