The following individuals are exempt for the 2025 Amateur Public Links 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
Amateur Public Links Champions of the last ten (10) years, if eligible
2024 – Joseph Lenane
2023 – Ben Spitz
2022 – Zachary Miller
2021 – James Imai
2020 – Bill Drohen
2019 – Ryan Riley
2018 – Owen Quinn
2017 – Ben Spitz
2016 – Matt Cowgill
2015 – Nick McLaughlin
Category #2
Top thirty (30) lowest scorers and ties in the 2024 Amateur Public Links Championship, if eligible
Joseph Lenane
Kyle Buschmann
Ben Spitz
Michael Murray
Trevor Connolly
Kyle Devin
Nic Gebhardt
Bryan Adkison
Daniel Brooks
John McCarthy
Cody Miller
Michael Pergamo
Daniel Schwartz
Tyler Cleary
Liam Gill
Ethan Beauchemin
Lucas Levasseur
Brett Malboeuf
Joseph Berggren
Mark Waskiewicz
Mario Wilson
Jacob Carlson
Colin Gleason
Mike Walker
Jim Forsgard
Matthew Cornuet
Andrew Paul
Christopher Gray
John Salerno
Pat Landers
Zachary Miller
Nicholas Piersall
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 Junior, Senior, Super Senior, Ouimet (Champ Division only) and Mid-Amateur Champions, if eligible
Junior Amateur – Carson Erick
Senior Amateur – Scott Copeland
Super Senior Amateur – Keith Smith
Ouimet Memorial – Ryan Downes
Mid-Amateur – Ricky Stimets
2024 Junior, Senior, Super Senior, Ouimet (Champ Division only), and Mid-Amateur Champions, if eligible
Junior Amateur – Josiah Hakala
Senior Amateur – Doug Clapp
Super Senior Amateur – Don Reycroft
Ouimet Memorial – Jack O’Donnell
Mid-Amateur – Jake Ratti
Category #5
Top fifteen (15) finishers and ties in the 2024 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year standings, if eligible
Matt Parziale
John Broderick
Ricky Stimets
Joseph Lenane
James Imai
Matthew Naumec
Jake Ratti
Ryan Downes
Ethan Whitney
Jack O’Donnell
CJ Winchenbaugh
Collin McMahon-Shea
Weston Jones
Jake Shuman
Nick Maccario
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 (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 #9
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
Category #10
2024 New England Amateur and New England Senior Amateur Champions, if eligible
New England Amateur – CJ Winchenbaugh
New England Senior Amateur – Andy Drohen
NEW IN 2025: Category #11
2025 Mass Amateur Public Links Championship Host Site Exemption, if eligible
(player must be an active member of the host site)
