| Exemptions (Met Junior): | |
| 1. Former winners of the Met Junior, Carter Cup and MGA/MetLife Boys Championship | |
| Luke Sample | 2020 Met Junior Champion |
| Will Celiberti | 2019 Met Junior Champion |
| Jack Boatwright | 2018 Met Junior Champion |
| Jake Mayer | 2017 Met Junior Champion |
| https://www.mgagolf.org/tournaments/history/metjunior | |
| James Allen | 2020 Carter Cup Champion |
| Ben Carpenter | 2019 Carter Cup Champion |
| Carter Prince | 2018 Carter Cup Champion |
| Ethan Ng | 2017 Carter Cup Champion |
| https://www.mgagolf.org/tournaments/history/cartercup | |
| Reed Greyserman | 2020 Boys Champion |
| Reed Greyserman | 2019 Boys Champion |
| Luke Sample | 2018 Boys Champion |
| Jud Langille | 2017 Boys Champion |
| https://www.mgagolf.org/tournaments/history/mgametlifeboys | |
| 2. 2020 Junior Champions of the NJSGA, CSGA, NYSGA, LIGA and WGA | |
| Thomas O'Neill | NJSGA |
| Matthew Doyle | CSGA |
| N/A | NYSGA |
| Sam O'Hara | LIGA |
| Douglas Beney | WGA |
| 3. 15 lowest scores (plus ties) in the 2020 Carter Cup | |
| James Allen | |
| Cole Ekert | |
| Luke Sample | |
| Jason Lee | |
| Charlie Berridge | |
| Nathan Drogin | |
| Stephen Bicks | |
| Dean Greyserman | |
| Zachary Ong | |
| Garrett Kessler | |
| Steven Lee | |
| Liam White | |
| Edmund Broderick | |
| Palmer Van Tuyl | |
| Alexander Gu | |
| 4. 2021 USGA Qualifiers and Alternates and those who qualify for the US Open Sectional. | |
| TBU | |
| 5. 2020 Met Junior Semifinalists and MGA/MetLife Boys Runner-Up | |
| James Allen | Met Junior Semifinalist |
| Tyler Lee | Met Junior Semifinalist |
| Luke Sample | Met Junior Semifinalist |
| Cole Ekert | Met Junior Semifinalist |
| Alex Moller | MGA/MetLife Boys Runner-Up |
| 6. Qualifiers and exempt players for the 2021 Ike, Met Amateur or Met Open Championship. | |
| TBU | |
| 7. Top 750 in the Men’s World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) at the time of entry | |
| TBA | |
| 8. Top 500 in the AJGA Rolex Rankings at the time of entry. | |
| 9. Top 10 on the 2020 MGA Junior Player of the Year standings. | |
| Luke Sample | |
| James Allen | |
| Dean Greyserman | |
| Cole Ekert | |
| Sam O'Hara | |
| Will Lodge | |
| Jason Lee | |
| Sachin Bhasin | |
| Thomas O'Neill | |
| Jackson Gayner | |
| Tyler Lee | |
| 10. Current Junior Club Champion at Host Club. The Tuxedo Club | |
| Sean Furlong | |
| Exemptions (MGA/MetLife Boys): | |
| Former Winners of the Carter Cup, Met Junior & MGA/MetLife Boys Championship | |
| Current Junior Club Champion at Host Club - Gardiner's Bay Country Club | |
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