Nomination Criteria

Automatic nomination:

  1. OSAA state champion

  2. Qualification for the National PGA Junior Championship and/or Girls Junior America team

Consideration (must meet at least one criterion):

  1. District/Regional champion

  2. Recognition on the club or amateur golf scene (i.e. Oregon Junior Amateur Championship, Junior Americas Cup, IMG Academy World Championship)

  3. Five regular season tournament victories

  4. Top-five finish at the OSAA State Championship

At-large nominations:

  1. An athlete may be nominated by a member of the Oregon Sports Awards voting panel

  2. An athlete may be nominated by a coach, sports information director or athletic director. Nominations must be submitted to the Oregon Sports Awards team


Past Winners


2021-2022: Cole Rueck, Corvallis // Kyra Ly, Cleveland
2020-2021: no awards
2019-2020: no awards
2018-2019: Isaac Buerger, Ridgeview // Olivia Loberg, Summit 2017-2018: Craig Ronne, Klamath Union // Tya Seth, Lake Oswego
2016-2017: Samuel Pyon, Clackamas // Ellie Slama, South Salem
2015-2016: Kevin Geniza, Crescent Valley // Ellie Slama, South Salem
2014-2015: Cole Madey, Lake Oswego // Gigi Stoll, Beaverton
2013-2014: Cole Madey, Lake Oswego // Gigi Stoll, Beaverton
2012-2013: Nick Baines, Westview // Gigi Stoll, Beaverton
2011-2012: Sulman Raza, South Eugene // Gigi Stoll, Beaverton