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Player of the Year Point System

Point Total is determined by:

Total Points in IGA Conducted Championships (Iowa Amateur, IGA Match Play, Iowa Mid-Amateur, IGA Four-Ball and IGA Junior Am) plus the best three point totals from sanctioned point events (including non-USGA national amateur events listed below) plus bonus points (USGA events).
Points for 2011 will accumulate through the end of the USGA Mid-Amateur Championship (Sept 22). Points earned in National Events that end after September 22, 2011 will count toward the 2012 Player of the Year race.
Player must be an Iowa resident, Individual Member of the IGA and contribute to the Partners Program at the Player level or higher 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. 200 Bonus Points (400 total) will be awarded to an amateur that wins the Iowa Open.
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 the 3rd place finisher even if the 1st and 2nd place finishers are not IGA members.
Bonus points are awarded based on final finish. For example, a player who is a quarter-finalist in the US Amateur will receive a total of 600 points, not 225+250+350+475+600.
Tiebreaker (in order):
1.     Points earned in the Iowa Amateur Championship
2.     Points earned in the IGA Match Play Championship
3.     Highest point total earned in a Remaining Point Event
4.     2nd highest point total earned in a Remaining Point Event
5.     3rd highest point total earned in a Remaining Point Event
The IGA Four-Ball Championship is a FULL Point Event! Points are awarded to each player based on team finish and at 100% of the Sanctioned Point Event Totals. For example, on the 1st place team, Player A receives 200 points and Player B receives 200 points.
The IGA Rules & Competitions Committee reserves the right to award points for outstanding achievements outside the points system

Points System Table

Finish	Iowa Amateur	IGA Match Play	IGA Four-Ball Iowa Mid-Am Iowa Junior Am	Sanctioned Point Events Listed below
1	400	400	200	200
2	280	280	140	140
3	200	195	100	100
4	190	195	85	85
5	180	165	80	80
6	170	165	75	75
7	160	165	70	70
8	150	165	65	65
9	140	120	60	60
10	130	120	55	55
11	125	120	50	50
12	120	120	45	45
13	115	120	40	40
14	110	120	35	35
15	105	120	30	30
16	100	120	25	25
17	95	60	20	20
18	90	60	15	15
19	85	60	10	10
20	80	60	5	5
21	75	60
22	70	60		Sanctioned Point Events
23	65	60		Hunters Ridge Am
24	60	60		Ottumwa Am
25	55	60		Carroll Am
26	50	60		Clinton Riverboat Days
27	45	60		Fort Doge Am
28	40	60		Iowa Masters
29	35	60		Lake Creek Am
30	30	60		Waterloo Open
31	25	60		Northwest Amateur
32	20	60		Herman Sani
33	Players that make cut and return 54 hole score receive 20 pts	All players that qualify for match play draw receive 20 pts		Briarwood Amateur Iowa Open