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Exempt Players

Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they  meet all entry and eligibility requirements and file a complete entry before the close of entries. 

NOTE: Blank entries will be filed by the FSGA for players who become exempt after the close of entries

Professionals

Last five year's Florida Open Champions

2012
N/A
2011
Rod Perry
2010
N/A
2009
N/A
2008
N/A

Professional finishing top ten and tied of last year's Florida Open

3 David Ladd
T4 Alan Morin
T4 Paul Scaletta
8 Carlos Velez
T9 Chris Kaufman

Championship Host Club's Representative

Don Meadows

Quail Valley Golf Club
Rich Waage
Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club

Current year's SFPGA Open Champion

Mike San Filippo

Last year's Dixie and SFPGA Professional Champion

Dixie SFPGA
Jeff Jordan
Chad Kurmel

Current year's Fort Lauderdale Open Champion

Jared Isaacs

Last year's NFPGA PNC Champion

Rod Perry

Last year's Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Champions

Dixie NFPGA SFPGA
Jeff Jordan
Rod Perry
Chad Kurmel

Last year's Dixie, NFPGA, SFPGA Section Senior (Regular Division) Champion

Dixie NFPGA SFPGA
Rea Schuessler
Jim Slattery
John Lee

Last year's Dixie, NFPGA, SFPGA Section Chapter Champions

 Dixie NFPGA SFPGA
Bryan Clarke-Gulf Coast
Charles Raulerson-Northern
Chris Toulson-Southern
Chris Harder-Alabama
Mike Smith-East Central
Gene Fieger-Southwest

William Lansdowne-Southwestern
Paul Scaletta-Southeast

Matt Mitchell-West Central

Last year's Dixie, NFPGA, SFPGA Section Assistant Champions

 Dixie

NFPGA

SFPGA
Brennan Clay
Bryan Snyder
Chris Trout

Last year's Dixie Section Match Play Champion

Bryan Clarke

Current year's NFPGA Section Match Play Champion

Tyler Hitchcock

Last year's Dixie, NFPGA, SFPGA Section Senior

(Regular Division) Player of the Year

Dixie NFPGA SFPGA
Rea Schuessler
Freddy Gibson
Pete Oakley

Last year's top five and tied on the final Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Player of the Year Points List

Dixie
NFPGA SFPGA
Jeff Jordan
Rod Perry
Paul Scaletta
Todd McCorkle
David Hronek
Alan Morin
Neil Thompson
Charles Raulerson
Chris Trout
Matt Sheppard
Donny Lee
Richard Terga
Rob Stock
David Damesworth
Chris Kaufman

Amateurs 

Last five year's Florida Open Champions

2012
Chase Seiffert
2011
N/A
2010
Ben Vertz
2009
Tommy Murray
2008
N/A

Top 200 and tied  from last year's final World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)

11 T J Vogel
23 Julian Suri
32 Daniel Berger
40
Kevin Aylwin
51 Kevin Phelan
66 Chase Seiffert
88 Sean Dale
91 Tyler MCCumber
119 Brad Schneider
121 Hank Lebioda
126 Michael Hebert
157 Chase Marinell

Amateurs finishing in the top ten and tied of last year's Florida Open

1 Chase Seiffert
2 Chase Marinell
T4 Taylor Hancock
7 Andres Pumariega
T9 Ben Vertz

Current year's Amateur Champion

Sam Horsfield

Last two year's Amateur Champions

2012
Chase Seiffert
2011
Tyler McCumber

Last year's top five and tied Amateur Champion finishers

1 Chase Seiffert
2 Joe Alfieri
3 J D Tomlinson
T4 Chase Marinell
T4 Phillip Knowles
T4 Brant Peaper

Last year's top five and tied  on the final FSGA Player of the Year Points List

1 Chase Seiffert
2 T J Vogel
3 Don Bell
4 Kevin Aylwin
5 Joe Alfieri

Last year's Junior Amateur Player of the Year

Hank Lebioda

Last year's Senior Amateur Player of the Year

Rick Woulfe

Last year's Boys Junior Champion (16-18 age division)

Hank Lebioda

Last year's Amateur Match Play Champion

Chase Seiffert

Last year's Mid-Amateur Champion

Rick Woulfe