The 2025 PDGA Player of the Year (POY) and Rookie of the Year (ROY) standings have been updated as of April 23. Updates are every Wednesday at noon ET.

Notable changes to the POY and ROY awards include additional tiebreakers to better differentiate finishers in the case of ties based on points, expanding the A-Tier point scheme for ROY, and adding a B-Tier point scheme for ROY. By expanding the A-Tier point scheme and now including a B-Tier point scheme, ROY will now be more accessible to more rookie-level players who aren't necessarily playing PDGA Majors or Elite Series events as a professional. 

Complete list of updates:

POY

• Removed event country limitation from all tier calculations.
• Previously only considered US & CA events for ES and A-tiers.
• Added additional tiebreakers, see below.

ROY

• Removed event country limitation from all tier calculations.
• Previously only considered US & CA events for ES and A-tiers.
• Adjusted point scheme for A-tiers, see below.
• Added B-tiers with related point scheme, see below.
• Added additional tiebreakers, see below.

Updated Tiebreakers

• Total Points in Major finishes
• Best Finish in a single Major
• Total Points in Elite Series finishes
• Best Finish in a single Elite Series
• Total Points in A-Tier finishes
• Best Finish in a single A-Tier
• Total Points in B-Tier finishes [ROY only]
• Best Finish a single B-Tier [ROY only]
• Highest Rated Round in an A-Tier or above

All POY Point Schemes

• No change

ROY Major & Elite Series Point Schemes

• No change

Updated ROY A-tier Point Scheme

• 1st = 15 points
• 2nd = 12 points
• 3rd = 10.5 points
• 4th = 9 points
• 5th = 7.5 points
• 6th = 6.75 points
• 7th = 6 points
• 8th = 5.25 points
• 9th = 4.5 points
• 10th = 4 points
• 11th & below = none
• Only considers finishes 10th place or better
• Maximum of 10 events counted
• Note: Place is directly tied to points, ties do not “share” points across multiple places (a 3-way tie for 3rd rewards 10.5 points to each of the 3 players tied for 3rd)

New ROY B-tier Point Scheme

• 1st = 5 points
• 2nd = 4 points
• 3rd = 3.5 points
• 4th = 3 points
• 5th = 2.5 points
• 6th = 2.25 points
• 7th = 2 points
• 8th = 1.75 points
• 9th = 1.5 points
• 10th = 1.25 points
• 11th & below = none
• Only considers finishes 10th place or better
• Maximum of 10 events counted
• Note: Place is directly tied to points, ties do not “share” points across multiple places (a 3-way tie for 3rd rewards 3.5 points to each of the 3 players tied for 3rd)

Check out the 2025 Player and Rookie of the Year standings as of April 23.