The following individuals are exempt for the 2018 Junior 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
2017 Champions of the Junior, Pre-Junior and Young Golfers’ Amateur, if eligible.
Dillon Brown
Michael Thorbjornsen
Joseph Lenane
Category #2
Any previous overall Junior Amateur Champion, if eligible.
James Imai
Dillon Brown
Category #3
Any Massachusetts Junior player who qualified for the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, if eligible.
Alex Jamieson
Andrew Michienzi
Andrew O’Leary
Category #4
The top fifteen (15) finishers and ties from the 2017 Christopher Cutler Rich Junior Player of the Year standings, if eligible.
Mark Turner
Michael Thorbjornsen
Andrew O’Leary
Dillon Brown
Alex Jamieson
James Imai
Jonathan Elkins
Andrew Michienzi
Nick Cummings
James Tyer
Collin Fitzpatrick
Chris Francoeur
Jack Boulger
Thomas Roberts
Samuel Taraian
Mac Lee
Category #5
From the 2017 Junior Amateur Championship, the top five (5) finishers and ties from the Young Golfers’ Junior Amateur Championship, the top ten (10) finishers and ties from the Pre-Junior Division, and the top twenty (20) finishers and ties from the Junior Division, if eligible.
Young Golfers’ Amateur Championship
Joseph Lenane
James Robbins
John Broderick
Sam Hood
Nicolai Spangenberg
Sean Dully
Pre-Junior Division
Michael Thorbjornsen
Jack O’Donnell
Max Hutter
Connor Willett
Joe Paolucci
Tucker Gullbrandts
Charles Ma
Will Campbell
Junior Division
Dillon Brown
Andrew O’Leary
Alex Jamieson
Mark Turner
Thomas Roberts
James Imai
Andrew Giacchetto
Xavier Marcoux
Andrew Dipetrillo
Eric Lifson
Jack O’Donnell
Chris Francoeur
Brendan Cronin
Nathan Ingram
Matteo Godek
Jack Tobin
Collin Fitzpatrick
Jack Hogan
Noah Peterson
Brendan Frain
Jack Phelan
Category #6
The top ten (10) finishers and ties from 2017 the MIAA Division 1, 2 & 3 State Championships, if eligible.
Division 1
Holden Elleston
Jack O’Donnell
Jack Tobin
Mac Lee
Ray Dennehy
James Imai
Nathan Ingram
Tim Murphy
Kyle Mahoney
Peter Wurszt
Drew Semons
Connor O’Toole
Division 2
Andrew O’Leary
Brian Cannata
Jared Mscisz
Matt Epstein
Matt Conti
Jared Winiarz
Zach Farrell
Trevor Lopez
Rich Miller
Sam Hood
Will Campbell
Division 3
Christian Emmerich
Chris Merritt
Nick Cummings
Jack Fechter
JJ Newcombe
James Tyer
Aiden Emmerich
Jarod Buffone
Noah Cate
Nick Hampoian
Category #7
The top eight (8) finishers and ties from the 2018 ISL Kingman Bowl Tournament & top eight (8) finishers and ties from the 2017 EIL Tournament, if eligible.
2017 EIL Championship
David Rogers
Jake Bennett
Jacob McAllister
Ross Spearman
Shane McCarthy
Robby O’Brien
Jacob Florene
Marco Calbanese
2018 ISL Kingman Bowl
Alex Yun (Buckingham Browne & Nichols)
Andrew Giacchetto (St. Sebastian’s)
Nick Li (Brooks)
Tao Ishizuka (Governor’s Academy)
Mario Oliva (St. Sebastian’s)
Conner Willett (Belmont Hill)
Jason Temel (Noble and Greenough)
Bobby Manion (Belmont Hill)
Category #8
The top ten (10) finishers and ties from the 2017 US Challenge Cup, NEPGA and CTPGA Player of the Year standings, if eligible.
2017 US Challenge Cup POY Standings
TBD
2017 NEPGA Junior POY Standings
16-18 Division
Jason Temel
Lucas Dascoli
Tucker Dow
Phil Conway
Erik Wahlstrom
Armaan Singh
Michael Simonelli
John Gallagher
James Willson
Heath Maccallum
14-15 Division
Teddy Freking
Gavin Graybill
Connor Kennedy
Thomas Singleton
Colby Flanders
David D’Agostino
Samuel Gerry
Benjamin Sapovits
Frederick Curtis III
Tyler Brown
2017 CTPGA Junior POY Standings
Noah Straub
Justin Mathew
Austin Rupp
Matthew Chorches
Jackson Roman
Kevin Lynch
Matthew Doyle
Luke Carroll
Jared Walter
Nathan L’Heureux
Category #9
2017 NEGA Junior Amateur Invitational Individual Champion, if eligible
Cole Anderson