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)
| 2016 | Linus Samuelsson | 16-18 |
| 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 | Fred Biondi |
| 2 | Eugene Hong |
| 3 | Chris Nido |
| 4 | Brandon Mancheno |
| 5 | Won Jun Lee |
| 6 | Tyler Wilkes |
| 7 | Linus Samuelsson |
| 8 | Joseph Pagdin |
| 9 | Fletcher Wunderlich |
| 10 | Jake Beber-Frankel |
| 11 | Manuel Girona |
| 12 | Calvin Sierota |
| 13 | Alexander Vogelsong |
| 14 | Nicklas Staub |
| 15 | Anthony Muttillo |
| 16 | Jacob Penny |
| 17 | Eric Berggren |
| 18 | Davis Lee |
| 19 | Connor Campbell |
| 20 | Gray Albright |
| 21 | Alberto Martinez |
| 22 | Sachin Kumar |
| 23 | Jason Duff |
| 24 | Jonathan Cachon |
| 25 | Peyton Bilings |
| 26 | Austin Hitt |
| 27 | Max Coutsolioutsos |
| 28 | Luke Gifford |
| 29 | Nicholas Gabrelcik |
| 30 | Seth Wright |
| 31 | Andrew Kozan |
| 32 | Jonathan Yaun |
| 33 | Jude Kim |
| 34 | Cole Castro |
| 35 | Drew Angelo |
| 36 | Tiaan Mattiace |
| 37 | Jeremy Perna |
| 38 | Wocheng (Aden) Ye |
| 39 | Jackson Suber |
| 40 | Ryan Rozic |
| 41 | Zack Justice |
| 42 |
Kritsarin Oukosavanna |
| 43 | Andre Leveque |
| 44 | Sampson Zheng |
| 45 | Thomas Allkins |
| 46 | Ryan Hicks |
| 47 | Brendan Valdes |
| 48 | Marc Kaneko-Fujii |
| T49 | William Wrigley |
| T49 | Davis Hingtgen |
Top 10 and tied from last year's Boys' Junior Championship (16-18 Age Division)
| 1 |
Linus Samuelsson | 204 |
| 2 | Chris Nido | 206 |
| 3 | Austin Hitt | 208 |
| T4 | Manuel Girona | 209 |
| T4 | Austin Aliff | 209 |
| 6 | Anthony Muttillo | 211 |
| 7 | Tim Graham | 212 |
| T8 | Brandon Mancheno | 213 |
| T8 | Thomas Allkins | 213 |
| 10 | Zack Justice | 214 |
Top 10 and tied from last year's Boys' Junior Championship (13-15 Age Division)
| 1 |
Fred Biondi | 210 |
| 2 | Joseph Pagdin | 212 |
| 3 | Gray Albright | 213 |
| T4 | Fletcher Wunderlich | 214 |
| T4 | Nicholas Gabrelcik | 214 |
| T6 | Jake Beber-Frankel | 216 |
| T6 | Nicklas Staub | 216 |
| T6 | Eric Berggren | 216 |
| T9 | Alexander Vogelsong | 217 |
| T9 | Jude Kim | 217 |
Last year's Boys' Junior Match Play Champions (Championship brackets only)
| 16-18 | 13-15 |
| Connor Campbell | Jake Beber-Frankel |
Top 3 and tied from last year's FHSAA Golf Finals
| Class 1A |
Class 2A |
Class 3A | |||||
| 1 |
Eugene Hong |
1 |
Cody Carroll |
1 | Brandon Mancheno |
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| 2 |
Andrew Kozan |
2 |
Ignacio Arcaya |
2 | Jackson Suber | ||
| 3 |
Eric Yu |
T3 |
Luke Farmer |
3 | Anthony Muttillo |
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| T3 | Jonathan Cachon |
Florida Junior Tour Boys (16-18 Age Division) Winners since the last Boys' Junior Championship as of the close of entries
| Luke Gifford |
August 20-21 | Quail Ridge Country Club |
| Justin Burkhamer |
August 27-28 | Sandridge Golf Club |
| Brandon Mancheno |
September 10-11 | Sugar Mill Country Club |
| Jonathan Yaun |
September 24-25 | Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club |
| Alex (Kyuhyeop) Lee |
October 1-2 | Rocky Bayou Country Club |
| Kritsarin Oukosavanna |
October 15-16 | Eagle Creek Golf & Country Club |
| Brandon Mancheno |
November 12-13 | Amelia Island Plantation |
| Jacob Penny |
December 10-11 | Tour Championship |
| Prescott Butler |
January 21-22 |
Cypress Creek Golf Club |
| Luke Gifford | February 4-5 |
Palm Aire Country Club |
| Brett Schell |
February 18-19 |
Southwood Golf Club |
| Thomas Allkins |
February 25-26 |
Stone Creek Golf Club |
| Anthony Muttillo |
March 11-12 |
Black Bear Golf Club |
| Ignacio Arcaya |
March 18-19 |
Amelia National Golf Club |
| Jacob Penny |
April 1-2 | The Country Club of Winter Haven |
| Fred Biondi |
April 29-30 |
Old Corkscrew Golf Club |
| Tommy Nguyen |
May 13-14 |
Timacuan Golf & Country Club |
| Jacob Penny |
May 27-29 |
Trump National Doral |
Florida Junior Tour Boys (13-15 Age Division) Winners since the last Boys' Junior Championship as of the close of entries
|
Peyton Billings |
August 13-14 |
Stone Creek Golf Club |
|
Max Coutsolioutsos |
August 20-21 |
Plantation Golf & Country Club |
|
