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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              
                   
Florida Open Champions the last five years        
2011 Rod Perry                
2010 N/A                
2009 N/A                
2008 N/A                
2007 Travis Hampshire              
                 
Professionals finishing top ten and tied of last year’s Florida Open  
Rod Perry                
Alan Morin              
Carlos Velez              
Chris Kaufman              
John Lee                
Richard Terga              
Tyler Hitchcock              
Jeff Freeman              
                 
Championship Host Club’s Representative        
  Rits-Carlton Members Club, Bradenton & Sara Bay, Sarasota    
                 
                 
Current year’s SFPGA Open Champion        
Alan Morin              
                 
Last year’s Dixie and SFPGA Professional Champion    
  Dixie     SFPGA          
Matt Granshaw   Alan Morin        
                 
Current year’s Southeast PGA Classic Champion      
Alan Morin              
                 
Last year’s NFPGA PNC Champion          
David Hronek              
                 
Last year’s Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Champions    
  Dixie     NFPGA     SFPGA    
Jeff Jordan   David Damesworth   Chris Kaufman  
                 
Last year’s Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior     
  (Regular Division) Champion          
  Dixie     NFPGA     SFPGA    
Fred Holton   Gil Foushee   Chris Campbell  
                 
Last year’s Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Chapter Champions
  Dixie     NFPGA     SFPGA    
Bryan Clarke-Gulf Coast Broc Nell-Northern   Chris Toulson-Southern
Ron Stromeyer-Alabama Rod Perry-East Central Gene Fieger-Southwest 
      Mark Rummings-Southwestern Scott Turner-Southeast
      Chris Slattery-West Central      
                 
Last year’s Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Assistant Champions
  Dixie     NFPGA     SFPGA    
Keith Henry   Greg Koch   Richard Terga  
                 
Last year's Dixie Section Match Play Champion      
*Bryan Clarke              
                 
Current year's NFPGA Section Match Play Champion    
John O'Leary              
                 
Last year’s Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior     
  (Regular Division) Player of the Year      
  Dixie     NFPGA     SFPGA    
Fred Holton   Freddy Gibson   Mike San Filippo  
                 
Last year’s top five and tied on the final Dixie, NFPGA and     
  SFPGA Section Player of the Year Points List    
  Dixie     NFPGA     SFPGA    
Rea Schuessler   Rod Perry     Alan Morin  
Ron Stromeyer   Sean Gorgone   Chris Kaufman  
Ricky Smallridge   David Hronek   Paul Scaletta  
*Gary Rusnak   Kevin Crawford   Gene Feiger  
Steve Cutler   David Damesworth   Ken Martin  
                 
Amateurs                
Note: Loss of Exemptions - If a player turns professional, he loses any exemption(s) 
  he previously earned as an amateur player with the FSGA    
                 
Florida Open Champions the last five years        
2011 N/A                
2010 Ben Vertz                
2009 Tommy Murray              
2008 N/A                
2007 N/A                
                 
Amateurs finishing in the top ten and tied of last year’s Florida Open
Brant Peaper              
A J Crouch              
Tyler McCumber              
                 
Current year's Amateur Champion          
Tyler McCumber              
                 
Last two year's Amateur Champions        
2011 Tyler McCumber              
2010 Sean Dale              
                 
Last year’s top five and tied Amateur Championship finishers  
1 Tyler McCumber              
T2 Ben Vertz                
T2 Jeffrey Walker              
T2 Kevin Aylwin              
5 Sam Ryder              
                 
Last year’s top five and tied on the final FSGA Player of the Year   
  Points List              
1 Stephen Anderson              
2 Don Bell                
3 Tyler McCumber              
4 Jon Veneziano              
5 Thad Hudgens              
                 
Last year's Junior Amateur Player of the Year      
Sawyer Shaw              
                 
Last year's Senior Amateur Player of the Year      
Rick Woulfe              
                 
Last year's Boys Junior Champion (16-18 age division)    
Hunter O'Mahony              
                 
Last year's Amateur Match Play Champion        
Don Bell                
                 
Last year's Mid-Amateur Champion          
Stephen Anderson