Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements:
Professionals
Last five year's Florida Senior Open Champions
| 2017 |
Eduardo Herrera |
2016
|
N/A
|
| 2015 |
Eduardo Herrera
|
| 2014 |
Gary Koch
|
| 2013 |
Peter Horrobin
|
Professionals finishing in the top ten and tied from last year’s Florida Senior Open Championship
1
|
Eduardo Herrera
|
2
|
Gene Fieger
|
3
|
Chris Kaufman
|
T5
|
Mike San Filippo
|
T5
|
Mark Mielke
|
7
|
Jerry Tucker
|
T8
|
Rick Gomes
|
T10
|
Gary Koch
|
T10
|
Dennis Meyer
|
| T10 |
Joe Allinder
|
| T10 |
Tommy Stankowski |
Championship Host Clubs' Representative (may be an amateur)
Professionals finishing in the top three and tied from the current year’s South Florida Senior Open Championship
| 1 |
Gene Fieger |
| T2 |
J C Anderson |
| T2 |
Marty Stanovich |
Professionals qualifying for the current year's PGA Senior Championship
| Gene Fieger |
| Mike Genovese |
PH Horgan
|
Chris Kaufman
|
| Mark Mielke |
| John Nieporte |
Professionals qualifying for the current year's U.S. Senior Open Championship
| Tim Hume |
| Tommy Stankowski |
Jacob Ferenz
|
| Grant Waite |
Don Bell
|
| Mike Genovese |
Top three and tied from last year’s Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior (Regular Division) Championship
| Dixie |
NFPGA |
SFPGA |
|
Mike Genovese
|
Gerry James
|
Mike San Filippo
|
Rea Schuessler
|
Dan Olsen
|
Laurie Rinker
|
Talbert Griffin
|
Kenneth Powell
|
Gene Fieger
|
|
|
|
Top five and tied from the last year's final Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior Player of the Year Points List
| |
Dixie |
NFPGA |
SFPGA |
| 1 |
Ricky Smallridge
|
Dan Olsen
|
Mark Mielke
|
| 2 |
Rea Schuessler
|
Keith Kulzer
|
Chris Kaufman
|
| 3 |
Ned Martin
|
Barry Cheesman
|
Gene Fieger
|
| 4 |
Mike Genovese
|
Stan Cooke
|
Mike San Filippo
|
| 5 |
Talbert Griffin
|
Terry Woodard
|
Jerry Tucker
|
Current year's NFPGA Senior Match Play Champion
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
Last five year's Florida Senior Open Champions
2017
|
N/A
|
2016
|
Michael Weeks
|
| 2015 |
N/A
|
| 2014 |
N/A
|
| 2013 |
N/A
|
Amateurs finishing top ten and tied from last year’s Florida Senior Open Championship
4
|
Chris Howell
|
| T8 |
Owen Joyner |
| T10 |
Kevin Altenhof |
Low Amateur from last year's Florida Senior Open Championship
Last two year's Senior Amateur Champions
| 2017 |
George DeSear
|
| 2016 |
Peter Wegmann
|
Current year’s Senior Amateur Match Play Champion
Amateurs finishing top three and tied from the current year’s South Florida Senior Open Championship
Low Amateur from the current year's South Florida Senior Open Championship
Top five and tied from the current year's Senior Amateur Championship
1
|
Bill Barnes
|
2
|
Don Whittemore |
3
|
David Anthony |
| T4 |
Doug LaCrosse |
T4
|
Pete Williams |
| T4 |
Michael Mercier |
| T4 |
Richard Kerper |
Top five and tied from the last year's final FSGA Senior Player of the Year Points List
| 1 |
George DeSear
|
| 2 |
Owen Joyner
|
| 3 |
Peter Wegmann
|
| 4 |
Doug LaCrosse
|
| 5 |
Gordon Marshall
|
Amateurs qualifying for the current year's U.S. Senior Open Championship
Amateurs qualifying for last year's U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
| Joel Benes |
Gary Blackwell
|
| Mike Bodney |
| Lloyd Fisher |
| Chip Holcombe |
| Gordon Marshall |
| Jim Rollefson |
| David Whittaker |
Special Exemption
