The following individuals are exempt for the 2025 Open Championship.
Although exempt according to the conditions and regulations of the event, these players are only eligible to compete in Championship Proper if they submit the stipulated entry form and fee prior to the entry close date.
Category #1
Twenty (20) lowest scorers and ties in the 2024 Massachusetts Open Championship
Brandon Berry
James Imai (a)
Brett Stegmaier
Chris Wiatr
Xavier Marcoux
Arthur Ouimet
Will Frodigh
Jack Boulger
Fran Quinn
Steven DiLisio
C.J. Winchenbaugh (a)
Ryan Downes (a)
Mike Van Sickle
Nicholas Cummings
John Broderick (a)
Christopher Tallman
Brad Adamonis
Jimmy Hervol
Ryan Gendron (a)
Andrew O’Leary
Category #2
Past Massachusetts Open Champions (Effective in 1993, Champions earn a 10-year exemption; pre-1993 Champions are exempt for life)
2024 – Brandon Berry
2023 – David Pastore
2022 – Michael Kartrude
2021 – Rob Labritz
2020 – Event not held
2019 – Michael Martel
2018 – Jason Thresher
2017 – Jason Thresher
2016 – Jason Thresher
2015 – Joe Harney
Category #3
NEPGA Section Champions 2020 to 2023, and the top five (5) finishers and ties in the 2024 NEPGA Championship
2020 – Shawn Warren
2021 – Rich Berberian
2022 – Liam Friedman
2023 – Rich Berberian
2024 NEPGA Championship (Top 5 & ties)
Ed Kirby
Liam Friedman
Boomer Erick
Robert Bruso
Rich Berberian
Category #4
Top twenty (20) finishers and ties in the 2024 NEPGA Skip Wogan Player of the Year standings
Shawn Warren
Ed Kirby
Robert Bruso
Liam Friedman
David Jankowski
Greg Kelly
Jeff Martin
Eric Barlow
Rich Berberian
Brendon Ray
Shayne Sakson
James Burke
Ben Egan
Matt Arvanitis
Frank Leja
Andrew Stolze
Eric Higgins
Frank Dully
Robert Tramonti
Todd Scarafoni
Category #5
2024 NEPGA Assistants Champion
Rich Berberian
Category #6
2024 Berkshire Chapter Champion of the NENY PGA
Marc Levesque
Category #7
2024 State Open Champions from the New England States
MA – Brandon Berry
RI – Tyler Gerbavsits
NH – Jason Thresher
VT – Bryson Richards (a)
CT – Jackson Roman (a)
ME – Sean Bosdosh
Category #8
The top Mass Golf member club affiliated finisher in the 2024 Connecticut Section PGA Player of the Year Standings. Ties in the standings will be broken by the 2023 POY standings (then 2022 etc.).
Christopher Tallman
Category #9
Amateur Champions of the last five (5) years
2024 – Matthew Naumec
2023 – Ryan Downes
2022 – Conner Willett
2021 – Michael Thorbjornsen
2020 – Matthew Organisak
Category #10
2024 Amateur Semifinalists
Matthew Naumec
Ricky Stimets
Ethan Whitney
Matt Parziale
Category #11
2024 Junior Amateur, Senior Amateur, Mid-Amateur, Ouimet (Champ Division), and Amateur Public Links Champions
Junior Amateur – Josiah Hakala
Senior Amateur – Doug Clapp
Mid-Amateur – Jake Ratti
Ouimet Memorial – Jack O’Donnell
Amateur Public Links – Joseph Lenane
Category #12
Top ten (10) finishers and ties in the 2024 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year standings
Matt Parziale
John Broderick
Ricky Stimets
Joseph Lenane
James Imai
Matthew Naumec
Jake Ratti
Ryan Downes
Ethan Whitney
Jack O’Donnell
Category #13
2024 Player of the Year, Junior Player of the Year, and Senior Player of the Year
Player of the Year – Matt Parziale
Junior Player of the Year – CJ Winchenbaugh
Senior Player of the Year – Doug Clapp
Category #14
2025 Open Qualifying & Championship Host Site Professional Staff (one per site)
