Eligibility
- In order to be eligible to receive George M. Cohen Senior Player of the Year points, players must:
- Compete in at least one Mass Golf sponsored event included in the point system (including Mass Golf qualifiers)
- Have an active Mass Golf Membership
- Be 55 years of age or older
- Any points earned before a Mass Golf Membership becomes active and/or a player turns 55 years old will not be counted
Point System Details
- Any points earned by a senior competitor from the Richard D. Haskell point system will be added to their Senior Player of the Year standings.
- With the exception of the U.S. Senior Open which has a dedicated points allotment as part of the George M. Cohen point system.
- Players may only earn points from one of the Regional Events included on the Richard D. Haskell points system (and listed below). Their best finish will be counted.
- Worcester County Amateur
- North Shore Amateur
- Berkshire Hills Singles
- Cape Cod (Senior) Amateur
- Points earned from Four-Ball events listed on the Richard D. Haskell point systems will only be counted for a players Senior Player of the Year standings if both players are at least 55 years of age.
- Any player who is exempt into a USGA Championship Proper (or into a final qualifying stage) will earn the points associated with qualifying for each respective USGA Championship Proper (or local qualifying stage) only if they compete in the championship proper or final qualifier.
- “compete” – means the player has completed at least 18 holes.
- Players who play in a USGA qualifier and earn points for qualifying, will be awarded those points even if they subsequently withdraw from the championship proper.
- The first alternate at a USGA qualifying event will receive 50% of the qualifier points for that event, the second alternate will receive 25%. No additional qualifier points will be awarded if an alternate is added to the championship proper.
- Points associated with the U.S. Four-Ball Championship will be applied to the season that the championship proper is held.
- Ties will be broken, by adding the points values of the tied players and dividing by the number of players tied.
- Any ties for the final point earning position will receive the listed points.
The final decision of the George M. Cohen Senior Player of the Year award will be approved by the Mass Golf Board of Directors.
The Mass Golf Championship Committee is responsible for the oversight and review of the Player of the Year point system(s). Any updates or modifications will be considered on a bi-annual basis, unless otherwise needed. With any feedback or questions about the point systems – please contact Sean Morahan at smorahan@massgolf.org.
