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2025 PDGA Player & Rookie of the Year

The 2025 PDGA Player of the Year / Rookie of the Year Standings for MPO and FPO are displayed below. 

2025 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 2024 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.

2025 MPO Player of the Year - May 21

Rank Name PDGA # Country Events Wins Prize Points
1 Gannon Buhr 75412 US 12 3 $40,333 236 ▼
2 Anthony Barela 44382 US 12 1 $35,780 203 ▼
3 Richard Wysocki 38008 US 12 1 $23,365 152 ▼
4 Isaac Robinson 50670 US 12 2 $26,258 147 ▼
5 Niklas Anttila 91249 FI 11 2 $27,490 130 ▼
6 Adam Hammes 57365 US 9 1 $19,134 126 ▼
7 Ezra Robinson 50671 US 14 1 $20,759 116 ▼
8 Paul McBeth 27523 US 10 0 $17,250 112 ▼
9 Simon Lizotte 8332 US 9 1 $16,218 110 ▼
10 Kyle Klein 85132 US 7 0 $16,203 107 ▼
11 Calvin Heimburg 45971 US 9 2 $14,297 92 ▼
12 Andrew Marwede 75590 US 10 0 $12,753 86 ▼
13 Evan Smith 101574 US 8 2 $9,702 58 ▼
14 Braeden Sides 129963 US 16 3 $8,322 50 ▼
15 Austin Turner 54049 US 6 0 $9,946 49 ▼
16 Grady Shue 68285 US 10 3 $8,925 48 ▼
17 G.T. Hancock 49885 US 27 11 $8,779 45 ▼
18 Sullivan Tipton 78817 US 5 0 $8,116 43 ▼
19 Matthew Orum 18330 US 12 2 $8,220 41 ▼
20 Austen Bates 130724 US 15 6 $6,621 40 ▼

Full 2025 MPO Player of the Year Standings ›

2025 FPO Player of the Year - May 21

Rank Name PDGA # Country Events Wins Prize Points
1 Holyn Handley 133547 US 10 3 $27,467 288 ▼
2 Kristin Lätt 73986 EE 6 4 $28,590 240 ▼
3 Missy Gannon 85942 US 8 2 $23,075 226 ▼
4 Ohn Scoggins 48976 US 12 3 $14,303 169 ▼
5 Ella Hansen 144112 US 9 2 $14,333 151 ▼
6 Silva Saarinen 107335 FI 7 0 $14,467 129 ▼
7 Paige Pierce 29190 US 7 1 $9,335 105 ▼
8 Cadence Burge 79233 US 9 3 $9,204 102 ▼
9 Eveliina Salonen 64927 FI 5 0 $8,590 98 ▼
10 Kat Mertsch 99455 US 9 0 $8,659 82 ▼
11 Rebecca Cox 32917 US 11 0 $7,302 70 ▼
12 Catrina Allen 44184 US 10 0 $6,604 59 ▼
13 Henna Blomroos 59227 FI 5 0 $5,915 58 ▼
14 Jordan Lynds 176243 US 5 3 $2,346 55 ▼
15 Hanna Huynh 112647 US 8 0 $6,009 54 ▼
16 Jennifer Allen 15354 US 7 4 $4,947 52 ▼
17 Sheliemae Lai 215439 US 13 5 $3,594 43 ▼
18 Maria (Nina) Guerrero 140947 US 12 9 $1,958 40 ▼
19 Anniken Kristiansen Steen 109996 NO 6 0 $4,815 33 ▼
20 Lauren Butler 65489 US 11 3 $1,374 30 ▼

