British Columbia Golf Announces 2017 Players Of The Year

British Columbia Golf Players Of The Year - Top L-R: Christina Proteau, Jackie Little, Doug Roxburgh, Craig Doell & Alison Murdoch. Bottom L-R: Steven Diack, Nolan Thoroughgood, Naomi Ko, Chris Crisologo & Susan Xiao.

The British Columbia Golf Championship Committee meets each year in October to vote and select the Players of the Year in the categories of Women's, Men's, Senior Women’s, Senior Men's, Women's Mid-Amateur, Women's Mid-Master, Men's Mid-Amateur,  Men's Mid-Master, Junior Girls' and Junior Boys'.

The British Columbia Golf Titleist Order of Merit Performance Points list is used as the primary guide for the selection.

Following are the British Columbia Golf Players of The Year for 2017. Each of these players are also nominees for the 2017 PNGA Player of The Year award in their respecitve categories with the exception of Craig Doell and Alison Murdoch as the PNGA does not have a Mid-Master category for their players. 

Women - Naomi Ko   (Bottom row, 3rd from left in photo above)

  • Canadian Women's Amateur - T3
  • BC Women's Amateur Championship - T3
  • Women’s Porter Cup - 3rd
  • PNGA Women’s Amateur Match play - Semi-Finals
  • Ocean Course Invitational, Kiawah Island - T6
  • US Women's Amateur - stroke play - T20
  • US Women's Amateur - match play - R64
  • Women's Western National Amateur - Match Play - R16
  • LSU Tiger Golf Classic - T22
  • Lady Puerto Rico Classic - 1st
  • The Landfall Tradition - T18

Men - Chris Crisologo (Bottom row, 2nd from right in photo above)

  • BC Amateur - 4th
  • US Amateur Qualifying, Cle Elum, WA - 1st
  • RBC Cordova Bay Invitational - T4
  • The Glencoe Invitational - 2nd
  • Mexican Amateur - T19
  • Freedom 55 Financial Open - T20 (Top Canadian finisher)
  • NNU Intercollegiate - 1st
  • GNAC Championships - 1st
  • Saint Martin's Men's Invite - 3rd
  • WWU Invitational - 2nd
  • Visit Stockton Cactus Thaw - T13
  • NDNU Argonaut Invitational - T3
  • CBU Men's Invitational - T4
  • NCAA D2 Men's W/South Cen Reg - T11
  • NCAA PING First-Team All-American - named by Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA)
  • Great Northwest Athletic Conference - Player of the Year
  • GNAC All-Conference - First Team

Senior Women - Jackie Little (Top row, 2nd from left in photo above)

  • Canadian Senior Women's - T3
  • BC Women’s Mid-Amateur - 2nd
  • BC Women’s Mid-Master - 2nd
  • BC Senior Women’s - 3rd
  • US Senior Women's Amateur - Qualfier - T5 (qualified)
  • US Senior Women's - Stroke Play - T35
  • US Senior Women's Amateur - Match Play - Quarterfinals
  • North & South Senior Women’s Championship - T10
  • BC Zone 1 Women’s Amateur - 1st
  • BC Zone 1 Senior Women’s - 1st

Senior Men - Doug Roxburgh (Top row, 3rd from left in photo above)

  • Canadian Senior Men’s Championship - T6
  • BC Senior Men’s Championship - Champion
  • BC Super Senior Men’s - Champion
  • BC Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship - T6
  • BC Amateur - T55

Mid-Amateur Women - Christina Proteau (Top row, top left in photo above)

  • BC Women's Amateur Championship - T7
  • BC Women’s Mid-Amateur - 3rd
  • BC Zone 6 Women’s Amateur - 1st
  • US Women’s Mid-Amateur - Match Play R16
  • PNGA Women’s Mid-Am Stroke Play - Medallist
  • PNGA Women’s Mid-Am Match Play - Champion

Mid-Master Women - Alison Murdoch (Top row, top right in photo above)

  • Canadian Women’s Mid-Master - 6th
  • Canadian Women’s Mid-Am - 10th
  • Canadian Women’s Senior - T21
  • BC Women's Mid-Amateur - T8
  • BC Senior Women’s - T9
  • BC Women’s Mid-Master - T7
  • PNGA Women’s Mid-Am Match Play - Quarterfinals
  • PNGA Senior Women's - T4
  • Washington Women’s Mid-Amateur - 3rd
  • Alberta Senior Ladies - 4th
  • Alberta Super Senior Ladies - Champion
  • BC Zone 5 Women’s Amateur - 2nd
  • BC Zone 5 Senior Women’s - Champion

Mid-Amateur Men - Steven Diack (Bottom row, bottom left in photo above)

  • Canadian Mid-Amateur - T2
  • Glencoe Invitational - 6th
  • NAIA - Men's Golf Championship - T40
  • Mexican Amateur - T26
  • NAIA Sooner Athletic Conference Championship - 3rd
  • NAIA Arbor Hotels Classic Championship - 4th
  • NAIA Shootout In San Antonio - T8
  • NAIA Claude Jacobs Invitational - T3
  • NAIA Dave Admonis Senior Invitational - T17

Mid-Master Men - Craig Doell (Top row, 2nd from right in photo above)

  • Canadian Men’s Mid-Master - T8
  • Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur - T27
  • BC Men’s Mid-Amateur - Champion
  • Gorge Vale Open - 6th
  • BC Zone 5 Amateur - 12th
  • RBC Cordova Bay Invitational - T10
  • Stocker Cup - T22

Junior Girls - Susan Xiao (Bottom row, bottom right in photo above)

  • AJGA ACDS Ryan Moore - 3rd
  • AJGA Under Armour Canada Championship - 1st
  • AJGA Swinging Skirts Invitational - T9
  • AJGA Se Ri Pak - 5th
  • AJGA - Junior at Centennial - T12
  • MJT Vancouver Season Opener - 1st
  • MJT Lindsay Kenny Classic at Pagoda Ridge - 1st (Girls 15-18yrs.)
  • CJGA Humber College Western Junior Championships - 3rd
  • Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship - T3
  • IMG Academy Junior World 15-18 - T9
  • Canadian Women's Amateur - 6th
  • Canadian Junior Girls - Champion
  • Canadian Juvenile Girls - Champion
  • US Girls’ Jr. Qualifying - T7
  • World Junior Girls - T8
  • Named Rolex Junior All-American for 2017 By AJGAJunior Girls

Junior Boys - Nolan Thoroughgood (Bottom row, 2nd from left in photo above)

  • 45th Junior America's Cup - Medallist
  • BC Junior Boys - 4th
  • BC Amateur - 17th
  • RBC Cordova Bay Invitational - 3rd
  • The Glencoe Invitational - T7
  • Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship - T8
  • CJGA - Humber College PGM Western Championship - T4
  • Canadian Junior Boys Championship - 4th
  • Canada Summer Games, Individual Male - 6th
  • 2016 Arizona Silver Belle Championship - T4