BRADY EXBER - view profile

This accomplished Nevada player, who is playing in the Mid-Amateur division in 2014, is a member of the Southern Nevada Golf Association Hall of Fame and is a seven-time SNGA Player-of-the- Year. His spectacular 2014 includes wins at the British Senior Amateur, Senior Azalea, Yeamans Hall, and Stocker Cup, as well as a runner-up finish at the Canadian Senior Amateur. In October the Southern Golf Association named Exber the SGA National Amateur of the Month, based on his three wins. He is the only senior player to earn that honor in 2014.

COLBY HARWELL - view profile

The defending champion helped his home state of Texas win its record fourth USGA State Team Championship in October, along with Zach Atkinson and Aaron Hickman (also in the field). Harwell also has individual top-fives at the USGA State Team and at the Harvey Penick Invitational.

MIKE MCCOY - view profile

The perennial mid-amateur talent is having a nice follow-up season after his 2013 U.S. Mid- Amateur win with victories at the 2014 Lupton Invitational and George C. Thomas Invitational. The Iowa native finished in a tie for 15th last year and will be looking for a better finish at Floridian.

Senior

DOUG HANZEL - view profile

The 2013 U.S. Senior Amateur champion is coming off a victory at the newest Society of Seniors tournament — The Vinny. A native of Savannah, Ga., Hanzel also captured the 2014 Jones Cup Senior Invitational, winning by two over fellow Georgian Jack Hall.

PAT TALLENT - view profile

The Virginia resident traveled west to Newport Beach and returned to the east coast with a U.S. Senior Amateur title. Tallent rolled the rock with his long putter in his final match win over Bryan Norton, including a 30- plus footer on the 17th hole. Tallent also tied for eighth at the British Senior.

CHIP LUTZ - view profile

Lutz not only won the Crump Cup senior division, but completed something maybe more special to him in 2014 — the "career circle" of the Golf Association of Philadelphia. Having already won the GAP's Junior, Amateur, and Mid-Amateur titles, Lutz completed the circle with a win at the 2014 GAP Senior Amateur. The Reading resident also won the National Senior Hall-of-Fame and tied for second at the Coleman Invitational.