This is the entry list for the 2022 Golf Challenge NSW Open as of January 22nd, 2022.
This list is indicative, and will mirror entries on the PGATA website when released. A cut of mark indicating players who will be required to pre- Qualify will be added to this list when determined.
* Denotes a NSW Open Champion
** Denotes a player who has qualified for the NSW Open through the NSW Regional Open Series or Regional Amateur Qualifying
| Past Champ/ RQ | Name | State/ Nat | Exemption Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amateurs exempt from Qualifying | |||
| Harry Bolton (a) |  | 2021 NSW Country Champion | |
| Jeffrey Guan (a) |  | 2021 NSW Junior Champion | |
| Harrison Crowe (a) | | 2022 Aust. Master of the Ams - Champ | |
| Thomas Heaton (a) | | 2021 Am RQ-Forbes Open |
| Robbie Minns (a) | | 2022 Links Shell Cove Champion |
| Luke Arthur (a) | | 2022 Goulburn Cup Champion |
| Jayden Ford (NZL) (a) |  | 2022 Avondale Amateur Champ | |
| TBC | 2022 NSW Medallist | ||
| TBC | 2022 NSW Amateur Champion | ||
| TBC | 2022 Kurri Kurri Cup Champion* | ||
| TBC | 2022 Rich River Open Amateur* | ||
| TBC | 2021 Junior 6's Champion | ||
| TBC | 2022 Concord Cup | ||
| TBC | 2022 Concord Nominee | ||
| NSW Regional Open Qualifiers | |||
| Daniel Gill (a) |  | Murray Open |
| John Lyras | | Murray Open |
| Aaron Townsend | | Murray Open |
| Daniel Gale | | Western Open |
| Josh Armstrong | | Western Open |
| James Conran | | Western Open |
| Brady Watt |  | Queanbeyan Open |
| James Grierson | | Queanbeyan Open |
| Peter Wilson | | Queanbeyan Open |
| Tournament Invitations | |||
| Brendan Jones | | ||
| Invitation - TBC | |||
| Invitation - TBC | |||
| Invitation - TBC | |||
| Invitation - TBC | |||
| Invitation - TBC | |||
| Invitation - TBC | |||
| Invitation - TBC | |||
| Invitation - TBC | |||
| Invitation - TBC | |||
| Cat 1: Winners PGA Tour OOM | |||
| Matt Griffin | | ||
| Cat 3: +500k Winners Current+Prev 2 | |||
| Zach Murray | | ||
| Bryden Macpherson |  | |
| Josh Younger | | |
| Cat 4: -$500k Winners Current+Prev 2 | |||
| Andrew Evans | | ||
| Marcus Fraser | | ||
| Andrew Martin | | ||
| Anthony Quayle | | ||
| Cat 6: 2-30 2020 PGA Tour OOM | |||
| Matthew Millar | | ||
| Jarryd Felton | | ||
| Darren Beck | | ||
| Elvis Smylie | | ||
| Dimitrios Papadatos | | ||
| Scott Arnold | | ||
| Shae Wools-Cobb | | ||
| Jordan Zunic | | ||
| Ben Campbell | | ||
| Cat 12: 31-50 2019 OOM + Aff | |||
| Dale Williamson | | ||
| Richard Green | | ||
| Charlie Dann | | ||
| Deyen Lawson | | ||
| Nathan Barbieri | | ||
| Samuel Eaves | | ||
| Matthew Stieger | | ||
| Peter Fowler | | ||
| Max McCardle |  | ||
| Jake Higginbottom | | ||
| Blake Collyer | | ||
| Chang Gi Lee |  | ||
| Cat 14: 2-30 PGA Tour Q-School | |||
| Aaron Wilkin | | ||
| David Micheluzzi | | ||
| John Lyras | | ||
| Douglas Klein | | ||
| Luke Brown | | ||
| Tom Power Horan | | ||
| Damien Jordan | | ||
| Daniel Gale | | *Qualified virtue of the 2022 NSW Regional Open Series | |
| James Grierson | | *Qualified virtue of the 2022 NSW Regional Open Series | |
| Edward Donoghue | | ||
| Ben Wharton | | ||
| Josh Armstrong | | *Qualified virtue of the 2022 NSW Regional Open Series | |
