Exemptions

2025 MEN’S EXEMPTION CATEGORIES

  1. 2024 USA AMATEUR CHAMPION (USA)
  2. 2024 AMATEUR CHAMPION (UK)
  3. 2024 EUROPEAN AMATEUR CHAMPION (EUR)
  4. 2024 PORTER CUP CHAMPION (USA)
  5. 2024 DOGWOOD INVITATIONAL CHAMPION (USA)
  6. 2024 CANADIAN MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPION (CAN)
  7. THE HIGHEST RANKED AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR WITH AN R&A WAGR RANKING AS RANKED BY THE GOLF AUSTRALIA JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT ON FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2024.
  8. TOP 50 AMATEUR PLAYERS ON THE R&A WORLD AMATEUR RANKING – INTERNATIONAL.
  9. PLAYERS NOMINATED BY INTERNATIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATIONS – INTERNATIONAL TEAMS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS “WORLD CUP”. PLAYERS REPRESENTING THEIR COUNTRY MUST BE RANKED IN THE TOP 750 AS RANKED BY THE R&A WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKING ON FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2024.
  10. THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS PAST CHAMPIONS (3 YEAR EXEMPTION).
  11. THE TOP 5 AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR GOLFERS AS RANKED BY THE R&A WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS ON FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2024. THIS EXEMPTION IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS. ANY DECISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS WILL BE FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXPLANATION OR EXTERNAL REVIEW.
  12. ANY CURRENT NCAA COLLEGIATE PLAYER WHO PLAYED IN A LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, OR NATIONAL STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WHO IS A CURRENT NCAA PARTICIPANT, AT THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO THE MEN’S AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS EXEMPTION IS SUBJECT TO THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS AND REQUIRES PLAYERS TO HAVE A WAGR BELOW 750. ANY DECISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS WILL BE FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXPLANATION OR EXTERNAL REVIEW.
  13. ANY NJCAA OR NAIA PLAYER IN A CURRENT COLLEGE ROSTER, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS. THIS EXEMPTION REQUIRES PLAYERS TO HAVE A WAGR BELOW 750. ANY DECISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS WILL BE FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXPLANATION OR EXTERNAL REVIEW.
  14. AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE. EXEMPTIONS – AMATEUR GOLFERS WHO DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE EXEMPTION CRITERIA ARE REQUIRED TO EMAIL AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, TOGETHER WITH THEIR GOLF RESUME AND CURRENT R&A WAGR RANKING, TO THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS, FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE. EMAIL: amann@masteroftheamateurs.com.au
  15. ALL EXEMPTIONS AND ENTRIES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE WHO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REFUSE ANY ENTRY WITHOUT GIVING ANY REASON FOR THE DECISION WHICH SHALL BE FINAL. 
  16. ALL OF THE ABOVE EXEMPTIONS MAY BE VARIED AT ANY TIME AT THE DISCTRETION OF THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS.              

2025 AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS MEN’S CHAMPION EXEMPTIONS

The 2025 Australian Master of the Amateurs Men’s Champion shall receive Exemptions into:

  • 2025 PORTER CUP CHAMPIONSHIP (USA)
  • 2025 THE DOGWOOD INVITATIONAL (USA)
  • 2025 CANADIAN MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (CAN)
  • 2025 MEN’S NSW OPEN (AUS) 
  • 2025 THE HERITAGE CLASSIC ON THE CHALLENGER PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA (AUS)
  • 2025 VIC OPEN (AUS)

2025 WOMEN’S EXEMPTION CATEGORIES

  1. 2024 WOMEN’S AMATEUR ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPION
  2. 2024 US LADIES AMATEUR CHAMPION (USA)
  3. 2024 EUROPEAN LADIES AMATEUR CHAMPION (EUR)
  4. 2024 LADIES BRITISH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPION (UK)
  5. 2024 NCAA WOMEN’S MEDAL CHAMPION (USA)
  6. 2024 CANADIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPION (CAN)
  7. 2024 INTERNATIONAUX DE FRANCE U21 – TROPHEE ESMOND CHAMPION (FRA)
  8. 2024 SPANISH LADIES AMATEUR CHAMPION (ESP)
  9. 2024 THE GATOR INVITATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPION – GIRLS DIVISION (USA)
  10. THE HIGHEST RANKED AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR WITH AN R&A WAGR RANKING AS RANKED BY THE GOLF AUSTRALIA JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT ON FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2024.
  11. TOP 50 AMATEUR PLAYERS ON THE R&A WORLD AMATEUR RANKING – INTERNATIONAL,
  12. PLAYERS NOMINATED BY INTERNATIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATIONS – INTERNATIONAL TEAMS FOR THE WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS “WORLD CUP”. PLAYERS REPRESENTING THEIR COUNTRY MUST BE RANKED IN THE TOP 750 AS RANKED BY THE R&A WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS ON FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2024.
  13. THE WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS PAST CHAMPIONS (3 YEAR EXEMPTION).
  14. THE TOP 10 AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR GOLFERS AS RANKED BY THE R&A WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS ON FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2024.THIS EXEMPTION IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS. ANY DECISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS WILL BE FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXPLANATION OR EXTERNAL REVIEW.
  15. ANY CURRENT NCAA COLLEGIATE PLAYER WHO PLAYED IN A LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, OR NATIONAL STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WHO IS A CURRENT NCAA PARTICIPANT, AT THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO THE WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS EXEMPTION IS SUBJECT TO THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS AND REQUIRES PLAYERS TO HAVE A WAGR BELOW 750. ANY DECISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS WILL BE FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXPLANATION OR EXTERNAL REVIEW.
  16. ANY NJCAA OR NAIA PLAYER IN A CURRENT COLLEGE ROSTER, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS. THIS EXEMPTION REQUIRES PLAYERS TO HAVE A WAGR BELOW 750. ANY DECISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS WILL BE FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXPLANATION OR EXTERNAL REVIEW.
  17. AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE EXEMPTIONS – AMATEUR GOLFERS WHO DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE EXEMPTION CRITERIA ARE REQUIRED TO EMAIL AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, TOGETHER WITH THEIR GOLF RESUME AND CURRENT R&A WAGR RANKING, TO THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS, FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE.    EMAIL: amann@masteroftheamateurs.com.au
  18. ALL EXEMPTIONS AND ENTRIES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE WHO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REFUSE ANY ENTRY WITHOUT GIVING ANY REASON FOR THE DECISION WHICH SHALL BE FINAL. 
  19. ALL OF THE ABOVE EXEMPTIONS MAY BE VARIED AT ANY TIME AT THE DISCTRETION OF THE AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS.         

2025 AUSTRALIAN MASTER OF THE AMATEURS WOMEN’S CHAMPION EXEMPTIONS

The 2025 Australian Master of the Amateurs Women’s Champion shall receive Exemptions into:

  • 2025 WOMEN’S PORTER CUP CHAMPIONSHIP (USA)
  • 2025 CANADIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (CAN) 
  • 2025 WPGA CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALIA, CO-SANCTIONED ON BOTH THE WPGA TOUR AND LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR SCHEDULES (AUS)
  • 2025 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S CLASSIC, CO-SANCTIONED ON BOTH THE WPGA TOUR AND LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR SCHEDULES (AUS)
  • 2025 VIC OPEN (AUS)