Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements.
| Exempt Player (alpha by last name) | Exemption Category |
| Joe Alfieri (a) | 3 |
| Michael Arasin (a) | 15,16 |
| Lawrence Auer | 8 |
| Clint Avret | 5,8,9 |
| Todd Bailey | 5,7,8 |
| Kenneth Bakst (a) | 3 |
| Bill Barnes (a) | 3 |
| Ben Bates | 8,9 |
| Frank Bensel | 5 |
| Charlie Bolling | 5 |
| Guy Boros | 2 |
| David Branshaw | 1 |
| Edward Brown (a) | 3 |
| Mark Brown | 5 |
| Rich Buckner (a) | 3 |
| Jimmy Buell | 6 |
| Robin Byrd | 2 |
| Tim Cantwell Jr. | 2,5,8 |
| Steve Carter (a) | 2 |
| Barry Cheesman | 9 |
| Scott Copeland (a) | 3 |
| Dal Daily | 5 |
| James DiBiase (a) | 15 |
| Gene Fieger | 1,2,8 |
| Todd Franks (a) | 2,11,16 |
| Mike Genovese | 2,5,7,8,9 |
| Walter Gieselman (a) | 3 |
| Jay Gregory | 4 |
| Scott Gottko | 4 |
| Luc Guilbault (a) | 3 |
| Tim Hanlon (a) | 3 |
| Eduardo Herrera | 1,2 |
| John Hickson | 5 |
| Roger Hoit (a) | 3 |
| Christopher Housen (a) | 3 |
| David Hronek | 2,3,5,7,8,10 |
| Jason Hrynkiw | 5,8,9 |
| John Husband (a) | 3 |
| Jared Isaacs | 5 |
| Douglas Jones (a) | 3 |
| Brian Keenan (a) | 15,16 |
| Kevin Kenny | 4 |
| Roger Kennedy | 5 |
| Richard Kerper (a) | 3 |
| Gary Koch | 2 |
| Keith Kulzer | 5,8,9 |
| Tom Lape (a) | 3 |
| John Lee | 2 |
| Jeff Leonard | 5 |
| Chip Lutz (a) | 3 |
| Jonathan Mansfield | 5,7,8 |
| Matt Markle | 6 |
| Mike McClellan | 4 |
| Miles McConnell (a) | 2,3,14,16 |
| Michael McCoy (a) | 2,3,15,16 |
| Dennis Meyer | 5 |
| Mark Mielke | 2,3,6,7,8 |
| Mike Miles | 5,7 |
| Brian Mogg | 9 |
| Alan Morin | 2,7,8 |
| David Morland | 1 |
| John Nelson | 9 |
| Scott Newhouse | 5 |
| John Nieporte | 5 |
| Pete Oakley | 5 |
| Kevin Paschall | 5 |
| Pat Patterson | 2 |
| Del Ponchock | 5 |
| Patrick Richardson | 2 |
| Fred Ridley (a) | 3 |
| Mike Riley (a) | 3 |
| Dolph Roder | 3 |
| Jim Roy | 3 |
| Mike San Filippo | 6 |
| JD Schlotterback (a) | 2 |
| Jack Shoenfelt | 9 |
| Doug Snoap (a) | 3 |
| Mark Spencer | 2 |
| Thomas Stankowski | 2 |
| Ben Stewart | 5 |
| Shannon Sykora | 2 |
| Paul Tesori (a) | 2 |
| Neil Thompson | 5,7,8 |
| Danny Turbide (a) | 3 |
| Michael Valicenti | 6 |
| Steve Vecellio | 2,5,8 |
| Jon Veneziano (a) | 3 |
| John Wegmann (a) | 3 |
| Terry Werner (a) | 3,15 |
| Mark Weston (a) | 3 |
| Pete Williams (a) | 3 |
| David Witt | 5,7 |
Categories
Overall
(applies to both amateurs & professionals)
1) Last five Florida Senior Open Champions
2) Top twenty and tied from last year's Florida Senior Open Championship
3) Players qualifying for any on of last year's USGA Individual National Championships
4) Host Club & Qualifying Club Exemptions
Professionals
5) Qualifiers for the previous year's PGA of America - Senior PPC Championship
6) Top three & tied from last year's South Florida Senior Open
7) Top three & tied in last year's Senior Section Championship (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
8) Top five & tied from last year's Senior Section Player of the Year Points List (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
9) Last year's Senior Chapter Champions (NFPGA, SFPGA & AL-NWFL PGA)
10) Last year's NFPGA Senior Match Play Champion
Amateurs
11) Low amateur from last year's Florida Senior Open Championship
12) Low amateur from last year's South Florida Senior Open Championship
13) Current year's Senior Amateur Champion
14) Last year's Senior Amateur Match Play Champion
15) Top five and tied from last year's Senior Amateur Championship
16) Top five & tied from last year's FSGA Senior Player of the Year Points List
17) Special Exemptions Approved by FSGA & SFPGA Championships Committee
