Players Amateur
July 6-11th, 2016
Field Size: 78
Exemption Categories
Players may be exempt based on one and/or both of the following categories:
To become officially entered, every exempt player must register online prior to the deadline (June 1st.)
Exempt players will be mailed invitations on or about April 15 th.
(1) Qualify under categories A,B,C,D, E, or
(2) Has received a committee exemption from the Players Amateur Selection Committee
A. Exemptions Based on Previous Players Amateur Tournaments
A-1.
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A-3.
Past Players Amateur Champions
Top 20 players and ties from 2015 Players Amateur
Junior Heritage Champion (current and previous year)
B. Exemptions Based on Amateur rankings and events
B-1.
B-2.
B-3.
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B-5.
B-6.
B-7.
B-8.
B-9.
Top 100 World Ranking in SPWAR rankings (as of April 1st, 2016)
Top 75 U.S. Rankings in SPWAR rankings (as of April 1st, 2016)
United States Walker Cup Team Members (Last Two Teams)
United States World Amateur Team (Last Two Teams)
United States Palmer Cup Team (Last Two Teams)
Champion of: US Amateur, British Amateur, US Mid-Amateur (last 2 years)
US Open Participant (Current and Previous Year)
Top 5 NCAA Finals (Current Year and Previous Year)
US Amateur Qualifying Medalist (Previous Year)
C. Current Australian National Team
D. Exemptions based on other Amateur Events
D-1.
Winner and Runner Up (Current year):
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Azalea
Jones Cup
Northeast
Sunnehanna
Terra Cotta
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Winner and Runner Up (Previous year) in no particular order:
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Cardinal Amateur
Dixie Amateur
Dogwood Invitational
Eastern Amateur
Monroe Invitational
Northeast Amateur
North South (Semi Finalists)
NEC Masters of the Amateur
Pacific Northwest Amateur
Palmetto Amateur
Porter Cup
Rice Planters
Sahalle Invitational
Southeastern Amateur
Southwestern Amateur
Southern Amateur
Western Amateur (Winner, Runner Up and Quarter Finalists)
E. Exemptions Based of Other Amateur Events
E-1.
E-2.
E-3.
E-4.
E-5.
E-6.
E-7.
E-8.
Top 5 AJGA Rolex Rankings (as of April 15th)
Hilton Head Amateur Champion
Berkeley Hall Qualifier Champion
IJGA Champion
Coleman (Winners of the Last 3 years)
Crane Cup (Winners of the Last 3 years)
North South – Semi Finalists
Latin America Amateur Champion
NOTE: The first 78 Players who qualify under any of the exemption criteria who register prior
to the registration deadline (June 1st) will be accepted into the field.
All Exemptions are at the discretion of the Selection Committee.
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