The Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program is happy to announce
the winners of their 2009 Player of the Year awards. Player of the Year
accolades are given to one boy and one girl for the Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program
as well as the Aquafina Prep Tour and Mountain Dew Junior Tour. This season did
feature one tie for Player of the Year in the Boys Division of the Mountain Dew
Junior Tour, in which case, the players are named co-winners. 2009 winners are:
2009 Pepsi
Junior Golf Program Boys Player of the Year
Patrick Rodgers,
Patrick’s 2009 season saw him earn more points from National
Junior Golf events than any
player in recent history. His summer included finishing in the top 10 at both
the US Junior Championship and the National Junior PGA Championship. At the US
Junior Championship, he advanced to the Round of 16 in match play. Inside
finished fifth in stroke play at the Boys State Junior Championship and
advanced to the semi-finals in the match play field of 64. He also carded a
fifth place finish at the Indiana State Open Championship. In addition to those
finishes, he also qualified for the US Amateur Championship. Additionally,
Patrick was recently one of 12 boys named AJGA Academic All-Americans.
2009 Pepsi
Junior Golf Program Girls Player of the Year
Katie Sharp, Kendallville
Katie registered two wins in her 2009 Indiana Golf season,
as she was victorious at the Age Group Championship and the Diet Pepsi Masters
Tour event at Woodland CC. The win at
coupled with runner-up finishes at the Tour Championship and Mystic Hills, a
third place finish at Rock Hollow and a fourth at Chestnut Hills, helped Katie
run away with the Masters Tour Points Championship. In addition, Katie placed
tied for seventh in stroke play at the Girls State Junior Championship, which
qualified her for the Championship Flight. Katie was also a member of the
winning Indiana Girls team at the 2009 Indiana/Kentucky Challenge Cup. This is
Katie’s second Player of the Year award, as she won the 2007 Aquafina Prep Tour
award.
2009 Mountain Dew Junior Tour Boys Players of the Year
Dylan Meyer,
Colin Proctor, Anderson
Dylan finished his 2009 season with five Mountain Dew Tour
wins including Valley View, Wooded View, Vincennes Elks,
and Country Oaks. He also added a runner-up finish at Oak Meadow and third at
the Tour Championship. Dylan finished the year first on the Season Points List
in his age division. In Championship events, Dylan was runner-up at the Age
Group Championship and also qualified for the Boys State Junior Championship
where he qualified for match play.
Colin took home two Mountain Dew Tour victories at Lakes of
the Four Seasons and
finishes at Westwood, The Player’s Club and Brookshire and finished fourth at
the Tour Championship and Hawk’s Tail. Colin’s Tour results helped him finish
third on the Season Points List. In Championship play, Colin carded a win in his
division at the Age Group Championship and qualified for the Boys State Junior
Championship and making it to match play. In match play, Colin was the youngest
player in the field remaining as he advanced to the Round of 16.
2009 Mountain Dew Junior Tour Girls Player of the Year
Morgan Nadaline, Anderson
Morgan won five events this season, including the Mountain
Dew Tour Championship. Her other victories came at Fox Prairie, Willowbrook,
Valparaiso CC and
runner-up finish at Kokomo American Legion. In Championship play, Morgan
finished runner-up at the Age Group Championship and scored a top 10 finish at
the Indiana Section Junior PGA. Morgan also qualified fifth at the Girls State
Junior Championship which gained her a berth in the Championship Flight.
2009 Aquafina Prep Tour Boys Player of the Year
Thomas Lewis,
Thomas completed his 2009 season winning three tour events
at The Dye Course, Cascades and Tipton. He added two runner-up finishes at
Round Barn and Crestview to go along with a third place finish at Chippendale. Thomas
also scored a victory in his age division at the Age Group Championship.
2009 Aquafina Prep Tour Girls Player of the Year
Claire Cameron,
Claire had five tour wins in her 2009 campaign firing the
low round at both Dye Course events, Chippendale, Cascades and Morningstar. She
also had a third place finish at the second Cascades event. In Championship
play, Claire finished runner-up in her division at the Age Group Championship.
All Player of the Year winners will be recognized and awarded at the annual Indiana Golf Hall of Fame banquet to be held November 20th at the Country Club of Indianapolis.