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.
- 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.
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
Semifinalist – 900
Quarters – 700
Round of 16 – 600
Round of 32 – 480
MP Qualifier – 360
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