2024 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) |
| Garrett Cooper 206 Bruce Murphy 207 Yin Ho Yue 207 Ian Meyer 208 George Langham 208 Davis Neal 209 Max DuPree 209 Rafe Reynolds 210 Johnny Walker 210 Connor Brown 210 Gene Zeigler 211 Jon Weiss Jr. 211 Egor Eroshenko 211 Harrison Glenday 211 Jansen Preston 211 Sam Davidson 212 Adam Alvarez 212 Ryan Eshleman 212 Nick Mayfield 212 Max Green 212 Jack Tickle 212 Ryan Ford 212 |
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 (2023) | |
| 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 (2024) | |
| 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 (2023) | |
| 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 & 2024) |