The Pennsylvania Golf Association

2026 113th Amateur Championship Exemptions

Name

Exemption

Exemption Class Codes

1. Ian Bangor

4,5,7

1.	PA Amateur Champions (Past 10 years)
2.	PA Mid-Amateur Champions (Past 5 years)
3.	R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play Champions (Past 5 years)
4.	Top 25, Previous Year W.C. Fownes POY
5.	Top 20, Previous Year PA Amateur
6.	Top 10 Amateurs, Previous Year PA Open
7.	Top 10, Previous Year PA Middle-Amateur
8.	Previous Year Art Wall, Jr. Memorial Champion
9.	Previous Year George Dressler Memorial Champion
10.	Top 3, Previous Year PA Junior Championship
11.	Previous Year PA Senior Amateur Champion
12.	Previous Year GAP Amateur Champion
13.	Previous Year WPGA Amateur Champion
14.	Host Site Club Champion
15.	PA Open Champions (if amateur) (Past 10 years)
16.	Previous Year USGA Amateur Championship Qualifier
17.	Qualify for Match Play in Previous Year Sigel Amateur Match Play
18.	Amateur Champions prior to 1995 - Lifetime Exemption
19.	Committee Exemption
20.	Previous Year GAP Open Champion (Amateur)
21.	Previous Year WPGA Open Champion (Amateur)

2. Evan Barbin

4,5,16,17

3. Brendan Borst

4. Taylor Breckin

5. Andy Butler

2,7

6. Steve Cerbara

7. Cody Cox

8. Arnie Cutrell

4,7

9. Amani Dambrosio

4,17

10. Tyler Debusschere

11. Zach Dilcher

2,4,7

12. Scott Ehrlich

13. Jimmy Ellis

14. Kevin Fajt

4,17

15. Samuel Feeney

16. Andrew Forjan

17. Andrew Friend

18. Karl Frisk

3,5

19. David Fuhrer, II

20. G. Michael Garcia, II

21. Brian Groff

4,11

22. Nicholas Gross

23. Jake Haberstumpf

4,6,17

24. Frederik Hartmann

25. Jeff Homer

26. Matthew Homer

27. Brian Isztwan

28. Patrick Isztwan

29. Greg Jarmas

30. Scott Jordan

31. Frank Kacvinsky

32. John Keba

33. Kevin Koerbel

34. Brock Kovach

35. Darin Kowalski

2,4,7

36. Austin Lemieux

4,7

37. Michael Lugiano

4,5,16

38. Kevin Lydon

39. Andrew Mason

40. matthew Mattioli

4,5

41. Tug Maude

2,7

42. David Mecca

4,5

43. Mark Miller

44. Drue Nicholas

12, 20

45. John Peters

46. Timothy Peters

4,5

47. Nathan Piatt

4,5,16

48. Jon Pratkanis

4,7

49. Michael quallich

50. Richard Riva

51. Caleb Ryan

52. Rocco Salvitti

1,4,5,16

53. Calen Sanderson

6,17

54. John Sawin

55. Colin Smith

4,5,17

56. Hunter Stetson

4,5

57. Rick Stimmel

4,8

58. Nathan Sutherland

59. Hunter Swidzinski

60. Ryan Tall

61. chuck tragesser, lll

4,5,6

62. Nicholas Turowski

3,4,5,16,17

63. Troy Vannucci

64. Nick Werner

6,17

65. Chase Yenser

10,22

66. Thomas Young

67. Matthew Zerfass

5,6

2026 110th Open Championship Exemptions

Name

Exemption

Exemption Class Codes

1. John Aber

1.	PA Open Champions (Past 5 years)
2.	PA Amateur Champions (Past 5 years)
3.	PA Mid-Amateur Champions (Past 5 years)
4.	R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play Champions (Past 5 years)
5.	Top 10, Previous Year W.C. Fownes POY
6.	Made Cut and Finshed, Previous Year PA Open
7.	Top 10, Previous Year PA Amateur
8.	Top 5, Previous Year PA Middle-Amateur
9.	Previous Year Art Wall, Jr. Memorial Champion
10.	Previous Year PA Junior Champion
11.	Previous Year PA George Dressler Memorial Champion
12.	Top 5, Previous Year GAP Open
13.	Top 5, Previous Year WPGA Open
14.	Top 10, Previous Year Philadelphia Section PGA Point Standings
15.	Top 10, Previous Year Tri-State Section PGA Point Standings
16.	Previous Year GAP Amateur Champion
17.	Previous Year WPGA Amateur Champion
18.	Host Site Club Champion
19.	Host Site Golf Professional
20.	Open Champions prior to 1995 - Lifetime Exemption
21.	Semifinalist, Previous Year PA Sigel Amateur Match Play
22.	Top 10, Previous Year Western New York Section PGA Standings
23.	Committee Exemption

