Exemptions (Westchester Open):    
     
1.) WGA Open Champions from the last 10 years.  
Rob Labritz 2021  
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  
     
2.) WGA Open Champions prior to 2018.  
http://www.mgagolf.org/wga/wgaopen_history  
     
3. All competitors who returned 54 holes scores from the 2021 WGA Open Championship
Rob Labritz    
Bradford Tilley    
Mike Ballo Jr.    
Jackson Fretty    
Timothy Hegarty    
Casey Pyne    
Alex Beach    
Frank Bensel    
Paul Pastore    
David Schuster    
James Allen    
Josh Goldenberg    
Carl Alexander    
Max Buckley    
Connor Belcastro    
Peter Ballo    
Stephen Walsh    
JD Carrabino    
Dylan Newman    
Chris Case    
Peter Kampmann    
James Ondo    
Nathan Han    
Corey Birch    
Max Theodorakis    
Cian Curley    
Matthew Ferrari    
Tobin Whitman    
John Stoltz    
James Lusk    
Chris Gabriele    
Nick Dilio    
John Schob    
Mike Diffley    
Gregory Bisconti    
Ben Carpenter    
Mario Guerra    
Andrew Stock    
Chris Toulson    
Michael Laudien    
Eric Bleile    
David Gagnon    
     
     
4) 2021 WGA Amateur; Champion, Runner-Up & Semi-finalists, Senior Amateur Champion, and Mid-Am Champion, and 2022 Public Links Champion
Chris Scialo WGA Am Champion  
Luke Feehan WGA Am Runner Up  
Charlie Berridge WGA Am Semi-Finalists  
Dan O'Callaghan WGA Am Semi-Finalists  
Drew Greenland WGA Senior Am Champion  
  2022 WGA Pub Links Champion
Nick Taylor WGA Mid-Am Champion  
     
5) 2022 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 2021 Met PGA Championship.
Peter Ballo    
Alex Beach    
Dylan Newman    
Rob Labritz    
Charlie Maizel    
Del Ponchock    
Casey Pyne    
Chris Gabriele    
Anthony Casalino    
Paul Selvaggio    
Adam Rainaud    
John DiPilato    
Gregory Bisconti    
Peter Kampmann    
Craig Thomas    
Mitch Gray    
Matthew Belizze    
Mike Diffley    
Frank Bensel    
Tanner Megal    
     
     
7) Top 25 on the Met PGA Player of the Year points list.  
Danny Balin    
Peter Ballo    
Rob Labritz    
Matt Dobyns    
Dylan Newman    
Alex Beach    
Frank Bensel    
Jason Caron    
Mark Brown    
Peter Kampmann    
Jesse Fitzgerald    
Casey Pyne    
Sean Quinlivan    
Kent St. Charles    
Del Ponchock    
Mitch Gray    
Scott Ford    
Reid Howey    
Tristin Goodwin    
Matthew Belizze    
John DiPilato    
John Guyton    
Gregory Bisconti    
Matthew Dubrowski    
Chris Gabriele    
     
8) 5 lowest scores and ties in the nine county area in the 2021 Met PGA Senior Championship & 2021 Met PGA Assistants Championship.
Carl Alexander Met PGA Senior Top 5  
Rob Labritz Met PGA Senior Top 5  
Michael Laudien Met PGA Senior Top 5  
Del Ponchock Met PGA Senior Top 5  
Philip Wildermuth Met PGA Senior Top 5  
Dylan Newman Met PGA Assistants Top 5  
Casey Pyne Met PGA Assistants Top 5  
Frank Bensel Met PGA Assistants Top 5  
Mitch Gray Met PGA Assistants Top 5  
Kent St. Charles Met PGA Assistants Top 5  
Peter Ballo Met PGA Assistants Top 5  
Cian Curley Met PGA Assistants Top 5  
     
