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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Cooper Humphreys

Men's Player of the Year

Cooper Humphreys – Vernon, B.C.

  • Memorial Amateur – 14th
  • Toyota Junior World Cup – 10th
  • Mickelson National Stampede Invitational – 80th
  • BC Amateur – Champion
  • Canadian Men’s Amateur – 39th
  • U.S. Amateur – Qualified

Lauren Kim

Women's & Junior Girls' Player of the Year

Lauren Kim – Surrey, B.C.

  • Canadian Women’s Amateur – Champion
  • U.S. Women’s Amateur – Round of 32
  • CPKC Women’s Open – 125th
  • ANNIKA Intercollegiate – 25th
  • Windy City Collegiate Classic – 37th
  • Jackson T. Stephens Cup – Stroke Play Champion
  • ANNIKA Invitational – 5th
  • Garcia Foundation Junior Championship – 2nd
  • K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship – 2nd
  • Mizuho Americas Open – 9th
  • Digital Commerce Bank Glencoe Invitational – 3rd
  • U.S. Women’s Open – 75th
  • U.S. Girls’ Junior – Semifinalist

Zach Foushee

Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Zach Foushee – Portland, Ore.

  • Callaway Invitational – Champion
  • Pacific Coast Amateur – T11
  • U.S. Amateur – Qualified
  • U.S. Amateur Four-Ball – Qualified
  • Oregon Amateur – Champion
  • Oregon Open Invitational – T4
  • Oregon Mid-Amateur – T7
  • OGA Tournament of Champions – Champion

Gretchen Johnson

Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Gretchen Johnson – Portland, Ore.

  • U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur – Semifinalist
  • Oregon Women’s Mid-Amateur – 4th
  • Oregon Women’s Amateur – Quarterfinalist
  • LNGA Mid-Amateur – 2nd

Tom Brandes

Senior Men's Player of the Year

Tom Brandes – Bellevue, Wash.

  • Washington Senior Men’s Amateur – Champion
  • PNGA Senior Men’s Amateur – 2nd
  • Washington Senior Men’s Champion of Champions – Champion
  • U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifying – Medalist
  • PNGA Master-40 – Round of 16

Lara Tennant

Senior Women's Player of the Year

Lara Tennant – Portland, Ore.

  • OGA Tournament of Champions – Champion
  • Oregon Senior Women’s Amateur – Champion
  • Oregon Senior Women’s Stroke Play – Champion
  • U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur – Medalist
  • U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur – Round of 16
  • U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur – Round of 64

James Lee

Junior Boys' Player of the Year

James Lee – Whistler, B.C.

  • NextGen Selection Camp – 11th
  • Canadian Junior Boys Championship – 2nd
  • Canadian Men’s Amateur – 16th
  • Pacific Coast Amateur – 26th
  • NCGA Amateur Stroke Play Championship – 36th
  • NCGA Junior Championship – Champion
  • BC Junior Boys’ Championship – Champion
  • Bayonet Amateur – 2nd
  • Ernie Pieper Santa Clara County Championship – 31st
  • Memorial Amateur – 51st
  • Arizona Stroke Play Championship – 43rd
  • San Francisco City Championship – 33rd

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