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Special Awards Recipients

Special Awards Recipients

The Toyota Tour Cup Player of The Year is awarded to the boy and girl with the most player of the year points at the end of the season.

Past Recipients

2016 – Amari Avery & Clay Seeber
2017 – Amari Avery & Tyler Guo
2018 – Serena Sepersky & Taehoon Song
2019 – Karen Tsuru & Ethan Chung
2020 – Jasmine Koo & Luciano Conlan
2021 – Elise Lee & Joshua Koo
2022 – Alona Avery & Kai Hirayama

1989 – Amy Alcott, Bill Bryant, Billy Casper, Gene Littler, Ralph Miller, Mrs. Lou Smith, Craig Staddler

1990 – John Brown, Lou Bastanchury, Al Geiberger, Dave Stockton

1991 – Jan Bastanchury Booth, Scott Simpson, Norrie West, Mickey Wright

1992 – Jean Bryant, Tommy Jacobs, Jane Booth

1993 – Brandie Burton, John Cook, George Lake

1996 – Mark O’Meara, Phil Mickelson, Corey Pavin

1997 – Steve Pate, Gary McCord, Tiger Woods

1998 – Pearl Sinn, Emilee Klein, Joe Robinson

1999 – Bob May, Laura Baugh, Duffy Waldorf

2000 – Harry Pressler

2003 – Candie Kung

2004 – Kim Saiki

2005 – Len Kennett

2006 – John Daddio

2007 – Dave Shackelford

2009 – Tom Sargent

2011 – Henry Liaw

2013 – Dana Dormann (Lofland), Nikki Gatch, Charlie Wi, Jason Gore

2015 – Ron O’Connor

2016 – Lizette Salas

2022 – Patrick Cantlay

Ralph Miller helped form the Southern California Junior Golf Association in 1948. Upon his death in 1974, the Association commissioned the Ralph Miller Medal to be awarded to the boy and girl members of the program who earned the most points in recognized events.

The Ralph Miller Award is a prestigious award given to the top boy and girl junior golfers within the Southern California PGA Junior Tour program. This award has a points system that is used to rank the top players within the SCPGA Junior Tour based on the finishes they had within some of the largest and most prestigious events in the country. There was a long list of potential winners for this iconic award but two golfers within our program really seemed to stand out.

Past Recipients

1974 – Gary Backlund & Carolynn Hill
1975 – John Cook & Dayna Benson
1976 – Don Dobois & Kelli Doherty
1977 – David Games & Cathy Hanlon
1978 – Tracy Nakamura & Cathy Hanlon
1979 – Doug Thompson & Susie Thompson
1980 – Dennis Paulson & Kathy Kostas
1981 – Not Awarded
1982 – Kevin Leach & Pearl Sinn
1983 – Boby Laskin &Kim Saiki
1984 – Jeff Hellman & Pearl Sinn
1985 – Bobby May & Tracy Nakamura
1986 – Brandi Burton
1987 – Brandi Burton
1988 – Joon Lee
1989 – Austin Maki & Brandie Burton
1990 – Tiger Woods & Eunice Choi
1991 – Tiger Woods & Leanne Wong
1992 – Eddy Lee & Eunice Choi
1993 – Han Lee & Kellee Booth
1994 – Terry Noe & Jenny Lee
1995 – Ross Fulgentis & Yon Yim
1996 – Robert Sul & Kim Kouwabunpat
1997 – Travis Johnson & Candie Kung
1998 – Ron Won & Candie Chung
1999 – Henry Liaw & Erica Blasberg
2000 – Jai Choi & Elena Jurokawa
2001 – Anthony Kim & Bloee Kim
2002 – Seung Su Han & Jennie Lee
2003 – Garrett Sapp & Jennie Lee
2004 – Rory Hie & Jennie Lee
2005 – Sihwan Kim & Lee Lopez
2006 – Scott Travers & Lizette Salas
2007 – Alex Shi Yup Kim & Lee Lopez
2008 – Patrick Cantlay & Veronica Joels
2009 – Jay Hwang & Emily Tubert
2010 – Beau Hossler & Amy Lee
2011 – Sahith Theegala & Lydia Choi
2012 – Thomas Lin & Elizabeth Bernabe
2013 – KK Limbhasut & Brigitte Dunne
2014 – Not Awarded
2015 – Norman Xiong & Angelina Kim
2016 – Charles Reiter & Brianna Navarrosa
2017 – Tyler Guo & Amari Avery
2018 – Tommy Stephenson & Alexa Melton
2019 – Luke Potter & Amari Avery
2020 – Not Awarded
2021 – Eric Lee & Anna Davis
2022 – Jay Leng Jr. & Jasmine Koo

