Celebrating Excellence

Players of the Year

Honoring the top amateur golfers in Washington and North Idaho—the WA Golf Player of the Year Award celebrates exceptional play, performance, and achievement across multiple categories divisions each season.

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2026 Washington Golf Players of the Year

WA Golf Player of the Year Award

Criteria & Selection Process

Players of the Year for WA Golf in the categories of Men’s, Women’s, Senior Men’s, Senior Women’s, Men’s Mid-Amateur, Women’s Mid-Amateur, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ are selected annually in October. The Championship Committee uses the WA Golf Performance Points list as the primary guide for the selection. For juniors, WA Golf receives the nominations for selection from the Washington Junior Golf Association.

Baylor Larrabee, 2026 Men's Player of the Year

Men's Player of the Year

Baylor Larrabee (Ferndale)

NCAA Division I Men's National Championship – T6
Western Amateur – Round of 16
All-Big Ten First Team (2025-26)
NCAA Division I PING All-America, honorable mention (2025-26)
PING All-West Region Selection (2025-26)

Women's Player of the Year

Grace Lee (Bellevue)

Washington Women's Amateur – Champion
Western Women's Amateur – Runner-Up
West Coast Conference Championship – T2
U.S. Women's Amateur – Qualified

Grace Lee, 2026 Women's Player of the Year

Andrew Von Lossow, 2026 Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Men's Mid-Amateur
Player of the Year

Andrew Von Lossow (Spokane)

Rosauers Open Invitational – T2
Spokane City Amateur – Runner-Up
U.S. Amateur Local Qualifying – Qualified

Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Taya Battistella (Bellingham)

PNGA Women's Mid-Amateur – 6th
Canadian Women's Mid-Amateur – Runner-Up
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur – Round of 64
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Qualifying – Medalist
WSWGA Championship – Champion
Washington Women's Champion of Champions – 4th

Taya Battistella, 2026 Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Paul Hogben, 2026 Senior Men's Player of the Year

Senior Men's Player of the Year

Paul Hogben (Seattle)

Washington Senior Men's Amateur – Champion
Washington Senior Open – T3
British Columbia Senior Men's Amateur – Runner-Up
Fort Lewis Senior Amateur – Runner-Up
Washington Senior Men's Champion of Champions – T5

Senior Women's Player of the Year

Tina Papatolis (Issaquah)

U.S. Senior Women's Open Qualifier – Qualified
U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship – Round of 32
Canadian Women's Senior Championship – Runner-Up
PNGA Senior Women's Amateur – Champion
Washington Senior Women's Champion of Champions – Runner-Up
British Columbia Women's Senior Amateur – 3rd

Tina Papatolis, 2026 Senior Women's Player of the Year

Ethan Schwan, 2026 Junior Boys' Player of the Year

Junior Boys' Player of the Year

Ethan Schwan (Sammamish)

WJGA Players Open – Champion
WJGA Eastern Open – Runner-Up
WJGA Cup – Runner-Up
Washington State Junior Amateur – T4
50th WJGA State Championship – T6
WJGA State Match Play – Semifinalist
WJGA Western Open – T8
PNGA Junior Boys' Amateur – Quarterfinalist
Washington Men's Amateur – T9
PGA West Junior Championship – 9th

Junior Girls' Player of the Year

Amanda Peng (Bellevue)

WJGA State Match Play – Champion
PNGA Junior Girls' Amateur – Champion
Washington State Junior Amateur – Runner-Up
50th WJGA State Championship – Runner-Up
WJGA Eastern Open – 3rd
U.S. Girls' Junior Championship – Qualified
WJGA Players Open – T5
Washington Women's Amateur – 3rd
AJGA Junior at Red Rock – Runner-Up
Visit Idaho Junior Championship – 3rd

Amanda Peng, 2026 Junior Girls' Player of the Year

Player of the Year History

2025 Players of the Year

Max Herendeen – Men's Player of the Year
Grace Lee – Women's Player of the Year
Andrew Von Lossow – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Taya Battistella – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Nate Hair – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Kim Shek – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Taighan Chea – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Cienna Lee – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2024 Players of the Year

