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Championship Exemptions

See below for current 2025 championship exemptions. Please note you must be a VSGA member at the time of earning the exemption.

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Exemption Codes

(per event)

VSGA Amateur Championship (120 players)

  • (A1) All former Amateur Champions
  • (A2) 2022-2024 Finalists in the Amateur Championship
  • (A3) 2023-2024 Semifinalists in the Amateur Championship
  • (A4) 2024 Quarterfinalists in the Amateur Championship
  • (A5) 2015-2024 State Open Champions
  • (A6) 2024 State Open Top 10 amateurs and ties
  • (A7) 2022-2024 Mid-Amateur Champions
  • (A8) 2024 Mid-Amateur Championship Top five finishers and ties
  • (A9) 2025 Four-Ball Champions
  • (A10) 2024 Junior Match Play Champion
  • (A11) 2024 Junior Stroke Play Champion
  • (A12) 2024 Senior Amateur Champion
  • (A13) 2025 Senior Stroke Play Champion
  • (A14) 2024 Senior Open Low amateur and ties
  • (A15) Top 20 eligible players from the 2024 VSGA Player Rankings (regular)
  • (A16) Top 10 eligible players from the 2025 VSGA Player Rankings (regular) as of June 9, 2025
  • (A17) Any player competing in the 2025 Final U.S. Open Qualifier, 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship or 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
  • (A18) One member of the host club (selected by club)

VSGA Senior Amateur Championship (84 players)

  • (SA1) All former Senior Amateur Champions
  • (SA2) 2022-2024 Finalists in the Senior Amateur Championship
  • (SA3) 2023-2024 Semifinalists in the Senior Amateur Championship
  • (SA4) 2024 Quarterfinalists in the Senior Amateur Championship 
  • (SA5) 2015-2024 Senior Open Champions (amateurs only)
  • (SA6) 2024 Senior Open Top five amateurs and ties
  • (SA7) 2023-2025 Senior Stroke Play Champions
  • (SA8) 2024 Mid-Senior Amateur Champion
  • (SA9) 2024 Super Senior Amateur Champion (65 & Over Division)
  • (SA10) 2025 Super Senior Stroke Play Champion (65 & Over Division)       
  • (SA11) Champions from the 2025 Four-Ball (if eligible), Senior Four-Ball and Super Senior Four-Ball (65 & Over Division) Championships
  • (SA12) Eligible players competing in the 2025 VSGA Amateur and/or State Open
  • (SA13) Top 15 eligible players from the 2024 VSGA Player Rankings (senior)
  • (SA14) Top 10 eligible players from the 2025 VSGA Player Rankings (senior) as of July 21, 2025
  • (SA15) Any player competing in the 2025 U.S. Senior Open or 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur
  • (SA16) Any eligible player exempt into the Amateur Championship that is not exempt in categories 1-15 above
  • (SA17) One member of the host club (selected by club)

VSGA Four-Ball/Senior Four-Ball Championships (44 sides)

  • (FB1/SFB1) 2015-2024 Four-Ball/Senior Four-Ball Champions
  • (FB2/SFB2) Players from the top five sides and ties from the 2024 Four-Ball/Senior Four-Ball
  • (FB3) 2025 Multi-Format Team Champions (Open Division)
  • (SFB3) 2024 Senior Multi-Format Team Champions (Senior Division only) 
  • (FB4) 2025 Senior Four-Ball Champions (Four-Ball Championship only)
  • (SFB4) 2024 Super Senior Four-Ball Champions (65 & Over Division) (Senior Four-Ball Championship only)
  • (FB5/SFB5) Top 30 eligible players from the 2024 Player Rankings
  • (FB6) Any player competing in the 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, 2024 U.S. Open Final Qualifier, 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship, or 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
  • (SFB6) Any player competing in the 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, 2024 U.S. Open Final Qualifier, 2024 U.S. Senior Open Championship, 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship, 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, or 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
  • (FB7) 2025 Junior Four-Ball Champions
  • (FB8/SFB7) One side from the host club (selected by club)

