| Exemptions (Met Open): | |
| 1. All Past Met Open Champions | |
| Matt Dobyns | |
| Andrew Svoboda | |
| Josh Rackley | |
| Mark Brown | |
| Ben Polland | |
| Grant Sturgeon | |
| Mark Brown | |
| Danny Balin | |
| Tyler Hall | |
| Bob Rittberger | |
| Andrew Giuliani | |
| Mark Mielke | |
| Frank Bensel | |
| John Guyton | |
| John Stoltz | |
| Rick Hartmann | |
| Andrew Svoboda | |
| Johnson Wagner | |
| Johnson Wagner | |
| Michael Gilmore | |
| Mark Brown | |
| Rick Hartmann | |
| Mike Burke Jr. | |
| Bruce Zabriski | |
| Darrell Kestner | |
| Charlie Cowell | |
| Bruce Zabriski | |
| Mark Mielke | |
| Mike Diffley | |
| Larry Rentz | |
| Bobby Heins | |
| Bobby Heins | |
| Jim McGovern | |
| David Glenz | |
| George Zahringer | |
| Jim Albus | |
| Darrell Kestner | |
| Darrell Kestner | |
| Kelley Moser | |
| George Bullock | |
| Bill Britton | |
| David Glenz | |
| Martin Bohen | |
| Martin Bohen | |
| 2. USGA Champions and members of the Walker Cup Team from the past 10 years | |
| 3. 25 lowest scores and ties in the 2019 Met Open Championship | |
| Matt Dobyns | |
| Mike Graboyes | |
| Ben Polland | |
| Ryan McCormick | |
| Andrew Gai | |
| James Nicholas | |
| Mike Miller | |
| Andrew Svoboda | |
| Mike Ballo Jr | |
| Paul Pastore | |
| Casey Pyne | |
| Mike Miranda | |
| Tyler Hall | |
| Christian Cavaliere | |
| Chris Gotterup | |
| John Duthie | |
| Jason Caron | |
| Mark Brown | |
| Matt Sita | |
| Tim Hegarty | |
| Brian Mackey | |
| Jay Card | |
| Nick Bova | |
| Dan O'Rourke | |
| Frank Bensel | |
| Paul Selvaggio | |
| Luke Graboyes | |
| Max Greyserman | |
| 4. 2020 Open Champions of the NJSGA and CSGA and the 2019 Champions of the LIGA and WGA. | |
| 2020 NJSGA Open Champion | |
| 2020 CSGA Open Champion | |
| Andrew Svoboda | 2019 LIGA Open Champion |
| Frank Bensel | 2019 WGA Open Champion |
| 5. 2019 Long Island and Westchester PGA Champions | |
| James Ondo | Westchester PGA Champion |
| Scott Ford | Long Island PGA Champion |
| 6. 2019 NJ and Met PGA Section Champions, NJPGA Fall Finale and MGA Senior Open Champion | |
| Brett Jones | NJPGA Section Champion |
| Peter Ballo | Met PGA Section Champion |
| Grant Sturgeon | NJPGA Fall Finale Champion |
| Shaun Powers | MGA Senior Open Champion |
| 7. 2020 Met Amateur and Ike Champions | |
| 8. 2020 NJSGA and CSGA Amateur Champions and 2019 NYSGA Champion. | |
| 9. Past U.S. Open and PGA Champions | |
| 10. Top 3 on the 2019 MGA Player of the Year and the current leader on the 2020 MGA Player of the Year list as of Wednesday, July 15 | |
| Chris Gotterup | |
| Christian Cavaliere | |
| James Nicholas | |
| Current Leader - TBA | |
| 11. Top 5 on the 2019 Metropolitan and New Jersey PGA Section Player of the Year lists | |
| Danny Balin | Met PGA |
| Matt Dobyns | Met PGA |
| Rob Labritz | Met PGA |
| Jason Caron | Met PGA |
| Alex Beach | Met PGA |
| Tyler Hall | NJPGA |
| Pat Fillian | NJPGA |
| Nick Bova | NJPGA |
| Danny Lewis | NJPGA |
| Brett Jones | NJPGA |
| 12. Qualifiers for the 2019 U.S. Open and 2020 PGA Championships | |
| 13. 2019 NYS Open, NYS PGA, and NJPGA Match Play Champions and the 2020 NJPGA Charity Clambake. | |
| Mike Ballo Jr. | 2019 NYS Open Champion |
| Danny Balin | 2019 NYS PGA Champion |
| Tyler Hall | 2019 NJPGA Match Play Champion |
| 2020 NJPGA Charity Clambake | |
| 14. 2019 Hoffhine Memorial Champion | |
| Rob Labritz | |
| 15. Top 500 in the Men’s World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) at the time of entry. | |
| 16. Professional representative and current Club Champion at Championship Host Club - Mountain Ridge | |
| 17. Special Invitees of the MGA Executive Committee |
Please Note: This list of exempt players is updated weekly. If you are exempt and unable to register, please contact the MGA Championships Department at (914) 347-4653 or championships@mgagolf.org