Last night, Terry Werner of Dyer, Ind. received The Clifford
E. Wagoner Memorial Award at Meridian Hills CC.
The Clifford E. Wagoner Memorial Award is presented each year to an
amateur golfer who possesses outstanding sportsmanship and high character similar
to that of Mr. Clifford Wagoner.
Terry Werner has been a mainstay in Indiana Golf Association
and Indiana PGA events for nearly 20 years. His grace and sportsmanship,
whether winning or losing, earned him the respect and admiration from his
fellow competitors.
“I have watched Terry in three playoffs,” said Mark Inman,
President of the Indiana Golf Association.
“He won one and lost two, and he handled each result with the grace and
sportsmanship that has earned him the respect and admiration of all of us.”
While he has three IGA and Indiana PGA titles to his credit,
he has also added 11 runner-up finishes including the 2000 Indiana Amateur
Championship where he lost in a one hole playoff to Indiana’s newest PGA Tour
Member Chad Collins.
Werner’s victories have come in the ’97 Indiana PGA Northern
Open, the ’09 Indiana PGA Senior Open and the ’12 Indiana Golf Association
Senior Amateur Championship.
“Last night is one I will never forget,” Werner said. “To
receive an award that some of the greatest people in the state of Indiana have
received is truly humbling. And to have my family to witness it is even more
exciting. I would like to thank the IGA for even considering me, it is truly an
honor and one I will cherish for the rest of my life.”