Players in the following categories will be eligible for exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements:
NOTE: Blank entries will be filed by the FSGA for players who become exempt after the close of entries.
Professionals
Last five year's Florida Open Champions
| 2016 |
Caleb Johnson |
| 2015 | John Jonas |
| 2014 | Caleb Johnson |
| 2013 | Tyler McCumber |
| 2012 |
Chase Seiffert |
Professional finishing top ten and tied of last year's Florida Open Championship
|
1 |
Caleb Johnson |
|
2 |
Alan Morin |
|
T3 |
Jeff Wells |
|
T5 |
Adam Scrimenti |
|
T5 |
Donny Lee |
|
T5 |
Jonathan Mansfield |
|
T5 |
Matt Borchert |
|
T5 |
Rod Perry |
Championship Host Clubs' Representative (may be an amateur)
|
Keith Siddell |
Players qualifying for the current year's U.S. Open Championship
|
Andy Pope |
Current year's SFPGA Open Champion
|
Event cancelled |
Current year's Fort Lauderdale Open Champion
(Regular Division)
|
Andrew Filbert |
Players qualifying for or exempt into the current year's PNC Championship.
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
Mike Genovese |
David Hronek |
Alan Morin |
| Eric Williamson |
Steven Lamontagne |
Andrew Filbert |
| Jeff Jordan |
Greg Koch |
Chris Kaufman |
| Jonathan Mansfield |
Joe Allinder |
|
| Rod Perry |
Gene Fieger |
|
| Gerry James |
Morgan Jewell |
|
| Dan Olsen |
Kyle Sanders |
|
| Eric Sargent |
Roger Kennedy |
|
| Doug Rhea |
Paul Scaletta |
|
| Tim Turpen |
||
| Rushi Oza | ||
| Gary Keating | ||
| Justin Smith | ||
| Colin Amaral | ||
| Justin McCarraher |
Last year's top ten and tied Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Championship finishers
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
Mike Genovese |
David Hronek |
Alan Morin |
| Eric Williamson |
Rod Perry |
Andrew Filbert |
| Jeff Jordan |
Ryan Hirtz |
Chris Kaufman |
| Mike Giammaresi |
David Damesworth |
Joe Allinder |
| Steve Cutler |
Charles Raulerson |
Gene Fieger |
| Todd McCorkle |
Chris DeBusk |
Morgan Jewell |
| Ricky Smallridge |
Greg Koch |
Kyle Sanders |
| John Carney |
Dan Olsen |
Roger Kennedy |
| Neil Thompson |
Nick Frontero |
Paul Scaletta |
| Blanton Tessin |
Barry Cheesman |
Peter Oakley |
| Rea Schuessler | Gregory McClimans | Tim Turpen |
| Donny Lee |
Last year's Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior (Regular Division) Champions
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
Jeff Copeland |
Jeff Anderson |
Mike San Filippo |
Last year's Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Chapter Champions
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
Clay Brown - Gulf Coast |
Robert Wallace - Northern |
Michael Valicenti - Southeast |
|
Mike Genovese - Alabama |
Rod Perry - East Central |
Adam Scrimenti - Southern |
|
|
Bryan Snyder - Southwest |
Daniel Heaslip - Southwest |
|
|
Jon Mansfield - West Central |
|
Last year's top five and tied Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Assistant Championship finishers
|
Dixie |
NFPGA |
SFPGA |
|
Todd Bailey |
Kevin Crawford |
Alan Morin |
| Matthew Williams |
Greg Koch |
Jared Blocker |
|
Todd McCorkle |
Matt Borchert |
Michael Kartrude |
| Jacob Greer |
Emily Motta |
Gene Fieger |
| Dylan Shephard |
Melanie Audette |
Jordan Burke |
| Nick Joy | Michael Stern |
Last year's Dixie Section Match Play Championship Finalists
|
Jeff Jordan |
| Todd McCorkle |
Current year's NFPGA Section Match Play Championship Finalists
|
Rod Perry |
| Clint Avret |
Last year's Florida Senior Open Champion
| N/A |
Last year's top five and tied on the final Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Player of the Year Points List
| Dixie |
NFPGA | |
SFPGA |
|
Todd McCorkle |
Rod Perry |
|
Alan Morin |
|
Mike Genovese |
David Hronek |
|
Chris Kaufman |
|
Jeff Jordan |
Jonathan Mansfield |
|
Lee Rinker |
|
Eric Williamson |
Dan Olsen |
|
Andrew Filbert |
|
Rea Schuessler |
Greg Koch |
|
Justin Bertsch |
Last year's Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior Player of the Year (Regular Division)
| Dixie | NFPGA | SFPGA |
|
Jeff Copeland |
Mike Keymont |
Gene Fieger |
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 Open Champions
|
2016 |
N/A |
|
2015 |
John Jonas |
|
2014 |
N/A |
|
2013 |
N/A |
|
2012 |
Chase Seiffert |
Amateurs finishing top ten and tied of last year's Florida Open Championship
|
T3 |
Jake Kevorkian |
|
T5 |
Casper Howells |
|
T5 |
Ethan Marcus |
Current and last two year's Amateur Champions
| 2017 |
TBD |
|
2016 |
Jacob Huizinga |
|
2015 |
Jimmy Jones |
Players qualifying for the current year's U.S. Open Championship
|
TBD |
Top 200 and tied from last year's final World Amateur Golf Rankings
Click here for the Final World Amateur Golf Ranking of 2016
Last year's top five and tied Amateur Champion finishers
|
1 |
Jacob Huizinga |
|
2 |
Blake Dyer |
|
T3 |
Logan Lanier |
|
T3 |
Michael DeMorat |
|
5 |
Cristian DiMarco |
Last year's top five and tied on the final FSGA Player of the Year Points List
|
1 |
Joe Alfieri |
|
2 |
Christopher Carlin |
|
3 |
Jacob Huizinga |
|
4 |
Luis Gagne |
|
5 |
Blake Dyer |
Last year's Junior Amateur Player of the Year
|
Fred Biondi |
Last year's Senior Amateur Player of the Year
|
Peter Wegmann |
Last year's Florida Senior Open Champion
|
Michael Weeks |
Last year's Boys' Junior Champion (16-18 Age Division)
|
Linus Samuelsson |
Last year's Amateur Match Play Champion
|
Christopher Carlin |
Current year's Mid-Amateur Champion
|
Robert Bechtol |
Special Exemtion due to Mid-Amateur date chnage
|
Chip Brooke |
