2023 Exemption Categories
Players may be exempt based on any one or more of the following categories:
Exempt players must complete an online entry form prior to the entry deadline.
A. Exemptions based on previous Rice Planters Amateur Tournaments
| A-1 | Any past champions (Amateurs in Good Standing) |
| A-2 | Top 20 players plus ties from prior year (Amateurs in Good Standing – See list below) |
| Aidan Kramer – 205* Andy Mao – 205 Luke Wells – 208 Joey Ranieri – 209 Brent Hamm – 209 Garrett Leek – 209 Drayton Stewart – 211 Sebastian Moss – 211 Logan Perkins – 212 George Langham – 212 Frank Vucic – 212 BJ Rogillio – 212 Jaron Leasure – 213 Rafe Reynolds – 213 Wilson Andress – 213 Andrew Farraye – 213 Jack Crosby – 213 Nick Mayfield – 213 Randall Hudson – 214 Will Thomson – 214 Brock Healy – 214 *Won in Sudden Death Playoff |
B. Exemptions based on amateur rankings and events
| B-1 | Top 200 World Ranked Players in WAGR database (as of April 1st this year) |
| B-2 | Walker Cup and Palmer Cup Team Members (last two teams) |
| B-3 | Top 10 AJGA Rolex Rankings (as of April 1st this year) |
| Previous year’s amateur events (2022) | |
| B-4 | Top Four: US Amateur; British Amateur; US Mid-Amateur; US Four Ball |
| B-5 | Amateur participants in the USGA Men’s Open |
| B-6 | Top 10 and ties from the Southeastern Amateur |
| B-7 | Dixie Amateur Champion |
| B-8 | Dogwood Invitational Champion |
| B-9 | Monroe Invitational Champion |
| B-10 | Pacific Coast Amateur Champion |
| B-11 | Palmetto Amateur Champion |
| B-12 | Porter Cup Champion |
| B-13 | North & South Amateur Champion |
| B-14 | Southwestern Amateur Champion |
| B-15 | Southern Amateur Champion |
| B-16 | Western Amateur Champion |
| B-17 | Sunnehanna Amateur Champion |
| B-18 | PNGA Amateur Champion |
| B-19 | Trans-Miss Amateur Champion |
| Current year’s amateur events (2023) | |
| B-20 | Azalea Amateur Champion |
| B-21 | Jones Cup Champion |
| B-22 | Terra Cotta Champion |
| B-23 | Sage Valley Junior Invitational Champion |
C. Exemptions based on State Golf Association events
| Previous year’s champions (2022) | |
| C-1 | South Carolina Amateur Champion |
| C-2 | South Carolina Mid – Amateur Champion |
| C-3 | South Carolina Junior Champion |
| C-4 | Carolinas Amateur Champion |
D. Exemptions based on other Snee Farm Country Club events
| D-1 | Snee Farm Men’s Club Champion (2023) |