| Exempt Player (alpha by last name) | Exemption Category | |
| Joe Alfieri (a) | 20 | |
| Cole Anderson (a) | 18 | |
| Connor Arendell | 1,2 | |
| Clint Avret | 11 | |
| Todd Bailey | 8,9,14 | |
| Shea Balch | 9 | |
| Jon Balyeat | 8,9 | |
| Garrett Barber (a) | 18 | |
| Derek Bard | 2 | |
| Dalton Bartlett | 12 | |
| Christian Bartolacci | 8 | |
| Ben Bates | 9 | |
| Reid Bedell (a) | 19 | |
| Michael Berger | 8,9 | |
| Nathan Bertsch (a) | 2 | |
| Justin Bertsch | 8,9,14 | |
| Fred Biondi (a) | 17,18 | |
| Matt Borchert | 8,9,14,16 | |
| Christian Bosso | 11,12 | |
| Matt Cahill | 8,9,14 | |
| Tim Cantwell | 8,9 | |
| Frankie Capan (a) | 18 | |
| Ricky Castillo (a) | 18 | |
| Matthew Chen | 12 | |
| Luke Clanton (a) | 18 | |
| Canon Claycomb (a) | 18 | |
| Tyler Collet | 9,12,14 | |
| Steve Cutler | 9 | |
| Sean Dale | 1 | |
| Bill Davis | 28 | |
| Noah Davis | 8 | |
| John Daly II (a) | 19 | |
| David Damesworth | 8,9 | |
| Austin Davenport | 7 | |
| Adam DeArmond | 3 | |
| JC Deacon | 1,2 | |
| Jordan Debonis | 8,9,12 | |
| Quentin Debove (a) | 18 | |
| Dominic Diaz | 12 | |
| John DuBois (a) | 18 | |
| Marc Dull (a) | 17,19,20 | |
| Egor Eroshenko (a) | 19 | |
| Paul Ferrier | 9 | |
| Gene Fieger | 8,9 | |
| Andrew Filbert | 12 | |
| Christopher Finke | 8,9 | |
| Ryan Fountain | 12 | |
| Dylan Foster | 28 | |
| Nick Frontero | 9 | |
| Nicholas Gabrelcik (a) | 18 | |
| Domenico Geminiani | 12 | |
| Mike Genovese | 9,11,14 | |
| Ryan Gerard | 2 | |
| Justin Grant (a) | 26 | |
| Jacob Greer | 9,14 | |
| Lev Grinberg (a) | 18 | |
| Jay Halverson | 27 | |
| Benjamin Ham | 12 | |
| David Hanson | 9 | |
| Justin Hicks | 8,9 | |
| Robbie Higgins (a) | 18 | |
| John Houchin (a) | 25 | |
| Cory Howard | 2 | |
| David Hronek | 8,9,10,11,14,15 | |
| Jason Hrynkiw | 9 | |
| Nick Joy | 9 | |
| Pete Kellermann | 2 | |
| Frank Kennedy | 18 | |
| David Kent | 3 | |
| Greg Koch | 8,9,12,14,16 | |
| Keith Kulzer | 11 | |
| Joey Latowski (a) | 20,21 | |
| Kenneth Leech | 14 | |
| Gabriel Lench | 1 | |
| Alex Long (a) | 22 | |
| Thomas Luther | 12 | |
| Jack Maguire | 2 | |
| Jonathan Mansfield | 8 | |
| Justin McCarraher | 8,9 | |
| Jon McClean | 11 | |
| Gregory McClimans | 9 | |
| Paul McClure | 13 | |
| Miles McConnell (a) | 23 | |
| Scott McCoy | 28 | |
| Mark Mielke | 15 | |
| Noah Miller | 13 | |
| Alan Morin | 9,10,14 | |
| Jon Pazdera | 3 | |
| Rod Perry | 8 | |
| Andrew Peyton | 8,9 | |
| David Pilkington | 9,14 | |
| Wyatt Platner (a) | 24 | |
| Andrew Pope | 1,2 | |
| Brett Roberts (a) | 18 | |
| Daniel Robinson | 2 | |
| Mark Rummings | 9 | |
| Aaron Russell | 12 | |
| Michael Sakane | 2 | |
| Paul Scaletta | 8,9 | |
| Rea Schuessler | 9 | |
| Jake Sherwin (a) | 3 | |
| John Somers | 8,9,14 | |
| Ben Spector | 12 | |
| Seth Strickland | 28 | |
| Shannon Sykora | 4 | |
| Neil Thompson | 10,14,15 | |
| Johnny Travale (a) | 18 | |
| Scott Turner (a) | 19,20 | |
| Brendan Valdes (a) | 18 | |
| Alex Vogelsong (a) | 17,18,19,20 | |
| Jeremy Wells | 8,9 | |
| Jonathan Yuan | 18 | |
| Runchanapong Youprayong (a) | 19 |
Categories
Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements.
Overall
applies to both amateurs & professionals in category
1) Last five Florida Open Champions
2) Top ten and tied from last year's Florida Open Championship
3) Championship Host Clubs' Representatives
4) Current year's Florida Senior Open Champion
5) Current year's Fort Lauderdale Open Champion
6) Players qualifying for the current year's U.S. Open Championship
7) Current year's SFPGA Open Champion
Professionals
8) Players qualifying for the current year's PGA Professionals Championship
9) Top ten & tied from last year's Section Championship (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA) - eligible males
10) Last year's Senior Section Champions (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
11) Last year's Chapter Champions (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
12) Last year's top five and tied - Section Assistants Championship (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
13) Last year's AL-NWFL PGA Section Match Play Championship Finalists
14) Last year's top five and tied from final Section Player of the Year Points Lists (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
15) Last year's Senior Section Player of the Year (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
16) Current year's NFPGA Section Match Play Championship Finalists
Amateurs
17) Current and last two year's Amateur Champions
18) Top 200 & tied WAGR Ranking - January 1 & May 1 of current year
19) Last year's top five and tied Amateur Championship finishers
20) Last year's top five and tied from final FSGA Player of the Year Points List
21) Last year's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
22) Last year's Junior Amateur Player of the Year
23) Last year's Senior Amateur Player of the Year
24) Last year's Boys' Junior Champion (16-18 Age Division)
25) Last year's Amateur Match Play Champion
26) Last year's Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Champion
27) Current year's Mid-Amateur Champion
28) Florida Residents finishing in the top 5 of the GCSAA National Championship
