SENIOR MEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINT SYSTEM

RULES & REGULATIONS

IGA Senior Player of the Year Point System

  • Point Total is determined by:
    • Total points in all Senior IGA, USGA conducted championships and qualifiers and Additional Sanctioned Point Events.
  • Points for 2024 will accumulate through the final IGA, USGA or Additional Sanctioned Point event, whichever comes later. (Sept. 26th, 2024)
  • Player must be an Iowa resident and be a member of the IGA (enrolled on GHIN Handicap Roster at an IGA Member Club) to be eligible.
  • In tournaments with professional fields (Herman Sani, Iowa Open, etc) points will be awarded according to finish against the amateur portion of the field.
  • Points will not be awarded to amateur players who are not Iowa residents and IGA members. Positions will not be elevated in order to award those points. For example: 3rd place points will be awarded to the 3rd place finisher even if the 1st and 2nd place finishers are not IGA members.
  • USGA points are awarded based on final finish. For example, a player who is a quarter-finalist in the US Senior Amateur will receive a total of 600 points, not 250+300+400+500+600.
  • If a player is an alternate but subsequently is informed of the USGA that they are in the championship field, their points will be elevated to qualifier level, whether they actually play in the championship or not.
  • Qualifying points will be awarded to exempt players for USGA or any other championship so long as they tee it up. However, players can earn additional points for their appropriate finish at the championship.
    • It is the policy of the Iowa Golf Association that at least 12 individuals must enter a tournament in a Senior division to constitute awarding points for Senior player of the year race that is applicable to such division. If 11 or less enter in the division, no points will be available.
      • For example: When 11 people or less sign up to play in the Senior Division of the Carroll Amateur, no points will be awarded for the Senior Player of the Year race.
    • Co-Player of the Year honors would be awarded if two or more are tied in the points race.
    • The IGA Four-Ball and IGA Senior Four-Ball Championships are a FULL Point Event. Points are awarded to each player based on team finish in the event. For example, on the 1st place team, Player A receives 250 points and Player B receives 250 points.

IGA CONDUCTED CHAMPIONSHIPS - Point Tables

Iowa Amateur

1          500
2          300
3          250
4          240
5          230
6          215
7          200
8          185
9          175
10       165
11       155
12       150
13       145
14       140
15       135
16       130
17       125
18       120
19       115
20       110
21       105
22       100
23       95
24       90
25       85
26       80
27       75
28       70
29       65
30       60
31       55
32       50

Iowa Senior Amateur

1          500
2          300
3          250
4          240
5          230
6          215
7          200
8          185
9          175
10       165
11       155
12       150
13       145
14       140
15       135
16       130
17       125
18       120
19       115
20       110
21       105
22       100
23       95
24       90
25       85
26       80
27       75
28       70
29       65
30       60
31       55
32       50

IGA Mid-Am (Sr. Div)

1              350
2              210
3              180
4              170
5              160
6              150
7              140
8              130
9              120
10           110
11           100
12           95
13           90
14           85
15           80
16           75
17           70
18           65
19           60
20           55
21           50
22           45
23           40
24           35
25           30
26           25
27           20
28           15
29           10
30           5

Herman Sani (Sr. Div)

1              350
2              210
3              180
4              170
5              160
6              150
7              140
8              130
9              120
10           110
11           100
12           95
13           90
14           85
15           80
16           75
17           70
18           65
19           60
20           55
21           50
22           45
23           40
24           35
25           30
26           25
27           20
28           15
29           10
30           5

IGA Four-Ball

1              250
2              150
3              125
4              100
5              80
6              75
7              70
8              65
9              60
10           55
11           50
12           45
13           40
14           35
15           30
16           25
17           20
18           15
19           10
20           5

IGA Match Play

Champion           450
Runner up           300
Semifinalist         245
Quarters              210
Round of 16        150
Round of 32        90
Round of 64        50

IGA Senior Match Play

Champion           450
Runner up           300
Semifinalist         245
Quarters              210
Round of 16        150
Round of 32        90
Round of 64        50

IGA Senior Four-Ball

1              250
2              150
3              125
4              100
5              80
6              75
7              70
8              65
9              60
10           55
11           50
12           45
13           40
14           35
15           30
16           25
17           20
18           15
19           10
20           5

