40th North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship

Players Exempt from Qualifying

 

 

  1. Champions of the North Carolina Senior Amateur since 2015

Jeffrey Lankford (2025), Dale Fuller (2024), Steve Harwell (2019, 2023), Jeff Jamieson (2022), Macon Moye (2018), Paul Simson (2015, 2016, 2017, 2021)

  1. Champions of the Carolinas Senior Amateur since 2016.

John O’Brien (2025), Lee Porter (2024), Steve Harwell (2019, 2022, 2023), Todd Hendley (2020), Preston Edmondson (2016, 2017)

  1. Champions of the Carolinas Amateur since 2016.

 

  1. Champions of the North Carolina Amateur since 2021.

 

  1. Champions of the North Carolina Amateur Match Play since 2021.

 

  1. 2025 Carolinas Men’s and Senior Men’s Player of the Year.

Joe Jaspers

  1. Players who finished 30th or better at the 2025 North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship.

Dale Fuller, Larry Griffin, Robin Perkins, Sherrill Britt, Craig Cathey, Phil Bland, Dennis Long, Paul Clark, Trent Gregory, Greg Seelinger, Daniel Hendrickson, Brian Westveer, Lee Porter, Tee Burton, Robert Mason, Joe Jaspers, Ron Kirkpatrick, Paul Simson, Macon Moye, Robert Wooten, Greg Earnhardt, Jeff Jamieson, Steve Harwell, Randall Sullins, Larry Cloninger, James Pearson, Scott Park, Jonathan Sielsky, Jay Barnes, Paul Jett, Jeffrey Lankford

  1. Players ranked in the Top 60 of the CGA Carolinas Senior Men's Amateur Rankings as of February 1, 2026.

 

  1. Past CGA individual champions are exempt in all CGA senior individual events for a period of one year from the date of their 55th birthday.

 

  1. 2025 Carolinas Four-Ball champions.

 

  1. 2025 Carolinas Senior Four-Ball champions.

Mark Hodges & Larry Cloninger

  1. USGA individual or four-ball champions since 2015.

 

  1. Players who competed in a 2025 USGA Championship.

Mark Hodges, James Pearson, Trent Gregory, Sherrill Britt, Chris Holland, Joe Jaspers, Greg Earnhardt

  1. Individual champions of CGA and SCGA gross championships since 2021 (65+/Championship Divisions only).

Paul Simson (2021), Randall Sullins (2022), Todd Hendley (2023), Jim Pearson (2022, 2023), Steve Harwell (2022, 2023), Jeff Jamieson (2022), Macon Moye (2024), Lee Porter (2024), Pat Thompson (2024), Dale Fuller (2024), Jeffrey Lankford (2025), Brian Harris (2025), Tim Teaster (2025), Ed Donlin (2025), Steve Fox (2025), John Bunn (2025), Pete Allen (2025), Randall Sullins (2025), John O’Brien (2025)

  1. 2025 Captain’s Putter Team members, 2026 Tar Heel Cup Team members.

James Pearson, John O’Brien, Larry Cloninger, Lee Porter, Mark Hodges, Paul Simson, Steve Fox, Trent Gregory,

 

  1. Players who finished 30th or better at the 2025 Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship.

Preston Edmondson, Larry Cloninger, Harrison Rutter, Sherrill Britt, Randy Sparling, Lee Porter, George Harris, Ron Kirkpatrick, Bob Lynch, Scott Patnode, Trent Gregory, Walker Taylor, William Carter, Keith Kepley, Paul Jett, Paul Simon, Steve Harwell, David Glabicki, James Pearson, Tee Burton, Jeffrey Lankford, Joe Jaspers, John O’Brien

  1. 2025 North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Champions.

Joe Jaspers & Jim Aughtry

  1. Players ranked in the World Amateur Golf Ranking® as of the entry opening date.

Steve Harwell, Lee Porter, Trent Gregory, Sherrill Britt, Joe Jaspers

  1. Special exemption bestowed by the CGA.