The following individuals are exempt for the 2024 Junior Amateur Championship.
Although exempt according to the conditions and regulations of the event, these players are only eligible to compete in Championship Proper if they submit the stipulated entry form and fee prior to the entry close date.
Category #1
2022 & 2023 Mass Golf Champions
2022 Champions of the Pre-Junior, Ouimet (Champ Division Only), Amateur, Amateur Public Links and Young Golfers’ Amateur, if eligible.
Pre Junior Division – Josiah Hakala
YGA – Aarav Lavu
Ouimet – Ryan Downes
Amateur – Conner Willett
APL – Zachary Miller
2023 Champions of the Pre-Junior Division, Ouimet (Champ Division ONLY), Amateur, Amateur Public Links, and Young Golfers’ Amateur, if eligible
Pre Junior Division – Colin Gleason
YGA – Joey Monahan
Ouimet- Champ Div. – Ryan Downes
Amateur – Ryan Downes
APL – Ben Spitz
Category #2
Any previous overall Junior Amateur Champion, if eligible.
Category #3
Any Massachusetts Junior player who qualified for the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, if eligible.
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2023)
Tyler Bruneau
Sascha Robinson
Trevor Drew
Category #4
The top fifteen (15) finishers and ties from the 2023 Christopher Cutler Rich Junior Player of the Year standings, if eligible.
Ryan Downes
CJ Winchenbaugh
Carson Erick
Ryan Scollins
Matt Costello
Sascha Robinson
Josiah Hakala
Trevor Drew
Reese Jensen
Savar Bhasin
Zach Pelzar
Drew MacLeod
Tyler Bruneau
Cole Banning
Hai Tong (Alex) Ji
Redmond Podkowa
Sam Pieczynski
Category #5
The top five (5) finishers and ties from the 2023 Young Golfers’ Junior Amateur Championship, the top ten (10) finishers and ties from the 2023 Pre-Junior Division, and the top thirty (30) finishers and ties from the 2023 Junior Amateur Championship, if eligible.
Young Golfers’ Amateur Championship
Joey Monahan
Liam Reed
Charles Lans
Riley Donovan
Luke Edgar
Pre-Junior Division
Colin Gleason
AJ Bodnar
Thomas Constantine
Colin Haynes
Quinn Dumas
Tucker Cullinan
Michael Murray
Aarav Lavu
Charlie Novak
Michael Letendre
Hayes Holmgren
Junior Amateur Championship
Ryan Downes
Sascha Robinson
Zach Pelzar
Ryan Scollins
Carson Erick
Carson Muse
CJ Winchenbaugh
Ryan Keyes
Savar Bhasin
Max McColgan
Matthew Costello
Josiah Hakala
Brendan Roy
Will Spring
Nic Gebhardt
Trevor Drew
Gunnar Moore
Cole Cassidy
Gavin Lane
Alan Rose
Patrick Ginnity
Aidan Monahan
Ethan Sullivan
Cole Banning
John Battaglino
Daniel Fearing
Emil Nielsen
Ryan Hoffman
Redmond Podkowa
Brandon Vitarisi
Category #6
The top ten (10) finishers and ties from 2023 the MIAA Division 1, 2 & 3 State Championships, if eligible.
Division 1
Ryan Downes
Ilan Rashdan
Carson Erick
Nic Gebhardt
Ronan Mooney
Ryan Keyes
Savar Bhasin
Chad Tordone
Kaushal Karupakula
Brendan Burke
Terry Manning
Division 2
Charlier Potter
Brandon Vitarsi
Jack Martin
Tim Hill
Matthew Oliveira
Sam Pieczynski
Johnny Gillooly
Matt Costello
Peter Le gassick
Mike Yucius
Division 3
Jack Carstensen
Zach Pelzar
Max Shepardson
William Balz
Joey Mosca
Lucas Levasseur
Cam Caso
Braden Knapp
Cole Redder
Colin Haynes
Category #7
The top nine (9) finishers and ties from the 2024 ISL Kingman Bowl Tournament & top nine (9) finishers and ties from the 2023 EIL Championship, if eligible.
2023 EIL Championship
Dylan Lissy
Ronan McDonald
Reece Bessette
Eli Hamelsky
Miles Buggehagen
Jack Beauchamp
Jack Forbes
Ben Chisholm
Trey Hanson
2024 ISL Kingman Bowl
TBD
Category #8
The top ten (10) finishers and ties from the 2023 US Challenge Cup, NEPGA and CTPGA Player of the Year standings, if eligible.
2023 US Challenge Cup POY Standings
Ryan Downes
Josiah Hakala
Luke Stennett
CJ Winchenbaugh
Eli Spaulding
Robby Rosati
Will Gregware
Austin Perkins
Ryan Keyes
Zach Pelzar
2023 NEPGA Junior POY Standings
16-18 Division
John Barry
Aidan Gray
Harrison Wolfsberg
Matthew Tramonte
Jack Simms
Parker Winn
Louie Spychalski
William Freda
Luke Ryan
Carter Burnett
14-15 Division
Jacob Carlson
Jake Damiani-Lessard
Jack Oreal
Cael Duggan
AJ Bodnar
Bobby MacAulay
Joseph Tavilla
Leo Song
Anthony Barror
Ryan Kelley
2023 CTPGA Junior POY Standings
Cameron St. Pierre
Andrew Beauton
Will Gregware
John Casella
Ewan Smith
Gavin Kvadus
Michael Guerrera
Anthony (AJ) DePaolo
Robby Rosati
Ethan McDaniel
Category #9
2023 NEGA Junior Amateur Invitational Individual Champion, if eligible
Luke Stennett (CT)