The following individuals are exempt for the 2026 Super Senior 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
Super Senior Amateur Champions of the last ten (10) years
2025 – Steven Tasho
2024 – Don Reycroft
2023 – Keith Smith
2022 – Don Foberg
2021 – Don Reycroft
2020 – Robert Linn
2019 – Don Foberg
2018 – Dave Houghton
2017 – Dave Houghton
2016 – Dick King
Category #2
2024 & 2025 Mass Golf Champions
2024 Amateur, Ouimet (Lowery), Amateur Public Links, and Mid-Amateur Champions, if eligible
Amateur – Matthew Naumec
Ouimet Memorial – Frank Vana
Amateur Public Links – Joseph Lenane
Mid-Amateur – Jake Ratti
2025 Amateur, Ouimet (Lowery), Amateur Public Links, and Mid-Amateur Champions, if eligible
Amateur – Ryan Downes
Ouimet Memorial (Lowery) – Brendan Hester
Amateur Public Links – Sean Fitzpatrick
Mid-Amateur – Nick Maccario
Category #3
The top seventy (70) scorers and ties in the 2025 Super Senior Amateur Championship
Steven Tasho
Douglas Parigian
Keith Smith
John Hadges
Michael Corbin
Bud Schultz
Robert Linn
Andy Horvitz
Anthony Carra
Don Reycroft
Bruce Carter
Ed Garbacik
Don Foberg
Paul Osypuk
Daniel Weilandt
Mark Boedicker
James Curran
Michael Mertes
Jack Bohman
Jack Kearney
Peter Sherman
Richard Rowe
Mark Lemons
Gary Smith
Ron Laverdiere
Jim DiBiase
Joe Walker
Andrew Berman
Paul Murphy
David Holmes
Jeff Page
William Vine
Danny Brown
Michael Leary
Peter Harrison
Al Alminas
Steve Camara
David Gottler
Greg Murray
Mark Vassalotti
Brian Kelley
Daniel Walker
Vin Bucci
Bob Reni
John Thompson
Brian Secia
Chris O’Neill
Jay Miller
Dave Knipe
John Curran
Mark Dennish
Ronald Soderman
Bill Yurko
Joe Seckler
Bob Magnuson
Patrick Kline
Steve Howard
Edward Whittemore
William Kidik
Thomas Fox
James Jandl
Jeff Kinder
Glen Watson
Steve Hallquist
Thomas Gilligan
David Laravee
Tim Walsh
Frank Glancy
Michael Carroll
Category #4
Senior Amateur Champions of the last ten (10) years, if eligible
2025 – Brendan Hester
2024 – Doug Clapp
2023 – Scott Copeland
2022 – Frank Vana, Jr.
2021 – Keith Smith
2020 – Don Foberg
2019 – Jack Kearney
2018 – Frank Vana, Jr.
2017 – Keith Smith
2016 – Keith Smith
Category #5
The top ten (10) Super Senior (65+) scorers and ties in the 2025 Senior Amateur Championship
Steven Tasho
Michael Mertes
Keith Smith
Bud Schultz
John Hadges
Jack Bohman
Brian Secia
Brian Coakley
Jeff Page
Dean Parziale
Category #6
The top five (5) Mass Golf Super Senior (65+) scorers and ties in the 2025 NEGA Senior Amateur Championship
Chris O’Neill
Don Reycroft
Steven Tasho
Jack Kearney
Keith Smith
Category #7
The top ten (10) 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
Keith Smith
Steven Tasho
Jim Patterson
John Hadges
Chris Congdon
Keith Stone
Category #8
The top fifteen (15) finishers and ties in the 2025 Super Senior Player of the Year standings
Steven Tasho
Keith Smith
John Hadges
Douglas Parigian
Chris O’Neill
Don Reycroft
Michael Mertes
Brian Secia
Bud Schultz
Robert Linn
Donald Foberg
Michael Corbin
Joe Walker
Kevin Carey
Ralph Dastoli
Category #9
Any senior competitor who turns 65 by September 29th, 2026 and has won the 2026 Mass (Amateur, Amateur Public Links, Open, Ouimet, and Mid-Amateur).
N/A
Category #10
Any Super Senior competitor (65+), who is exempt for the 2026 Amateur, Open, Mid-Amateur, Amateur Public Links or Senior Amateur Championships.
Don Reycroft
Steven Tasho
John Hadges
Joe Walker
Keith Smith
Jack Kearney
Don Foberg
Michael Mertes
Bud Schultz
Jack Bohman
Brian Secia
Brian Coakley
Jeff Page
Chris O’Neill
Doug Parigian
Michael Corbin
Robert Linn
Andy Horvitz
Anthony Carra
Bruce Carter
Ed Garbacik
Category #11
Any Mass Golf member (65+) who qualified for the 2025 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, if eligible
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2025)
N/A
Category #12
Any Mass Golf member (65+) who qualified for the 2025 U.S. Senior Open, if eligible
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2025)
N/A
Category #13
2026 Mass Super Senior Amateur Championship Host Site Exemption, if eligible
(player must be an active member of the host site)