Stewart Slayden |
September 17-18 |
Sara Bay Country Club |
|
Brendan Valdes |
September 24-25 |
Riomar Country Club |
|
Brett Schell |
October 1-2 |
Rocky Bayou Country Club |
|
Tyler Wilkes |
October 15-16 |
Country Club of Winter Haven |
|
Fred Biondi |
November 12-13 |
Santa Lucia River Club |
|
Hiroshi Tai |
December 3-4 |
Timacuan Golf & Country Club |
|
Jake Beber-Frankel |
December 10-11 |
Tour Championship |
|
Jason Duff |
January 7-8 |
Mark Bostick Golf Course at UF |
|
Leopoldo Herrera |
January 14-15 |
Seminole Golf Course & Club |
|
Tyler Wilkes |
February 18-19 |
West Orange Country Club |
|
Brendan Valdes |
March 4-5 |
Juliette Falls |
|
Brett Roberts |
April 1-2 |
Eagle Lakes Golf Club |
|
Luke Clanton |
April 29-30 |
Fairwinds Golf Course |
|
Brendan Valdes |
May 13-14 |
Kingsway Country Club |
|
Tyler Wilkes |
May 27-29 |
Orange County National |
| 16-18 | 13-15 | |||
| 1 |
Jacob Penny |
1 |
Tyler Wilkes |
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| 2 |
Cody Carroll | 2 |
Brendan Valdes |
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| 3 |
Luke Gifford |
3 |
Brett Roberts |
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| 4 |
Brett Schell |
4 |
Tianyu Wu |
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| 5 |
Max Coutsolioutsos |
5 |
Leopoldo Herrera |
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| 6 |
Fred Biondi |
T6 |
Aidan Kramer |
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| 7 |
Erik Souchak |
T6 |
Jason Duff |
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| 8 |
Ignacio Arcaya |
8 |
Gray Albright |
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| 9 |
Drew Angelo |
T9 |
Jonah Leach |
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| 10 |
Alex(Kyuhyeop) Lee |
T9 |
Nicholas Gabrelcik |
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| 11 |
Arden Brake |
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| 12 |
Seth Wright |
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| 13 |
Prescott Butler |
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| 14 |
Nicholas Bessire | |||
| T15 |
Thomas Allkins |
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| T15 | Anthony Muttillo |
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| T15 | Tommy Nguyen |
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 |
Brandon Mancheno |
1 |
Fred Biondi | |
| 2 |
Linus Samuelsson |
2 |
Jake Beber-Frankel |
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| 3 |
Jacob Penny |
3 |
Joseph Pagdin |
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| 4 |
Chris Nido |
4 |
Tyler Wilkes |
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| 5 |
Connor Campbell |
5 |
Fletcher Wunderlich |
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| 6 |
Calvin Sierota |
6 |
Jason Duff |
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| 7 |
Cole Castro |
7 |
Gray Albright |
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| 8 |
Jackson Suber |
8 |
Nicklas Staub |
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| 9 |
Seth Wright |
9 |
Jude Kim |
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| 10 |
Manuel Girona |
10 |
Davis Lee |
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| 11 |
Anthony Muttillo |
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| 12 |
Luke Gifford |
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| 13 |
Austin Hitt |
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| 14 |
Austin Aliff |
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| 15 |
Ryan Rozic |
Players qualifying for any one of last year's USGA National Championships
| Jonathan Cachon |
| Eugene Hong |
| Andrew Kozan |
| Sachin Kumar |
| Won Jun Lee |
| Brandon Mancheno |
| Alberto Martinez |
| Chris Nido |
| Brian Richards |
| Anton Serafini |
| Calvin Sierota |
| Nicklas Staub |
| Alexander Vogelsong |
Players making the cut at last year's Amateur Championship
| Nicholas Bessire |
| Colin Kresl |
| David Morgan |
| Anthony Muttillo |
| Shane Reynolds |
| Spenser Slayden |
| Eric Souchak |
| Travis Wells |
| Sampson Zheng |
