EXEMPTION CATEGORIES
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 1. CHAMPIONS, NYS MEN'S AMATEUR (2005-25).  

 VIEW PAST RESULTS & CHAMPIONS LIST.  

  • Jim Scorse
  • Andrew Dibitetto*
  • John Duthie
  • Jeff Wolniewicz
  • Yaroslav Merkulov
  • Doug Kleeschulte
  • Dominic Bozzelli*
  • Matt Stasiak*
  • Luke Feehan
  • Trevor Sluman*
  • Tyler McArdell*
  • Adam Condello
  • Will Thomson*
  • Ben Reichert*
  • James Allen
  • Charlie Berridge
  • Kyle Downey
  • Aiden Spampinato
  • Anthony Delisanti*

 2. TOP-20 & TIES, 2025 NYS MEN'S AMATEUR    

  • Anthony Delisanti
  • John Hiller
  • James Allen
  • Matthew Lowe
  • Chris Blyth
  • Connor Henderson
  • Jackson Saroney
  • Donte Groppuso
  • Anthony Maglisco
  • Nathan Han
  • Kellen Dean
  • Jeff March
  • Charlie Fischer
  • Ryan Hart
  • Danny Wehle
  • Billy Hanes
  • Ty Kaufman
  • Jack Angelucci
  • Jonathan Oakes
  • Kyle Downey
  • Joseph Fitzsimmons

 3. CHAMPIONS, NYS MEN'S MID-AMATEUR (2015-25). 

  • Luke Hobika
  • Jim Scorse
  • Patrick Keegan
  • Jamie Miller
  • Bradford Tilley
  • Carl Schimenti
  • Billy Hanes
  • Billy Hanes
  • Kyle Downey
  • Kyle Downey

 4. TOP-10 & TIES, 2025 NYS MEN'S MID-AMATEUR    

  • Kyle Downey
  • Matthew Lowe
  • Christian Chapman
  • Kristopher Boyes
  • Austin Teal
  • Eric Terminello
  • Brian McGovern
  • Josh Desain
  • Joseph Feeney
  • Peter Scialabba
  • Timothy Saur
  • Joe Quijano

 5. CHAMPIONS, 2026 NYS MEN'S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL    

  • Awarded on May 18, 2026

 6. TOP-5 & TIES, 2026 NYS BOYS' 18U JUNIOR AMATEUR    

  • Awarded on July 1, 2026

 7. CHAMPION, 2025 NYS BOYS' 14U JUNIOR AMATEUR    

  • Francisco Cupp

 8. CHAMPION, 2025 NYS MEN'S SENIOR AMATEUR    

  • Andy Bernatovicz

 9. TOP-5 & TIES, 2026 MGA IKE CHAMPIONSHIP    

  • Awarded on June 30, 2026

 10. QUARTER-FINALISTS, 2025 MET AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP   

  • Christian Cavaliere
  • Mark Costanza*
  • Dean Greyserman*
  • Jack Chung*
  • Matthew Lowe
  • Drew Mulcahy*
  • Reed Greyserman*
  • Matt Rawlitzer

 11. CHAMPION OR LOW AMATEUR AS OF JULY 8, 2025    

  • 2025 BDGA Individual Championship - David Hanes
  • 2025 Delaware County Amateur - Justin Harris
  • 2025 Dutchess County Amateur - Luke Whalen
  • 2025 Long Island Amateur Championship - Joseph Dolezal
  • 2026 Long Island Amateur Championship - Awarded TBA
  • ^2025 Met Open - Low Amateur - Nathan Han
  • 2025 SDGA District Championship - Jackson Saroney
  • 2026 Tri-County Match Play Championship - Awarded on May 10, 2026
  • 2026 CCR Invitational - Awarded TBD
  • 2026 AIM Championship - Awarded TBD
  • 2025 CRGA Amateur Championship - Phillip Duell
  • 2026 SDGA Gerry Ashe - Awarded on June 28, 2026
  • 2026 Schenectady Classic - Awarded TBD
  • 2026 Westchester Open - Low Amateur - Awarded TBA
  • 2026 Herdegen Championship - Awarded TBA
  • 2025 Watertown City Championship - Robert Hughes
  • 2026 TCGA Amateur - Awarded on June 14, 2026
  • 2025 Westchester Amateur Championship - Mike Rothberg
  • 2025 NYS Open - Low Amateur - Christian Cavaliere
  • 2025 RDGA Amateur Championship - Aiden Spampinato
  • 2026 NYSPHSAA Boys' Golf Championship - Awarded on June 8, 2026

12. PLAYERS RANKED BY WAGR AS OF JULY 6, 2026  

  • John Hiller
  • James Allen
  • Matthew Lowe
  • Jackson Saroney
  • Donte Grappuso
  • Anthony Maglisco
  • Kellen Dean
  • Ryan Hart
  • Billy Hanes
  • Kyle Downey
  • Joe Fitzsimmons
  • Aiden Spampinato
  • Ryan Edholm
  • Philip Minnehan
  • Tanner LaTorre
  • Lucas Rizo-Patron
  • Christian Chapman
  • David Hanes
  • Phillip Duell
  • Christian Cavaliere
  • Joseph Dolezal
  • Darin Goldstein
  • Bradford Tilley
  • Dean Muratore
  • Arjun Singh Bhatia
  • Dylan Gallagher
  • Liam Moloney
  • Josh Yan
  • Ken Fernandes
  • Mitchell Archer
  • Ty Kaufman
  • Charlie Berridge
  • Cole Jones
  • Kevin VandenBerg
  • Jakob Sutor
  • Jackson Ormond

13. USGA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS 

  • 2025 US Amateur - Phillip Minnehan
  • 2025 US Amateur - Jackson Saroney
  • 2025 US Amateur - Dean Muratore
  • 2025 US Amateur - Alex Zurat
  • 2025 US Amateur Timothy Hegarty
  • 2025 US Mid-Amateur - Yaroslav Merkulov
  • 2025 US Mid-Amateur - Kyle Downey
  • 2025 US Mid-Amateur - Christian Cavaliere
  • 2025 US Mid-Amateur - Derek Rogers
  • 2025 US Mid-Amateur - Tony Hejna
  • 2025 US Mid-Amateur - William Knauth
  • 2025 US Senior Amateur - PJ Alterio
  • 2025 US Senior Amateur - Dave Segot
  • 2025 US Senior Amateur - Tony Hejna
  • 2025 US Senior Amateur - Scott Osler
  • 2025 US Junior Amateur - Jackson Ormond
  • 2025 US Junior Amateur - Edward Molloy
  • 2025 US Junior Amateur - Dean Muratore
  • 2025 US Open Local - Yiwen Wang
  • 2025 US Open Local - Brayden Dock
  • 2025 US Open Local - Robbie Herzig
  • 2025 US Open Local - Bradford Tilley

14. HOST CLUB EXEMPTIONS  

  • TBA

15. SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS AWARDED BY NYSGA  

  • Stephen Nicholas

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