2026 Chapter Award nominations are now open! We encourage you to please take a moment to nominate your deserving peers. Professionals must be active and in good standing to receive an award. 


Please CLICK HERE to fill out the Google Form. Nominations in every category are not required. Note: You may only nominate individuals within the Chapter you are affiliated with. 

​2025 Southern Chapter Award Winners

Golf Professional of the Year: Sean Kicker

Teacher of the Year: Gayle Leslie

PGA Professional Development: Jason Glasgow

Bill Strausbaugh Award: Sean Kicker

Youth Player Development: Jerrel Gill

Assistant Professional of the Year: Jessica Wolf

Merchandiser of the Year: Ben Claus

Salesperson of the Year: Kris Saba

​2024 Southern Chapter Award Winners

Golf Professional of the Year: Andrew Michael, PGA

Teacher of the Year: Grayson Zacker, PGA

PGA Professional Development: Sean Kicker, PGA

Player Development: Christopher Cupp, PGA

Youth Player Development: Jose Reyes, PGA

Assistant Professional of the Year: Jason Glasgow, PGA

Merchandiser of the Year: Bryan Sienkiewicz, PGA

Salesperson of the Year: Joe Glomb, PGA

Bill Strausbaugh Award: Scott Fox, PGA

​2023 Southern Chapter Award Winners

Golf Professional of the Year: Marty Caifano, PGA

Teacher of the Year: Christian De Greiff, PGA

Player Development Award: Stefan Pantu, PGA

Salesperson of the Year: Derek Poling, PGA

Assistant of the Year: Valeria Llovet-Ortega

PGA Professional Development Award: Grayson Zacker, PGA

Youth Player Development: David Buono, PGA

Merchandiser of the Year: Joseph Ludeman, PGA

​2022 Southern Chapter Award Winners

Golf Professional of the Year: Brett Martin, PGA

Teacher of the Year: Rushi Oza, PGA

PGA Professional Development: Gayle Leslie, PGA

Player Development: Mike Richards, PGA

Youth Player Development: John Moscoso, PGA 

Assistant Professional of the Year: Kyle Roig

Merchandiser of the Year – Private: Erika Jones, PGA

Merchandiser of the Year – Public: David Buono, PGA

Salesperson of the Year: Mark Crowther

​2021 Southern Chapter Award Winners

Golf Professional of the Year: Shane Warriner, PGA

Teacher of the Year: Dan McCarthy, PGA

PGA Professional Development Award: David Armitage, PGA

Player Development Award: Alejandro Fernandez, PGA

Youth Player Development Award: Nick Pincket, PGA 

Assistant Professional of the Year: Chris Stone, PGA 

Merchandiser of the Year Award: Ryan Sundberg, PGA

Salesperson of the Year: Joe Baker

2020 Southern Chapter Award Winners

Golf Professional of the Year: Sean Kicker, PGA

Teacher of the Year: Derek Swoboda, PGA

Bill Strausbaugh Award: Shane Warriner, PGA 

Player Development: John Moscoso, PGA

Youth Player Development: Jose Reyes, PGA 

Assistant Professional of the Year: Patrick Schmitz, PGA 

Merchandiser of the Year: Ryan Sundberg, PGA

Salesperson of the Year: Nick Fernandez

2019 Southern Chapter Award Winners

Golf Professional of the Year: Bill Friesing, PGA

Teacher of the Year: Dan McCarthy, PGA

Horton Smith Award: Sean Kicker, PGA

Bill Strausbaugh Award: Scott Fox, PGA

Growth of the Game: John Moscoso, PGA

Youth Player Development: Nick Pincket, PGA

Assistant Professional of the Year: Evan Jones, PGA

Merchandiser of the Year: Lucas Williams, PGA

Salesperson of the Year: Mark Crowther

Player of the Year: Adam Scrimenti, PGA

Senior Player of the Year: Jan Urso, PGA

Associate Player of the Year: ​Corey Henry