This award was established in 1989, after Lou Bastanchury for his dedication to junior golf. The award is given to the boy who earned the most combined Player of The Year Points throughout the year.

Past Recipients

2016 – Ryan Ruaysungnoen
2017 – Eric Lee
2018 – Daniel Heo
2019 – Baron Nguyen
2020 – Alex Wu
2021 – Jonny Liu
2022 – Jason Lai

The Howard Smith Award is presented to the boy and girl Junior Golfers who retain the lowest scoring average within the TTC series with a minimum of four (4) events played. This award is named in honor of five-time SCPGA Section President and four-time Golf Professional of the Year, Howard Smith

Past Recipients

2015 – Amy Matsuoka & Norman Xiong
2016 – Clay Seeber & Kornkamol Sukaree
2017 – Raymond Navis & Amari Avery
2018 – Alrik Pan & Serena Sepersky
2019 – Darien Zhao & Karen Tsuru
2020 – Eric Lee & Jasmine Koo
2021 – Jay Leng Jr. & Frances Kim
2022 – Kai Hirayama & Anna Huang

Each year, the Southern California PGA Foundation recognizes a junior golfer who exemplifies outstanding character, sportsmanship and leadership. The recipient of this award demonstrates a positive influence on his or her fellow Tour Members and has set a notable example for all juniors to emulate. The SCPGA Foundation Award recipient represents all that is important in golf – competitive spirit, honor, integrity and respect for the game and their peers.

Past Recipients

1999 – Daniel Kush
2000 – Ryan Cole
2001 – Julie McKenna
2002 – Jennifer Tang
2003 – Derek Sipe
2004 – Kay Hoey
2005 – Brian Kim
2006 – Skylar Hong
2007 – Lee Lopez
2008 – Victoria Fallgren
2009 – Mark Hicks
2010 – Jason Chen
2011 – Jake Knapp
2012 – Rico Hoey & Elizabeth Bernabe
2013 – Grant Choi & Divya Manthena
2014 – Not Awarded
2015 – Jack Li & Chayse Gomez
2016 – Christian Schrodt & Khameryn Utu
2017 – Mary Shin & Ashwin Arasu
2018 – Matthew Gunson & Megan Gormley
2019 – Surapat Chokprajakchat & Nicole Neale
2020 – Kevin Hikichi & Sofina Firouzi
2021 – Patrick Hong & Alyson Sor
2022 – Matt Robles & Abra Richmond

Beginning in 1965, the Southern California Junior Golf Association began awarding the Curtis Cup to the player or players who displayed the best character, integrity, sportsmanship, scholastic achievement, golfing ability and golf accomplishment.

In 1987, the SCPGA Junior Golf Association began to choose both a boys and girls All-Southern California Junior Team to recognize the top golfers from among all of Southern California’s junior ranks. Since 1965, the perceived best boy and girl from the All-Southern California Junior Teams has been named the Curtis Cup Player of the Year.

The player receiving the most number of votes from the All Southern California Junior Teams ballot becomes the Curtis Cup Player of the Year. The Curtis Cup Award is given to the top boy and girl junior golfer within Southern California. We take into account all the tournaments they have played in the previous year and score them based on their finish within those events.

