Entry & Eligibility

Exemption categories.

2027 Exemption Categories. Players may be exempt based on any one or more of the following categories. Exempt players must still complete an online entry form prior to the entry deadline.

2027 Categories

Previous Rice Planters Amateur Tournaments

A-1Any past champion (Amateurs in Good Standing)

A-2Top 20 players plus ties from the prior year (Amateurs in Good Standing)

Charles WarrenConnor DoyalTyler SaboJack CrousoreZachary FrazerPatton SamuelsMiles EubanksDominik WolfCamden BraidechJake AlbertGareth SteynDaniel MontalvoBlake PhillipsTyler StrongCamden GoldknopfDavid ZhangWill BakerMichael HakeIan GlantonDavis BagwellKai KomulainenEduardo Derbez

Amateur Rankings & Events

B-1Top 200 World Ranked Players in WAGR and AGI databases (as of April 15th 2027)

B-2Walker Cup and Palmer Cup Team Members (last two teams)

B-3Top 10 AJGA Rolex Rankings (as of April 15 2027)

Previous year's amateur events (2026)

B-4Top Four — US Amateur; British Amateur; US Mid-Amateur; US Four Ball

B-5Amateur participants in the USGA Men's Open

B-6Top 10 and ties from the Southeastern Amateur

B-7Dixie Amateur Champion

B-8Dogwood Invitational Champion

B-9Monroe Invitational Champion

B-10Pacific Coast Amateur Champion

B-11Palmetto Amateur Champion

B-12Porter Cup Champion

B-13North & South Amateur Champion

B-14Southwestern Amateur Champion

B-15Southern Amateur Champion

B-16Western Amateur Champion

B-17Sunnehanna Amateur Champion

B-18PNGA Amateur Champion

B-19Trans-Miss Amateur Champion

B-20Magnolia Amateur Champion

Current year's amateur events (2027)

B-21Azalea Amateur Champion

B-22Florida Azalea Amateur Champion

B-23Jones Cup Champion

B-24Terra Cotta Champion

B-25Sage Valley Junior Invitational Champion

State Golf Association Events

Previous year's champions (2026)

C-1South Carolina Amateur Champion

C-2South Carolina Mid-Amateur Champion

C-3South Carolina Junior Champion

C-4South Carolina Player of the Year

C-5Carolinas Amateur Champion

C-6Carolinas Mid-Amateur Champion

C-7Carolinas Junior Champion

C-8North Carolina Amateur Champion

C-9North Carolina Mid-Amateur Champion

C-10North Carolina Junior Champion

Snee Farm Country Club Events

D-1Snee Farm Men's Club Champion (2026)

Other Exemptions (Tournament Players Selection Committee Discretion)

E-1Men's NCAA D1 Individual Champion (2024, 2025, 2026)

E-2Men's NCAA D2 Individual Champion (2025, 2026)

E-3Men's NCAA D3 Individual Champion (2026)

E-4Men's NAIA Individual Champion (2026)

E-52025 US National Development Team

E-6Special Invitees

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Exemption categories are set each year by the Tournament Players Selection Committee.