December Issue2025 PNGA Players of the Year

2025 PNGA Players of the Year

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’.

Click here for a full list of playing accomplishments of this year’s recipients and for a complete history of all past PNGA Player of the Year award recipients.

December CoverPebble BeachWestAirTable of ContentsDesert WillowPublisher’s EssaySummerlinBy the NumbersRobert Simpson plays 80 on his 80thFirst Tee Summit in MontanaGoats Doing What Goats DoLos Golferos 2082025 PNGA Players of the YearSign LanguageChambers BayPearl at Kalauao enjoying a renaissance as a destinationFox Hollow Sports DomeLong Time Gone, Many Happy ReturnsGamble SandsPutting Paradise: Outback Golf Park celebrates 28 yearsWine ValleyHam and egg, but mostly ham, and then mostly eggCrimp family’s home-grown love affair with golf in EllensburgGreat Holes Nicklaus NorthAlaska CoverThe Great IndoorsWhat a Year for Golf in AlaskaBritish Columbia CoverNorth BellinghamHow Indoor Golf is Changing the Game7 CedarsJock McKinnon – The Laird of CapilanoSilver ReefJunior prodigies capture men’s and women’s club titles on Vancouver IslandSwinomishIdaho Golf CoverWelcoming the growth of the gameAdvanced Physical TherapyRemembering why we play this gamePOYVOYMontana State Golf CoverReaching Montana’s golfing youth through grants and endowmentsRemembering the Big Sky OpenElla Prigge – Boatwright ReflectionChampionship ScheduleGrass ClippingsGolfing the Savannah The game is truly a global communityOregon Golf CoverA Year of Record Growth and Shared SuccessCamas Meadows – local favorite inspires loyalty among staffGlendoveerWashington Golf CoverThoughts of Winter, Looking Forward to SpringSilver Reef WAIn Kelowna, golf isn’t just a pastime, it’s a way of lifeNorth Bellingham WAGolfers compete in Seattle Marathon to raise funds for WA Golf Youth on CourseSwinomish WANorth Shore rises again, with assistance from the Puyallup Tribe and Dan HixsonMastheadClosing Slide