Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements:
Professionals
Last five year's Florida Senior Open Champions
| 2018 |
Gene Fieger |
| 2017 |
Eduardo Herrera |
2016
|
N/A
|
| 2015 |
Eduardo Herrera
|
| 2014 |
Gary Koch
|
Professionals finishing top ten and tied from last year’s Florida Senior Open Championship
1
|
Gene Fieger
|
2
|
Mark Mielke
|
T4
|
Jerry Tucker
|
T4
|
Don Bell
|
T4
|
Dan Heaslip
|
| T8 |
Eduardo Herrera |
| T8 |
Mike San Filippo |
Championship & Qualifying Host Clubs' Representative (may be an amateur)
Ron Galbraith (a)
|
West Bay GC |
| Scott Newhouse |
The Forest CC |
| Jim Sprung (a) |
Golden Ocala G&EC |
| TBD |
Hunter's Green CC |
| Wayne Leal |
Fountains CC |
| TBD |
Blackstone GC |
| Cary Splane |
Marsh Creek GC |
Professionals finishing top three and tied from last year's South Florida Senior Open Championship
Gene Fieger
|
J C Anderson
|
Marty Stanovich
|
Professionals qualifying for the current year's PGA Senior Championship
| Mike San Filippo |
| Gene Fieger |
Chris Kauman
|
Professionals Qualifying from any one of last year's USGA Individual Championships
| Don Bell |
| Tim Hume |
| Gary Nicklaus |
| Tommy Stankowski |
| Brian Tennyson |
Top three and tied from last year’s AL-NWFLPGA, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior (Regular Division) Championship
| Dixie |
NFPGA |
SFPGA |
|
Todd McCorkle |
Michael West
|
Dan Heaslip
|
| Mike Genovese |
Terrance Woodard
|
Brian Peaper
|
| Benjamin Bates |
Ron Philo
|
Victor Tortorici
|
|
Cary Splane |
|
Top five and tied from the last year's final AL-NWFLPGA, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior Player of the Year Points List
| |
AL-NWFLPGA |
NFPGA |
SFPGA |
| 1 |
Mike Genovese |
Bradley Rollinson |
Gene Fieger |
| 2 |
Todd McCorkle |
Terence Woodard |
Dan Heaslip |
| 3 |
Danny Weeks |
Barry Cheeseman |
Mark Mielke |
| 4 |
Ned Martin |
Michael West |
Mike San Filippo |
| 5 |
Fred Holton |
John Falcone |
Chris Kaufman |
Last year's NFPGA Senior Match Play Champion
Amateurs
Last five year's Florida Senior Open Champions
| 2018 |
N/A |
| 2017 |
N/A |
| 2016 |
Michael Weeks |
| 2015 |
N/A |
| 2014 |
N/A |
Amateurs finishing top ten and tied from last year's Florida Senior Open Championship
| 3 |
Miles McConnell
|
| 7 |
Michael Finster
|
| T8 |
David Anthony
|
| T8 |
Joe Shaktman
|
Low Amateur from last year's Florida Senior Open Championship
Current years' Senior Amateur Champion
Last year’s Senior Amateur Match Play Champion
Amateurs qualifying for any one of last year's USGA Individual Championships
| Matt Avril |
Buddy Alexander
|
| Bill Barnes |
| Tom Case |
| Jay Donovan |
| Mike Finster |
| Lloyd Fisher |
| William Hardaker |
| Jeff Kaufman |
| Richard Kerper |
| Bob Levy |
| John Lobb |
| Daniel Owen |
| Jery Rose |
| Bill Zylstra |
Low Amateur from last year's South Florida Senior Open Championship
| James Albach |
| John Wegmann |
Top five and tied from last year's FSGA Senior Amateur Championship
1
|
Bill Barnes
|
2
|
Don Whittemore |
3
|
David Anthony |
| T4 |
Doug LaCrosse |
T4
|
Pete Williams |
| T4 |
Michael Mercier |
| T4 |
Richard Kerper |
Top five and tied from last year's final FSGA Senior Player of the Year Points List
| 1 |
Pete Williams |
| 2 |
Don Whittemore
|
| 3 |
Bill Barnes
|
| 4 |
Jerry Rose
|
| 5 |
Richard Kerper
|
