EXEMPTION CATEGORIES
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 1. CHAMPIONS, NYS MEN'S AMATEUR (2004-24).  

  • Jim Scorse (2005)
  • John Duthie (2007)
  • Jeff Wolniewicz (2009)
  • James Allen (2021)
  • Kyle Downey (2023)
  • Aiden Spampinato (2024)

 2. TOP-20 & TIES, 2024 NYS MEN'S AMATEUR    

  • Aiden Spampinato
  • James Allen
  • Alex Zurat
  • John Duthie
  • Jack Angelucci
  • Kristopher Boyes
  • Jamie Miller
  • Phillip Minnehan
  • Jackson Saroney
  • Jeff March
  • Thomas Finn
  • Kellen Dean
  • Wills Reardon
  • Nick Bove
  • Rocco Randazzo
  • Brody Burgess
  • Carl Schimenti
  • Ben Carpenter

 3. CHAMPIONS, NYS MEN'S MID-AMATEUR (2015-24). 

  • Jamie Miller (2014, 2018)
  • Jim Scorse (2016)
  • Billy Hanes (2022, 2023)
  • Kyle Downey (2024)

 4. TOP-10 & TIES, 2024 NYS MEN'S MID-AMATEUR    

  • Kyle Downey
  • Wills Reardon
  • John Duthie
  • Benjamin Ruble

 5. CHAMPIONS, 2025 NYS MEN'S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL    

  • Owen Corby
  • Anthony Maglisco

4. CHAMPION & RUNNER-UP, 2025 NYSPHSAA BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP    

  • Jackson Saroney
  • Joe Carey
  • CJ Strong

 6. TOP-5 & TIES, 2025 NYS BOYS' 18U JUNIOR AMATEUR    

  • Awarded on July 2, 2025

 7. CHAMPION, 2024 NYS BOYS' 14U JUNIOR AMATEUR    

  • Tanner LaTorre

 8. TOP-5 & Ties, 2024 NYS MEN'S SENIOR AMATEUR    

  • Jim Scorse
  • Jim Welch
  • Andy Bernatovicz

 9. CHAMPION OR LOW AMATEUR AS OF JULY 8, 2025    

  • 2025 AIM Championship - Jim Hirsh
  • 2025 Tri-County Match Play Championship - Lancelot Hope
  • 2025 Schenectady Classic - Joe Fitzsimmons
  • 2025 Ulster County Championship - Jared Miller
  • 2025 TCGA Amateur Championship - Justin Fiato
  • 2025 SDGA Gerry Ashe Memorial
  • 2024 BDGA Individual Championship - Nolan Piazza*
  • 2024 Capital Region Amateur Championship - Kellen Dean
  • 2025 CCR Invitational - Christian Chapman
  • 2024 Delaware County Championship - Justin Harris
  • 2024 Dutchess County Championship - Josh Yan
  • 2024 LIGA Amateur Championship - Jonathan Farber
  • 2025 MGA Ike Championship
  • 2024 MGA Amateur Championship -Donte Groppuso
  • 2024 MGA Open^ - Christian Cavaliere
  • 2024 NYS Open^ - Matthew Lowe
  • 2025 NYSPHSAA Boys' Golf Championship - Jackson Saroney
  • 2024 RDGA District Championship - Aiden Spampinato
  • 2024 SDGA District Championship - Anthony Maglisco
  • 2024 Watertown City Championship - Josh Woodward
  • 2024 WGA Amateur Championship - Ryan Coughlin

10. PLAYERS RANKED BY WAGR AS OF JULY 12, 2025  

  • TBA

11. USGA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS SINCE JULY 8, 2024 

  • 2025 U.S. Open Championship (Local Qualifying)
    • Brayden Dock
    • Leon Bui
  • 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
    • Eddie Molloy
  • 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship
  • 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
    • Shane Dobesh
    • Tommy McDonagh
    • Jamie Miller
    • Aaron Montgomerey
    • Andrew Watson

12. HOST CLUB EXEMPTIONS  

  • Bobby Davenport
  • Tommy Goodelle
  • Joel Jakubowicz

13. SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS  

  • Shawn Baker
  • Ryan Borruso
  • Joe Carey
  • Christian Chapman
  • Thomas Choi
  • John Hiller
  • Taimur Malik
  • Sam O'Hara
  • Lucas Rizo-Patron
  • CJ Strong
  • Danny Wehle

* = Not Eligible

^ = Professional Events