65th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship

Players Exempt from Qualifying

 

 

 

 

  1. Champions of the Carolinas Senior Amateur since 2016.

Preston Edmondson (2016, 2017), Steve Harwell (2019, 2022, 2023), Todd Hendley (2018, 2020), Rich Weston (2021), John O'Brien (2026)

 

 

  1. Champions of the North Carolina Senior Amateur since 2020.

Steve Harwell (2019, 2023), Jeff Jamieson (2022), Paul Simson (2021), Dale Fuller (2024), Jeffrey Lankford (2025), Jay Barnes (2026)

 

 

  1. Champions of the SCGA South Carolina Senior Amateur since 2021.

Steve Liebler (2021), Ron Schroder (2023), Stan Sill (2022), Yancey Johnson (2024), Eddie Hargett (2025)

 

 

  1. Champions of the Carolinas Amateur since 2016.

 

 

 

  1. Players who finished 30th or better at the 2025 Carolinas Senior Amateur.

John O'Brien, Joe Jaspers, Geno Berchiatti, Rick Cloninger, Jeffrey Lankford, Tee Burton, James Pearson, David Glabicki, Tim Teaster, Robert Andrews, Steve Harwell, Paul Simson, Paul Jett, Grant Williams, Keith Kepley, Eddie Hargett, William Carter, Walker Taylor, Jack Brown, Trent Gregory, Yancey Johnson, Scott Patnode, Bob Lynch, Ron Kirkpatrick, George Harris, Lee Porter, Randy Sparling, Sherrill Britt, Harrison Rutter, Larry Cloninger, Preston Edmondson

 

 

  1. 2026 Carolinas Super Senior Champion (65+ & 70+).

Steve Fox, Phil Bland

 

 

  1. 2025 NC Super Senior (65+ & 70+) Championship.

Randall Sullins, Mike Roshelli

 

 

  1. 2025 SC Super Senior (65+ & 70+) Championship.

Rick Cloninger, Mike Weiner

 

 

  1. Players who finished in the top 15 at the 2026 North Carolina Senior Amateur.

Jay Barnes, Lee Porter, Paul Simson, Jeff Jamieson, Daniel Neveu, Jonathan Sielsky, Scott Park, Tee Burton, Larry Cloninger, Jeffrey Lankford, Joey Sadowski, Ron Kirkpatrick, David Glabicki, Harrison Rutter, Brian Harris

 

  1. Players who finished in the top 15 at the 2026 SCGA South Carolina Senior Amateur.

Rick Cloninger, Robert Dargan, Michael Hanke, Eddie Hargett, Yancey Johnson, DeeBo Kelly, Mims Liner, Donald Miller, Dean Nance, John O'Brien, Scott Osler, Mike Poe, Brian Quackenbush, Ron Schroder, Greg Seelinger, Walter Todd

 

 

  1. 2025 Carolinas Men’s Player of the Year.

 

 

  1. 2025 Carolinas Senior Men’s Player of the Year.

Joe Jaspers

 

 

  1. 2026 Carolinas Four-Ball champions, 2026 Carolinas Senior Four-Ball champions.

Lee Porter, Sherrill Britt

 

 

  1.  2026 North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Champions, 2026 South Carolina Senior Four-Ball Champions.

Gettys Glaze, Mims Liner, NC Announced August 6

 

 

  1. Players ranked in the Top 75 of the CGA Carolinas Senior Men's Amateur Rankings as of July 1.

 

 

  1. Past CGA individual champions are exempt in all CGA senior individual events for a period of one year from the date of their 55th birthday.

 

 

  1. USGA individual champions since 2021.

 

 

  1. Players who competed in a 2025 USGA Championship proper, US Amateur Final Qualifying, US Open Final Qualifying, or US Senior Open Final Qualifying.

Joe Japers, Brian Quackenbush, Mike Sposa, Trent Gregory, Todd White, Eddie Hargett, Sherrill Britt, Chris Holland, Greg Earnhardt, Jim Pearson, Mark Hodges, Garrett Smyth

 

  1. Two exemptions for the championship host club.

 

 

  1. 2025 Captain’s Putter Carolinas Regular, Senior or Super Senior Team members, 2026 Tar Heel Cup Team members, 2026 Palmetto Cup Regular or Senior Team members.

Eddie Hargett, John O’Brien, Larry Cloninger, Lee Porter, Mark Hodges, Paul Simson, Todd White, Trent Gregory, Jim Pearson, Steve Fox, Todd White, Rick Cloninger

 

 

 

  1. Players with a WAGR ranking as of July 1.

 

 

  1. Special exemption bestowed by the CGA.