66th North Carolina Amateur Championship

Players Exempt from Qualifying

 

 

 

1. Champions of the Carolinas Amateur since 2016.

Nic Brown (2022), Scott Harvey (2021), Joshua Martin (2018-2019), Landson Robbins (2020)

 

2. Champions of the North Carolina Amateur since 2016.

John Eades (2019), Kenan Poole (2022), Harrison Rhoades (2018), Jackson Spires (2025)

 

3. Champions of the North Carolina Mid-Amateur since 2021.

Nic Brown (2024), Ryan Nagy (2022), Dan Walters (2021), Davis Womble (2023), Cyrus Stewart (2025)

 

4. Champions of the Carolinas Mid-Amateur since 2021.

Brett McLamb (2025), Chad Wilfong (2021), Davis Womble (2022, 2024)

 

5. Champions of the North Carolina Amateur Match Play since 2016.

Colin Browning (2022), Davis Womble (2021), Holt Allison (2024), Connor Warren (2025)

 

6. 2025 Dogwood State Junior Boys champion.

Grayson Baucom

 

7. 2025 Carolinas Senior Amateur champion.

 

8. 2025 North Carolina Senior Amateur champion.

Jeffrey Lankford

 

9. 2025 North Carolina Junior Boys champion.

Ian McGee

 

10. 2025 Carolinas Junior Boys champion.

 

 

11. 2026 Carolinas Four-Ball champions.

 

 

12. Players who finished 30th or better at the 2025 North Carolina Amateur.

Daniel Adkins, James Alden III, Holt Allison, Daniel Boone, Branden Boyce, Jack Boyer, Connor Brown, Jake Conklin, Sam Davidson, Preston Dembowiak, John Eades, Stephen Eastman, Jacob Golliday, Clayton Holland, Colby Hutchens, Matthew McDougall, Ian McGee, James Rico, Garrett Risner, Eli Schmidly, Jackson Spires, Cyrus Stewart, Tripp Summerlin, Chad Wilfong, Spencer Turtz, Owen Kose, Lake Williams, Thomas Horne, Watcharakan Chankarn, Drew O’Neal

 

13. 2025 Carolinas Men’s Player of the Year.

 

 

14. 2025 Carolinas Senior Men’s Player of the Year.

Joe Jaspers

 

15. 2025 Carolinas Junior Boys Player of the Year.

Preston Hage

 

16. Players ranked in the Top 65 of the CGA Carolinas Men's Amateur Rankings as of April 1.  

 

 

17. USGA individual or four-ball champions since 2021.

Chad Wilfong, Davis Womble

 

18. Players who competed in the 2025 US Amateur Championship Proper, 2025 US Open Championship, 2025 US Senior Open Championship Proper, or 2025 US Open Final Qualifying.

Will Hartman, Gray Mitchum, Jackson Koivun, Jackson Spires, Keenan Royalty, Nathan O'Neal, Noah Goldman, Pennson Badgett, Joe Jaspers

 

19. Players who made Match Play in the 2025 US Amateur Four-Ball Championship, 2025 US Mid-Amateur Championship, 2025 US Junior Amateur Championship, or the 2025 US Senior Amateur Championship.

Brandon Grzywacz, Scott Harvey, Will Hartman, John Pitt, Dan Walters, Chad Wilfong, Davis Womble, Kevin O’Connell, Logan Harrell, Preston Dembowiak, Wade Boteler, Carson Bertagnole, Chris Holland, Joe Jaspers, Greg Earnhardt

 

20. Most recent Walker Cup team members.

 

 

21. 2025 Captain’s Putter Carolinas Regular Team members.

Zach Edmondson, Chad Wilfong, Harrison Rhoades, Jackson Spires, Jake Golliday, Nic Brown, Peter Bowie, Stephen Lavenets

 

22. 2025 North Carolina Four-Ball Champions.

Aston Lee, Pennson Badgett

 

23. Players ranked in the top 3,000 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings as of April 1, 2026.

Ethan Paschal, Caden Baker, Carson Bertagnole, Colin Dutton, Colin Salema, Connor Brown, Daniel Boone, Gray Mitchum, Grayson Baucom, Hampton Roberts, Holt Allison, Ike Joy, Jackson Koivun, Jake Lewis, James Rico, John Logan, Layne Lambert, Michael Vick, Pennson Badgett, Preston Hage, Rich Wills, Sean O'Donnell, Will Hartman, Davis Womble, Brandon Grzywacz, Chad Wilfong, Warren Stiglitz, Jake Conklin, Tyler Jones, Connor Warren, Colby Hutchens, Nathan O’Neal, Talan Harrison, Thomas Horne, Matthew McDougall, Ben Jordan, Henry Holland, Jamal Hutchinson, Nick Rubino, Jude Carper, Lee Porter, Holden Rucker, Brett McLamb, Cyrus Stewart, Milan Rampersaud, Ryan Jahr

 

 

24. Two exemptions for the championship host club.