The PNGA Player of the Year candidates are nominated by the various state and provincial golf associations that comprise the PNGA (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington), and are selected by a vote of the PNGA Championship Committee. Awards are given annually in eight different categories: Men’s, Women’s, Senior Men’s, Senior Women’s, Men’s Mid-Amateur, Women’s Mid-Amateur, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’.

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Max Herendeen

Men's Player of the Year

Max Herendeen – Bellevue, Wash.

  • NCAA Division 1 Championship – T2
  • NCAA Division 1 Stanford Regional – Champion
  • Sunnehanna Amateur – T5
  • Western Amateur – Round of 16
  • Washington Men’s Amateur – 2nd
  • Pacific Coast Amateur – T18
  • Northeast Amateur – 31st
  • Big Ten Championship – 16th
  • U.S. Amateur – Participant

Lauren Kim

Women's Player of the Year

Lauren Kim – Surrey, B.C.

  • Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship – 3rd
  • Folds of Honor Collegiate – 5th
  • U.S. Women’s Amateur – Round of 16
  • Canadian Women’s Amateur – 5th
  • CPKC Women’s Open – Participant
  • The Women’s Amateur Championship (R&A) – 117th
  • The Glencoe Invitational – Champion
  • NCAA Division 1 Women’s Championship – 34th
  • NCAA Division 1 Bermuda Run Regional – Runner-Up
  • Big 12 Women’s Golf Championship – 3rd
  • Augusta National Women’s Amateur – 14th
  • PING – ASU Invitational – 49th
  • Darius Rucker Intercollegiate – 33rd

Andrew Von Lossow

Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Andrew Von Lossow – Spokane, Wash.

  • Rosauers Open Invitational – Champion
  • Northwest Open – T7
  • Oregon Open – T10
  • PNGA Men’s Amateur – Round of 32
  • U.S. Mid-Amateur – Round of 64
  • U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifying – Medalist
  • Washington Open – T12
  • Washington Men’s Amateur – T21

Gretchen Johnson

Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Gretchen Johnson – Portland, Ore.

  • U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur – Round of 64
  • U.S. Women’s Four-Ball Championship – Round of 32
  • Oregon Mid-Amateur – 3rd
  • Oregon Amateur – Quarterfinalist
  • PNGA Women’s Amateur – Quarterfinalist

Darren Kuhn

Senior Men's Player of the Year

Darren Kuhn – Pocatello, Idaho

  • Idaho Senior Amateur – Champion
  • Idaho Senior Match Play – Runner-Up
  • Idaho Senior Tournament of Champions – 4th
  • PNGA Senior Amateur – T26
  • Utah Senior Stroke Play – 3rd
  • Utah Senior Open – Runner-Up
  • Utah Senior State Amateur – Semifinalist

Shelly Stouffer

Senior Women's Player of the Year

Shelly Stouffer – Nanoose Bay, B.C.

  • U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur – Runner-Up
  • U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur – Round of 64
  • Canadian Women’s Senior Championship – 3rd
  • U.S. Women’s Amateur – 151st
  • U.S. Senior Women’s Open – 40th
  • Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur – Champion
  • British Columbia Senior Women’s – Champion
  • British Columbia Amateur and Mid-Amateur – 7th

Wheaton Ennis

Junior Boys' Player of the Year

Wheaton Ennis – Eagle, Idaho

  • U.S. Amateur – Round of 32
  • Pacific Coast Amateur – 3rd
  • RLX Ralph Lauren Junior Classic – 5th
  • Arizona Amateur – Champion
  • Sunnehanna Amateur – 61st
  • AJGA Thunderbird Heather Farr Classic – Runner-Up
  • Terra Cotta Invitational – 9th
  • Junior Invitational at Sage Valley – 10th
  • AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods – 40th

Amy Lee

Junior Girls' Player of the Year

Amy Lee – Langley, B.C.

  • PNGA Junior Girls’ Amateur – Champion
  • Justin Thomas Junior Championship – 3rd
  • Canadian Women’s Amateur – 26th
  • Canadian Junior Girls Championship – 9th
  • PNGA Women’s Amateur – Round of 16
  • British Columbia Junior Championship – Champion
  • Rolex Girls Junior Championship – 24th
  • British Columbia Amateur and Mid-Amateur – Champion
  • Mizuho Americas Open – 13th
  • The Nelly Invitational – 36th
  • K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship – 4th
  • Fortinet Girls Invitational at Stanford – Runner-Up
  • FCG Collegiate Series Season Opener – Champion

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