PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND POINTS

How Points Are Assigned
  1. Players Cup Points are accumulated during the calendar year.
  2. A player’s Division for the given year is determined by his/her age as of the first day of January.
  3. If a player’s birthdate creates eligibility for another Division, the player may compete for a trophy in any event for which his age makes him eligible but may gain points only through the Division in effect as of January 1 for the year. Points accumulated cannot be transferred from one Division to another within the same year.
  4. Players competing in a Major Championship will earn Open division points based on where they finished in the field as well as earning divisional points based on their age and where they finished in relation to all others in that division. Players competing in Tour events will earn divisional points only, based on the division in which you play.
  5. Open Division play does not displace Age Division points assignments.
  6. Points are available for players in USGA Championships and International events with AGA Invitations (i.e. Peru, Mexican Amateur)
  7. Players Qualifying for USGA events receive points according to the published criteria. AGA is responsible for charting points gained in Arizona qualifiers. Those players qualifying in other locations are responsible to notify the AGA within 30 days of qualifying to receive points. Points are awarded in the year of play.
  8. In Arizona State Opens, points are determined by the order of finish of the amateurs entered. (All who make the cut in the Arizona Opens earn points.)
  9. In addition to the four women’s championships, the following women’s events will earn Players Cup points for 2022: Season Opener, Mixed Stix, Scotch Play and Partners Tournaments.
Tournament Regulations

Players Cup Year and Event Awards

With the conclusion of the AGA Year End Players Cup/Tournament of Champions, the Points leaders in each Division will earn Player of the Year title.

Points for AGA Stroke Play Events

(* Points for partner events are split between the two players.)

Place
  • AGA Open Events
  • AZ 4-Ball*
  • Women’s Four-Ball*
  • Women’s Two-Day Partner Events*
Points
  • AZ Stroke Play
  • Women’s Stroke Play
Points
  • AZ Mid-Amateur
  • AGA Championship
Points
  • AGA Players Cup
  • Divisional Stroke Play
  • Women’s Senior Stroke Play
Points
  • One Day Events
Points
1 400 750 600 500 150
2 312 650 500 390 118
3 275 600 450 344 105
4 243 550 400 304 92
5 215 500 350 268 82
6 189 475 325 237 72
7 167 450 300 209 63
8 148 425 275 184 56
9 130 400 255 163 49
10 115 375 235 144 44
11 102 350 215 127 39
12 90 325 200 112 34
13 79 300 185 99 30
14 70 280 170 87 27
15 62 260 160 77 24
16 55 240 150 68 21
17 48 220 140 60 18
18 43 200 135 53 16
19 38 180 130 47 14
20 33 170 125 42 13
21 29 160 120 37 11
22 26 150 115 32 10
23 23 145 110 29 9
24 20 140 105 25 8
25 18 135 100 22 7
26 16 130 95 20 6
27 14 125 90 18 5
28 13 120 85 16 5
29 11 115 80 14 5
30 10 110 75 12 5
31 9 105 72 11 5
32 8 100 69 10 5
33 7 95 66 10 5
34 6 90 63 10 5
35 6 85 60 10 5
36 5 80 57 10 5
37 5 75 54 10 5
38 5 70 51 10 5
39 5 65 48 10 5
40 5 60 45 10 5
41 5 55 42 10 5
42 5 50 39 10 5
43 5 45 36 10 5
44 4 40 33 10 5
45 5 35 30 10 5
46 5 30 27 10 5
47 5 30 25 10 5
48 5 30 25 10 5
49 5 30 25 10 5
50 5 30 25 10 5
51 — 30 25 — —
52 — 30 25 — —
53 — 30 25 — —
54 — 30 25 — —
55 — 30 25 — —
56 — 30 25 — —
57 — 30 25 — —
58 — 30 25 — —
59 — 30 25 — —
60/Cut Made — 30 25 — —

Points for AGA Match Play Events

Place
  • AZ Amateur
Points
  • Divisional Match Play
  • Women’s Match Play
Points
  • AZ 4-Ball (only if Match Play)
Points
Champion 750 500 600
Runner-Up 600 400 468
Semi-Finalist 450 300 389
Quarter-Finalist 350 200 270
Round of 16 250 100 132
Round of 32 150 50 33
Round of 64 75 — —
Medalist 200 100 200

Points for USGA Qualifying Rounds and International Invitationals

with AGA Participation

USGA Qualifying Rounds and International Invitational with AGA Participation

(highest point value listed below, not cumulative)

Qualification Points
Qualifiers (for local or regional qualifying)
 300
Exempt from Qualifying 300
US Open Sectional qualifying
 450
Making Cut/Match Play in USGA Championships 600
Top Ten Finish Stroke Play/Quarter Finalist Match Play (total) 850
Champion1000
Participation in International / Pacific Coast
100

Points for Sanctioned Events

(Points for team events split between players)

Place Type I Type II
1 400 200
2 350 175
3 300 150
4 275 125
5 250 115
6 225 105
7 200 100
8 175 95
9 150 90
10 125 85
11100x
1275x
All Others50x