9) 2021 Met Open Championship; all competitors who make the cut.
Andrew Svoboda    
Tom Lovelady    
David Pastore    
Jack Wall    
Matt Dobyns    
Paul Pastore    
Tyler Hall    
Joshua Rackley    
Mark Costanza    
Brent Ito    
Peter Ballo    
Rob Labritz    
Sunny Kim    
Del Ponchock    
Bradford Tilley    
Nick Dilio    
Matthew Lowe    
Nick Bova    
Alex Beach    
Jay Card    
Austin Devereux    
Steve Shellock    
Peter Kampmann    
Ryan Siegler    
Vince Kwon    
Micheal Koeneke    
Thomas Lee    
Johnson Wagner    
Michael Graboyes    
Ryan Davis    
James Hazen    
Dylan Crowley    
Ethan Ng    
Jesse Fitzgerald    
Brent Paladino    
Danny Balin    
Carter Nunez    
Sam Goldenring    
Michael Miller    
James Nicholas    
Matthew Belizze    
Louis Kelly    
Pat Fillian    
Jason Gore    
Corey Birch    
Frank Bensel    
Nicholas Beddow    
Dylan Newman    
Danny Lewis    
Christian Cavaliere    
Shaun Powers    
James Arbes    
Timothy Rosenhouse    
Mitch Gray    
Max O'Hagan    
Jackson Fretty    
David Weisfeld    
Chris Paulino    
Anthony Aruta    
Frank Esposito Jr.    
Connor Costello    
     
     
10) 2021 Met Amateur Championship; all competitors who qualify for match play.
Chris Gotterup    
Mark Costanza    
Matthew Rawitzer    
Ethan Ng    
Matt Goldman    
Andre Chi    
Max Buckley    
Trevor Randolph    
Johnny Bush    
Conor Casey    
Brendan Hansen    
Peter Bradbeer    
William O'Neill    
Garett Engel    
Bradford Tilley    
Prescott Butler    
     
11) 5 lowest scores and ties in the 2021 Ike Championship.  
Matthew Fields    
Max Buckley    
Sam Goldenring    
Christian Cavaliere    
Matt Goldman    
     
     
12) 2021 MGA Player of the Year Honor Roll.  
Mark Costanza    
Bradford Tilley    
Darin Goldstein    
Garett Engel    
Michael Brown    
Trevor Randolph    
Christian Cavaliere    
Chris DeJohn    
Michael Auerbach    
Jackson Fretty    
     
13) 5 lowest scores & ties and the low amateur in the 2021 NYS and CSGA Open.
Danny Balin NYS Open Top 5  
Dylan Crowley NYS Open Top 5  
Peter Ballo NYS Open Top 5  
Jason Caron NYS Open Top 5  
Scott Berliner NYS Open Top 5  
Andre Chi NYS Open Low Am  
Christian Cavaliere NYS Open Low Am  
Peter Ballo CSGA Open Top 5  
Ben James CSGA Open Top 5  
Ben Carpenter CSGA Open Top 5  
Max Theodorakis CSGA Open Top 5  
Paul Pastore CSGA Open Top 5  
Blake Morris CSGA Open Top 5  
Ben James CSGA Open Low Am  
     
14) 5 lowest scores & ties in the 2021 NYS Amateur.  
James Allen    
Ben Reichert    
Aiden Spampinato    
Sean Puleo    
Matthew Ferrari    
     
15) 2021 CSGA Amateur; Champion, Runner-Up & Semi-Finalists.  
Chris Fosdick Champion  
Cody Paladino Runner Up  
Adam Friedman Semi Finalist  
Drew Bannan Semi Finalist  
     
16) Past USGA & PGA Champions and past Walker Cup members.  
     
17) Head Golf Professional of the qualifying Sites.  
Bobby Everett Rockland CC  
Kevin Breen Salem GC  
     
18) Two Professional representatives and current club champion of Sleepy Hollow Country Club.
TBU Professional Representative  
TBU Professional Representative  
Curtis Loop Club Champion  
     
19) Members of the 2021 Stoddard Trophy Team.  
John Schob    
Max Buckley    
James Allen    
Brad Tilley    
Connor Belcastro    
Ned Zachar    
Luke Sample    
Charlie Berridge    
Brent Ito    
Drew Greenland    
Tom Yellin    
Matthew Fields    
     
20) 2021 WGA Senior Open Champion  
Carl Alexander    
     
21) Special invitees of the MGA Executive Committee.  
TBU    
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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