The MSGA will honor a Player of the Year and a Senior Player of the Year at its annual meeting every November. Players will earn points based on their finishing position and/or qualification for certain state, regional, and national championships. The player who accumulates the most points will be awarded the distinction of “Martin R. West III Player of the Year,” and the senior player who accumulates the most points will be honored as the “Senior Player of the Year.”
In order to earn points, contestants must be amateur golfers who are current members of the club they represent and whose club is a current member in good standing of the MSGA. This includes complying with the USGA/MSGA Handicap Certification Program. Points will only be awarded for the gross portion of any event.
A “Regular Player” is an eligible player 54 years of age or younger. A “Senior Player” is an eligible player 55 years of age or older. Players must have reached their 55th birthday prior to the start of any event to be awarded Senior POY points. Points earned will count toward their respective age division’s accumulative points list.
Points earned by senior players in non-senior points events will be awarded points toward the senior cumulative points list. Points earned by players 50-54 for the MSGA Senior Open or the USGA® Senior Open will be applied ONLY to the regular points list.
All points will be assigned by the MSGA based on official results.
Click here to view and print the Player of the Year Point System.
Past Standings:
Men's Player of the Year
2025 – Evan Barbin
2024 – Billy Peel
2023 – Billy Peel
2022 – Jake Griffin
2021 – Kevin Grady
2020 – Timothy Kane
2019 – Billy Peel
2018 – Charlie Winegardner
2017 – Billy Wingerd
2016 – Ben Warnquist
2015 – Denny McCarthy
2014 – Denny McCarthy
2013 – Denny McCarthy
2012 – Sean Bosdosh
2011 – Chris Baloga
2010 – Chris Baloga
2009 – John Howson
2008 – Vance Welch
2007 – Terry Burke
Senior Player of the Year
2025 – David Nocar
2024 – Tom Winegardner
2023 – Vance Welch
2022 – Vance Welch
2021 – Peter DeTemple
2020 – Vance Welch
2019 – Pete Detemple
2018 – Kevin Allis
2017 – Dave Nocar
2016 – Matt Sughrue
2015 – Pat Tallent
2014 – John Howson
2013 – Mike Occi
2012 – Marty West
2011 – Mike Occi
2010 – Mike Occi
2009 – Pat Tallent
2008 – Michael Kelly
2007 – James Castagna
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