JUNIOR GIRLS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINT SYSTEM
RULES & REGULATIONS
2020 IGA Junior Girls’ Player of the Year Point System
Point Total is determined by:
- Total points earned in the events outlined within
The system is designed to give the golfer who competes well at the national and state levels the best chance at taking home the honor. In 2020, points will accumulate through September 13. Any events ending after September 13th will be applied to the 2021 Junior POTY race.
The player must be an Iowa resident and must compete in at least one IGA conducted Championship to be eligible in final standings for Junior Girls’ Player of the Year.
Positions will not be elevated in events that feature juniors from other areas outside of Iowa. For example: 3rd place points will be awarded the 3rd place finisher even if the 1st and 2nd place finishers are not Iowa juniors.
Iowa Women’s Match Play: Players must win a match or earn a first round bye through stroke play qualifying to earn points. For example, if there are only 30 players participating those earning the #1 and #2 seed and those winning a first round match will earn Round of 16 points. Those losing their first round match will not earn any points.
USGA points are awarded based on final finish. For example: A player who is a quarter-finalist in the U.S. Women’s Amateur will receive 1600 points, not 200 + 400 + 800 + 1600.
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 not be awarded to exempt players for USGA or any other championship. However, players can earn points for their appropriate finish once at the championship.
For example, a player is exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Amateur
- If she does not make match play she will receive 0 points
- If she makes match play she will receive 225 points
Tiebreaker (in order):
- Points earned in the Iowa Junior Girls’ Championship
- Points earned in the Iowa Women’s Amateur Championship
- Highest point total earned in a remaining event
- 2nd highest point total earned in a remaining event
- 3rd highest point total earned in a remaining event
When determining which tier will be used for allocating points for Iowa PGA Junior Tour Events, the IGA will count all players who started the tournament whether or not they finished the event or not. For example: 11 players are entered in the event but 2 players decide to withdraw prior to teeing off. The total number of players that started the event is now 9. The event would then fall into Tier A for points allocation.
It is very important for junior golfers who finish well in the outlined events to communicate those finishes to the IGA office. It is very hard for us to keep track of every tournament that is available.
The IGA Women’s Rules & Competitions Subcommittee reserves the right to award points for outstanding achievements outside the IGA Junior Girls’ Player of the Year Points System.
IGA CONDUCTED CHAMPIONSHIPS - Point Tables
Iowa Junior Girls' Amateur
1 400
2 280
3 200
4 190
5 180
6 170
7 160
8 150
9 140
10 130
11 125
12 120
13 115
14 110
15 105
16 100
17 95
18 90
19 85
20 80
21 75
22 70
23 65
24 60
25 55
Iowa Women's Amateur
1 600
2 420
3 300
4 285
5 270
6 255
7 240
8 225
9 210
10 195
11 188
12 180
13 173
14 165
15 158
16 150
17 143
18 135
19 128
20 120
21 113
22 105
23 98
24 90
25 83
IGA Women's Match Play
Champion – 400
Runner-up – 300
