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Based upon their play in the recently-concluded golfing season, the BDGA has named the following golfers as PLAYERS OF THE YEAR in their respective divisions for 2009:
MEN RAMAN LUTHRA, CRAG BURN
WOMEN KIM KAUL, GOWANDA
JUNIORS AUSTIN NOWAK, LANCASTER
SUB-JUNIORS ANDREW ROMANO, LANCASTER
LUTHRA totaled 1137on the Adult Men’s Point List primarily from his victory in the BDGA Men’s Individual Championship and tie for third in the BDGA Men’s Match Play Championship. He backed those up with a finish in the top five of several other scratch invitationals plus the BDGA Mid-Amateur and NYSGA Mid-Amateur events. Second to him was Jake Katz with a 991 total.
KAUL earned a second POY award following her first title in 2005 with a total of 960 points on the Adult Women’s Point List to best runner-up Kathy Hunt who had 750. Her titles in the WGAWNY Championship and the WBDGA Championship plus a strong third in the BDGA Women’s Championship coupled with a second in the one-day Medal Play event and a ninth at the NYSGA Senior Amateur gave her a solid overall total.
NOWAK parlayed a championship in the BDGA Junior Match Play with a Junior Stroke Play Qualifier fourth place and a tie for sixth in the NYSGA Championship to garner 475 points and nose out Joe Bellavia who finished second with 348 points.
ROMANO won his third Sub-Junior POY by totaling 675 points on the points list with victories in the BDGA Match Play Qualifier and Finals, the Stroke Play Qualifier and Finals, and the NYSGA Boys Qualifier. He finished 3rd overall in the NYSGA Boys Championship. Second went to Hanish Nagrani who had a 425 point total.
All four golfers will receive their awards at the BDGA Annual Meeting this coming April (date TBA). Point totals were determined from the player's place of finish in the list of events that have been approved by the BDGA. This is the 9th year the award has been presented (6th year for women)
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