Full 2025 FPO Player of the Year Standings ›

2025 MPO Rookie of the Year - May 21

Rank Name PDGA # Country Events Wins Prize Points
1 Logan Plake 76846 US 17 4 $4,982 34 ▼
2 Ryan Monn 144929 US 11 1 $3,993 26 ▼
3 Kyle Krieckhaus 154511 US 8 1 $2,789 24.8 ▼
4 Tanner Young 178544 US 6 0 $2,130 20.5 ▼
5 Aidan Hosler 145729 US 21 1 $2,300 19.3 ▼
6 Ethan Bishop 212280 US 7 0 $2,175 17.3 ▼
7 Connor Leaman 224626 US 8 2 $1,194 16.3 ▼
8 Landon Brooks 83848 US 8 1 $1,819 16 ▼
9 Ethan Owens 164916 US 10 0 $1,861 15.3 ▼
10 Alejandro Saldaña 202326 MX 8 2 $1,158 15 ▼
11 Simeon Davenport 158610 US 5 2 $1,256 14 ▼
12 Lowell Marker 139086 US 8 2 $707 13.5 ▼
13 Tomáš Mozola 103693 SK 8 3 $571 12 ▼
14 Jaime Velasquez 251455 CO 4 0 $663 11.5 ▼
15 Guthrie Timpanaro 200757 US 11 0 $1,471 11 ▼
15 Houston Finch 258444 US 28 3 $3,319 11 ▼
17 Conall McLeod 129472 CA 3 0 $537 10.5 ▼
17 Brent Arsenault 195427 US 8 0 $312 10.5 ▼
19 Zack Wysocki 61722 US 5 1 $1,784 9 ▼
19 Egin Tollkuci 132702 US 10 2 $1,215 9 ▼

Full 2025 MPO Rookie of the Year Standings ›

2025 FPO Rookie of the Year - May 21

Rank Name PDGA # Country Events Wins Prize Points
1 Madalyn Payton 235368 US 31 25 $2,748 31 ▼
2 Tailey Rowley 231650 US 4 2 $378 18 ▼
3 Meghan Mercier 148113 US 10 5 $1,068 17.5 ▼
4 Michaela Kerr 207615 NZ 7 2 $119 16.5 ▼
5 Natalie Berg 268900 US 3 1 $178 15 ▼
6 Destyne Martinez 158385 US 5 0 $311 13.5 ▼
7 Valeria Setzer Garza 166403 MX 1 0 $0 12 ▼
7 Iida Lehtomäki 216558 FI 1 0 $524 12 ▼
9 Trinity Bryant 168863 US 9 2 $700 11.8 ▼
10 Rebecka Hoppe 232666 SE 8 4 $191 11.5 ▼
11 Elke-Eliise Robam 211270 EE 6 0 $0 11.3 ▼
12 Chandler Reigh 277832 US 6 2 $443 11 ▼
13 Lindsey Wiley 261498 US 2 1 $154 10.5 ▼
14 Lauren Bourque 255442 US 10 6 $432 10 ▼
15 Iina Salminen 164710 FI 3 1 $37 9 ▼
15 Tomoko Kitahara 276385 JP 3 0 $100 9 ▼
17 Rebecca Don 208576 CA 6 0 $849 8 ▼
18 Katerina Zbytovska 70961 IS 2 0 $0 7.5 ▼
18 Heli Jylhä 186361 FI 3 2 $53 7.5 ▼
18 Madeleine Jones 231481 US 5 2 $234 7.5 ▼

Full 2025 FPO Rookie of the Year Standings ›

Player and Rookie of the Year Points Process for 2025

2025 Player of the Year Points System

Place Points
Major Elite A-Tier
1 100 60 15
2 65 40 10
3 50 30 5
4 40 24  
5 30 18  
6 25 15  
7 22 13  
8 19 11  
9 16 9  
10 13 7  

2025 Rookie of the Year Points System

Place Points
Major Elite A-Tier B-Tier
1 100 60 15 5
2 80 45 12 4
3 70 40 10.5 3.5
4 60 35 9 3
5 50 30 7.5 2.5
6 45 26 6.75 2.25
7 40 24 6 2
8 35 22 5.25 1.75
9 30 20 4.5 1.5
10 28 18 4 1.25
11 26 16    
12 24 14    
13 22 12    
14 20 11    
15 18 10    
16 16 9    
17 14 8    
18 12 7    
19 11 6    
20 10 5    
21 9      
22 8      
23 7      
24 6      
25 5      
A-Tier Note: Maximum of 10 events counted. 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)
B-Tier Note: Maximum of 10 events counted. 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)

Tie Breakers:

  1. Total Points in Major Finishes
  2. Best Finish in a single Major
  3. Total Points in Elite Series finishes
  4. Best Finish in a single Elite Series
  5. Total Points in A-Tier finishes
  6. Best Finish in a single A-Tier
  7. Total Points in B-Tier finishes (ROY only)
  8. Best Finish a single B-Tier (ROY only)
  9. Highest Rated Round in an A-Tier or above
Tags: 
ROY, POY, Rookie