2023 Arizona Open

Exempt Players

Arizona Open

The following players are exempt for the 80th Arizona Open Championship. These competitors do not need to compete in a qualifying event and can register for the Championship event. Select a player to see individual exemption detail.

Anderson, Cade
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Anderson, Mason
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Aurilia, Gavin
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Avant, Tommi
  • Southwest PGA Match Play Champion - Past 5 Years
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Assistant Player of the Year
Baldwin, Mark
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Beljan, Charlie
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Booth, Grant
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Brooks, Matt
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Bryant, Davis
  • Southwestern Amateur Champion - Past 5 Years
Candelaria, Abe
  • Top 5 & Ties from the Final 2021 Arizona Golf Association Points List
Carter, Jim
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Senior Player of the Year
Clark, Johnnie
  • 2022 Junior Golf Association of Arizona Player of the Year
Cohen, Gavin
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Cooper, Brian
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
Dahlquist, Alec
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Deminsky, Derek
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Dompier, Chris
  • 2022 Southern Chapter Player of the Year
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Downs, Dennis
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Elias, Rich
  • Winner of 2022 Southern Chapter PGA Championship
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Galletti, Nicolo
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Gunn, Jimmy
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Hack, Jhared
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Herrera, Michael
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Hill, Calum
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
Hocknull, Craig
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
  • Southwest PGA Champion - Past 5 Years
  • Southwest PGA Match Play Champion - Past 5 Years
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Hopper, Michael
  • Southwest PGA Champion - Past 5 Years
  • Southwest PGA Match Play Champion - Past 5 Years
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Isakson, Blake
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Jelley, Brendon
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Jertson, Marty
  • Southwest PGA Champion - Past 5 Years
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Johnston, Mike
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Kamin, Chris
  • Top 5 & Ties from the Final 2022 Arizona Golf Association Points List
Kartrude, Michael
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Kim, DK
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Knight, Evan
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Leow, James
  • Southwestern Amateur Champion - Past 5 Years
Lindert, Kyle
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Lingel, Brent
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Lorenz, Ben
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Markham, George
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Matthewson, Erik
  • Winner of the 2022 Southern Nevada Chapter PGA Championship
  • 2022 Southern Nevada Chapter PGA Player of the Year
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Maze, Kyle
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
McCarthy, Patrick
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Meyers, Jim
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Mueller, Jesse
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
  • Southwest PGA Champion - Past 5 Years
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Player of the Year
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Natarajan, Shankar
  • Top 5 & Ties from the Final 2022 Arizona Golf Association Points List
Neuheisel, Joe
  • Winner of the 2022 Arizona Golf Association Amateur Championship
O'Donnell, Sean
  • Top 5 & Ties from the Final 2022 Arizona Golf Association Points List
Ostrom, Hunter
  • Southwestern Amateur Champion - Past 5 Years
Padgett, Wells
  • Southwestern Amateur Champion - Past 5 Years
Paisley, Andrew
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Paul, Yannik
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
Ramos, Tim
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
Roberts, Carson
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Sanchez, Marty
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Satterlee, Chris
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
Schwarz, Maz
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Trittler, Paul
  • Winner of the 2022 Southwest PGA Sennior Championship
Turner, Mark
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties
VanCleave, Matt
  • Southwest PGA Match Play Champion - Past 5 Years
Vanderveer, Dylan
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Walicki, Adam
  • Top 5 & Ties from the Final 2022 Arizona Golf Association Points List
Warren, Justin
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Wheeldon, Riley
  • Winner of the 2022 Southwest PGA Assistant Championship
Wood, Hayden
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Wood, RJ
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
Younan, Jake
  • Arizona Open Champion - Past 10 Years
  • Top 25 & Ties from 2022 Arizona Open
Yurkiewicz, Jeff
  • 2022 Southwest PGA Points List - Top 20 & Ties

Tournament information for the 80th Arizona Open Championship can be found here.

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Arizona Open Exemption Requests

All individuals who desire an exemption into the 2023 Arizona Open Championship MUST do the following:

  • Register for one of the six (6) Arizona Open Qualifiers by the deadline Sunday, July 2 at 11:59 PM Arizona time.
  • Compose a letter addresses to Southwest PGA, Attn: Arizona Open Exemptions, 10607 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Suite J103, Scottsdale, AZ 85259 that includes:
    • Playing status - Amateur, PGA Professional, Non-PGA Professional
    • Playing accomplishments for the past five (5) years.
    • Top 5 individual tournament finishes within the past three (3) years.
    • Other major accomplishments achieved throughout your playing career.

  • Mail the letter as addressed OR email to bibrahim@pgahq.com.
  • Exemption requests must be received by Friday, June 30 at 5:00 PM Arizona time.


The Southwest PGA is responsible for the approval of the exemptions and will evaluate all submissions through the deadline of Friday, June 30 at 5:00 PM Arizona time. Any requests submitted after this deadline will NOT be considered for any reason. The Southwest PGA will award exemptions prior to the first Arizona Open qualifier deadline on July 2, 2023, and all individuals who submitted requests will be notified.

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