The following individuals are exempt for the 2021 Ouimet Memorial Tournament.
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
Past Ouimet Memorial Champions (regardless of state/club affiliation)
Category #2
Top fifteen (15) scorers and ties from the 2020 Ouimet Memorial Tournament
Chris Francoeur
Nick Maccario
Joseph Lenane
Kyle Tibbetts
Timothy Umphrey
Brett Krekorian
Mike Calef
James Imai
Matt Parziale
Steven DiLisio
Ricky Stimets
Tommy Parker
Dillon Brown
Conner Willett
Xavier Marcoux
Category #3
2020 Individual Champions, if eligible
Open – Low (Mass Golf) Amateur – Event not held
Amateur – Matthew Organisak
Junior Amateur – Jack O’Donnell
Amateur Public Links – Bill Drohen
Mid-Amateur – Arthur Zelmati
Category #4
2021 Individual Champions, if eligible
Open – Low (Mass Golf) Amateur – Ben Spitz
Amateur – Michael Thorbjornsen
Category #5
2020 Amateur Quarterfinalist
Chris Francoeur
Matt Organisak
Matt Parziale
Nick Maccario
Ben Spitz
Andrew McInerney
Weston Jones
Rob Owen
Category #6
2021 Amateur Quarterfinalist
Ben Spitz
Matt Parziale
Christopher Bornhorst
Eric Lifson
Michael Thorbjornsen
Michael Amari
Chris Francoeur
Weston Jones
Category #7
Top five (5) scorers and ties from the 2020 Mid-Amateur Championship
Arthur Zelmati
Matt Parziale
Nick Maccario
Brandon Parker
Colin Brennan
Category #8
Top five (5) scorers and ties from the 2020 Amateur Public Links Championship
Bill Drohen
Daniel Falcucci
Sam Hood
David Spitz
Samuel Russell
Brian Foley
Nick McLaughlin
Category #9
Quarterfinalist from the 2020 Junior Amateur Championship
Owen Egan
Ethan Whitney
A.J. Gilpin
Joseph Lenane
Jack O’Donnell
John Broderick
Matt Epstein
Evan Giggey
Category #10
Top five (5) Mass Golf scorers and ties from the 2020 New England Amateur Championship
John Broderick
Nick Maccario
Christian Emmerich
Mike Calef
Tim Umphrey
Category #11
2020 U.S. Open Local/Sectional, U.S. Am, Mid-Am & Junior Am Qualifiers (Mass Golf Competitors Only)
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2019)
Matt Parziale
Michael Thorbjornsen
Category #12
Top ten (10) finishers and ties form the 2020 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year standings, if eligible. Additional exemptions may be awarded based on the 2020 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year standings (in order) to fill the field, as needed.
Nick Maccario
Matt Parziale
Chris Francoeur
Matthew Organisak
Colin Brennan
Ben Spitz
Arthur Zelmati
Mike Calef
John Broderick
James Imai
Category #13
Top five (5) and ties, not yet exempt, from the 2021 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year standings as of July 9th, 2021.
Andrew DiRamio
Doug Clapp
Kevin Gately
Sean Fitzpatrick
Jim Patterson
Sean Magarian
Will Frodigh
Category #14
Top five (5) finishers and ties from the 2020 Christopher Cutler Rich Junior Player of the Year Standings
John Broderick
Joseph Lenane
Jack O’Donnell
Matthew Epstein
Weston Jones
Category #15
The individual champion from the 2020 MIAA Division 1, 2 & 3 State Championships, if eligible
Event not held
Category #16
The Low Mass Golf competitor from the 2020 EIL Championship and 2021 ISL Kingman Bowl, if eligible
2020 EIL Champion – Event not held
2021 ISL Kingman Bowl – Clark Saunders
Category #17
2021 Hornblower Memorial Champion, if eligible
Tommy Ethier
Category #18
Top four (4) Mass Golf affiliated finishers in the 2021 U.S. Challenge Cup (14-18 Division) – Francis Ouimet Junior Invitational
Daniel Brooks
Ryan Downes
Vikram Konanki
Aidan O’Donavan
Category #19
Host Club Exemption (4.4 H.I. or less) – 1 per host site (Championship Division)
Charles River Country Club – Tim Tierney
Woodland Golf Club – Alex Jeffers
Category #20
Past Ouimet Memorial Tournament Lowery Division Champions/Championship Division Champions (regardless of state/club affiliation)
Category #21
Top five (5) scorers and ties from the 2020 Ouimet Memorial Tournament (Lowery Division)
Frank Vana, Jr.
