The following individuals are exempt for the 2020 New England 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
New England Amateur Champions of the last ten (10) years, if eligible
Top twenty (20) and ties from the 2019 New England Amateur Championship, if eligible
2019 NEGA Senior Amateur Champion and NEGA Junior Amateur Individual Champion
2019 State Amateur Champions from the six New England Golf Associations
Eight (8) exemptions from each of the six New England Golf Associations (criteria to be determined and communicated by each Association individually)
CONNECTICUT
If a listed player is otherwise exempt, or if they forgo/decline their exemption, the next non-exempt player on the POY standings will earn the exemption. Ties in the 2018 POY Standings will be broken by finish in the 2017 POY standings.
1: 2019 & 2018 Connecticut Amateur Champions:
A player who wishes to request an exemption into a NEGA Championship must do so by submitting a formal request. Exemption requests must be submitted to the NEGA Staff (e-mail: ghowell@massgolf.org) at least 10 days prior to the published entry deadline for the specific Championship. Exemption requests are reviewed by the NEGA Championship Committee on a case-by-case basis and only granted under exceptional circumstances. Along with the letter of request, players must also submit a playing resume that includes any golf awards, championships, top finishes and/or accomplishments from the last 5 years (local and national).
Category #1
New England Amateur Champions of the last ten (10) years, if eligible
- 2019 - Xavier Marcoux (MA)
- 2018 - Reese McFarlane (ME)
- 2017 - Bobby Leopold (RI)
- 2016 - James Turner (MA)
- 2015 - Nick McLaughlin (MA)
- 2014 - John VanDerLaan (CT)
- 2013 - Evan Russell (VT)
- 2012 - Christopher Swift (CT)
- 2011 - Jeff Hedden (CT)
- 2010 - Brian Higgins (MA)
- 2009 - Matt Parziale (MA)
Top twenty (20) and ties from the 2019 New England Amateur Championship, if eligible
- Xavier Marcoux (MA)
- Bobby Leopold (RI)
- Bryson Richards (VT)
- Garren Poirier (VT)
- Charlie Dubiel (MA)
- Jacob Zaranek (MA)
- Nicholas Cummings (MA)
- Pat Pelletier (NH)
- Brandon Gills (NH)
- Caleb Manuel (ME)
- Richard Dowling (CT)
- Jeffrey Giguere (RI)
- Jared Nelson (VT)
- Ryan Pelletier (RI)
- Austin Cilley (RI)
- Timothy Umphrey (MA)
- Chandler Morris (CT)
- Connor Henderson (MA)
- Max Ferrari (MA)
- Drake Hull (VT)
- Christian Emmerich (MA)
2019 NEGA Senior Amateur Champion and NEGA Junior Amateur Individual Champion
- Bob Kearney (NH) - Senior Champion
- Ben James (CT) - Junior Champion
2019 State Amateur Champions from the six New England Golf Associations
- CT - Richard Dowling
- ME - Cole Anderson
- MA - Steven DiLisio
- NH - John Devito
- RI - Andrew O'Leary
- VT - Drake Hull
Eight (8) exemptions from each of the six New England Golf Associations (criteria to be determined and communicated by each Association individually)
CONNECTICUT
If a listed player is otherwise exempt, or if they forgo/decline their exemption, the next non-exempt player on the POY standings will earn the exemption. Ties in the 2018 POY Standings will be broken by finish in the 2017 POY standings.
1: 2019 & 2018 Connecticut Amateur Champions:
- Rick Dowling* Already Category 4 Exempt
- Ben Conroy
- TBD
- Rick Hayes
- Benjamin Day
- Peter Tomlinson
- Ben James* Already Category 3 Exempt
- Patrick Griffin
- James Sheltman
- Seth Egnasko
- Will Kannegieser
- John Hayes
- Joe Hamilton
- Drew Powell
- Joe Alvarez
- Scott Sirois
- Craig Chapman
- Jeff Cole
- 2019 Open Low-Mass Amateur, if eligible - Colin Brennan
- 2019 Ouimet Memorial Champion, if eligible - Matthew Organisak
- 2019 Amateur Runner-Up, if eligible - Jimmy Hervol (n/a)
- 2019 Mid-Am Champion, if eligible - Nick Maccario
- The top four (4) finishers from the 2019 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year standings, if eligible and not otherwise exempt. If a listed player is otherwise exempt, or if they forgo/decline their exemption, the next player on the POY standings will earn the exemption. Ties in the standings will be broken by the 2018 POY standings (then 2017, etc.).
- Herbie Aikens
- Brett Krekorian
- Ryan Riley
- Jack Boulger
- Jordan Burke
- Matt Burroughs
- Jake Hollander
- Harvin Groft
- Jamie Ferullo
- Sam Barton
- Mat Gover
- Sam Natti
- Jim Cilley
- Tyler Cooke
- Jamie Lukowicz
- Chris Francoeur
- Seamus Fennelly
- Billy Forcier
- Jason Kalin
- Michael Philipp
- Ricky Audette
- Phil Fairbanks
- Cory Jozefiak
- Logan Broyles
- Aiden Melville
- Nick Ojala
- Eric Lajunesse
- Gary Shover
- Peter Christenson
A player who wishes to request an exemption into a NEGA Championship must do so by submitting a formal request. Exemption requests must be submitted to the NEGA Staff (e-mail: ghowell@massgolf.org) at least 10 days prior to the published entry deadline for the specific Championship. Exemption requests are reviewed by the NEGA Championship Committee on a case-by-case basis and only granted under exceptional circumstances. Along with the letter of request, players must also submit a playing resume that includes any golf awards, championships, top finishes and/or accomplishments from the last 5 years (local and national).
