Championships: Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year

Named after longtime MGA executive director Richard D. Haskell, the MGA Player of the Year award is presented to the amateur golfer who collects the most points throughout the golf season. Points are awarded based on the MGA Player of the Year Point Standings, which takes into account performance at MGA, USGA, NEGA and other Regional events.

The award was first awarded in 1976 to Bruce Douglass from Thorny Lea Golf Club. To date, Frank Vana, Jr. stands as the only player to earn nine MGA Player of the Year honors. The 1990s MGA Player of the Decade was named Player of the Year in 1994-95 and from 2001-05.

The Richard D. Haskell MGA Player of the Year announcement is made annually at the MGA's "Salute to Champions" dinner.

2009 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year Point Standings
Final Results


Player	Home Club	Total Points
Matt Parziale	Thorny Lea GC	832
Frank Vana Jr	Marlborough CC	711
Brian Higgins	Franklin CC	598
Bill Drohen	Bradford CC	405
Ryan Riley	Norton CC	380
John Hadges	Thorny Lea GC	373
Taylor Fontaine	Pleasant Valley CC	293
Ben Spitz	The Harmon Club	280
Kevin Velardo	CC of Billerica	267
Peter Uihlein	Bay Club at Mattapoisett	250
Mike Calef	Brockton CC	240
Steve Tasho	Thorny Lea GC	226
Tony Grillo	Farm Neck GC	221
Brandon Parker	Blackstone National GC	210
Kevin Carey	Dennis Pines GC	208
Chad Bouchard	Sterling National CC	206
Doug Clapp	Old Sandwich GC	200
Scott Congdon	Foxboro CC	200
Bradley Kushner	Club at New Seabury	200
John Gilmartin	Indian Ridge CC	181
Brian Cawley	The Georgetown Club	167
Phil Smith	Vesper CC	165
Brian Secia	Miacomet GC	155
Kevin Quinn	Charles River CC	153
Benjamin Bridgeo	Cohasse CC	150
Herbert Aikens	Pinehills GC	145
Jack Kearney	Elmcrest CC	144
Andy Drohen	Crestview CC	141
Richard Werenski	The Orchards GC	140
Doug Parigian	Long Meadow GC	130
Jeffrey Santora	Pleasant Valley CC	120
Phil Miceli	Sagamore Spring GC	107
Colin Brennan	Indian Ridge CC	103
Cy Kilgore	Tedesco CC	101
Greg Schuman	The Country Club	100
Dan White	Vesper CC	100
Dave Tasho	Thorny Lea GC	95
Ronald LaVerdiere	Crumpin-Fox Club	85
Kyle Pelletier	Acushnet River Valley GC	80
Bret Siekierski	Heritage CC	75
Garrett Arnold	The International	75
Andy Congdon	Wyantenuck CC	75
Bobby Loguidice	Franconia GC	75
Ricky Stimets	Oyster Harbors Club	75
Ian Thimble	George Wright GC	75
R.J. Foley	Sterling National CC	75
Craig Kublin	Blue Hill CC	73
Josh Salah	Bass Rocks GC	70
Matt Bianchini	Mount Pleasant CC	63
Francis Gearty	Franconia GC	60
Andrew Grzyb	Dudley Hill GC	60
Joe Walker	Dennis Pines GC	58
Robert Hickman	Bay Pointe CC	58
Pat Pio	Longmeadow CC	57
Mike Lepore	Olde Barnstable GC	55
Michael Kuzara	Thomson CC	50
Nicholas Clarke	Bay Pointe CC	50
Alex Daley	Marlborough CC	50
Anthony Dilisio	Salem CC	50
Joe Keller	Oyster Harbors Club	50
Paul Mitchell	George Wright GC	50
Devin Russell	Andover CC	50
Bradford Tufts	Tedesco CC	50
Sean Fitzpatrick	George Wright GC	50
Mike Cole	Larry Gannon Mun. GC	45
Andrew Diramio	Duxbury YC	45
David Holmes	Blackstone National GC	45
Roger Hoit	Eastward Ho! CC	45
Michael Gunderson	Marshfield CC	45
Joe Cunningham	The Country Club	44
Carter Fasick	Indian Meadows GC	40
Matt Sheran	Olde Barnstable GC	35
Jeff Mucciarone	Walpole CC	35
Greg Chalas	Thorny Lea GC	35
Robert Bradley	Ponkapoag GC	35
Domenic Petruzzelli	Thomson CC	34
Brendan Hester	Pleasant Valley CC	33
Michael Riley	Green Hill Municipal GC	30
Ryan Pelletier	Acushnet River Valley GC	30
Michael McCarthy	Woodland GC	30
Robert Linn	Berkshire Hills CC	30
JC Guthrie	Shaker Hills CC	30
Chris Tarallo	Thorny Lea GC	30
Jon Fasick	New England CC	25
Jedi Glass	Marlborough CC	25
Eddie Ryan	Winchester CC	25
James McDonough	Wollaston GC	25
Bryan McAllister	CC of New Bedford	25
Jordan Burke	Needham GC	25
Nick Maccario	Far Corner GC	23
Ryan Furey	Merrimack GC	23
Jim Forsgard	South Shore CC	23
Mark Elbery	Widow's Walk GC	23
Doug Decaprio	Thomson CC	23
Michael Slosek	Wahconah CC	20
Brian Cunningham	Wyantenuck CC	20
John Kelly, Jr.	Twin Hills CC	20
David Falcucci	Cyprian Keyes GC	20
Scott Conley	Sagamore Spring GC	17
Jason Clary	Thorny Lea GC	17
Daniel Falcucci	Cyprian Keyes GC	15
Robert Bouley	Highland CC	15
Mark Chylinski	Berkshire Hills CC	15
Ashley Crawford	Hickory Ridge CC	15
Rob Mattson	South Shore CC	15
Mark Donnellan	Winchester CC	15
Jim Holbrook	Ferncroft CC	15
Michael Holbrook	Ferncroft CC	15
Hunter Stone	Crumpin-Fox Club	15
Shawn Roderick	Haverhill CC	15
Michael Chizauskas	The Harmon Club	15
Steve Finocchi	Highland CC	15
Keith Early	Wachusett CC	12
Tim Mooradian	Hopedale CC	12
Steve Maskell	Winchester CC	12
Nick Erlichman	Cyprian Keyes GC	12
Emilio Bardini	Ferncroft CC	11
Ki Kwon	Far Corner GC	11
Bill Jenks	Brae Burn CC	11
Rui Lima	Cape Cod CC	10
Eric Daniel	Presidents GC	10
Adam Wheeler	East Mountain CC	10
Tommy Dudley	Fresh Pond GC	10
Mike Arter	LeBaron Hills CC	10
Mike Dunham	Old Sandwich GC	10
Todd Ezold	Westover GC	10
David Gosselin	Vesper CC	10
Andrew Loconto	Holden Hills CC	10
Brian O'Leary	Ponkapoag GC	10
Larry Rentz	Boston GC	10
Jim Ruschioni	Monoosnock CC	10
David Sampson	Swansea CC	10
Tim Tunstall	Longmeadow CC	10
Richard King	Olde Barnstable GC	10
David Ake	Woods Hole GC	10
Justin Sharaf	Middleton GC	10

