| Exemptions (Met Junior): | |
| 1. Former winners of the Met Junior, Carter Cup and MGA/MetLife Boys Championship | |
| Colin Summers | 2021 Met Junior Champion |
| Luke Sample | 2020 Met Junior Champion |
| Will Celiberti | 2019 Met Junior Champion |
| Jack Boatwright | 2018 Met Junior Champion |
| https://www.mgagolf.org/tournaments/history/metjunior | |
| Nathan Drogin | 2021 Carter Cup Champion |
| James Allen | 2020 Carter Cup Champion |
| Ben Carpenter | 2019 Carter Cup Champion |
| Carter Prince | 2018 Carter Cup Champion |
| https://www.mgagolf.org/tournaments/history/cartercup | |
| Lance Hollingshead | 2021 Boys Champion |
| Reed Greyserman | 2020 Boys Champion |
| Reed Greyserman | 2019 Boys Champion |
| Luke Sample | 2018 Boys Champion |
| https://www.mgagolf.org/tournaments/history/mgametlifeboys | |
| 2. 2021 Junior Champions of the NJSGA, CSGA, NYSGA, LIGA and WGA | |
| Dean Greyserman | NJSGA |
| Connor Goode | CSGA |
| Anthony Delisanti | NYSGA |
| Andrew Chen | LIGA |
| Tyler Donnellan | WGA |
| 3. 15 lowest scores (plus ties) in the 2021 Carter Cup | |
| Nathan Drogin | |
| Derek Gutierrez | |
| Dean Greyserman | |
| Charlie Berridge | |
| Luke Sample | |
| Cole Ekert | |
| Tyler Lee | |
| Reed Greyserman | |
| Greame Hollingshead | |
| Barnes Blake | |
| Colin McCullagh | |
| Colin Summers | |
| Thomas Finn | |
| Owen Walsh | |
| Cameron Besaw | |
| 4. 2022 USGA Qualifiers and Alternates and those who qualify for the US Open Sectional. | |
| TBU | |
| 5. 2021 Met Junior Semifinalists and MGA/MetLife Boys Runner-Up | |
| Colin Summers | Met Junior Semifinalist |
| John Hiller | Met Junior Semifinalist |
| Charlie Berridge | Met Junior Semifinalist |
| Owen Walsh | Met Junior Semifinalist |
| Liam Pasternak | MGA/MetLife Boys Runner-Up |
| 6. Qualifiers and exempt players for the 2022 Ike, Met Amateur or Met Open Championship. | |
| 7. Top 750 in the Men’s World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) at the time of entry | |
| 8. Top 500 in the AJGA Rolex Rankings at the time of entry. | |
| 9. Top 10 on the 2021 MGA Junior Player of the Year standings. | |
| Cole Ekert | |
| Dean Greyserman | |
| Charlie Berridge | |
| Reed Greyserman | |
| Nathan Drogin | |
| John Hiller | |
| Colin Summers | |
| Sam O'Hara | |
| Tyler Donnellan | |
| Colin McCullagh | |
| 10. Current Junior Club Champion at Host Club - St. George's Golf & Country Club | |
| Exemptions (MGA/MetLife Boys): | |
| Former Winners of the Carter Cup, Met Junior & MGA/MetLife Boys Championship | |
| Current Junior Club Champion at Host Club - Saint Andrew's Golf 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