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2026 113th Amateur Championship Exemptions

Name	Exemption
1. Ian Bangor	4,5,7
2. Evan Barbin	4,5,16,17
3. Brendan Borst	7
4. Taylor Breckin	5
5. Andy Butler	2,7
6. Steve Cerbara	5
7. Cody Cox	7
8. Arnie Cutrell	4,7
9. Amani Dambrosio	4,17
10. Tyler Debusschere	6
11. Zach Dilcher	2,4,7
12. Scott Ehrlich	4
13. Jimmy Ellis	15
14. Kevin Fajt	4,17
15. Samuel Feeney	17
16. Andrew Forjan	7
17. Andrew Friend	7
18. Karl Frisk	3,5
19. David Fuhrer, II	13
20. G. Michael Garcia, II	4
21. Brian Groff	4,11
22. Nicholas Gross	16
23. Jake Haberstumpf	4,6,17
24. Frederik Hartmann	10
25. Jeff Homer	17
26. Matthew Homer	17
27. Brian Isztwan	3
28. Patrick Isztwan	17
29. Greg Jarmas	1
30. Scott Jordan	5
31. Frank Kacvinsky	5
32. John Keba	5
33. Kevin Koerbel	7
34. Brock Kovach	7
35. Darin Kowalski	2,4,7
36. Austin Lemieux	4,7
37. Michael Lugiano	4,5,16
38. Kevin Lydon	16
39. Andrew Mason	6
40. matthew Mattioli	4,5
41. Tug Maude	2,7
42. David Mecca	4,5
43. Mark Miller	17
44. John Peters	1
45. Timothy Peters	4,5
46. Nathan Piatt	4,5,16
47. Jon Pratkanis	4,7
48. Michael quallich	10
49. Richard Riva	6
50. Caleb Ryan	6
51. Rocco Salvitti	1,4,5,16
52. Calen Sanderson	6,17
53. John Sawin	17
54. Colin Smith	4,5,17
55. Hunter Stetson	4,5
56. Rick Stimmel	4,8
57. Nathan Sutherland	9
58. Hunter Swidzinski	17
59. Ryan Tall	6
60. chuck tragesser, lll	4,5,6
61. Nicholas Turowski	3,4,5,16,17
62. Troy Vannucci	2
63. Nick Werner	6,17
64. Chase Yenser	10,22
65. Thomas Young	4
66. Matthew Zerfass	5,6

Exemption Class Codes

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)

2026 110th Open Championship Exemptions

Name	Exemption
1. John Aber	15
2. John Aber	6,
3. Evan Barbin	5,21
4. Charlie Barrickman	12
5. Kyle Bennett	15
6. Trevor Bensel	14
7. Brian Bergstol	6,14
8. Eric Beringer	6
9. Jarred Berish	6
10. Alex Blickle	1,6
11. Andy Butler	3
12. Brett Carman	15
13. David Colleran, Jr.	6
14. Andrew Cornish	6,14
15. Arnie Cutrell	5
16. Amani Dambrosio	5,21
17. Tyler Debusschere	6
18. Anthony DeGol	6
19. Zach Dilcher	3,5,8
20. JD Dornes	6
21. Jordan Eck	6
22. Kevin Fajt	5
23. Samuel Feeney	6
24. Andrew Friend	8
25. Karl Frisk	4
26. David Fuhrer, II	6,17
27. Devin Gee	15
28. Nicholas Gianelos	6
29. Tanner Grzegorczyk	6
30. Jake Haberstumpf	6,12
31. Matthew Homer	6
32. Brian Isztwan	4
33. Palmer Jackson	4
34. Scott Jordan	13
35. John Keba	7
36. Brian Kelly	6
37. Kevin Koerbel	8
38. Darin Kowalski	3,5,8
39. Kevin Kraft	1
40. talon kriebel	15
41. Austin Lemieux	6,8
42. Michael Little	6,14
43. Michael Lugiano	5,7
44. Andrew Mason	6
45. matthew Mattioli	7
46. Tug Maude	3
47. Rob McClellan	15,13
48. Robert McClellan	6
49. David Mecca	7
50. Gregor Meyer	2
51. Mark Miller	21
52. Griffin Mitchell	6
53. Zac Oakley	14
54. Daniel Obremski	6
55. Jeff Osberg	6
56. Eddie Perrino	15
57. John Peters	2
58. Timothy Peters	7
59. Nathan Piatt	7
60. John Pillar, Sr.	6
61. Easton Renwick	15
62. Richard Riva	6
63. Caleb Ryan	6
64. Rocco Salvitti	2,5,7
65. Calen Sanderson	6
66. Connor Schmidt	6,13
67. Anthony Sebastianelli	6,14
68. Braden Shattuck	6,12,14
69. Patrick Sheehan	1,2,4,6
70. Kevin Shields	15
71. Neal Shipley, Jr.	2
72. Ben Smith	6
73. Jake Sollon	1,6
74. Hunter Stetson	7
75. Rick Stimmel	5,9
76. Nathan Sutherland	11
77. Ryan Tall	6
78. Beau Titsworth	6,13
79. chuck tragesser, lll	6,7,13
80. Nicholas Turowski	4,5,7,21
81. Kyle Vance	6
82. Troy Vannucci	3
83. Michael VanSickle	6
84. Brett Walker	6,14
85. Nick Werner	6
86. Riley Wheeldon	6,14
87. Campbell Wolf	6
88. Chase Yenser	10
89. Thomas Young	6
90. Matthew Zerfass	6

Exemption Class Codes

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

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

Name	Exemption
1. Dan Brown	1,2
2. Michael R. Brown, Jr.	1
3. Geoffrey Cooper	4
4. Bob Crnjarich	4
5. Arnie Cutrell	1,4,5
6. Gary Daniels	6
7. Clay Davidson	1
8. Duke Delcher	3
9. Scott Ehrlich	4
10. Kevin Fajt	4
11. Artie Fink, Jr.	4
12. Jeff Frazier	4,5
13. Michael Garcia	4
14. Ryan Gelrod	4
15. Doug Gradwell	2
16. Brian Groff	4,5
17. Kevin Kelly	4,5
18. Dennis Marcozzi	1
19. Bryan Marvin	6
20. Peter Moran	4,5
21. John Olszewski	2
22. Gregory Osborne	3
23. Jon Pratkanis	4
24. John Robinson	6
25. Paul Rogowicz	4
26. Brian Rothaus	3
27. Colin Sanderson	1
28. Vince Scarpetta, III	4
29. Glenn Smeraglio	6
30. George Steinmetz	4
31. Rick Stimmel	1,2,4,5
32. Robert Stoops	4,5
33. James Sullivan, Jr.	4
34. Joseph Weiscarger	6
35. Eric Williams	1,4

Exemption Class Codes

1.	Overall Champions (Past 10 years)
2.	Senior Division Champions (Past 5 years)
3.	Super-Senior Champions (Past 5 years)
4.	Top 20, Championship Division Previous Year Art Wall
5.	Top 5, Senior Division Previous Year Art Wall
6.	Top 5, Super-Senior Division Previous Year Art Wall
7.	Host Site Club Champion (Am, Senior, Super-Senior)
8.	Committee Exemption