| Peter Wilson | | *Qualified virtue of the 2022 NSW Regional Open Series | |
| Jay Mackenzie | | ||
| Zinyo Garcia | | ||
| Matt Jager | | ||
| Jackson Bugdalski | | ||
| Ben Ford | | ||
| James Marchesani | | ||
| Aaron Pike | | ||
| Matias Sanchez | | ||
| Daniel Beckmann | | ||
| Lawry Flynn | | ||
| Cat 15: 51-60 2020 Tour OOM + Aff | |||
| Tim Hart | | ||
| Derek Ackerman |  | ||
| David Bransdon | | ||
| Brett Rankin | | ||
| Michael Wright | | |
| Cat 16: Leading 10 PGA Pro-Am OOM | |||
| Brady Watt | | *Qualified virtue of the 2022 NSW Regional Open Series | |
| Rick Kulacz | | |
| Andrew Kelly | | ||
| Alex Edge | | ||
| Anthony Choat | | ||
| Aaron Townsend | | *Qualified virtue of the 2022 NSW Regional Open Series |
| Cat 17: Leading 3 2020 NZ OOM | |||
| Gareth Paddison | | ||
| Cat 18: Leading 5 Graduates | |||
| Mitchell Gannon | | ||
| Jordan Widdicombe | | ||
| Matthew Howell | | ||
| No ranking (Full Member Tour/Vocational) | |||
| Adam Blyth | | |
| Full Member Tournament | |||
| Matt McLean | | ||
| William Bruyeres | | ||
| Josh Clarke | | ||
| Andre Stolz | | ||
| George Worrall | | ||
| Lucien Tinkler | | ||
| Bradley Kivimets | | ||
| Adam Bland | | ||
| Robert Hogan | | ||
| Cameron John | | ||
| Daniel Stevenson | | ||
| Glenn Joyner | | ||
| Lucas Higgins | | ||
| Daniel Fox | | ||
| Brendan Smith | | ||
| Jack Munro | | ||
| Simon Tooman | | ||
| Jordan Mackay | | ||
| Leigh McKechnie | | |
| Full Member Vocational | |||
| Jarred McCosh | | ||
| Christopher Keus | | ||
| Steve Treisman | | ||
| Lucas Bates | | ||
| Ben Percival | | ||
| Christopher Crooks | | ||
| Joost ter Veld |  | ||
| Mitchell Brown | | ||
| Daniel Priest | | ||
| Andrew Campbell | | ||
| Jarrod Harding | | ||
| Peter Martin | | ||
| Dylan Thompson | | ||
| Nathan Miller | | ||
| Jayden Cripps | | ||
| Hayden Webb | | ||
| Luke O'Sullivan | | ||
| James Gleeson | | ||
| Andrew Brennan | | ||
| Brock Gillard | | ||
| James Edge | | ||
| Rhett McIvor | | ||
| Nicholas Russell | | ||
| Patrick Joseph | | ||
| Jordan Mullaney | | ||
| Jason Perkin | | ||
| Colin Banham | | ||
| Brodie Burden | | ||
| Jamie Hook | | ||
| Temporary Tournament Mbr (Tour) | |||
| Linus Yip | | ||
| Jack Murdoch | | ||
| Michael Pearce | | ||
| Mitch Davis | | ||
| Aiden Didone | | ||
| Blake Proverbs | | ||
| Ben A Campbell | | ||
| James Conran | | *Qualified virtue of the 2022 NSW Regional Open Series | |
| Jeremy Fuchs | | ||
| Zachary Maxwell | | ||
| Bradley Doherty | | ||
| Jack Poutney | | ||
| Membership Pathway Program Invite not ex | |||
| Travis Tatt | | ||
| Lachlan Armour | | ||
| Ben Paine | | ||
| Mitchell Smith | | ||
| Cameron Kelly | | ||
| Zachary Kelly | | ||
| Harrison Wills | | ||
| Jack McLeod | | ||
| Jack Walden | | ||
| Riley Taylor | | ||
| Jeong Woo Ha | | ||
| Corey Fairchild | | ||
| Jackson Jubelin | | ||
| Thomas Pritchard-Davies | | ||
| Mackenzie Wright | | ||
| Cameron Banks | | ||
| Aaron Maxwell | | ||
| Jack Rachel | | ||
| Senior Tour member | |||
| Guy Wall | | ||
| Non-Member Professional | |||
| Matthew Crook | | ||
| Ryley Martin | | ||
| Doong Gyu Han | | ||
| Daniel Brooker | | ||
| Chris Crabtree | | ||
| Haydn Barron | | ||