Exemptions (Public Links):  
   
1. MGA Public Links Champions for the last 5 years  
Gray Barnes 2019
Jonathan Jeter 2018
Alex Kang 2017
Michael Miranda 2016
David Cha 2015
   
2. Past Champions of Ike, Met Amateur, Met Open, and MGA Mid-Amateur.  
   
3. Five lowest scores (& ties) in the 2019 MGA Public Links Championship  
Gray Barnes  
David Powers  
Jon Ross  
Nick Dilio  
Ryan Lee  
Chris Lee  
Jason Bataille  
Rob Pepi  
Shawn Blandine  
   
   
4. Reigning Ike, Amateur, Mid-Am, Junior, and Carter Cup Champions  
Dawson Jones 2019 Ike Champion
Chris Gotterup 2019 Met Amateur Champion
Brad Tilley 2019 Mid-Amateur Champion
Will Celiberti 2019 Met Junior Champion
Ben Carpenter 2019 Carter Cup Champion
   
5. Low Amateur in the 2019 Met Open Championship and 2019 NYSGA Amateur Champion  
Ben Reichert NYSGA Am Champion - 2019
James Nicholas Met Open Low Am - 2019
   
6) Reigning WGA, NJSGA and CSGA Public Links Champions  
  2020 WGA Public Links Champ
David Sampson 2019 NJSGA Public Links Champ
Peter Tomlinson 2019 CSGA Public Links Champ
   
7. Reigning NJSGA, WGA, NYC, and CSGA Amateur Champions  
Dawson Jones NJSGA
Christian Cavaliere WGA
Ben Reichert NYSGA
Rick Downling CSGA
Prescott Butler LIGA
   
8. The 2019 MGA Player of the Year Honor Roll  
Chris Gotterup  
Christian Cavaliere  
James Nicholas  
Dawson Jones  
Brad Tilley  
Trevor Randolph  
Tom LaMorte  
Jonathan Jeter  
Prescott Butler  
   
   
9. Anyone exempt for the Met Amateur and/or Met Open Championships will also be exempt to the MGA Public Links Championship
   
   
10. Club Champion at the Championship Host Club (Pound Ridge)  
   
   
11. Special invitees of the MGA Executive Committee  
   

 

Please Note: This list of exempt players is updated weekly. If you are exempt and unable to register, please contact the MGA Championships Department at (914) 347-4653 or championships@mgagolf.org.