Exemptions (Westchester Open):  
   
1.) WGA Open Champions from the last 10 years.
Paul Pastore 2020
Frank Bensel 2019
Cameron Young 2018
Daniel Balin 2017
Rob Labritz 2016
Daniel Balin 2015
David Pastore 2014
Colin McDade 2013
Mike Ballo, Jr. 2012
Greg Bisconti 2011
   
2.) WGA Open Champions prior to 2018.
http://www.mgagolf.org/wga/wgaopen_history
   
3. Top 40 and ties from the 2020 WGA Open Championship
Paul Pastore  
Brandon Holden  
Frank Bensel  
Chris Gabriele  
Josh Goldenberg  
Alex Beach  
Max Buckley  
James Ondo  
Cian Curley  
John Stoltz  
Nathan Han  
Tim Puetz  
Charles Meola  
Eric Terminello  
Alexander Reid  
Chris Case  
Max Theodorakis  
Rob Labritz  
Del Ponchock  
Anthony Casalino  
David Schuster  
Mike Ballo Jr  
David Pastore  
Peter Ballo  
Christian Cavaliere  
Chris Marinaro  
Chris Toulson  
David Young  
Shaun Powers  
Gray Barnes  
Carl Alexander  
Stephen Walsh  
Tyler Cline  
Kent St. Charles  
Wally Gonzalez  
Bobby Heins  
Casey Pyne  
Jesse Steel  
Kevin Riley  
Timothy Hegarty  
Matthew Belizze  
Nick Deni  
Tyler Jaramillo  
Ryan Rodriguez  
Ryan Kalista  
Wyatt Khosrowshahi  
Justin Lane  
Bradford Tilley  
   
4) 2020 WGA Amateur; Champion, Runner-Up & Semi-finalists, Senior Amateur Champion, Mid-Am Champion and 2021 Public Links Champion.
Bradford Tilley WGA Am Champion
Justin Lane WGA Am Runner Up
Nathan Han WGA Am Semi-Finalists
James McHugh WGA Am Semi-Finalists
Tom Yellin WGA Senior Am Champion
  2021 WGA Pub Links Champion
Bradford Tilley WGA Mid-Am Champion
   
5) 2021 Met PGA Westchester PGA Championship; Champion, Runner-Up, Semi-Finalist & Quarter Finalist.
  Champion
  Runner Up
  Semi Finalist
  Semi Finalist
  Quarter Finalist
  Quarter Finalist
  Quarter Finalist
  Quarter Finalist
   
6) 20 lowest scores & ties from the nine county area in the 2020 Met PGA Championship.
Reid Howey  
Dylan Newman  
Del Ponchock  
John DiPilato  
Frank Bensel  
Anthony Casalino  
Peter Kampmann  
Rob Labritz  
Matthew Belizze  
Kent St. Charles  
Alex Beach  
Greg Bisconti  
Peter Ballo  
Nick Yaun  
Tanner Megal  
Chris Gabriele  
Shaun Powers  
Tim Puetz  
Joe Condomitti  
Craig Thomas  
   
7) Top 25 on the Met PGA Player of the Year points list.
Jason Caron  
Matt Dobyns  
Ben Polland  
Dylan Newman  
Alex Beach  
Rob Labritz  
Peter Ballo  
Reid Howey  
Anthony Aruta  
Tim Puetz  
Del Ponchock  
Greg Bisconti  
Frank Bensel  
Anthony Casalino  
John DiPilato  
Danny Balin  
Scott Ford  
Matthew Belizze  
Matthew Sita  
Sean Quinlivan  
Caleb Wilson  
Mike Midgette  
Kyle Higgins  
Shaun Powers  
Mike Meehan  
   
8) 5 lowest scores and ties in the nine county area in the 2019 Met PGA Senior Championship & 2019 Met PGA Assistants Championship.
Frank Bensel Met PGA Senior Top 5
Chris Toulson Met PGA Senior Top 5
Tom Sutter Met PGA Senior Top 5
Craig Thomas Met PGA Senior Top 5
Carl Alexander Met PGA Senior Top 5
Michael Laudien Met PGA Senior Top 5
Dylan Newman Met PGA Assistants Top 5
Casey Pyne Met PGA Assistants Top 5
Peter Ballo Met PGA Assistants Top 5
Paul Selvaggio Met PGA Assistants Top 5
Tim Puetz Met PGA Assistants Top 5
John DiPilato Met PGA Assistants Top 5
   
