Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements.
| Exempt Player (alpha by last name) | Exemption Category |
| Kevin Altenhof | 2 |
| David Anthony | 5,8 |
| Adam Armagost | 1 |
| Brian Armstrong | 14,15,16 |
| Matthew Avril | 2 |
| Kenneth Bakst | 17 |
| Mike Barkley | 8 |
| Bill Barnes | 1,8 |
| John Barry | 7 |
| Don Bell | 17 |
| Bobby Bird | 2,7 |
| Frank Brady | 9 |
| Keith Bratton | 9 |
| Rich Buckner | 9, 11 |
| Dave Bunker | 1,2 |
| Charles Campbell | 15 |
| Bill Castleman | 15 |
| Scott Copeland | 2 |
| Bill Davis | 2 |
| George DeSear | 1 |
| Kevin Dyer | 2 |
| Mike Finster | 7,14,17 |
| Lloyd Fisher | 12 |
| Chad Frank | 7 |
| Todd Franks | 14 |
| Kelly Gosse | 1 |
| Walter Himelsbaugh | 2, 10 |
| Joey Holley | 21 |
| Steve Horner | 9 |
| Bo Howard | 2 |
| Chris Howell | 2,7,15,17 |
| Ryan Howison | 2,7,14 |
| Chad Ibbotson | 2,7,11,15,17 |
| Bradley Jackson | 9 |
| Kevin Janiga | 9 |
| Kevin Janiga | 9, 11 |
| Douglas Jones | 2,7 |
| Tyler Jose | 9 |
| Jeff Kaufman | 2 |
| Brian Keenan | 3,7 |
| Brian Kennedy | 2 |
| Richard Kerper | 8 |
| Earl Lanoue | 2, 10 |
| John Lobb | 2,15 |
| Chip Lutz | 7 |
| Bobby Lundquist | 10 |
| Kevin Macy | 10, 13 |
| William Mallon | 2,7,15 |
| Gordon Marshall | 1 |
| Bob Mathers | 21 |
| Miles McConnell | 1,2,3,7,14,16,17 |
| Michael McCoy | 1,2,7,14,17 |
| Pete McDade | 17 |
| John Mulrain | 7,8 |
| Mike Murphy | 8 |
| RJ Nakashian | 6,7,17 |
| Michael Nealy | 9 |
| Greg Nelson | 8 |
| Tom Norton | 4,8 |
| Daniel Owen | 2 |
| Ken Palladino | 8 |
| Edward Parnell | 17 |
| Smith Patterson | 9 |
| Tom Pelegrin | 9 |
| Brett Phagan | 17 |
| Steve Pitts | 9 |
| Steven Ray | 21,22 |
| Mike Riley | 2 |
| Steve Riviere | 3 |
| Brad Rollinson | 7 |
| Paul Royak | 7,17 |
| Bruce Sands | 9 |
| JD Schlotterback | 7 |
| Gregory Seelinger | 2 |
| Joe Shaktman | 2 |
| William Shufelt | 9 |
| Tommy Smith | 2 |
| Doug Snoap | 7,15 |
| Steve Sponder | 8 |
| David Tassell | 2, 10 |
| Danny Turbide | |
| Kevin VandenBerg | 2,7,14 |
| Aiden Walsh | 2 |
| Mike Weeks | 2,18,19 |
| Peter Wegmann | 1,2 |
| Terry Werner | 8 |
| Pete Williams | 1,2,7,18,20 |
| Rick Woulfe | 2 |
Categories
1) Last ten Senior Amateur Champions
2) Top 30 and tied from last year's Senior Amateur Championship
3) Last three Senior Amateur Match Play Championship (55-64 Age Division) Champions
4) Last Super-Senior Amateur Champion (Championship Division)
5) Last Super-Senior Amateur Match Play Champion (Championship Division)
6) Player finishing runner-up in last year's Senior Amateur Match Play Championship (55-64 Age Division)
7) Top 20 and tied from last year's Senior Player of the Year final point standings
8) Top 10 and tied from last year's Super-Senior Player of the year final points standings
9) Top 20 and tied from the Winter Series (55-64 Age Division) current points list as of the close of entries
10) Top 5 and tied from the Winter Series (65 and Over Age Division) current points list as of the close of entries
11) Winners of the current season's Winter Series Senior (55-64 Age Division) individual events
12) Points Champion of previous season's Winter Series (55-64 Age Division Age Division) points list
13) Points Champion of previous season's Winter Series (65 and Over Age Division) points list
14) Players finishing in the top 30 and tied of last year's Florida Senior Open Championship
15) Players finishing in the top 30 and tied of last year's Forty & Over Championship
16) Players making match play at last year's Mid-Amateur Championship
17) Florida residents qualifying for any one of last year's USGA Individual National Championships
18) Top 3 and tied from last year's Palm Beach County Golf Association Senior Points List
19) Last year's PBCGA Senior Amateur Champion
20) Last year's PBCGA Tour Championship Senior Division Champion
21) Top 3 and tied from last year's Lite Scratch Tour Florida Senior Division Points List
22) Last year's Lite Scratch Tour Florida Senior Division Champion
23) Championship Host Club's Representative
