The following individuals are exempt for the 2026 Mid-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
Mid-Amateur Champions of the last ten (10) years, if eligible
2025 – Nick Maccario
2024 – Jake Ratti
2023 – Ricky Stimets
2022 – Sean Fitzpatrick
2021 – Matt Parziale
2020 – Arthur Zelmati
2019 – Nick Maccario
2018 – Frank Vana, Jr.
2017 – Colin Brennan
2016 – Matt Parziale
Category #2
Fifteen (15) lowest scorers and ties in the 2025 Mid-Amateur Championship, if eligible
Nick Maccario
Ben Balter
Ryan Brown
Jared Winiarz
Matt Parziale
Christopher Gentle
Alex Jeffers
Parker Hodges
Matthew Johnson
Drake Hull
Sam Russell
Mike Calef
Kyle Alexander
John Hadges
Kyle Tibbetts
Category #3
Amateur Champions the last five (5) years, if eligible
2025 – Ryan Downes
2024 – Matthew Naumec
2023 – Ryan Downes
2022 – Conner Willett
2021 – Michael Thorbjornsen
Category #4
2024 & 2025 Mass Golf Champions
2024 Senior Amateur, Super Senior, Ouimet (Champ Division ONLY) and Amateur Public Links Champions, if eligible.
Senior Amateur – Doug Clapp
Super Senior Amateur – Don Reycroft
Ouimet Memorial – Jack O’Donnell
Amateur Public Links – Joseph Lenane
2025 Senior Amateur, Super Senior Amateur, Ouimet (Champ Division Only), and Amateur Public Links Champions, if eligible.
Senior Amateur – Brendan Hester
Super Senior Amateur – Steven Tasho
Ouimet Memorial – Matt Parziale
Amateur Public Links – Sean Fitzpatrick
Category #5
The top twenty (20) Mid-Amateur finishers & ties from the 2025 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year standings, if eligible.
Matt Parziale
Jake Ratti
Ben Balter
Nick Maccario
Ben Spitz
Ricky Stimets
Daniel Schwartz
Mike Calef
Sam Russell
Billy Walthouse
Kevin Blaser
Sean Fitzpatrick
Ryan Brown
Bill Drohen
Jared Winiarz
Jackson Kingman
Shuvam Bhaumik
Bradford Valois
Matthew Johnson
Danny Frodigh
Category #6
Top four (4) finishers and ties in the 2025 George M. Cohen Senior Player of the Year standings, if eligible
Brendan Hester
Doug Clapp
Dean Godek
John McNeill
Category #7
Top three (3) finishers and ties in the 2025 Super Senior Player of the Year standings, if eligible
Steven Tasho
Keith Smith
John Hadges
Category #8
2025 Player of the Year, Senior Player of the Year, and Super Senior Player of the Year, if eligible
Player of the Year – Matt Parziale
Senior Player of the Year – Brendan Hester
Super Senior Player of the Year – Steven Tasho
Category #9
Competitors who advance to the Round of 32 at the 2026 Amateur Championship will receive an exemption into the 2026 Mid-Amateur Championship, provided they meet the eligibility requirements.
2026 Amateur Round of 32, if eligible
TBD
Category #10
2025 NEGA Amateur and Senior Amateur Champions, if eligible
New England Amateur – Elliott Spaulding
New England Senior Amateur – Patrick McGuiness
Category #11
Any Mass Golf member who qualified for the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, if eligible
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2025)
Matt Parziale
Damon Lusk
Ben Spitz
James Pleat
Jake Ratti
Arthur Zelmati
Sam Russell
Conor O’Brien
John Lazor
Maxwell Campion
Category #12
2026 Mass Mid-Amateur Championship Host Site Exemption, if eligible
(player must be an active member of the host site)