2. John Aber

3. Evan Barbin

5,21

4. Charlie Barrickman

5. Kyle Bennett

6. Trevor Bensel

7. Brian Bergstol

6,14

8. Eric Beringer

9. Jarred Berish

10. Alex Blickle

1,6

11. Joe Boros

12. Andy Butler

13. Brett Carman

14. David Colleran, Jr.

15. Andrew Cornish

6,14

16. Arnie Cutrell

17. Amani Dambrosio

5,21

18. Tyler Debusschere

19. Anthony DeGol

20. Zach Dilcher

3,5,8

21. JD Dornes

22. Jordan Eck

23. Kevin Fajt

24. Samuel Feeney

25. Andrew Friend

26. Karl Frisk

27. David Fuhrer, II

6,17

28. Devin Gee

29. Nicholas Gianelos

30. Tanner Grzegorczyk

31. Jake Haberstumpf

6,12

32. Matthew Homer

33. Brian Isztwan

34. Palmer Jackson

35. Scott Jordan

36. John Keba

37. Brian Kelly

38. Kevin Koerbel

39. Darin Kowalski

3,5,8

40. Kevin Kraft

41. talon kriebel

42. Austin Lemieux

6,8

43. Michael Little

6,14

44. Michael Lugiano

5,7

45. Andrew Mason

46. matthew Mattioli

47. Tug Maude

48. Rob McClellan

15,13

49. Robert McClellan

50. David Mecca

51. Gregor Meyer

52. Mark Miller

53. Griffin Mitchell

54. Drue Nicholas

12, 16

55. Zac Oakley

56. Daniel Obremski

57. Jeff Osberg

58. Eddie Perrino

59. John Peters

60. Timothy Peters

61. Nathan Piatt

62. John Pillar, Sr.

63. Easton Renwick

64. Richard Riva

65. Caleb Ryan

66. Rocco Salvitti

2,5,7

67. Calen Sanderson

68. Connor Schmidt

6,13

69. Anthony Sebastianelli

6,14

70. Braden Shattuck

6,12,14

71. Patrick Sheehan

1,2,4,6

72. Kevin Shields

73. Neal Shipley, Jr.

74. Ben Smith

75. Jake Sollon

1,6

76. Hunter Stetson

77. Rick Stimmel

5,9

78. Nathan Sutherland

79. Ryan Tall

80. Beau Titsworth

6,13

81. chuck tragesser, lll

6,7,13

82. Nicholas Turowski

4,5,7,21

83. Kyle Vance

84. Troy Vannucci

85. Michael VanSickle

86. Brett Walker

6,14

87. Nick Werner

88. Riley Wheeldon

6,14

89. Campbell Wolf

90. Chase Yenser

91. Thomas Young

92. Matthew Zerfass

2026 6th Senior Open Championship Exemptions

Name

Exemption

Exemption Class Codes

1. John Aber

1.	PA Senior Amateur Champions (Past 10 years)
2.	Top 15 Previous Year W.C. Fownes Sr. POY
3.	Top 3 Previous Year W.C. Fownes Super-Sr. POY
4.	Top 10, Previous Year Philadelphia Section PGA Senior Point Standings
5.	Top 10, Previous Year Tri-State Section PGA Senior Point Standings
6.	Top 15, Previous Year PA Senior Amateur Championship
7.	Top 15, Previous Year PA Senior Open Championship
8.	Top 5, Previous Year Art Wall, Jr. Memorial Championship (50+)
9.	Top 5, Previous Year Dressler Memorial Championship (50+)
10.	PA Senior Match Play Champion
11.	PA Super-Senior Match Play Champion
12.	Previous Year WPGA Senior Champion
13.	Previous Year GAP Senior Champion
14.	Previous Year USGA Senior Amateur Championship Qualifier
15.	Previous Year USGA Senior Open Championship Qualifier
16.	Host Site Club Professional
17.	Host Site Club Champion (Senior)
18.	Committee Exemption
19.	Top 10, Previous Year Western New York Section PGA Senior Point Standings
20.	PA Senior Open Champions (Past 5 Years)