Semifinalist – 225
Quarterfinalist – 160
Round of 16 – 100
Round of 32 – 50
Women's Club Team
Individual Gross
1 200
2 140
3 100
4 95
5 90
6 85
7 80
8 75
9 70
10 65
11 60
12 55
13 50
14 45
15 40
16 35
17 30
18 25
19 20
20 15
21 10
22 10
23 10
24 10
25 10
IGA Women's Four-Ball
1 400
2 280
3 200
4 190
5 180
6 170
7 160
8 150
9 140
10 130
11 125
12 120
13 115
14 110
15 105
16 100
17 95
18 90
19 85
20 80
21 75
22 70
23 65
24 60
25 55
USGA CONDUCTED CHAMPIONSHIPS - Point Tables
U.S. Women's Open
Champion – 5000
Runner-Up – 4500
Top 5 – 2750
Top 10 – 2500
Top 20 – 2250
Low Am (made cut) – 1000
Make cut – 850
Low Am (miss cut) – 700
Sectional Qualifying
Medalist – 600
Qualifier – 450
1st Alt – 300
2nd Alt – 250
U.S. Women's Amateur
Champion – 4000
Runner-up – 3000
Semifinalist – 2000
Quarterfinalist – 1600
Final 16 – 1200
Final 32 – 950
MP Qualifier – 700
Sectional Qualifying
Medalist – 350
Qualifier – 325
1st Alt – 225
2nd Alt – 200
Top 5 – 150
Top 10 – 100
U.S. Junior Girls' Amateur
Champion – 3000
Runner-up – 2000
Semifinalist – 1600
Quarterfinalist – 1200
Final 16 – 950
Final 32 – 700
MP Qualifier – 500
Sectional Qualifying
Medalist – 250
Qualifier – 225
1st Alt – 175
2nd Alt – 150
Top 5 – 100
Top 10 – 50
U.S. Women's Four-Ball
Champion – 2000
Runner-up – 1500
Semifinalist – 1000
Quarterfinalist – 800
Final 16 – 600
Final 32 – 500
MP Qualifier – 400
Sectional Qualifying
Medalist – 250
Qualifier – 225
1st Alt – 175
2nd Alt – 150
Top 5 – 100
Top 10 – 50
NATIONAL, REGIONAL & STATE EVENTS - Point Tables
Iowa PGA Section - Major Point Events
IAPGA Spring Junior Open
John Deere Classic Junior Open 14-18
Cear Valley Junior Tour Championship
46th Iowa Girls Junior PGA Championship
Junior Tour Mid-Summer Classic – 18 Hole Division
Iowa Junior Open – 14-18 Division
Iowa PGA Junior Tour Fall Classic
Iowa PGA Section
A Tier
(11 or more players)
1 300
2 250
3 200
4 170
5 160
6 150
7 140
8 130
9 120
10 110
11 100
12 90
13 80
14 70
15 60
16 50
17 40
18 30
19 20
20 10
Iowa PGA Section
B Tier
(1-10 players)
1 150
2 125
3 100
4 80
5 70
6 60
7 50
8 40
9 30
10 20
PGA Junior Girls' Championship
1 1500
2 1250
3 1000
4 900
5 850
6 800
7 750
8 700
9 650
10 600
11 585
12 565
13 550
14 535
15 510
16 495
17 480
18 465
19 450
20 435
21 410
22 395
23 380
24 365
25 350
Make cut: 250
Sectional Qualifier
1 150
2 125
3 100
4 85
High School State Championships (All Classes)
1 400
2 350
3 300
4 275
5 250
6 225
7 200
8 150
9 125
10 100
Western Women's Golf Association
Junior Championship
Champ Flight
Champion – 1000
Runner-Up – 900
Semifinalist – 750
Quarterfinalist – 600
Round of 16 – 500
Round of 32 – 400
First Flight
Champion – 300
Runner-Up – 250
Semifinalist – 200
Quarterfinalist – 150
Round of 16 – 100
Round of 32 – 50
Big I & Optimist Junior Championship
1 500
2 450
3 400
4 375
5 350
6 325
7 300
8 285
9 270
10 255
11 240
12 225
13 210
14 200
15 190
16 180
17 170
18 160
19 150
20 140
Make cut: 50
Midwest Junior & Pepsi Little Peoples
1 400
2 350
3 300
4 275
5 250
6 225
7 200
8 185
9 170
10 155
11 140
12 125
13 110
14 100
15 90
16 80
17 70
18 60
19 50
20 40
AJGA Invitationals
1 500
2 400
3 350
4 325
5 300
6 275
7 250
8 225
9 200
10 175
11 150
12 125
13 100
14 90
15 80
16 70
17 60
18 50
19 40
20 30
AJGA Non-Invitationals
1st 300
2nd 250
3rd 200
4th 170
5th 160
6th 150
7th 140
8th 130
9th 120
10th 110
11th 100
12th 90
13th 80
14th 70
15th 60
16th 50
17th 40
18th 30
19th 20
20th 10