State Open of Virginia (69 amateur players)

  • (O1) All former State Open of Virginia Champions (amateurs only)
  • (O2) 2024 State Open Top 10 amateurs and ties
  • (O3) 2021-2025 VSGA Amateur Champions
  • (O4) 2024-2025 Finalists in the Amateur Championship
  • (O5) 2024 VSGA Amateur Championship
  • (O6) 2022-2024 Mid-Amateur Champions
  • (O7) Junior Stroke Play Champion(s)
  • (O8) 2024 Senior Amateur Champion
  • (O9) 2024 Senior Open Champion (if amateur)
  • (O10) Top 10 eligible players from the 2024 VSGA Player Rankings (regular)
  • (O11) Top 10 eligible players from the 2025 VSGA Player Rankings (regular) as of June 9, 2025
  • (O12) Any player competing in a 2025 Final U.S. Open Qualifier, 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship or 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
  • (O13) One member of the host club (selected by club)

Senior Open of Virginia (42 amateur players)

  • (SO1) All former Senior Open of Virginia Champions (amateurs only)
  • (SO2) 2024 Senior Open Top five amateurs and ties
  • (SO3) Eligible players competing in the in the 2025 Amateur and/or State Open
  • (SO4) Any player competing in the 2025 U.S. Senior Open or 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur
  • (SO5) 2023-2025 Senior Amateur Champions
  • (SO6) 2025 Senior Amateur Championship Finalist
  • (SO7) 2024 Mid-Senior Amateur Champion
  • (SO8) 2024 Super Senior Amateur Champion (65 & Over Division)       
  • (SO9) 2025 Senior Stroke Play Champion
  • (SO10) 2025 Super Senior Stroke Play Champion (65 & Over Division)
  • (SO11) Top 10 eligible players from the 2024 VSGA Player Rankings (senior)
  • (SO12) Top 10 eligible players from the 2025 VSGA Player Rankings (senior) as of July 21, 2025
  • (SO13) Any eligible player exempt into the State Open that is not exempt in categories 1-12 above
  • (SO14) One member of the host club (selected by club) 

VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship

  • (J1) All eligible past Junior Stroke Play, Junior Match Play and Junior Circuit Champions
  • (J2) 2024 VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship Top 20 players and ties
  • (J3) 2024 Junior Stroke Play Championship Winner of the 15 and under age group
  • (J4) All players advancing to match play of the 2024 VSGA Junior Match Play Championship
  • (J5) Top five players and ties from a 2025 Junior Golf Circuit 36-hole tournament boys’ division (October 2024-June 2025)
  • (J6) Eligible players qualifying for the 2025 VSGA Amateur Championship and/or State Open
  • (J7) Any eligible player in the top 20 of the 2025 VSGA Junior Golf Circuit boys’ rankings as of June 24, 2025 that are not already exempt.
  • (J8) Any eligible player who has previously qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • (J9) Up to three members of the host club (selected by club)
  • (J10) The top three ranked juniors in the 2025 VSGA Men’s Player Rankings who are not already exempt as of June 23, 2025.
  • (J11) 2024 VSGA Junior Golf Circuit Championship Boys’ Division Top 10 players and ties
  • (J12) 2025 MAPGA/VSGA Junior Four-Ball Championship Top five sides and ties

Exempt Players

(by last name)

Albert, Jake (A2, FB2, J2, J8)

Alexander, Nick (FB2)

Aranda, Carlos (SFB2, SFB5)

Austin, Ryan (J5)

Bailey, Bob (SA8, SO7, SFB1)

Bailey, Kyle (A15, FB1, FB5, FB6)

Baker, Benjamin (J2)

Barber, Allen (A1, SA16)

Barbera, Pete (SA3, SA6, SA13, SO2, SO11, SFB5)

Beach, Ben (FB1)

