The RDGA Tournament Committee met to finalize a revised points schedule and qualification standard for the RDGA’s Annual Player of the Year awards in their respective categories. As these are a RDGA award, eligibility for Player of the Year will require an individual to participate in a minimum of 5 events on the published Points schedule with an additional requirement that 3 of those events must be RDGA events. One of those 3 events must be an individual championship event ( i.e. Match Play, District Championship, Mid Am Championship, Senior Championship. Senior and Super Seniors competing in Men’s events on the point schedule and placing in any spot awarding points will have a multiplier of 1.5 for Senior points and 2.0 for Super Senior points. Legends players competing in their own competitions within events on the points schedule will receive .75 of the respective value for their finish.). The same will apply to the annual awards in the Women’s and Junior ranks with the only difference being that they must play in one individual championship event on the points schedule, not necessarily a RDGA individual championship.
RDGA Two Player Tournaments:
Point Breakdowns: 50 40 30 20 10 5 for all events. The points awarded are for each player, not team. Gross scores only, no net.
In addition, the committee established a yearly cap in the amount a player can earn participating in Best Ball events. That annual total number of points a player can earn in RDGA Best Ball events will be capped at 200 points for each player.
RDGA Individual / Championship Tournaments:
RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial: The points breakdown will be as follows:
500 400 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 115 110 100 75. Any player making the cut in any event but failing to return a 54 hole score for any reason shall earn last place points for their respective finish. HOWEVER, the RDGA reserves the right to suspend any player who No Shows, No Cards or exhibits any behavior which is contrary to the RDGA Code of Conduct. Those players who qualify at our (2) qualifiers but do not survive the cut will earn 25 points. The medalist(s) at each of the qualifiers will receive 50 additional points. (Updated: 8/1/2024)
RDGA Mid Amateur Championship:
200 175 150 125 100 90 80 75 70 65 60 50 40 30 25
RDGA Women’s Open:
PLEASE NOTE: RDGA Women’s Player of the Year points will only be awarded to the top finishers in the gross score results of the Championship Tee Division (whichever tee set is longer).
200 175 150 125 100 90 80 75 70 65 60 50 40 30 25
RDGA Senior & Super Senior Championships:
300 250 225 200 175 150 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 – Top 15
RDGA Match Play Championships – Applies to 32-player Men’s (18-54) Championship Division:
300 200 150 150 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 – need to win 5 matches in a 32 player pool. Win 1 match get 50 points 2 matches 100, 3 matches 150, 4 matches 200, Champion 300.
RDGA Match Play Championships – Applies to 16-player Senior (55-64) and Super Senior (65-plus) Divisions:
300 200 150 150 100 100 100 100 – need to win 4 matches in a 16 player pool. Win 1 match get 100 points 2 matches 150, 3 matches 200, Champion 300.
Non-RDGA Championships in our Area:
WRDGA Women’s District Championship (match play):
300 200 150 150 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 – need to win 5 matches in a 32 player pool. Win 1 match get 50 points 2 matches 100, 3 matches 150, 4 matches 200, Champion 300.
*WRDGA Women’s Senior Championship (stroke play):
200 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 25
(*Updated: 10/1/24)
CCR Invitational:
300 200 150 150 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
16 player field. 4 matches to win. Players advancing from Medal Play to Match Play receive 50 points even though they could lose their first match. They qualified. Defending champion also receives 50 points even though he could lose first match the following year.
Brook Lea Am and Senior Amateur:
200 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 25
**Porter Cup/Senior Porter Cup/Super Senior Porter Cup:
300 250 200 175 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50
New York State Golf Association Events:
NYSGA Men’s Amateur & NYSGA Women’s Amateur:
600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 115 110 100 75 for all returned 72-hole scores for the championship.
NYSGA Men’s Mid Amateur & NYSGA Women’s Mid Amateur:
400 300 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 90 80 75 65 55 50
NYSGA Men’s Senior & Super Senior Am & NYSGA Women’s Senior & Super Senior Am:
300 250 200 175 150 125 100 90 80 75 70 65 60 55 50
*NYSGA Men’s and Senior Amateur Four Ball & NYSGA Women’s and Senior Women’s Amateur Four Ball:
150 125 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 25 15 10 10 10 Note this is a new event as NYSGA has expanded each division to 52 teams in each division. It is a 36 hole State Championship.
(*Points based on full fields, or a minimum of 20 teams – if less than the minimum, points will be awarded at half value.)
USGA Championships & Qualifying:
USGA Individual Amateur Championships:
These include U.S. Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur, U.S. Senior Amateur for BOTH Men & Women (if applicable):
150 for qualifying at local qualifier, 100 for qualifying for Match Play and 75 points for each match won.
USGA Open Championship:
100 for advancing from local qualifier, 200 for advancing from Sectional qualifier, 200 points for returning a 72 hole score and 1000 for winning.
USGA Senior Open Championship:
150 for qualifying and 200 points for returning a 72 hole score and 500 points for winning.
USGA Four Ball Championships:
100 for qualifying for championship, 75 points for advancing to top 64 and 50 points for each match won.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
- The RDGA Tournament Committee reserves the right to award Player of the Year Points to players competing in and accomplishing significant achievements in National, State or Regional championships such as the North/South Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur and Monroe Invitational Championship. **To be considered for POY points, National Tournaments must have a minimum field size of 50 players with a cut, or POY points could be subject to adjustment. In no instance can a player earn POY points just for entering.
- Seniors competing in Men’s events on the Player of the Year schedule will have a 1.5 multiplier added for any Senior points earned. (Example: 100 Men’s POTY points become 150 Senior points.) Super Seniors and Legends competing in Men’s events on the Player of the Year point schedule and placing in any spot awarding points will have a 1.5 multiplier for any Senior points earned and 2.0 multiplier for any Super Senior points earned. (Example: 100 Men’s POTY points become 150 Senior points AND 200 Super Senior points.) Legends players competing in their own competitions within events on the points schedule will receive .75 of the respective value for their finish. (Updated: 8/1/2024)
- Any player making the cut in any event but failing to return a 54 hole score for any reason shall earn last place points for their respective finish. HOWEVER, the RDGA reserves the right to suspend any player who No Shows, No Cards, is disqualified for any reason, or exhibits any behavior which is contrary to the RDGA Code of Conduct. (Updated: 8/1/2024)
- All players are responsible for reading and understanding the rules of the RDGA Player of the Year competitions as of the latest edition – UPDATED: 8/1/2024.