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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

    

As designated by a R&A or USGA affiliated golf governing body at the state level or higher or if “distinguishable”*

List includes USA & Australian states, Canadian provinces and national PoY’s

In the event governing body does not designate a PoY, the year end points leader or “Vardon” winner is deemed the equivalent

  
           

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Nation or State (province or the like)

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2004

2003

2002

2001

  
  Alabama (AGA-USA) Garrett Osborn Will Swift Will Swift Steve Hudson Patton Kizzire Will Swift

Talbert Griffin

  
  Alberta (AGA-Canada) Michael Knight Kris Wasylowich

James Love

Frank VanDornick

Michael Mezei

Michael Mezei

    
  Argentina (AAG)    

Sebastián Saavedra (04/05)

Emilio Dominguez (03/04)

Carlos Pedrozo (02/03)

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Arizona (AGA-USA)

Ken Kellaney

Ken Kellaney

Bryan Hoops

Ken Kellaney

Ken Kellaney

Ken Kellaney

Ken Kellaney

  
  Arkansas (ASGA-USA) Ron Mangold Mike Wharton-Palmer

Wes McNulty

Wes McNulty

Tim Cain

Tim Cain

 

  
  Asia (none governing, maybe APGC)  

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Australia (AGU)  

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Brazil (CBG)     Octavio Villar Tiago Silva Ivo Leão Philippe Gasnier Felipe Lessa  
  British Columbia (BCGA-Canada) Nick Taylor Bryan Toth

James Lepp

James Lepp

James Lepp

Dan Swanson

Matt Makinson

  
  California - north (NCGA-USA)* Casey Boyns Bob Niger

Bob Niger

Spencer Levin

Rick Reinsberg

Matt Bettencourt

Matt Bettencourt

  
  California - south (SCGA-USA)* Josh Anderson Ricky Fowler

Don DuBois

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Canada (RCGA) Michael Knight Richard Scott James Lepp James Lepp

James Lepp

Michael Mezei

John Mills

  
  Carolinas (CGA-USA) Dustin Johnson Webb Simpson

Paul Simson

Todd White

Bill Haas

DJ Trahan

DJ Trahan

  
  Chile (FCG)    

 

 

 

 

 

  
  Colombia (Fedegolf)    

 

Óscar D Álvarez

Juan Pablo Candela

Camilo Villegas

Julián Colmenares

  
  Colorado (CGA-USA) Patrick Grady Rick DeWitt Derek Tolan

Rick DeWitt

Kane Webber

Kevin Stadler

Ben Portie

  
  Connecticut (CSGA-USA) Brent Paladino Cody Paladino

Mark Farrell

Nick Cook

Jerry Courville

Jerry Courville

Mark Farrell

  
  Delaware (DSGA-USA) Eric Onesi

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Denmark (DGU) Nicolai Aagaard Chris Christiansen

Mark Flinft Haastrup

Mark Flinft Haastrup

Mark Flinft Haastrup

Jeppe Huldahl

Mads H. Iversen

  
  England (EGU-GB&I) Chris Wood Ross McGowan

Gary Lockerbie

Matt Richardson

Gary Wolstenholme

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Europe (EGA)

no point system or PoY

 Rory McIlroy

Lloyd Saltman

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Florida (FSGA-USA) Jeff Golden

Rick Woulfe

Kelly Gosse

Rick Woulfe

Andy Purnell

Rick Woulfe

Joe Alfieri

  
  France (FFG) Alexandre Kaleka Julien Guerrier Julien Guerrier Julien Millet Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Grégory Bourdy Philippe Lima  
  Georgia (GSGA-USA) David Noll Dave Womack

David Noll

D Denham & Luke List

David Noll

Jonathan Shiflet

Michael Webb

  
  Germany (DGV) Sean Einhaus

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Hawaii (HSGA-USA)

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

Mark Chun

Joe Phengsavath

 

  
  Idaho (IGA-USA)   Nick Travers

Marc Rhoads

Marc Rhoads

Marc Rhoads

 

 

  
  Illinois (Heartland Cup-USA) John Ehrgott Todd Mitchell Todd Mitchell Rick LeHew

Todd Mitchell

Tim Sheppard

 

  
  Illinois (CDGA-USA)* John Ehrgott Todd Mitchell

Brian Carroll

TC Ford

Jay Dempsey

Scott Harrington

 

  
  India (IGU)     Gaganjeet Bhullar (04/05)     Shiv Kapur (01/02)    
  Indiana (IGA-USA) Randy Nichols Randy Nichols

Randy Nichols

Randy Nichols

Randy Nichols

Randy Nichols

Lee Williamson

  
  Indonesia (PGI)                
  Iowa (IGA-USA) Nate Dunn Jon Brown Mike McCoy Jon Brown Scott Hart Gene Elliott

no point system or PoY

  
  Ireland (GUI) Richard Kilpatrick Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy Brian McElhinney Noel Fox Colm Moriarty S. Browne  
  Italy (FIG)     Edoardo Molinari Francesco Molinari

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Japan (JGA)  

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

no point system or PoY

  
  Kansas (KGA-USA) Gary Woodland Tyler Cummins Gary Woodland Kevin Ward Casey Harbour Jesse Schulte Len Johnsen  
  Kentucky (KGA-USA) Phil Hendrickson Matt Savage Cale Barr John Holmes John Holmes John Holmes Eric Mason