TOURNAMENT EXEMPTIONS

Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers who reside in the state of Texas age 65 or older as of the first round of tournament play, with a WHS Handicap Index of 12.4 or less. To be eligible for the Legends Division, golfers must be age 75 or older as of the first round of tournament play, with a WHS Handicap Index of 16.4 or less. Please reference TGA Policies and Procedures for further details, including Policies and Procedures, and Terms of Competition.

Provided players are otherwise eligible, exemptions are given to the following:

• 2020: John Derrick (ineligible)
• 2019: Gary Durbin (ineligible)
• 2018: Lewis Stephenson (ineligible)
• 2017: Ed Brooks
• 2016: Lewis Stephenson (ineligible)

• Ed Brooks
• Mickey Jones
• Wayne Wright
• Jerry Hudgins
• John Grace

3) Top 15 (and ties) in previous year’s Texas Senior Amateur

• John Derrick (ineligible)
• Mike Lohner (ineligible)
• Craig Hurlbert (ineligible)
• Ed Brooks
• Bill Jackson (ineligible)
• Buzz Baker (ineligible)
• Don Dean (ineligible)
• Andrew Hydorn (ineligible)
• Chuck Gardner
• John Gilbert (ineligible)
• John Grace
• Jim Quinn (ineligible)
• Lewis Stephenson (ineligible)
• Jed Shreve (ineligible)
• Kyle Kelting (ineligible)
• Mike Peck (ineligible)
• Donald O’Connor (ineligible)
• Tom McGraw
• Scott Smith (ineligible)
• Hollis Sullivan (ineligible)
  

4) Top 15 (and ties) in previous year’s Texas Super Senior Amateur (2019);

• Ed Brooks
• Gary Kirwan
• John Grace
• Bill Holstead
• Bill Huckin
• Bob Ammon
• David Pocknall
• Kent Samuel
• Tom McGraw
• Jody Vasquez
• Rusty Marshall
• Dan Alpha
• Ivan Lawson
• Denny Alexander
• Charles Reeve
• Wayne Wright

5) Last 2 Legends Division Champions;

• Richard Lundy
• Don Grider
  

6) Top 3 (and ties) in previous year’s Legend’s Division (2019);

• Richard Lundy
• Don Grider
• Jim Strouse

7) Any player that qualified for the previous year’s U.S. Senior Amateur;

• Ed Brooks
  

8) Any player that qualified for the previous year’s U.S. Senior Open;

9) Top 5 finishers (and ties) in Super Senior Division of previous year’s West Texas Amateur;

• Doug Hopton-Jones
• Lynn Cormier
• Ed Turner
• Kent Samuel
• Tom Brooks
• Jim Grubbs

10) Top 10 finishers (and ties) in the Super Senior Division of the current year’s Regional Senior Amateur;

• North (April 8-9): TBD
• South (April 5-6): TBD

• Mike Lohner (ineligible)
• John Pierce (ineligible)
• Lewis Stephenson (ineligible)
  

12) Host Club Exemptions;

• TBD
• TBD
• TBD

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The TGA reserves the right to select players to be in the field. Exempt players must complete registration for the event by the published exemption deadline or they will lose their spot in the field.