The following individuals are exempt for the 2025 Mid-Amateur 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
Mid-Amateur Champions of the last ten (10) years, if eligible
2024 – Jake Ratti
2023 – Ricky Stimets
2022 – Sean Fitzpatrick
2021 – Matt Parziale
2020 – Arthur Zelmati
2019 – Nick Maccario
2018 – Frank Vana, Jr.
2017 – Colin Brennan
2016 – Matt Parziale
2015 – Matt Parziale
Category #2
Fifteen (15) lowest scorers and ties in the 2024 Mid-Amateur Championship, if eligible
Jake Ratti
Ricky Stimets
Matt Parziale
Joe Harney
Mike Calef
Mike Rattigan
James Othus
Joe Macaulay
Ben Balter
Thomas Kelly
Herbie Aikens
Scott Vandenburgh
John Hadges
Patrick Frodigh
Adam Brickle
Christian Jensen
Ryan Gendron
Category #3
Amateur Champions the last five (5) years, if eligible
2024 – Matthew Naumec
2023 – Ryan Downes
2022 – Conner Willett
2021 – Michael Thorbjornsen
2020 – Matthew Organisak
Category #4
2023 & 2024 Mass Golf Champions
2023 Senior Amateur, Super Senior Amateur, Ouimet (Champ Division Only), and Amateur Public Links Champions, if eligible.
Senior Amateur – Scott Copeland
Super Senior Amateur – Keith Smith
Ouimet Memorial – Ryan Downes
Amateur Public Links – Ben Spitz
2024 Senior Amateur, Super Senior, Ouimet (Champ Division ONLY) and Amateur Public Links Champions, if eligible.
Senior Amateur – Doug Clapp
Super Senior Amateur – Don Reycroft
Ouimet Memorial – Jack O’Donnell
Amateur Public Links – Joseph Lenane
Category #5
NEW IN 2025: The top twenty (20) Mid-Amateur finishers & ties from the 2024 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year standings, if eligible.
Matt Parziale
Ricky Stimets
Matthew Naumec
Jake Ratti
Jake Shuman
Nick Maccario
Joe Harney
Patrick Frodigh
Mike Calef
Ben Spitz
Danny Frodigh
Matt Cowgill
Brandon Parker
Shuvam Bhaumik
Ryan Brown
Daniel Schwartz
Christian Jensen
Adam Brickle
Ben Balter
Sam Russell
Category #6
Top four (4) finishers and ties in the 2024 George M. Cohen Senior Player of the Year standings, if eligible
Doug Clapp
John Hadges
Andy Drohen
Dean Godek
Category #7
Top three (3) finishers and ties in the 2024 Super Senior Player of the Year standings, if eligible
Steven Tasho
Don Reycroft
Robert Reni
Category #8
2024 Player of the Year, Junior Player of the Year, Senior Player of the Year, and Super Senior Player of the Year, if eligible
Player of the Year – Matt Parziale
Junior Player of the Year – CJ Winchenbaugh
Senior Player of the Year – Doug Clapp
Super Senior Player of the Year – Steven Tasho
Category #9A
NEW IN 2025: Competitors qualifying for the Round of 32 at the 2025 Amateur Championship will now be exempt into the current year (2025) Mid-Amateur Championship, if eligible.
Competitors qualifying for the Round of 32 at the Amateur Championship will no longer be exempt into the following year’s Mid-Amateur Championship. Those who qualified for the Round of 32 at the 2024 Amateur championship will still retain their exemption into the 2025 Mid-Amateur Championship.
2024 Amateur Round of 32, if eligible
Matt Cowgill
Kyle Tibbetts
John Broderick
Brandon Parker
Joseph Lenane
Billy Walthouse
Mike Calef
Weston Jones
Shuvam Bhaumik
Jake Ratti
Collin McMahon-Shea
Ricky Stimets
Sean Fitzpatrick
Ben Spitz
Ethan Whitney
Jake Mrva
Matthew Naumec
Tyler Dupuis
Brian Bassett
Jake Shuman
Gavin Lane
Aidan O’Donovan
Matt Parziale
Christopher Bornhorst
Danny Frodigh
Matt Lucy
Patrick Frodigh
Carter Nunez
Ryan Downes
Trevor Drew
Patrick Kilcoyne
Jordan Burke
NEW IN 2025: Category #9B
2025 Amateur Round of 32, if eligible
TBD
Category #10
2024 NEGA Amateur and Senior Amateur Champions, if eligible
New England Amateur – CJ Winchenbaugh
New England Senior Amateur – Andy Drohen
Category #11
Any Mass Golf member who qualified for the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, if eligible
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2024)
Cam Moniz
Nick Maccario
Nick Resor
Joshua Shepard
Christian Jensen
James Pleat
Ben Balter
Nathan Davis
Ricky Stimets
Matt Parziale
NEW IN 2025: Category #12
2025 Mass Mid-Amateur Championship Host Site Exemption, if eligible
(player must be an active member of the host site)
