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Local Exemptions
L-1. All former winners of the U.S. Open Championship.
L-2. All former winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship (must be amateur).
L-3. All former winners of the Masters Tournament, the British Open Championship and the PGA of America Championship.
L-4. Winners of the U.S. Senior Open Championship the last five years (2002- 2006):
2003 - Bruce Lietzke
2005 - Allen Doyle
2007 - Brad Bryant
2004 - Perter Jacobsen
2006 - Allen Doyle
L-5. From the U.S. Amateur Public Links, US. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships, the winners the last three years (2005 - 2007), and the runners-up from the most recent year (must be an amateur):
Junior Amateur
Amateur Public Links
U.S. Mid-Amateur
2005 - Kevin Tway
2005-
2005 - Kevin Marsh
2006 - Philip Fracis
2006 -
2006 - Dave Womack
2007
Cory Whitsett
Anthony Paolucci
2007 - Cody Paladino
2007
Trip Kuehne
Dan Whitaker
L-6. Winner of the 2005 USGA Senior Amateur Championship(must be an amateur):
Stan Lee
L-7. Winners of the British Amateur Championship the last three years (2005 -2007) (must be an amateur.)
L-8. Quarterfinalists from the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship (must be an amateur.)
L-9. Playing members of the 2005 & 2007 United States Walker Cup and the 2004 & 2006 United States Men's World Amateur Teams (must be an amateur.)
L-10.
Playing members of the two most current United States Copa de las Americas Teams (2005 & 2007).
L-11.
Winner of the 2008 individual NCAA Div. I Men's Golf Championship (must be an amateur). (NOTE: Blank entry will be filed by the USGA for player who becomes exempt after close of entries.)
L-12.
Playing members of the five most recent United States and European Ryder Cup and United States & World Presidents Cup Teams.
L-13.
Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, in the last three calendar years (2005, 2006 & 2007) and during the current year through April 23. (Must have filed an entry by April 23).
L-14.
Winners of PGA European Tour Volvo Order of Merit Tournaments whose victories are considered official in the last two calendar years (2006 and 2007) and during the current year through April 23. (Must have filed an entry by April 23.)
L-15.
Winners of the Nationwide Tour, Challenge Tour, Sunshine Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Tour and Australasian Tour events, whose victories are considered official in the last calendar year (2007) and during the current year through April 23. (Must have filed an entry by April 23.)
L-16.
From the 2007 U.S. Open Championship, those returning scores for 72 holes.
L-17. From the 2007 PGA of America and British Open Championships, and the 2008 Masters Tournament, the 30 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 30th place.
L-18.
From the 2007 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 125 money leaders; and from the final official PGA Tour money lists, the top 10 money leaders in each of the last three calendar years; and, any player who had multiple finishes in the top 125 money leaders in the last five calendar years.
L-19.
From the 2008 PGA Tour official money list, the top 100 money leaders through April 23, 2008 (Must have filed an entry by April 23).