The Golfer of the Year is competed for annually over eight of the scheduled competitions. The included competitions are identified by the letters GOY in brackets after the competition title. In 2017 the included competitions are the 3 T’s, the Lombard Trophy, the Dr Butler Cup, the Professionals Prize, the PGA Tankard, Trophies Day and the Presidents Prize. The top 10 players are awarded points- 10, 9, 8 etc – based on their finishing position. It is a league format throughout.
| Name | The 3 Ts | Lombard Trophy | Dr Butler | Pros Prize | Vice Captains | PGA Tankard | Trophies Day | Presidents Prize | Total Points |
| Cian Coghlan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| David J Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Declan Ryan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| John Byrne | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jim McNelis | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Dermot Usher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Aaron Raymond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Dean Hollowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Cameron Raymond | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| James Mountaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Maurice Lynch Snr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| John McDermott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Declan Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Myles Wilson Jnr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Damien O’Driscoll | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Niall Wynne | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Graham Dunning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brian D Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Noel Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sean Flanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Paul J Errity | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| David Wilson | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Martin McKeon | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dylan Harbourne | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Paul Candon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| James Franey Jnr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Donald Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ronnie Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| David Tyrell | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Declan A Dunning | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| David Dempsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Joe Denvir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Anthony Guy Jnr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Steven McDonald | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Denis F O’Brien | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rob Bolton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Anthony Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Richard Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Stephen Van Loon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael D McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Shortt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tony Harmonn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tony Goucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerard Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark O’Neill | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Hackett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Redmond | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ian McGann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Joseph Meagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alec Myles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Smyth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Emmet McGregor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Peasce | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Tolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Brian Finn | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Myles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Conor O’Reilly | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Errity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Nalty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Conor Faughnan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Heslin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Denvir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Donovan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Brennan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |