| Exempt Player (alpha by last name) | Exemption Category |
| Jacob Arnett (a) | 19 |
| Clint Avret | 10 |
| Christian Bartolacci | 8, 11 |
| Jordan Batchelor (a) | 19, 20 |
| Justin Bertsch | 8, 9, 11, 14 |
| Matt Borchert | 8, 9, 11, 14 |
| Fielding Brewbaker | 12 |
| Barry Cheesman | 9 |
| Matthew Chen | 12 |
| Will Coleman | 12 |
| Tyler Collet | 2, 8, 9, 14 |
| Sean Dale | 1, 2 |
| David Damesworth | 9 |
| JC Deacon | 1 |
| Dave Dell | 10 |
| Mickey DeMorat | 2 |
| Jeff Dennis | 2 |
| Bubba Dickerson | 2 |
| Hayes Farley | 9, 11 |
| Andrew Filbert | 8, 9, 12, 14 |
| Bryan Florio | 9 |
| Dominic Frontero |
8 |
| Nicholas Gabrelcik (a) | 2, 22 |
| Mike Genovese | 9, 14, 15 |
| Mike Giammaresi | 9 |
| Mitchell Gregson | 2 |
| David Guy | 8, 9 |
| Zachary Hammerberg | 8 |
| Corey Henry | 11 |
| Devon Hopkins (a) | 20, 21, 26 |
| David Hronek | 8, 9, 14 |
| Travis Huston | 2 |
| Marc Issler | 8 |
| Caleb Johnson | 1 |
| John Jonas | 1 |
| Gary Koch | 11 |
| Greg Koch | 8, 9, 12, 14 |
| Andrew Kozan (a) | 20, 25 |
| Colin Kresl (a) | 19 |
| Donny Lee | 9 |
| John Lee | 8, 9 |
| Kenneth Leech | 12 |
| Gabriel Lench | 1, 17 |
| John Lento | 12 |
| Jeff Leonard | 9 |
| Jack Lyerly | 12 |
| Jason Martin |
8 |
| Jonathans Mansfield | 9, 14 |
| Justin McCarraher | 8, 9, 14 |
| Brett McCurdy | 12 |
| Mark Mielke | 11, 15 |
| Mike Miles | 8 |
| Alan Morin | 8, 9, 14 |
| Matt Newman | 8, 9 |
| John Nieporte | 8, 9 |
| Rod Perry | 2, 8, 9, 14 |
| Rhett Pooley | 19 |
| Patrick Rada | 8, 9 |
| Alex Redfearn |
3 |
| Ben Reichert (a) | 17, 19, 20 |
| Laurie Rinker | 9 |
| Brett Roberts (a) |
18 |
| Justin Ross (a) | 24 |
| Mark Rummings | 8 |
| Nicklaus Staub (a) |
3 |
| Adam Scrimenti | 8, 9 |
| TJ Shuart (a) | 20 |
| Seth Strickland (a) |
28 |
| Richard Terga | 8 |
| Justin Thompson |
3 |
| Manuel Torres | 2 |
| Colin Van Es | 12 |
| Jeff Waber | 8 |
| Bob Wallace | 9, 12 |
| Michael Welch | 12 |
| Clint Whitelaw | 8 |
| Pete Williams (a) | 23 |
| Deron Zendt (a) |
28 |
| Ryan Zylstra | 12 |
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)
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
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January 1 WAGR Ranking - PDF link will be active after date
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May 1 WAGR Ranking - PDF link will be active after date
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
