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
2016
|
N/A
|
| 2015 |
Eduardo Herrera
|
| 2014 |
Gary Koch
|
| 2013 |
Peter Horrobin
|
| 2012 |
N/A |
Professionals finishing in the top ten and tied from last year’s Florida Senior Open Championship
1
|
N/A
|
T2
|
David Good
|
| T2 |
Lee Rinker
|
4
|
Gene Fieger
|
T5
|
Joe Allinder
|
| T5 |
Steve Ford
|
T7
|
Don Bell
|
| T7 |
Eduardo Herrera
|
9
|
Dan Heaslip
|
| T10 |
Peter Oakley |
| T10 |
Bradley Turner |
| T10 |
Mark Mielke |
Championship Host Clubs' Representative (may be an amateur)
Scott Fredstrom
|
Dave Leonard
|
Professionals finishing in the top three and tied from the current year’s South Florida Senior Open Championship
| 1 |
Lee Rinker |
| 2 |
Rick Gomes |
| 3 |
Trevor Dodds |
Professionals qualifying for the current year's PGA Senior Championship
Gene Fieger
|
Rick Gomes
|
Dan Heaslip
|
John Lee
|
Todd McCorkle
|
John Nieporte
|
Charles Raulerson
|
Jerry Tucker
|
Professionals qualifying for the current year's U.S. Senior Open Championship
Eduardo Herrera
|
Tommy Stankowski
|
Brad Rollinson
|
Greg Kraft
|
Top three and tied from last year’s Dixie, NFPGA and SFPGA Section Senior (Regular Division) Championship
| Dixie |
NFPGA |
SFPGA |
|
Jeff Copeland
|
Jefferey Anderson
|
Mike San Filippo
|
Todd McCorkle
|
Gary Koch
|
John Lee
|
Rea Schuessler
|
Gerry James
|
Daniel Heaslip
|
|
|
|
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 |
Rea Schuessler
|
Mike Keymont
|
Gene Fieger
|
| 2 |
Jeff Copeland
|
Keith Kulzer
|
Jerry Tucker
|
| 3 |
Todd McCorkle
|
Gerry James
|
John Lee
|
| 4 |
Fred Holton
|
Charles Raulerson
|
Daniel Heaslip
|
| 5 |
Benjamin Bates
|
Jeff Leonard
|
Rick Gomes
|
Current year's NFPGA Senior Match Play Champion
Special Exemption due to date conflict last year:
Professionals qualifying for the last year's US Senior Open Championship
| Barry Cheesman |
Ralph Howe
|
Chris Kaufman
|
Thomas Stankowski
|
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
2016
|
Michael Weeks
|
| 2015 |
N/A
|
| 2014 |
N/A
|
| 2013 |
N/A
|
| 2012 |
Pete Williams
|
Amateurs finishing top ten and tied from last year’s Florida Senior Open Championship
Low Amateur from last year's Florida Senior Open Championship
Last two year's Senior Amateur Champions
| 2016 |
Peter Wegmann
|
| 2015 |
Gordon Marshall
|
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 current year's Senior Amateur Championship
1
|
George DeSear
|
| T2 |
Doug LaCrosse |
| T2 |
Robert Polk |
| 4 |
Peter Wegmann
|
T5
|
David Anthony
|
| T5 |
John Vaccaro |
| T5 |
K C Fox |
| T5 |
Bret Voison |
Top five and tied from the last year's final FSGA Senior Player of the Year Points List
| 1 |
Peter Wegmann
|
| 2 |
Rick Woulfe
|
| 3 |
Doug Snoap
|
| 4 |
David Anthony
|
| 5 |
Jerry Rose
|
Amateurs qualifying for the current year's U.S. Senior Open Championship
Mike Finster
|
| Chip Holcombe |
Amateurs qualifying for last year's U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
Donald Staton
|
|
Rick Woulfe
|
Steve Sponder
|
Lloyd Fisher
|
James Starnes
|
Roger Dean
|
Marcus Beck
|
Ken Palladino
|
Richard Kerper
|
|
Special Exemption due to date conflict last year:
Amateurs qualifying for the last year's US Senior Open Championship
Mike Bodney
|
Mike Finster
|
John Lobb
|
