2022 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) |
| Drew Hackett (204) Mac Scott (207) Lansdon Robbins (207) Austin Fulton (208) Eric McIntosh (209) Jack Crosby (209) Quinn Riley (210) Ross Funderburke (210) Rafe Reynolds (211) Christofer Rahm (211) Michael Sanders (212) Drayton Stewart (212) Alex van Wyk (212) Deven Ramachandran (212) Walker Crosby (212) Stephen Campbell Jr. (212) Jackson Chandler (212) Timothy Lim (213) Logan Perkins (213) Andy Mao (214) Chris Woollam (214) Viraj Garewal (214) |
B. Exemptions based on amateur rankings and events
| B-1 | Top 200 World Ranked Players in WAGR database (as of April 1st) |
| B-2 | Walker Cup and Palmer Cup Team Members (last two teams) |
| B-3 | Top 10 AJGA Rolex Rankings (as of April 1st) |
| Previous year’s amateur events | |
| 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 | Southwest 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |