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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Men's Player of the Year

AJ Ewart – Coquitlam, B.C.

  • World Amateur Team Championship – 40th
  • U.S. Amateur – Qualified
  • Canadian Men’s Amateur – 13th
  • Pacific Coast Amateur – 29th
  • Northeast Amateur Invitational – 33rd
  • Sunnehanna Amateur – 94th
  • RBC Canadian Open – 99th
  • Seven collegiate titles
  • NCAA D-II Championship – 11th
  • NCAA D-II Southeast Regional – Champion
  • NCAA D-II Jack Nicklaus Award – Recipient
  • PING First Team All-American

Women's Player of the Year

Lauryn Nguyen – Seattle, Wash.

  • PNGA Women’s Amateur – Champion
  • Washington Women’s Amateur – 3rd
  • Big Ten Championship – 6th
  • NCAA Stanford Regional – 16th
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Andrew Von Lossow – Spokane, Wash.

  • U.S. Amateur – Round of 32
  • Washington Men’s Amateur – T3
  • Oregon Open – T3
  • Rosauers Open – T8
  • Washington Champion of Champions – T4
  • U.S. Amateur Qualifying – Co-Medalist

Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Krissy Carman – Eugene, Ore.

  • U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur – Champion
  • Oregon Women’s Stroke Play – Champion
  • Oregon Women’s Mid-Amateur – 2nd
  • Oregon Women’s Amateur – Round of 16
  • Oregon Women’s Amateur – Medalist
  • OGA Tournament of Champions – 2nd
  • U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying – Medalist

Senior Men's Player of the Year

Erik Hanson – Kirkland, Wash.

  • PNGA Senior Men’s Amateur – Champion
  • Washington Senior Men’s Amateur – Champion
  • U.S. Senior Amateur – Round of 64
  • Washington Senior Open – T4
  • PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur – 13th
  • Washington Men’s Mid-Amateur – T19

Senior Women's Player of the Year

Shelly Stouffer – Nanoose Bay, B.C.

  • U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur – Qualified
  • Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur – Champion
  • Canadian Senior Women’s Amateur – Champion
  • U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur – Champion
  • U.S. Senior Women’s Open – T29
  • The Glencoe Invitational – T23
  • PNGA Senior Women’s Amateur – Champion
  • British Columbia Senior Women’s Amateur – Champion
  • British Columbia Women’s Mid-Amateur – 2nd

Junior Boys' Player of the Year

Max Herendeen – Bellevue, Wash.

  • Boys’ Junior PGA Championship – Champion
  • PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur – Semifinalist
  • PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur – Medalist
  • WJGA Players Open – Champion
  • WIAA 3A State Championship – Champion
  • U.S. Open Local Qualifying – Qualified
  • U.S. Junior Amateur – Qualified
  • Washington Men’s Amateur – 2nd
  • Pacific Coast Amateur – T15
  • AJGA Junior at Canebrake – 2nd
  • AJGA Junior at Palouse Ridge – 13th
  • AJGA Jack Burke Jr. Invitational – 17th
  • AJGA Junior Players Championship – 17th
  • AJGA at Carlton Woods – 17th
  • AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions – 25th
  • Western Junior Championship – 25th

Junior Girls' Player of the Year

Lauren Kim – Surrey, B.C.

  • World Junior Girls’ Championship – T9
  • World Amateur Team Championship – 33rd
  • Canada Summer Games – 2nd
  • Girls’ Junior PGA Championship – 18th
  • Canadian Women’s Amateur – 3rd
  • U.S. Women’s Open – 90th
  • Albane Valenzuela Girls’ Invitational – 12th
  • NextGen Pacific Championship – 2nd
  • ANNIKA Invitational – 7th
  • Junior Orange Bowl International – 5th

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