9) 2020 Met Open Championship; all competitors who make the cut.
Luke Sample  
Ben Polland  
Paul Pastore  
Steve Shellock  
Jason Gore  
Michael Graboyes  
Jay Card  
Grant Sturgeon  
Ethan Ng  
Sam Goldenring  
Pat Fillian  
Luke Graboyes  
Casey Pyne  
Matthew Mattare  
Andrew Svoboda  
Christopher Gotterup  
David Abolt  
Mark Costanza  
Ryan Davis  
Bradford Tilley  
Matt Dobyns  
Dawson Jones  
John Stoltz  
Prescott Butler  
Stephen Walsh  
Pat Wilson  
Andrew Gai  
Max Buckley  
Tim Puetz  
Austin Devereux  
Tanner Megal  
Frank Esposito Jr  
Mike Ballo Jr  
Shaun Powers  
Max Theodorakis  
Mark Bryant  
Danny Lewis  
Chris Dejohn  
Christoff Els  
Peter Ballo  
Christian Cavaliere  
Scott Ford  
Brett Jones  
Michael Furci  
Cody Cox  
Timothy Rosenhouse  
Bill Hook  
Thomas Urciuoli  
Drew Billard  
Daniel O'Rourke  
James Ondo  
Jeremy Nevius  
Thomas Avant  
Patrick Clark  
JD Carrabino  
Jonathan Koonin  
Anthony Aruta  
   
10) 2020 Met Amateur Championship; all competitors who qualify for match play.
Sam Bernstein  
Luke Sample  
Mark Costanza  
Justin Lane  
Eric Lefante  
Ben Mitchell  
Ryan Davis  
Matthew Mattare  
Sam Goldenring  
Jack Wall  
Dean Greyserman  
Jackson Fretty  
Dawson Jones  
Ben Carpenter  
Saptak Talwar  
Will Voetsch  
   
11) 5 lowest scores and ties in the 2020 Ike Championship.
Mark Costanza  
Ethan Ng  
Ben Carpenter  
Prescott Butler  
Bradford Tilley  
   
12) 2020 MGA Player of the Year Honor Roll.
Mark Costanza  
Luke Sample  
Bradford Tilley  
Ethan Ng  
Sam Goldenring  
Dawson Jones  
Dean Greyserman  
Ryan Davis  
Justin Lane  
Saptak Talwar  
   
13) 5 lowest scores & ties and the low amateur in the 2020 NYS and CSGA Open.
James Nicholas NYS Open Top 5
Jason Caron NYS Open Top 5
Josh Goldenberg NYS Open Top 5
Alex Beach NYS Open Top 5
Andrew Svoboda NYS Open Top 5
Christian Cavaliere NYS Open Low Am
Max Theodorakis CSGA Open Top 5
Peter Ballo CSGA Open Top 5
Blake Morris CSGA Open Top 5
Kyle Gallo CSGA Open Top 5
Casey Pyne CSGA Open Top 5
Bobby Gage CSGA Open Top 5
Saptak Talwar CSGA Open Low Am
   
14) 5 lowest scores & ties in the 2019 NYS Amateur.
Ben Reichert  
Chris Blyth  
Tony Hejna  
Jamie Miller  
Adrian Norford  
   
15) 2020 CSGA Amateur; Champion, Runner-Up & Semi-Finalists.
Christopher Fosdick Champion
Cody Paladino Runner Up
Bradford Tilley Semi Finalist
Benjamin Day Semi Finalist
   
16) Past USGA & PGA Champions and past Walker Cup members.
   
17) Head Golf Professional of the qualifying Sites.
Bobby Everett Rockland CC
Michael Argentine Redding CC
   
18) Two Professional representatives and current club champion of GlenArbor. {Host Club}.
TBU Professional Representative
TBU Professional Representative
  Club Champion
   
19) Members of the 2019 Stoddard Trophy Team.
Gray Barnes  
Christian Cavaliere  
Nick Dilio  
Jim Graham  
Nathan Han  
Michael Karger  
Jim McHugh  
Matt Minerva Jr  
James Nicholas  
John Schob  
Brad Tilley  
Ned Zachar  
   
20) Special invitees of the MGA Executive Committee.
   
   
   

 

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