| 1. All Past Met Open Champions | |
| Dylan Newman | |
| Ryan Siegler | |
| Andrew Svoboda | |
| Luke Sample | |
| Matt Dobyns | |
| Josh Rackley | |
| Mark Brown | |
| Ben Polland | |
| Grant Sturgeon | |
| Danny Balin | |
| Tyler Hall | |
| Bob Rittberger | |
| Andrew Giuliani | |
| Mark Mielke | |
| Frank Bensel | |
| John Guyton | |
| John Stoltz | |
| Rick Hartmann | |
| Johnson Wagner | |
| Johnson Wagner | |
| Michael Gilmore | |
| Mark Brown | |
| Mike Burke Jr. | |
| Bruce Zabriski | |
| Darrell Kestner | |
| Charlie Cowell | |
| Mike Diffley | |
| Larry Rentz | |
| Bobby Heins | |
| Jim McGovern | |
| David Glenz | |
| George Zahringer | |
| Jim Albus | |
| Kelley Moser | |
| George Bullock | |
| Bill Britton | |
| Martin Bohen | |
| 2. USGA Champions and members of the Walker Cup Team from the past 10 years | |
| 3. 25 lowest scores and ties in the 2023 Met Open Championship | |
| Dylan Newman | |
| Mark Costanza (a) | |
| Dawson Jones | |
| Melan Dhaubhadel (a) | |
| Ryan Siegler | |
| Peter Ballo | |
| Matt Dobyns | |
| Ryan Skae | |
| Andrew Svoboda | |
| David Pastore | |
| Max Theodorakis | |
| Josh Goldenberg | |
| Alex Beach | |
| Frank Esposito Jr | |
| Dylan Gallagher (a) | |
| Jackson Fretty (a) | |
| Michael Graboyes | |
| Christian Cavaliere (a) | |
| Mark Anguiano | |
| Peter Bradbeer | |
| Lukas Clark | |
| Sam Goldenring | |
| Sunny Kim | |
| Gregor Tait (a) | |
| Will Halamandaris | |
| Michael Miller | |
| Bill Hook | |
| Andres Acevedo | |
| Matthew Lowe (a) | |
| Daniel O'Rourke | |
| 4. 2024 Open Champions of the LIGA, NJSGA, CSGA, and WGA. | |
| LIGA | |
| NJSGA | |
| CSGA | |
| WGA | |
| 5. 2024 Long Island and Westchester PGA Champions | |
| LIGA | |
| Westchester | |
| 6. 2023 NJ and 2024 Met PGA Section Champions, 2023 NJPGA Fall Finale Champion and MGA Senior Open Champion | |
| Brian Gaffney | NJPGA Section Champion |
| Met PGA Section Champion | |
| Nick Bova | NJPGA Fall Finale Champion |
| Mark Mielke | MGA Senior Open Champion |
| 7. 2024 Met Amateur and Ike Champions | |
| Met Am | |
| Ike | |
| 8. 2024 NJSGA, NYSGA, CSGA, LIGA and WGA Amateur Champions | |
| NJSGA | |
| NYSGA | |
| CSGA | |
| LIGA | |
|
Carter Prince |
(Injury – 2023 exemption LIGA Amateur Champion) |
| 9. Past U.S. Open and PGA Champions | |
| 10. Top 3 on the 2023 MGA Player of the Year and the current leader on the 2024 MGA Player of the Year list as of entry deadline. | |
| Mark Costanza | 1 |
| Christian Cavaliere | 2 |
| Darin Goldstein | 3 |
| Current Leader | |
| 11. Top 5 on the 2023 Metropolitan and New Jersey PGA Section Player of the Year lists | |
| Dylan Newman | Met PGA |
| Matt Dobyns | Met PGA |
| Alex Beach | Met PGA |
| Danny Ballin | Met PGA |
| Peter Ballo | Met PGA |
| Nick Bova | NJPGA |
| Brent Paladino | NJPGA |
| Danny Lewis | NJPGA |
| Frank Esposito | NJPGA |
| Brian Gaffney | NJPGA |
| 12. Qualifiers for the 2024 U.S. Open and PGA Championships | |
| 13. 2024 NYS Open, NJPGA Charity Clambake, and NJPGA Match Play Champions | |
| NYS Open | |
| NJPGA Charity Clambake | |
| NJPGA Match Play Champion | |
| 14. 2023 Hoffhine Memorial Champion | |
| 15. Top 500 in the Men’s World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) at the time of entry. | |
| 16. Top 500 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) at the time of entry. | |
| 17. Professional representative and current Club Champion at Championship Host Club - Wee Burn Country Club | |
| 18. Special Invitees of the MGA Executive Committee | |