Keith Smith
Jack Kearney
Mark Chylinski
Don Foberg
Category #22
2020 Individual Champions, if eligible
Senior Amateur – Don Foberg
Super Senior Amateur – Robert Linn
Category #23
Top ten (10) scorers and ties from the 2020 Senior Amateur Championship
Don Foberg
Steven Tasho
Andy Congdon
Todd Ezold
John Hadges
Scott Beers
Jack Kearney
John McNeill
Keith Smith
Marty McDonald
Category #24
Top three (3) scorers and ties from the 2020 Super Senior Championship
Robert Linn
Tom Fox
Don Foberg
Category #25
Top five (5) Mass Golf scorers and ties from the 2020 NEGA Senior Amateur Championship
Frank Vana, Jr.
Michael Mertes
Tai Lee
Jack Kearney
Robert Linn
Category #26
2020 U.S. Senior Open & Senior Am Qualifiers (Mass Golf Competitors Only)
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2020)
Events not held
Category #27
Top ten (10) finishers and ties form the 2020 George M. Cohen Senior Player of the Year standings, if eligible. Additional exemptions may be awarded based on the 2020 George M. Cohen Senior Player of the Year standings (in order) to fill the field, as needed.
Frank Vana, Jr.
Don Foberg
Steve Tasho
John Hadges
Jack Kearney
Andy Congdon
Keith Smith
Todd Ezold
John McNeill
Andy Falcone
Mark Chylinski
Michael Mertes
Category #28
Top three (3) and ties, not yet exempt, from the 2021 George M. Cohen Senior Player of the Year standings as of July 9th, 2021.
Jim Ruschioni
Jim Bandera
Chuck Gomes
Category #29
2020 Senior Hornblower Champion, if eligible
Steven Tasho
Category #30
Host Club Exemption (8.0 H.I. or less) – 1 per host site (Lowery Division)
Charles River Country Club – Brian Coakley
Woodland Golf Club – TBD
Category #31
Past Ouimet Memorial Tournament Women’s Division Champions, if eligible (regardless of state/club affiliation)
Category #32
Women’s Amateur Champions of the last ten (10) years
2020 – Allison Paik
2019 – Angela Garvin
2018 – Shannon Johnson
2017 – Hannah Ghelfi
2016 – Jacquelyn Eleey
2015 – Isabel Southard
2014 – Isabel Southard
2013 – Tara Joy Connelly
2012 – Claire Sheldon
2011 – Katie Nelson
Category #33
Top five (5) scorers from the 2020 Ouimet Memorial Tournament Women’s Division
Anne Walsh
Rebecca Skoler
Krystal Knight
Megan Buck
Jennifer Keim
Category #34
2020 Individual Champions, if eligible
Women’s Amateur – Allison Paik
Baker Trophy – Shannon Johnson
Junior Amateur – Rebecca Skoler
Senior Amateur – Pam Kuong
Grace Keyes Cup – Shannon Johnson
Category #35
2020 Women’s Amateur Quarterfinalist
Mary Chamberlain
Mary Mulcahy
Shannon Johnson
Rebecca Skoler
Allison Paik
Tracy Martin
Anne Walsh
Krystal Knight
Category #36
Top five (5) Mass Golf scorers and ties in the 2020 NEWGA Championship
Megan Buck
Shannon Johnson
Allison Paik
Susan Curtin
Morgan Smith
Category #37
2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur, Girls’ Junior, Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Amateur Qualifiers (Mass Golf Competitors Only)
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2020)
Shannon Johnson
Category #38
Top five (5) finishers and ties form the 2020 Anne Marie Tobin Player of the Year standings, if eligible. Additional exemptions may be awarded based on the 2020 Anne Marie Tobin Player of the Year standings (in order) to fill the field, as needed.
Shannon Johnson
Megan Buck
Allison Paik
Krystal Knight
Anne Walsh
Category #39
Top three (3) and ties, not yet exempt, from the 2021 Anne Marie Tobin Women’s Player of the Year standings as of July 9th, 2021.
Molly Smith
Catie Schernecker
Charlotte Cute
Christine Mandile
Danielle Lee
Category #40
Top three (3) finishers and ties from the 2020 MIAA Girls Golf State Championship, if eligible
Event not held
Category #41
Top Mass Golf affiliated finisher in the 2021 U.S. Challenge Cup (Girls Open Division) – Francis Ouimet Junior Invitational
Lillian Guleserian
Category #42
Host Club Exemption (14.0 H.I. or less) – 1 per host site (Women’s Division)
Charles River Country Club – Jackie Gonzalez
Woodland Golf Club – Robyn St. Clair
