65th North Carolina Amateur Championship

Players Exempt from Qualifying

 

 

 

1. Champions of the Carolinas Amateur since 2015.

Nic Brown (2022), Scott Harvey (2021), Joshua Martin (2018-2019), Landson Robbins (2020), Christian Sease (2016), Garrett Risner (2023-2024)

 

 

2. Champions of the North Carolina Amateur since 2015.

John Eades (2019), Peter Fountain (2020), Nicholas Lyerly (2016), Nicholas Mathews (2021), Kenan Poole (2022), Harrison Rhoades (2018), Walker Isley (2023-2024)

 

 

3. Champions of the North Carolina Mid-Amateur since 2020.

Nick Brown (2024), Ryan Nagy (2022), Dan Walters (2021), Chad Wilfong (2020), Davis Womble (2023)

 

 

4. Champions of the Carolinas Mid-Amateur since 2020.

Cyrus Stewart (2020), Chad Wilfong (2021), Stephen Woodard (2019), Davis Womble (2022), Davis Womble (2024)

 

 

5. Champions of the North Carolina Amateur Match Play since 2015.

Colin Browning (2022), Brandon Einstein (2018), Nicholas Mathews (2020), Davis Womble (2021), Ben Woodruff (2019), Garrett Risner (2023), Holt Allison (2024)

 

 

6. 2024 Dogwood State Junior champion.

CJ Peterson

 

 

7. 2024 Carolinas Senior Amateur champion.

Lee Porter

 

8. 2024 North Carolina Senior Amateur champion.

Dale Fuller

 

 

9. 2024 North Carolina Junior champion.

Jonathan Jones

 

10. 2024 Carolinas Junior Boys champion.

Payton Schmitt

 

11. 2025 Carolinas Four-Ball champions.

 

 

12. 2024 Carolinas Senior Four-Ball champions.

Steve Kidd, Pat Brady

 

13. Players who finished 30th or better at the 2024 North Carolina Amateur.

Holt Allison, Bryce Aronson, Caden Baker, Daniel Boone, Nic Brown, Colin Clark, Jake Conklin, Sam Davidson, Colin Dutton, John Eades, Sean Finan, Alex Heffner, Walker Isley, Ryan Jahr, Pearse Lucas, Jack Marcotte, Alex Martin, Gray Mitchum, Lincoln Newton, Kevin O'Connell, Nathan O'Neal, Ethan Paschal, Matthew Richardson, James Rico, Garrett Risner, Hampton Roberts, Cyrus Stewart, Spencer Turtz, Alan Van Asch, Lake Williams, Davis Womble

 

14. 2024 Carolinas Men’s Player of the Year.

 

 

15. 2024 Carolinas Senior Men’s Player of the Year.

 

 

16. 2024 Carolinas Junior Boys Player of the Year.

John John Santospago

 

17. Players ranked in the Top 65 of the CGA Carolinas Men's Amateur Rankings as of March 15.  

 

18. USGA individual or four-ball champions since 2020.

Davis Womble, Chad Wilfong

 

 

19. Players who competed in the 2024 US Amateur Championship Proper, 2024 US Open Championship, 2024 US Senior Open, or 2024 US Open Final Qualifying.

Jackson Koivun, Jackson Van Paris, Michael La Sasso, Jake Golliday, Ethan Paschal, Preston Dembowiak, Addison Lambeth, Chris Andrew Etters, Cody Sundberg, Daniel Boone, James Rico, Alex Heffner, Garrett Risner, Nick Mathews, Walker Isley, Carson Bertagnole, Peter Fountain, Connor Warren

 

20. Players who made Match Play in the 2024 US Amateur Four-Ball Championship, 2024 US Mid-Amateur Championship, 2024 US Junior Amateur Championship, or the 2024 US Senior Amateur Championship.

Chad Wilfong, Davis Womble, Dan Walters, Daniel McBrien, Smith Summerlin, Paul Simson, Will Minton, Scott Harvey, Jackson Spires, Rich Wills, Talan Harrison, Mack Edwards, Connor Warren, Luke Mosley

 

21. Most recent Walker Cup team members.

 

22. 2024 Captain’s Putter Carolinas Regular Team members.

Paul Fitzgerald, Matt Crenshaw, Brett Barry, Brandon Grzywacz, Jake Golliday, Nic Brown

 

23. 2024 North Carolina Four-Ball Champions.

Preston Hage, Will Cherry

 

24. Two exemptions for the championship host club.

25. Players ranked in the Top 2,500 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking® as of the entry opening date.