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2018 Long Island Open Exempt Categories List

 

2018 Long Island Open Exempt Categories List

Note: AN EXEMPT PLAYER MUST STILL ENTER THE EVENT BY 5/9.

Exempt professional competitors must be: 1) residents of Long Island not employed outside the Long Island section at the time of the tournament, or 2) employed as a professional in the Long Island section, or 3) be specifically invited by the LIGA.

Exempt Professionals:

      1. All Past LIGA Open Champions.
      2. 2017 LIGA Open Championship competitors who turned in a 54-hole score.
      3. Top 3 in 2017 LIGA Senior Open Championship.
      4. 2018 Host Club Head Professional and Assistant Professionals.
      5. LIGA Special Invitations, including Head Professionals of LIGA member clubs.
      6. 2017 LI PGA Champion, Runner-up and Semi- and Quarter- Finalists.
      7. 2017 Met PGA Champion and Runner-up.
      8. 2017 Met PGA Player of the Year and the top 40 from Long Island section.
      9. 2017 (Met PGA) NYS Open Champion and Runner-up.
      10. 2017 MGA Open Champion and Runner-up.
      11. 2017 USGA Open qualifiers.
      12. 2017 PGA Championship qualifiers.
      13. 2017 Treiber Memorial Champion and Runner-up.

 

Exempt amateur competitors must be members of LIGA member clubs/member courses or MGA eClub – Long Island, and must have a maximum USGA handicap Index of 4.0.

 

Exempt Amateurs:

      14. LIGA Top 10 of 2017 Amateur Player of the Year.
      15. LIGA 2015-2017 Amateur Champions* and 2017 Runner-up & Semifinalists.
      16. LIGA 2015-2017 Richardson Champions* and 2017 Runner-Up.
      17. LIGA 2015-2017 Hebron Champions* and 2017 Runner-Up.
      18. LIGA 2015-2017 Mid-Amateur Champions* and 2017 Runner-Up.
      19. MGA 2017 Amateur Champion and Runner-up.
      20. MGA 2017 Ike Champion and Runner-up.
      21. MGA 2017 Amateur Player of the Year.
      22. USGA 2017 Walker Cup team members.
      23. LIGA 2017 Open Championship-competitors who returned scores for 54 holes.
      24. LIGA 2017 Stoddard Trophy Team Members.
      25. LIGA 2017 Senior Amateur Champion.
      26. LIGA 2017 Senior Open – Low Amateur.**
      27. LIGA 2017 Richardson Invitational – Senior Masters Division Champion.
      28. Top 3 of 2017 LIGA Senior Amateur Player of the Year.
      29. LIGA 2017 Junior Champion.
      30. 2017 Club Champion at host course.
      31. LIGA Special Exemption.

 

* - 2013 and 2014 Champions are grandfathered in for 2018, and the 2014 Champions will be grandfathered in for 2019.

** - 2017 2nd and 3rd Low Amateurs are grandfathered in for 2018.