Beach, Sam (A3, A4, A6, A15, O2, O10, FB1, FB5)

Beaudoin, Harrison (J11)

Beck, Evan (A5, A7, A15, A17, O1, O6, O10, O12, FB5, FB6)

Beeman, Peter (SFB2)

Bemberis, Scott (SA4, SA6, SA13, SO2, SO11, SFB2, SFB5)

Blevins, Benson (FB2)

Blevins, Channing (FB2)

Brediger, Nicholas (FB6)

Brennan, Michael (A1)

Brittain, Buck (A12, O8, SA1, SA3, SA5, SA7, SA13, SO1, SO5, SO11, SFB1, SFB2, SFB5)

Brockwell, Drew (A3, A6, A15, O2, O5, O10, FB2, FB5)

Buccolo, Bruno (A17, O12, FB6)

Buckner, Rich (SA1)

Campbell, Pierce (J4)

Caraballo, Alejandro (J5)

Carlin, John (J2)

Carr, Miller (FB2)

Carter, Blake (A8, FB1)

Chang, Paul (A17, O12, FB6)

Cigna, Brandon (FB1)

Corbett, Bryce (A4, A15, O10, FB5)

Cowgill, Ben (J2, J3)

Crist, Hunter (J4)

Crowley, Andrew (A17, O12, FB1, FB5, FB6)

Cummins, Josh (J2, J4)

Cuomo, John (SA1)

Davis, Neil (SA13, SFB5)

Decker, Keith (A1, O1, SA1, SA13, SO1, SFB1, SFB2, SFB5)

DeTemple, Peter (SFB1, SFB5)

Dill, Harold (FB1)

Dillard, Kevin (SFB2)

Dingledine, Talon (A6, O2, J1, J2)

Dudeck III, Bobby (A3, A15, FB5)

Evans, Ethan (J8)

Ewing, Major (FB2)

Firkins, Steve (SFB5)

Fisher, Jay (A1)

Foster, Liam (J5)

Funderburke, Ross (A1, A6, O2, O3, FB5)

Gareiss, Patrick (A15, FB1, FB2, FB5)

Giles, Vinny (A1, O1, SA1, SO13)

Goboy, Clark Xander (A11)

Good, Tony (SA13, SFB2, SFB5)

Goode, David (J2, J5)

Green III, Charles (SA1)

Gubenko, Nikita (A2, A15 O4, FB5)

Gural, Paul (SFB4)

Hartley, Matthew (J1, J11)

Hays, Michael (SA13, SA15, SO4, SFB5, SFB6)

Heath, Skeeter (A1, SA16)

Hermansky, Braden (J2, J4, J11)

Heselius, Blake (J4)

Hineline, Patrick (FB2)

Hooker, Adam (A6, A15, A17, O2, O12, FB5, FB6)

Horton, Adam (A8, A17, O12, FB6)

Hosek, Dan (SA4, SFB5)

Houck, Adam (A15, FB1, FB5)

Howell, Mike (SFB4)

Hurst, Jon (SA1, SA13, SO11, SFB1, SFB2, SFB5)

Inman, Scott (A1, SA16)

Iroler, Carson (J4)

Jordan, David (SA2, SA13, SO11, SFB5)

Jordan, Joey (A6, A15, O2, O10, FB2, FB5)

Kelley, Brock (FB5)

Kelley, Tim (SA1)

Kennedy, Andrew (FB1)

Kennedy, Charlie (FB5)

Kinder, Robb (A6, O2, FB5)

King, Ralston (FB6)

Klatt, Jeffrey (SA13, SO11, SFB2, SFB5)

Klein, Hank (A1, SA16)

Krulich, Mike (SFB1)

Kulkarni, Neil (J2, J8)

Laird, Grayden (J4)

Lange, Charles (J2)

Lange, Mark (SA6, SO2)

Larue, Justin (FB5)

Lawrence, Mark (A1, SA16)

Lee, Bryan (A17, O12, FB6)

