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title: Washington Golf announces 2021 Players of the Year
description: "Washington Golf (WA Golf) has announced the Player of the Year award recipients for 2021. The category winners are as follows: Women’s, Kennedy Knox of Normandy Park; Men’s, Joe Highsmith of Lakewood; Women’s Mid-Amateur, Jacqueline Bendrick of Mercer Island; Men’s Mid-Amateur, Mark Strickland of Everett; Senior Women’s, Susan Craven of Mukilteo; Senior Men’s, Tom Brandes of Bellevue; Junior Girls’, Kennedy Knox; and Junior Boys’, Ethan Evans of Mercer Island."
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# [Washington Golf announces 2021 Players of the Year](https://wagolf.org/news/2021-players-of-the-year)

 Written by [WA Golf Staff](https://wagolf.org/news/author/wa-golf-staff) | Oct 26, 2021 7:00:00 AM

Washington Golf (WA Golf) has announced the Player of the Year award recipients for 2021. The category winners are as follows: Women’s, Kennedy Knox of Normandy Park; Men’s, Joe Highsmith of Lakewood; Women’s Mid-Amateur, Jacqueline Bendrick of Mercer Island; Men’s Mid-Amateur, Mark Strickland of Everett; Senior Women’s, Susan Craven of Mukilteo; Senior Men’s, Tom Brandes of Bellevue; Junior Girls’, Kennedy Knox; and Junior Boys’, Ethan Evans of Mercer Island.

The recipients will be highlighted at the 100th WA Golf Annual Meeting, being held virtually on Saturday, November 6, 2021.

[View a complete list of accomplishments of the 2021 Players of the Year](https://wagolf.org/play/player-of-the-year-award/).

#### Women's & Junior Girls' Player of the Year

**Kennedy Knox**

#### Men's Player of the Year

**Joe Highsmith**

#### Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

**Jacqueline Bendrick**

#### Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

**Mark Strickland**

#### Senior Women's Player of the Year

**Susan Craven**

#### Senior Men's Player of the Year

**Tom Brandes**

#### Junior Boys' Player of the Year

**Ethan Evans**

The WA Golf Championship Committee meets annually in early October to vote and select the Players of the Year in the categories of Women’s, Men’s, Women’s Mid-Amateur, Men’s Mid-Amateur, Senior Women’s, Senior Men’s, Junior Girls’ and Junior Boys’. The [WA Golf Performance Points list](https://wagolf.org/play/performance-points-list/) is used as the primary guide for the selection. Since WA Golf does not have a performance points list for juniors, WA Golf receives the nominations for selection from the [Washington Junior Golf Association](https://www.wjga.net/).

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