2. John Bearrie

2,6,14

3. Frank Blazewick

4. David Blichar

5. Jim Boburka

6. Drew Bohn

7. Joe Boros

7,5

8. David Brown

9. Brett Carman

7,5

10. Jim Cichra

11. Ben Cook

12. Brian Cooper

13. John Cooper

14. Bob Crnjarich

2,6,9

15. Ronan Culligan

16. Arnie Cutrell

2,6,7,8

17. Don Dimoff, Jr

2,6

18. Chris Esbenshade

19. Michael Fagan

2,6

20. Chris Fieger,, Sr

1,2,6,14

21. Artie Fink, Jr.

22. Jeff Frazier

1,2,6,7,13

23. Neil Gordon

2,6,7,14

24. Brian Groff

1,2,6,8

25. Jeff Hudson

26. Bill Jeremiah

27. Brian Kelly

28. Brian Kelly

29. Kevin Kelly

30. Sean Knapp

31. Kevin Kraft

7, 20

32. Scott Mayne

33. Hugo Mazzalupi

34. David McNabb

7,4

35. Oscar Mestre

2,6,14

36. Michael Molino

37. Peter Moran

38. Todd Mostoller

39. John Olszewski

40. Eddie Perrino

7,5

41. John Pillar

4, 20

42. Ty Roush

43. Colin Sanderson

44. Mark Sheftic

7,4

45. Kevin Shields

7,15,5, 20

46. Glenn Smeraglio

1,3

47. Rich Steinmetz

4,7,20

48. Rick Stimmel

1,2,6,7,8,9,10, 20

49. Robert Stoops

2,6

50. Jim Sullivan, Jr.

51. Steve Swartz

52. Todd Vonderheid

2,6

53. Joseph Weiscarger

3,11

54. Eric Williams

8,9

55. John Zurich

2,6

2026 33rd Middle-Amateur Championship Exemptions

Name

Exemption

Exemption Class Codes

1. Josh Anderson

1.	PA Amateur Champions (Past 10 years)
2.	PA Mid-Amateur Champions (Past 10 years)
3.	PA Open Champions (if amateur) (Past 10 years)
4.	R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play Champions (Past 10 years)
5.	Top 25, Previous Year W.C. Fownes POY
6.	Top 20, Previous Year PA Amateur
7.	Top 15 Amateurs, Previous Year PA Open
8.	Top 20, Previous Year PA Middle-Amateur
9.	Top 10, Previous Year Art Wall, Jr. Memorial
10.	Top 10, Previous Year George Dressler Memorial
11.	Previous Year PA Senior Amateur Champion
12.	Previous Year GAP Amateur Champion
13.	Previous Year WPGA Amateur Champion
14.	Previous Year GAP Mid-Amateur Champion
15.	Previous Year WPGA Mid-Amateur Champion
16.	Host Site Club Champion
17.	Qualify for Previous Year USGA Amateur
18.	Qualify for Previous Year USGA Middle-Amateur
19.	Qualify for Match Play in Previous Year Sigel Amateur Match Play
20.	Committee Exemption

2. Ian Bangor

5, 6, 8

3. John Barone

4. Brendan Borst

5. Dan Brown

6. Andy Butler

2, 8

7. Cody Cox

8. Arnie Cutrell

5,8, 9

9. Anthony DeGol

10. Zach Dilcher

2, 5, 8, 10

11. Scott Ehrlich

5,9

12. Kevin Fajt

5, 9, 19

13. Andrew Forjan

14. Jeff Frazier

15. Aaron Fricke

16. Andrew Friend

17. Michael Garcia

5,9

18. Brian Groff

5,9

19. Matt Holuta

20. Brian Isztwan

21. Frank Kacvinsky

22. Scott Kalamar

23. Kevin Koerbel

24. Brock Kovach

25. Darin Kowalski

2, 5, 8, 15

26. Austin Lemieux

5,7, 8

27. Jason Li

28. Andrew Mason

29. Matthew Mattare

30. Tug Maude

2, 8

31. Scott McNeil

32. David Mecca

5, 6

33. Mitch Mercer

2, 8

34. Mark Miller

5, 19

35. Hayden Moffat

36. Tom Nettles

37. Gregor Orlando

38. Jeff Osberg

39. Sam Pancoast

40. Jon Pratkanis

5, 8, 9

41. Richard Riva

42. John Sawin

18,19

43. Sean Seese

44. Sean Semenetz

45. Brendan Shaughnessy

46. Grant Skyllas

47. Colin Smith

5, 6, 10, 19

48. Nathan Smith

49. Rick Stimmel

5,9,10

50. James Sullivan, Jr.

51. Nathan Sutherland

52. Ryan Tall

53. Troy Vannucci

2, 14, 18

54. Thomas Weir

55. Michael Wolfe

56. Brett Young

2026 23rd R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play Championship Guaranteed Spots

Name

Exemption

Exemption Class Codes

1. Ian Bangor

1.	R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play Champions (Past 5 years)
2.	Top 66, Previous Year W.C. Fownes POY (ties for 66th place will be broken by date registered)
3.	Host Site Club Champion