Libbey, Luke (A10)

Lopes, Jake (J8)

Maben, BJ (FB1)

Maclauchlan, Liam (J2)

Maclauchlan, Noah (J1, J4)

Mahone, Philip (SFB2)

Marrion, Trey (A15, FB5)

McCartin, Christopher (A1)

McClintock, Will (J11)

McDonald, Mike (SA1)

McIntosh, Ross (A1, SA16)

Menefee, Rob (SFB5)

Miller, Kevin (FB1)

Mirza, Zuhair (J5)

Montague, Jack (A5, O1)

Morris, Bob (SA1)

Mullian, Glenn (SA1)

Musto, Bill (SFB2)

Mutter, Kyle (FB1)

Myers, Keith (SFB5)

Nagpal, Bhuvas (J11)

Newsom, Roger (O1, SA5, SA15, SO1, SO4, SFB1, SFB5, SFB6)

Nussey Jr., Robert (SFB1)

Obie, Jackson (J4, J8)

Ordway, George (A17, O12, FB6)

O'Rourke, Patrick (J4)

Pandya, Paras (SFB2, SFB5)

Paolini, Brinson (A1, A17, O12, FB6)

Partridge, David (A1, SA1, SO1, SFB2, SFB5)

Passerell, David (A1, SA16)

Payne III, Dudley (FB1)

Pulk, Dave (SA5, SA9, SO1, SO8, SFB2, SFB5)

Rakes, Nick (A6, O2, FB5)

Ramsuer, Brandon (A15, O10, FB5, FB6)

Redwood, Michael (A8)

Reilly, Logan (A1, A5, A6, A15, A17, O1, O2, O3, O10, O12, FB2, FB5, FB6, J8)

Rettberg, Ryan (FB6)

Rodgers, Colton (J11)

Romano, Francesco (FB1)

Rosenstock, John (A15, A17, O12, FB5, FB6)

Roth, Paul-Arthur (J11)

Sargent, Bowen (SA4, SA13, SO11, SFB5)

Seibert, Chad (SA3, SFB5)

Serrao, Jay (SA4, SA13, SO11, SFB2, SFB3, SFB5)

Serrao, Steve (SA1, SA3, SA6, SA7, SA13, SO2, SO11, SFB1, SFB2, SFB3, SFB5)

Sharma, Shrey (J2, J4)

Sharp, Cameron (J4)

Shim, Rylan (A3, A6, A15, O2, O5, FB5)

Shingler, Scott (A1, A14, A15, O10, FB2, FB5, SA1, SA2, SA6, SA13, SO2, SO5, SO11, SFB1, SFB2, SFB5)

Singh, Sujaan (J5)

Sipe, Brandon (J2)

Smith, Trey (A1)

Snyder, Chase (J2, J5)

South, Kevin (SFB5)

Spaar, Jason (A4, A15, FB5)

Spence, Emmett (J5)

Stanford, David (A4, FB5)

Sughrue, Matt (FB1, SA2, SA5, SA15, SO1, SO4, SFB5, SFB6)

Taliaferro, Nicholas (A5, O1, FB1, FB2, FB5)

Tallent, Pat (A1, SA16, SFB1)

Taylor, Clark (FB1)

Taylor, Jimmy (A1, O3)

Tinsley, Marshall (FB5)

Tolley, David (A1, SA16)

Utley, Jordan (A7, A8, A15, A17, O6, O10, O12, FB5, FB6)

Wallace, Sam (A1, SA16)

Watson, Finn (J8)

Weaver, Brian (A8)

Williams Jr., David (SFB2, SFB5)

Winston, Joseph (J4)

Wolfe, Carter (J5)

Wood, Grayson (A1, A2, O3)

Yi, Timothy (J11)

Young, Cam (SA1, SA13, SFB1, SFB5)

Young, Evan (J11)

Young, Justin (A15, O10, FB2, FB5)

Zampedro, Jon (SFB5)