USGA & R&A CONDUCTED CHAMPIONSHIPS - Point Tables

U.S. Open

Champion – 4500
Runner-up – 3000
Top 5 – 2250
Top 10 – 1800
Top 20 – 1500
Low Am (made cut) – 1200
Made cut – 900
Low Am (missed cut) – 750

Sectional Qualifying
Qualifier  – 400
1st Alt – 275
2nd Alt – 250

Local Qualifying
Qualifier – 200
1st Alt – 100
2nd Alt – 75

U.S. Amateur

Champion – 2250
Runner up – 1500
Semifinalist – 1200
Quarters  – 900
Round of 16 – 750
Round of 32 – 600
MP Qualifier – 450

Sectional Qualifying
Qualifier – 250
1st alt – 175
2nd alt – 150

Local Qualifying
Qualifier – 100 points
1st alt – 50 points
2nd alt – 25 points

U.S. Mid-Amateur

Champion – 1800
Runner up – 1200
Semifinalist – 900
Quarters – 600
Round of 16 – 450
Round of 32 – 375
MP Qualifier – 340

Sectional Qualifying
Qualifier – 200
1st alt – 75
2nd alt – 50

U.S. Four-Ball

Champion – 1200
Runner up – 750
Semifinalist – 525
Quarters – 400
Round of 16 – 340
MP Qualifier – 300

Sectional Qualifying   

Qualifier – 150
1st alt – 75
2nd alt – 50

U.S. Senior Open

Champion – 3750
Runner-up – 2250
Top 5 – 1800
Top 10 – 1500
Top 20 – 1200
Low Am (made cut) – 900
Made cut – 750
Low Am (missed cut) – 600

Sectional Qualifying

Qualifier – 300
1st Alt – 200
2nd Alt – 150

U.S. Senior Amateur

Champion – 2250
Runner up – 1500
Semifinalist – 1200
Quarters – 900
Round of 16 – 750
Round of 32 – 600
MP Qualifier – 450

Sectional Qualifying 
Qualifier – 250
1st alt – 100
2nd alt – 75

R&A Open Championship

Champion – 4500
Runner-up – 3000
Top 5 – 2250
Top 10 – 1800
Top 20 – 1500
Low Am (made cut) – 1200
Made cut – 900
Low Am (missed cut) – 750

Final Qualifying
Qualifier  – 400
1st Alt – 275
2nd Alt – 250

Sectional Qualifying
Qualifier – 200
1st Alt – 100
2nd Alt – 75

R&A Senior Open Championship

Champion – 3000
Runner up – 1800
Top 5 – 1400
Top 10 – 1200
Top 20 – 900
Low Am (made cut) – 600
Made cut – 600
Low Am (missed cut) – 480

Fianl Qualifying 
Qualifier – 240
1st alt – 160
2nd alt – 120

R&A Amateur Championship

Champion – 1800
Runner up – 1200
Semifinalist – 960
Quarters  – 720
Round of 16 – 600
Round of 32 – 480
MP Qualifier – 360

Final Qualifying
Qualifier – 200
1st alt – 80
2nd alt – 60

R&A Senior Amateur Championship

Champion – 1800
Runner up – 1200
Top Five – 900
Top Ten – 700
Top 20 – 500

Sectional Qualifying 
Qualifier – 200
1st alt – 80
2nd alt – 60

ADDITIONAL SANCTIONED POINT EVENTS - Point Tables

Northwest Iowa Amateur (Sr. Div)
Iowa Masters (Sr. Div)

1              300
2              180
3              170
4              160
5              150
6              140
7              130
8              120
9              110
10           105
11           100
12           95
13           90
14           85
15           80
16           75
17           70
18           65
19           60
20           55
21           50
22           45
23           40
24           35
25           30
26           25
27           20
28           15
29           10
30           5

Briarwood Amateur (Sr. Div),
Carroll Amateur (Sr. Div),
Fort Dodge Amateur (Sr. Div),
Iowa Open (Sr. Div),
Lake Creek Amateur (Sr. Div),
Southeast Iowa Amateur (Sr. Div),
The Classic (Sr. Div),
Waterloo Open (Sr. Div),

1              200
2              120
3              100
4              85
5              80
6              75
7              70
8              65
9              60
10           55
11           50
12           45
13           40
14           35
15           30
16           25
17           20
18           15
19           10
20           5

*A Senior Amateur who wins the Senior Division of the Iowa Open would receive 200 bonus points

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