2. Evan Barbin

3. John Barone

4. Brendan Borst

5. Andy Butler

6. Steve Cerbara

7. Cody Cox

8. Arnie Cutrell

9. Amani Dambrosio

10. Zach Dilcher

11. Scott Ehrlich

12. Kevin Fajt

13. Samuel Feeney

14. Andrew Forjan

15. Jeff Frazier

16. Andrew Friend

17. Karl Frisk

1,2

18. Michael Garcia

19. Brian Groff

20. Nicholas Gross

21. Jake Haberstumpf

22. Jeff Homer

23. Matthew Homer

24. Brian Isztwan

25. Patrick Isztwan

26. Scott Jordan

27. Frank Kacvinsky

28. John Keba

29. Kevin Koerbel

30. Brock Kovach

31. Darin Kowalski

32. Austin Lemieux

33. Jason Li

34. Michael Lugiano

35. Kevin Lydon

36. Christian Matt

37. matthew Mattioli

38. Tug Maude

39. David Mecca

40. Mitch Mercer

41. Mark Miller

42. Hayden Moffat

43. Peter Moran

44. Kevin O'Brien

45. Gregor Orlando

46. Logan Paczewski

47. Sam Pancoast

48. Timothy Peters

49. Nathan Piatt

50. Alex Pompey

51. Jon Pratkanis

52. Dylan Ramsey

53. Rocco Salvitti

54. Calen Sanderson

55. John Sawin

56. Vince Scarpetta, III

57. Grant Skyllas

58. Colin Smith

59. Nathan Smith

60. Hunter Stetson

61. Rick Stimmel

62. Robert Stoops

63. James Sullivan

64. Nathan Sutherland

65. Hunter Swidzinski

66. Breckin Taylor

67. chuck tragesser, lll

68. Nicholas Turowski

1,2

69. Troy Vannucci

70. Matthew Vital

71. Thomas Weir

72. Nick Werner

73. Eric Williams

74. Thomas Young

75. Matthew Zerfass

2026 83rd Junior Boys' Championship & Junior Team Championship Guaranteed Spots

2026 22nd The Art Wall, Jr. Memorial Guaranteed Spots

2026 67th Senior Amateur Championship Guaranteed Spots

Name

Exemption

Exemption Class Codes

1. Jason Barkley

1.	PA Senior Amateur Champions (Sr.: Past 10; S.-Sr.: Past 5)
2.	Top 25, W.C. Fownes Sr. POY
3.	Top 15, Previous Year W.C. Fownes S.-Sr. POY
4.	Top 5 Previous Year Art Wall (Senior Division)
5.	Top 5 Previous Year Art Wall (Super-Senior Division)
6.	Top 5 Previous Year Dressler (Senior Division)
7.	Top 5 Previous Year Dressler (Super-Senior Division)
8.	Semifinalist Previous Year Senior Match Play
9.	Semifinalist Previous Year Super-Senior Match Play
10.	Host Site Senior Club Champion
11.	Host Site Super-Senior Club Champion
13.	Top 20 Previous Year Senior Amateur

2. John Barry

3. John Bearrie

2, 13

4. David Blichar

5. Jim Boburka

6. Kenn Bolcavage

7. Stephen Borowitz

8. David Brown

1,2

9. Ben Cook

1,3

10. Joe Corsi

11. Bob Crnjarich

2,6, 13

12. Ronan Culligan

13. Arnie Cutrell

2,4,8, 13

14. Gary Daniels

3,5

15. Bill Davis

16. Duke Delcher

17. Don Dimoff, Jr

2, 13

18. Don Donatoni

3,7

19. Richard DuCarme

20. Michael Fagan

2, 13

21. Mike Farling

22. Gregory Ferguson

23. Chris Fieger,, Sr

1,2,8, 13

24. Artie Fink, Jr.

25. Jeff Frazier

1,2,4,8, 13

26. Jim Gavaghan, Gavaghan

1,3

27. Robert Gill

28. Neil Gordon

2, 13

29. Brian Groff

1,2,4, 13

30. Thomas Hyland

31. Kevin Kelly

2,4

32. Sean Knapp

33. Joe Lefavor

34. Andy Lykon

35. Bryan Marvin

3,5

36. Scott Mayne

37. Oscar Mestre

2,3, 13

38. Peter Moran

2,4

39. John Olszewski

2, 13

40. Gregory Osborne

41. John Pash

42. Gary Roberts

43. John Robinson

3,5

44. Paul Rogowicz

45. Bill Rosemeyer

46. Brian Rothaus

1,3,9

47. Michael Shevlin, Sr.

48. Glenn Smeraglio

1,3,5,9

49. George Steinmetz

50. Rick Stimmel

1,2,4,6,8, 13

51. Robert Stoops

2,4,6, 13

52. Chris Storck

53. Scott Storck

54. Todd Vonderheid

2, 13

55. Joseph Weiscarger

3,5,7,9

56. John Zurich

2, 13