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The 2024 PDGA Player of the Year / Rookie of the Year Standings for MPO and FPO in North America are displayed below. 

2024 Rookie eligibility: Current PDGA members who were never previously a Professional class member and had not registered as a Professional for the first time or accepted a cash award in a Professional division for the first time until after the 2023 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships.

Standings are updated every Wednesday at noon Eastern. Players must be current PDGA members to be included in the standings.

The 2023 PDGA Player of the Year / Rookie of the Year Standings for MPO and FPO in North America are displayed below. 

2023 Rookie eligibility: Current PDGA members who were never previously a Professional class member and had not registered as a Professional for the first time or accepted a cash award in a Professional division for the first time until after the 2022 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships.

Standings are updated every Wednesday at noon Eastern. Players must be current PDGA members to be included in the standings.

The 2022 PDGA Player of the Year / Rookie of the Year Standings for MPO and FPO in North America are displayed below. 

2022 Rookie eligibility: Current PDGA members who were never previously a Professional class member and had not registered as a Professional for the first time or accepted a cash award in a Professional division for the first time until after the 2021 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships.

Standings are updated every Wednesday at noon Eastern. Players must be current PDGA members to be included in the standings.

Ricky Wysocki, Catrina Allen, Gannon Buhr and Ella Hansen were recently named the top players and rookies of 2021 by the PDGA. Photos: PDGA, Disc Golf Pro Tour

Consistency at the top defined the 2021 PDGA Players of the Year.

Twenty-two finishes inside the top 10, including six wins and 14 podium finishes, from Ricky Wysocki and a second PDGA Pro World Championship from Catrina Allen lifted the duo back to the top of the PDGA Player of the Year standings in 2021.

The 2020 PDGA Player of the Year / Rookie of the Year Standings for MPO and FPO in North America are displayed below. 

To qualify as a 2020 Rookie, a PDGA member who was never previously a pro class member and had not registered as a pro for the first time or accepted a cash award in a pro division for the first time until after the 2019 PDGA Amateur & Junior Disc Golf World Championships

Note: Players must be current PDGA members to be included in these calculations.

The 2021 PDGA Player of the Year / Rookie of the Year Standings for MPO and FPO in North America are displayed below. 

2021 Rookie eligibility: Current PDGA members who were never previously a Professional class member and had not registered as a Professional for the first time or accepted a cash award in a Professional division for the first time until after the 2020 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships.

The 2019 PDGA Player of the Year / Rookie of the Year Final Standings for Men and Women in North America are displayed below. 

The 2020 PDGA Player of the Year / Rookie of the Year Standings for MPO and FPO in North America are displayed below. 

To qualify as a 2020 Rookie, a PDGA member who was never previously a pro class member and had not registered as a pro for the first time or accepted a cash award in a pro division for the first time until after the 2019 PDGA Amateur & Junior Disc Golf World Championships

Note: Players must be current PDGA members to be included in these calculations.

It's official. The final Player of the Year (POY) and Rookie of the Year (ROY) points are totaled! Ricky Wysocki #38008  and Catrina Allen #44184 are your PDGA Players of the Year for the 2016 season! Bryan Freese #62044 and Jessica Hill #64874 are your PDGA Rookies of the Year!

Ricky Wysocki #38008 and Catrina Allen #44184 continue to securely hold the top point totals for Male and Female Player of the Year, respectively. Paul McBeth #27523 and Paige Pierce #29190 each trail by around 100 points which will be tough to make up with the number of events remaining. But the races are not over yet since the points total is just one of the elements used for bonus points in the final calculation among the top point earners.

The latest Player of the Year points update shows Ricky Wysocki #38008 with a solid lead of 124 points ahead of Paul McBeth #27523 followed by Bradley Williams #31644 and Paul Ulibarri #27171. Catrina Allen #44184 also has a solid 105-point lead ahead of Paige Pierce #29190 followed by Sarah Hokom #34563 and Valarie Jenkins #17495. The point totals include all events reported to the PDGA by August 30th for the September PDGA Player Ratings update just posted.

It's official. The final Player of the Year (POY) and Rookie of the Year (ROY) points are totaled! Paul McBeth #27523 and Paige Pierce #29190 are your PDGA Players of the Year for the 2015 season. Chris Dickerson #62467 and Sara Lamberson #41012 are your PDGA Rookies of the Year.

The PDGA Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year points have been updated for events processed through the December ratings update posted today. Paul McBeth #27523 continues his record breaking performance in 2015 with more points (412) than both of his closest contenders Ricky Wysocki #38008 (205) and Will Schusterick #29064 (203.7) combined. Chris Dickerson #62467 has a firm grip on Rookie of the Year honors also with double the points (65.5) of his closest contender, George Beno #49225 (28).

Player of the Year point standings for events reported by June 2nd show Paul McBeth #27523 with a commanding lead, earning 200 points versus Will Schusterick #29064 and Nikko Locastro #11534 in 2nd and 3rd with 78 and 65 points, respectively. Paige Pierce #29190 has a solid lead among women with 187 points followed by Catrina Allen #44184 and Valarie Jenkins #17495 with 117 and 100 points, respectively.

The current 2012 PDGA Player of the Year/Rookie of the Year calculations for Men and Women in North America are displayed below. 

The calculations are based on the tournament data available through the September 2012 Ratings Update including all bonus points except for the 2012 calendar year player rating bonus points.  Players must be current PDGA members to be included in the calculations. 

Those players highlighted in green are eligible for 2012 Rookie of the Year.

The 2011 PDGA Players and Rookies of the Year Announced!

New 2012 POY/ROY Process


The PDGA Board of Directors has approved a new point system to determine the annual Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards.  The system is designed to award points based on tournament performance and will be easier for players and members to track.  The system will be used for the 2012 tournament season for all North American players for the  POY/ROY awards presented in 2013.  PDGA Europe will use a similar system based on their events to determine their annual award winners.

New updates posted for Ratings, for World Rankings and for Players & Rookies of the Year

RATINGS
Record setting performances all around. David Feldberg has now tied Ken Climo with a 1044 rating, so far the best of all time. Last update, Climo called Feldberg to let him know he was still a point short when he reached 1043. (These guys watch the ratings like a hawk.) Feldberg had to play just a little bit better including Pro Worlds and finally made it. Climo first got the 1044 rating in September 2002 and held it for the next update in March 2003. We'll see if David can hold it for at least the same time period as Climo, or perhaps, can he beat the 1044?

The 2019 PDGA Player of the Year / Rookie of the Year Final Standings for Men and Women in North America are displayed below.