Joe Alfieri
Lutz
Sixth Appearance (8-4-3)
Occupation: Food Broker / Consultant
Hometown: Tampa
College/University Attended: University of South Florida
Home Club: TPC Tampa Bay
- 2024 Forty & Over Four-Ball Champion with partner Daniel DeBra
- Top 5 finish at the 2023 Forty & Over Championship
- Top-five finish at the 2022 Forty & Over Championship
- Quarterfinalist at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Championship
- 2019, 2021 Forty & Over Champion
- 2021 Mid-Amateur Champion
- Amateur Player of the Year: 1999, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2021
- 17 total FSGA career wins
Daniel DeBra
Lutz
Sixth Appearance (5-5-5)
Occupation: Business Owner - Commercial Cleaning
Hometown: Temple Terrace
College/University Attended: Furman University
Home Club: Avila G & CC
- 2024 Forty & Over Four-Ball Champion with partner Joe Alfieri
- Top 25 finish in the 107th Amateur Championship
- Top 5 in the 2024 Forty & Over Championship
- Top 10 in the 2023 Forty & Over Championship
- Seven total FSGA career wins
Ty Capps
Palm Coast
First Appearance
Occupation: Real Estate Professional
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
College/University Attended: University of Nebraska
Home Club: Hammock Dunes Club
- 2023, 2024 Two-Man Shootout Champion with partner Tyler Gulliksen
- 2024 Four-Ball Champion with partner Tyler Gulliksen
- 2022, 2023 Foursomes Champion with partner Tyler Gulliksen
- Runner-up in the 43rd Mid-Amateur Championship
- Runner-up in th 32nd Amateur Match Play Championship
- Summer Mixed Team Champion with his wife Chrissie Capps
Marc Dull
Lakeland
Fifth Appearance (8-3-1)
Occupation: Caddie at Streamsong Resort
Hometown: Winter Haven
College/University Attended: Florida Southern University
Home Club: CC of Winter Haven
- 106th Amateur Champion in record-breaking fashion
- 2023 Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Champion
- 2023 Two-Man Scramble Champion with partner Rhett Pooley
- Advanced to the rounds of 32 at the 2023 U.S Mid-Amateur Championship and the U.S. Four-Ball Championship
- Eight total FSGA career wins
Jimmy Ellis
Atlantic Beach
First Appearance
Occupation: Oil Industry
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
College/University Attended: Ohio University
Home Club: Atlantic Beach Golf Club
- 107th Amateur Champion
- Medalist at the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship
- Top 20 finish at the 78th Florida Open
Matthew Galloway
Tampa
Second Appearance (2-1-0)
Occupation: Stay at Home Dad / Retired Caddie
Hometown: Durham, NC
College/University Attended: University of West Florida
Home Club: Buckhorn Springs G&CC
- Runner-up finish at the 2023 Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- Round of 16 at finish at the 43rd Mid-Amateur Championship
- Runner-up finish at the 2024 Senior/Mid-Am Four-Ball Championship
- 2007 Amateur Champion
Tyler Gulliksen
Flagler Beach
First Appearance
Occupation: Assistant Golf Coach at UNF
Hometown: Daytona Beach
College/University Attended: Naval Academy/San Diego State
Home Club: Plantation Bay
- 2023, 2024 Two-Man Shootout Champion with partner Ty Capps
- 2024 Four-Ball Champion with partner Ty Capps
- 2022, 2023 Foursomes Champion with partner Ty Capps
- Runner-up at the 107th Amateur Championship
- Semifinalist at the 43rd Mid-Amateur Championship
Jon Veneziano
Orlando
Sixth Appearance (9-5-1)
Occupation: Financial Advisor - Merril Lynch
Hometown: Hartford, CT
College/University Attended: University of Hartford
Home Club: Tranquillo at The Four Seasons Orlando
- 2013 Amateur Player of the Year
- 11 time FSGA Champion
- Round of 32 at the 43rd Mid-Amateur Championship
- Top 15 at the Forty & Over Championship
- Top 15 at the 27th Amateur Public Links Championship
Rhett Pooley
Bobson Park
Third Appearance (3-3-0)
Occupation: Financial Advisor
Hometown: Babson Park
College/University Attended: Polk State
Home Club: Where ever grass grows
- Qualified for the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship
- 2023 Two-Man Scramble Champion with Partner Marc Dull
- Quarterfinalist at the 31st Amateur Match Play
- Round of 16 finish at the 42nd Mid-Amateur Championship
- 2014 Junior Match Play Champion
James Preston
Bartow
First Appearance
Occupation: Software Sales
Hometown: Redlands, CA
College/University Attended: Southeastern University
Home Club: The Club at Eaglebrooke
- 2023 Mid-Amateur Four-Ball Champion with partner Marc Dull
- Second-place finish at the 74th Four-Ball Championship with partner Nick Strickler
- Third place finish at the 2024 Two-Man Shootout with partner Marc Dull
Michael Smith
Ponte Vedra Beach
Third Appearance (3-2-1)
Occupation: Founder of ForeCollegeGolf
Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
College/University Attended: James Madison University
Home Club: TPC Sawgrass
- Semifinalist at the 9th U.S. Four-Ball Championship with partner Will Davenport
- T12 at the 107th Amateur Championship
- Top 10 finish at the 75th Four-Ball Championship
- 2019 & 2020 Foursomes Champion with Partner Will Davenport
Justin Grant
Ocala
First Appearance
Occupation: General Manager - Silos Pros - Sites & Development
Hometown: Ocala, FL
College/University Attended: University of South Florida
Home Club: Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club
- First-place finish at the 2024 Two-Man Scramble Championship with partner Weston Parrish
- Third-place finish at the 2024 Mid-Amateur Four-Ball Championship (South) with partner Weston Parrish
- Champion of the 2022 Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Mike Finster
Saint Petersburg
Fourth Appearance (6-3-0)
Occupation: Vice President GAF Roofing
Hometown: Tampa, FL
College/University Attended: Northwestern University
Home Club: Mangrove Bay Golf Club
- Round of 32 finish at the 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
- Round of 16 finish at the 43rd Mid-Amateur Championship
- Low Amateur at the 46th Florida Senior Open
- Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Senior Open
- Round of 32 finish at the 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
Chad Ibbotson
Sandford
Third Apprearance (2-2-2)
Occupation: Retired
Hometown: Downers Grove, IL
College/University Attended: University of Central Florida
Home Club: Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes
- Top 10 finish at th 2024 Forty & Over Championship
- Quarterfinalist at the 2024 Senior Amateur Match Play Championship
- Top 10 finish at the 47th Florida Senior Open
- Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
- Quarterfinalist at the 2023 Senior Amateur Match Play Championship
Brian Keenan
Tampa
Fifth Appearance (4-4-1)
Occupation: Retired
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
College/University Attended: University of South Florida
Home Club: Avila G & CC
- 2023 Senior Amateur Match Play Champion
- Top 15 finish at the 2024 Forty & Over Championship
- Top 5 finish at the 2023 Forty & Over Four-Ball Championship with partner Miles McConnell
- Advanced to the round of 32 at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Championship
- Competed in the 2023 Senior British Amateur
- Competed in the 2023 Senior British Open
Paul Royak
Tampa
Fifth Appearance (6-5-1)
Occupation: Restaurant Proprietor
Hometown: Canada
College/University Attended: University of Tampa
Home Club: Palma Ceia G & CC
- 2020 Senior Player of the Year
- Eight time FSGA Champion
- Round of 64 appearance at the 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
- Semifinalist at the 2023 Senior Amateur Match Play Championship
- Top 25 at the 63rd Senior Amateur Championship
