Exemptions (Long Island Open):    
     
1. All Past Long Island Open Champions    
Andrew Svoboda    
Andrew Svoboda    
John Daniel Guiney    
Jimmy Hazen    
Jim Farrel    
Jimmy Hazen    
Matt Dobyns    
Michael Meehan    
Matt Dobyns    
Mark Brown    
Michael Meehan    
Michael Meehan    
https://www.mgagolf.org/LIGA/liga-open-history     
     
2. All 2019 LIGA Open participants who returned 54 hole scores    
Andrew Svoboda    
Nick Beddow    
Matt Sita    
Anthony Aruta    
Kyle Brey    
Danny Balin    
Tim Rosenhouse    
Chris White    
Josh Rackley    
Michael Furci    
Sean Hand    
Prescott Butler    
Rob Corcoran    
Ben Pirro    
Mark Brown    
Clancy Waugh    
Kevin Breen    
Sean Quinlivan    
Cody Homer    
James Hazen    
Kirk Oguri    
Matt Dobyns    
Jamie Kilmer    
J.D. Guiney    
Jim Farrell    
Larry Scortichini    
Mike Meehan    
Corey Layton    
Ryan George    
Sebastian Hutman    
Dominic Formato    
Erik Easton    
Kevin Talty    
Scott Hawkins    
Will Rand    
Darin Goldstein    
Matt Lowe    
Kyle Higgins    
James Lichtenberger    
Jim Smoot    
Ryan McCarthy    
     
3. 2019 LIGA Senior Open Championship-top 3    
Darrell Kestner    
Charles Bolling    
Mark Brown    
     
4. Host Club Head Professional and Assistant Professionals (Sands Point Golf Club)  
     
5. LIGA Special Invitations, including Head Professionals of LIGA member clubs/member courses (see website for list of members)
     
6. 2019 LI PGA Champion, Runner-up and Semi- and Quarter- Finalists  
Scott Ford    
Mark Brown    
Josh Rackley    
Kyle Higgins    
     
7. 2019 Met PGA Champion and Runner-up    
Peter Ballo    
Matt Dobyns    
     
8. 2019 Met PGA Player of the Year- top 40 from Long Island section Farley Cup  
Danny Balin    
Matt Dobyns    
Jason Caron    
Josh Rackley    
Mark Brown    
Matt Sita    
Sean Quinlivan    
Anthony Aruta    
Tyler Jaramillo    
Scott Ford    
Kyle Higgins    
Nick Beddow    
Mike Midgette    
John Guyton    
Jim Farrell    
Matt Noel    
Philip Cardwell    
Sean Hand    
Matt Cahill    
Jamie Kilmer    
Rob Corcoran    
Mike Meehan    
Kevin Breen    
Nick DeFalco    
Caleb Wilson    
Bob Rittberger    
Ryan George    
Michael Sweeney    
Jesse Fitzgerald    
Richard Kelly    
Alex Willey    
Connor Costello    
Darrell Kestner    
Sebastian Hutman    
Charles Bolling    
Peter Procops    
Kirk Oguri    
James Lictenberger    
Greg Pace    
Louis de Kerillis    
     
9. 2019 (Met PGA) NYS Open Champion and Runner-up    
Mike Ballo Jr    
Rob Labritz    
     
10. 2019 Met Open Champion and Runner-up    
Matt Dobyns    
Mike Graboyes    
     
11. 2019 US Open qualifiers    
     
12. 2019 & 2020 PGA Championship qualifiers    
     
13. 2020 Hoffhine Memorial Champion and Runner-up    
Rob Labritz    
Danny Balin    
Anthony Aruta    
     
14. 2019 LIGA Amateur Player of the Year- top 10    
Prescott Butler    
Jonathan Jeter    
Brett Cooper    
Chris White    
Ben Pirro    
Dominic Formato    
Darin Goldstein    
Joe Saladino    
Alex Kang    
Kyle Ritchie    
     
15. 2017-2019 LIGA Amateur Champions and 2019 runner-up & semifinalists  
Prescott Butler 2019 Winner  
Russ Aue Runner Up  
Chris Lambrou Semi Finalist  
Dan Abbondandolo Semi Finalist  
Colby Anderson 2018 Winner  
Garret Engel 2017 Winner  
     
16. 2017-2019 LIGA Richardson Champions and 2019 Runner-Up    
Nick DeMeo 2019 Winner  
Jonathan Jeter Runner Up  
Jay Card 2018 Winner  
Gerard Connelly 2017 Winner  
     
17. 2017-2019 LIGA Hebron Champions and 2019 Runner-Up    
Keith Hendrickson 2019 Winner  
Chris White Runner Up  
Kevin Talty 2018 Winner  
Gerry Mackedon 2017 Winner  
     
18. 2017-2019 LIGA Mid-Amateur Champions and 2019 Runner-Up  
Jonathan Jeter 2019 Winner  
Brett Cooper Runner Up  
Colby Anderson 2018 Winner  
Hunter Semels 2017 Winner  
     
19. 2019 Met Amateur Champion and Runner-up    
Chris Gotterup    
Ryan Davis    
     
20. 2019 Ike Champion and Runner-up    
Dawson Jones    
Tom LaMorte    
     
21. 2019 MGA Amateur Player of the Year    
Chris Gotterup    
     
22. 2019 USGA Walker Cup team members    
     
23. 2019 LIGA Open Championship-Amateur competitors who returned scores for 54 holes.
Chris White    
Prescott Butler    
Ben Pirro    
Dominic Formato    
Will Rand    
Darin Goldstein    
Ryan McCarthy    
     
24. 2019 LIGA Stoddard Trophy Team Members    
Jonathan Jeter Colby Anderson Ben Pirro
Chris White Alex Kang Will Rand
Dan Abbondandolo Bryan Pendrick Jay Sessa
Brett Cooper Prescott Butler David Prowler
Russ Aue Dave Segot Ken Bakst
     
25. 2019 LIGA Senior Amateur Champion    
Ed Gibstein    
     
26. 2019 LIGA Senior Open-Low Amateur    
Alan Specht    
Tom Trakoval    
     
27. 2019 LIGA Richardson Invitational Senior Masters Division Champion  
Paul Fitzsimmons    
     
28. 2019 LIGA Senior Amateur Player of the Year- top 3    
Jay Sessa    
Ed Gibstein    
Jon Doppelt    
     
29. 2019 LIGA Junior Champion    
Matt Simon    
     
30. 2019 Club Champion at Sands Point Golf Club    
     
31. LIGA Special Exemption    

 

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