31st North Carolina Four-Ball Championship
Players Exempt from Qualifying
Exempt team members must compete on the same team or with another exempt player in order to register during the exempt entry window. (You may not sign up early with a non-exempt team member).
- Champions of the North Carolina Four-Ball Championship since 2016.
Pennson Badgett (2025), Aston Lee (2025), Greg Earnhardt (2018), Trey Howell (2019), Andy Knox (2021), Louis Lambert (2020), Mark McMillen (2021), J.D. McNeill (2016, 2017), James Mishoe (2020), Dustin Moore (2018), Jerry Richardson Jr. (2016, 2017), Neil Wilkinson (2019), Will Cherry (2024), Preston Hage (2024)
- Teams that finished 20th or better at the 2025 North Carolina Four-Ball Championship.
Pennson Badgett, Aston Lee, Joseph Cansler, Scott Newton, Zach Edmondson, Jackson Spires, Mike Ordnung, Preston Ordnung, Scott Harvey, Cameron Harvey, Caedmon Albertyn, Sam Terry, Eli Kennedy, Brett Barry, Will Bowman, Kyle Sonday, Stephen Eastman, Isaiah Adel, Will Cherry, Preston Hage, Sam Jenkins, Ryan Kerns, Timothy Driver, Mark McMillen, Chase Tickle, Kevin O'Connell, Stephen Lavenets, Peter Bowie, Matthew Crenshaw, Ryan Sharpe, Henry Holland, Griffin Cheatwood, Reece Sanders, Lincoln Newton, Tyler Warner, Jackson Bryce, Warren Stiglitz, Griffin Williams, David Sargent, Alex Nianouris, Ryan Baker, Milan Rampersaud, Seth Cayton, Tripp Summerlin
- Champions of the Carolinas Four-Ball Championship since 2016.
Anthony Conn (2021), Phillip Oweida (2016), Carson Ownbey (2018, 2020), William Rainey (2016), Brandon Reece (2021), Ben Woodruff (2018, 2020), Davis Wotnosky (2024), Grayson Wotnosky (2024), Stephen Lavenets (2025), Dylan Takenaga (2026), Reece Sanders (2026)
- Teams that made match play at the 2026 Carolinas Four-Ball Championship.
Will Stewart, Isaiah Adel, Stephen Eastman, Benjamin Buben, Jay Aichelman, Dennis Long, Justin Wiles, Harrison Rhoades, John Pitt, Grayson Baucom, Sam Terry, Chad Cox, Davis Baxter, Dylan Takenaga, Reece Sanders, Clay Watkins, Jason Garrett, Davis Wotnosky, Payton Schmitt, Brett Barry, Andrew Perry, Sumner Alford, Ryan Kerns, Sam Jenkins, Jackson Spires, Zach Edmondson, Austin Doerr, Dermot McElhennon, Brandon Mader, James Jackson, Hughes McCarthy, Nate Horne, Jeffrey Wells, John Logan Taylor, Jordan Shepherd, Logan Shuping, Mike Ordnung, Preston Ordnung, Daniel Welborn, Todd Grear, Jake Clodfelter, Tanner Gross, Stephen Lavenets
- Players ranked in the top 50 of the Men’s Amateur Rankings as of August 1.
- One exemption for the championship host club.