Past Recipients

1965 – Jane Bastanchury
1966 – Marianne Cox
1967 – Gary Sanders
1968 – Dave Penso
1969 – Aly Trompas
1970 – Aly Trompas
1971 – Laura Baugh
1972 – Scott Simpson
1973 – Amy Alcott
1974 – Gary Backlund & Jack Reener
1975 – John Cook, Brett Mullin, & Dana Benson
1976 – David Grimes
1977 – David Grimes
1978 – Tracy Nakamura & Cathy Hanlon
1979 – Doug Thompson
1980 – Kathy Kostas
1981 – Kathy Kostas, Sam Rudolph, Scott Ericson & Flori Prono
1982 – Kevin Leach & Rich Marik
1983 – Bobby Lasken & Kim Saiki
1984 – Bob May & Jeff Hellman
1985 – Dana Lofland
1986 – Not Awarded
1987 – Phil Michelson & Brandie Burton
1988 – Brandie Burton
1989 – Brandie Burton
1990 – Tiger Woods & Kellee Booth
1991 – Tiger Woods & Emilee Klein
1992 – Tiger Woods & Kellee Booth
1993 – Tiger Woods & Kellee Booth
1994 – Darren Angel & Leilani Bagby
1995 – Ross Fulgentis & Yon Yim
1996 – Robert Sul & Shannon Ingalls
1997 – Robert Sul & Travis Johnson
1998 – Ron Won & Candie Chung
1999 – James Oh & Candie Chung
2000 – Kevin Na & Erica Blasberg
2001 – Anthony Kim & Irene Cho
2002 – Daniel Im
2003 – James H. Lee & Jane Park
2004 – Sihwan Kim & Jane Park
2005 – Rickie Fowler & Angela Park
2006 – Rickie Fowler & Lizette Salas
2007 – Alex Shi Yup Kim & Kristen Park
2008 – Patrick Cantlay & Tiffany Lua
2009 – Jeffrey Kang & Alison Lee
2010 – Anthony Paolucci & Kristen Park
2011 – Beau Hossler & Alison Lee
2012 – Rico Hoey & Alison Lee
2013 – Collin Morikawa & Alison Lee
2014 – Norman Xiong & Andrea Lee
2015 – Haley Moore & Matthew Wolff
2016 – Clay Seeber & Alyaa Abdulghany
2017 – William Mouw & Rose Zhang
2018 – Alexander Yang & Rose Zhang
2019 – Bo Jin & Rose Zhang
2020 – Luke Potter & Rose Zhang
2021 – Luke Potter & Anna Davis
2022 – Eric Lee & Anna Davis

In 1984, the Club Award was created to acknowledge and thank clubs/organizations who have demonstrated outstanding support of junior golf and the SCPGA Junior Tour.

Past Recipients

2016 – Pacific Palms Resort
2017 – The Riviera Country Club
2018 – Oak Valley Golf Club
2019 – Bear Creek Golf Club
2020 – Upland Hills Country Club
2021 – Morongo Golf Club
2022 – Redhawk Golf Club

Each year, the Southern California PGA Foundation recognizes a junior golfer who exemplifies outstanding character, sportsmanship and leadership. The recipient of this award demonstrates a positive influence on his or her fellow Tour Members and has set a notable example for all juniors to emulate. The SCPGA Foundation Award recipient represents all that is important in golf – competitive spirit, honor, integrity and respect for the game and their peers.

Past Recipients

1990 – Eunice Choi
1991 – Leanna Wong
1992 – Eunice Choi
1993 – Soo Choi
1994 – Jenny Lee
1995 – Yon Yim
1996 – Vivian Phosorman
1997 – Young Park
1998 – Yunny Cho
1999 – Sunny Lee
2000 – Carling Cho
2001 – Bolee Kim
2002 – Shannon Yocum
2003 – Maddy Fletcher-Uranga
2004 – Brenda Chuor
2005 – Lee Lopez
2006 – Ashley Johnson
2007 – Simone Hoey
2008 – Tina Doyon Kwon
2009 – Arinda Bhanaraksa
2010 – Luciane Lee
2011 – Isabell Shee
2012 – Brook Grabe
2013 – Brianna Chacon
2014 – Not Awarded
2015 – Kate Villagas
2016 – Kate Villegas
2017 – Joshlyn Ayala
2018 – Kylee Choi
2019 – Alice Zhao
2020 – Lauren Lee
2021 – Emily Song
2022 – Isabella Fernandez