Events Included in the MGA Player of the Year Point System:
* The gold highlight below indicates that an event has been contested and included in the 2009 point standings.

MGA State Four-Ball Championship • May 4-5
U.S. Open Championship • May (qualifying); June (championship)
Norfolk County Classic • May 16-17
Hornblower Invitational • May 29-30
MGA State Open Championship • June 22-24
U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship • June (qualifying); July (championship)
New England Amateur Invitational • June 24-27
Worcester County Amateur • July 4-5
MGA Amateur Championship • July 13-17
New England Amateur Championship • July 21-23
Ouimet Memorial Tournament • July 29-31
Berkshire Hills Singles Tournament • July 24-26
MGA Public Links Championship • August 10-11
Western Massachusetts Amateur • August 13-14
U.S. Amateur Championship • July & August (qualifying); August (championship)
North Shore Amateur • August 18-19
U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship • August (qualifying); October (championship)
Tarlow Invitational • August 24-25
MGA Mid-Amateur Championship • September 15-17
Southeast Amateur Championship • September/October TBD
Cape Cod Amateur • November 1-2 & 8-9

* Any questions about the POY System can be directed to Becky Blaeser at info@mgalinks.org.

Other Local Player of the Year Links of Interest*:
GolfWeek Men's Amateur Rankings

* Please note that these Player of the Year programs have no bearing on the Richard D. Haskell MGA Player of the Year standings. For a list of events that are included in the MGA Amateur Ranking Points System, please click here (PDF).

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