Max Herendeen – Men's Player of the Year
Angela Zhang – Women's Player of the Year
Taya Battistella – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Andrew Von Lossow – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Kim Shek – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Theodore Snyder – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Niuniu Zhao – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2023 Players of the Year

Pono Yanagi – Men's Player of the Year
Angela Zhang – Women's Player of the Year
Sarah Lawrence – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Jake Koppenberg – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Kim Shek – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Baylor Larrabee – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Angela Zhang – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2022 Players of the Year

Andrew Von Lossow – Men's Player of the Year
Lauryn Nguyen – Women's Player of the Year
Andrew Von Lossow – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Jacqueline Bendrick – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Erik Hanson – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Kim Shek – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Max Herendeen – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Angela Zhang – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2021 Players of the Year

Joe Highsmith – Men's Player of the Year
Kennedy Knox – Women's Player of the Year
Mark Strickland – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Jacqueline Bendrick – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Susan Craven – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Ethan Evans – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Kennedy Knox – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2020 Players of the Year

Nathan Cogswell – Men's Player of the Year
Alice Duan – Women's Player of the Year
Reid Hatley – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Victoria Fallgren – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Leslie Folsom – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Jahan Bains – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Lauryn Nguyen – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2019 Players of the Year

Joe Highsmith – Men's Player of the Year
Emily Baumgart – Women's Player of the Year
Reid Hatley – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tina Papatolis – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Leslie Folsom – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Ian Siebers – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Gihoe Seo – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2018 Players of the Year

Eric Ansett – Men's Player of the Year
Jamie Huo – Women's Player of the Year
Reid Hatley – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Victoria Fallgren – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Leslie Folsom – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Ian Siebers – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Brittany Kwon – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2017 Players of the Year

Derek Bayley – Men's Player of the Year
Reid Hatley – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Joe Highsmith – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Julianne Alvarez – Women's Player of the Year
Victoria Fallgren – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Yasue Alkins – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Brittany Kwon – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2016 Players of the Year

Andrew Whalen – Men's Player of the Year
Reid Hatley – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Erik Hanson – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Joe Highsmith – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Marianne Li – Women's Player of the Year
Shawn Farmer–Sese – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Lisa Smego – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Brittany Kwon – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2015 Players of the Year

Charles Kern – Men's Player of the Year
Reid Hatley – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Sam Warkentin – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Alivia Brown – Women's Player of the Year
Amanda Jacobs – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Karen Madison – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Kenedee Peters – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2014 Players of the Year

Carl Jonson – Men's Player of the Year
Mike Haack – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Sam Warkentin – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Jordan Ferreira – Women's Player of the Year
Amanda Jacobs – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Denise Kieffer – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Sierra Kersten – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2013 Players of the Year

Cameron Peck – Men's Player of the Year
Mike Haack – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Frank Garber – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Erynne Lee – Women's Player of the Year
Leslie Folsom – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Lisa Smego – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Sierra Kersten – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2012 Players of the Year

Chris Williams – Men's Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Frank Garber – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Erynne Lee – Women's Player of the Year
Leslie Folsom – Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Yasue Alkins – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Jordan Ferreira – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2011 Players of the Year

Chris Williams – Men's Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Andrew Whalen – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Erynne Lee – Women's Player of the Year
Ginny Burkey – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Jordan Ferreira – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2010 Players of the Year

Andrew Putnam – Men's Player of the Year
Tom Brandes – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Dominick Francks – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Erynne Lee – Women's Player of the Year
Anne Carr – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Erynne Lee – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2009 Players of the Year

Derek Berg – Men's Player of the Year
Bob Burton – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Zach Wanderscheid – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Pamela Burneski – Women's Player of the Year
Ginny Burkey – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Erynne Lee – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2008 Players of the Year

Kyle Stanley – Men's Player of the Year
Kent Brown – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Cameron Peck – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Erynne Lee – Women's Player of the Year
Anne Carr – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Erynne Lee – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

2007 Players of the Year

Kyle Stanley – Men's Player of the Year
Kent Brown – Senior Men's Player of the Year
Chris Williams – Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Kim Shin – Women's Player of the Year
Lisa Smego – Senior Women's Player of the Year
Katrina Hegge – Junior Girls' Player of the Year

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