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.

2010 Richard D. Haskell Player of the Year Point Standings
Final Standings

Player	Home Club	Total Points
Brian Higgins	Franklin CC	796
John Hadges	Thorny Lea GC	700
Frank Vana	Marlborough CC	549
Richy Werenski	The Orchards GC	468
Mike Calef	Brockton CC	460
Ryan Riley	Norton CC	374
Doug Clapp	Old Sandwich GC	360
Dan Falcucci	Cyprian Keyes GC	315
Colin Brennan	Indian Ridge CC	286
Kevin Quinn	Charles River CC	281
Dan Head	Wellesley CC	275
Jordan Burke	Needham GC	264
Phil Smith	Vesper CC	253
John Gilmartin	Indian Ridge CC	201
Brandon Parker	Pleasant Valley GC	200
Noah Walker	The Harmon Club	200
Larry Rentz	Boston GC	195
Herbert Aikens	Pinehills GC	169
Mickey Werenski	The Orchards GC	160
Chris Congdon	Foxborough CC	156
Scott Congdon	Foxborough CC	145
Tony Grillo	Farm Neck GC	145
Victor Galvani	Framingham CC	145
Evan Harmeling	Andover CC	141
Mike Dunham	Old Sandwich GC	141
Kevin Carey	Dennis Pines GC	130
Ben Spitz	The Harmon Club	120
Josh Salah	Bass Rocks GC	115
Mike Walker	Oyster Harbors Club	115
Bradley Kushner	The Club at New Seabury	110
Taylor Fontaine	Pleasant Valley GC	110
Joe Cunningham	The Country Club	104
Bradford Tufts	Tedesco CC	100
Devin Bibeau	Highfields G&CC	100
Sean Deale	Brae Burn CC	100
Brendan Hester	Pleasant Valley GC	95
Aengus McAllister	City Golf GC	90
Mark O'Sullivan	Juniper Hill	85
John Kelly III	Twin Hills CC	75
Nick Antonelli	North Andover CC	75
Robert Linn	Berkshire Hills CC	75
Todd Ezold	Westover GC	71
Brian Secia	Miacomet GC	70
Kevin Blaser	Segregansett CC	64
Guy Antonacci	Elmcrest CC	63
Paul Murphy	Charles River CC	60
Jared Pane	Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds GC	55
Brendan Livingston	The International GC	50
Chris Melvin	Walpole CC	50
Chris Tarallo	Thorny Lea GC	50
Dan White	Vesper CC	50
Dave Turgeon	Woodland GC	50
Greg Schuman	The Country Club	50
John Nolan	Easton CC	50
John Sadowski	GC at Trner Hill	50
Matt Perry	Springfield CC	50
Nick McLaughlin	Far Corner GC	50
Kevin Queally	Charles River CC	48
Mike Gunderson	Marshfield CC	46
Chelso Barrett	Winchendon School CC	45
Ian Thimble	George Wright GC	45
Thomas McConnell	Framingham CC	45
Jamison Randall	Chemawa CC	42
Phil Miceli	Sagamore Spring GC	42
Doug Parigian	Long Meadow GC	41
Alistair Catto	The Orchards GC	40
Carter Fasick	Indian Meadows GC	40
J.C. Guthrie	Shaker Hills GC	40
Ronald Laverdiere	Crumpin-Fox Club	40
Jack Kearney	Elmcrest CC	36
Brad Cadigan	Harmon G&FC	35
Daniel Morgan	Hickory Ridge CC	35
David Pierce	CC of Halifax	35
Tim Tunstall	Longmeadow CC	35
Chris Berry	Kettle Brook GC	30
Mike Riley	Wachusett CC	30
Ricky Stimets	Oyster Harbors Club	30
Anthony Dilisio	Salem CC	29
Hunter Talcott	Hatherly CC	28
Paul Briggs	Wahconah CC	28
Scott Rainaud	The Ledges GC	28
Tom Czarnota	South Shore CC	28
Brad Stewart	Franklin CC	26
Andrew Mcgill	Charles River CC	25
Craig Kublin	Blue Hill CC	25
Mike Pyne	Foxborough CC	25
Paul Heffernan	Charles River CC	25
David Holmes	Blackstone National GC	23
Rui Lima	Cape Cod CC	23
Andrew Ryan	Bradford CC	22
Ben Bridgeo	Red Tail GC	22
Jim Grant	Crystal Springs GC	22
Ryan Furey	Merrimack Valley GC	22
Sean Fitzpatrick	George Wright GC	22
Bret Siekierski	Heritage CC	20
Kim Mertes	Wyckoff CC	20
Paul Buttafuoco	Elmcrest CC	20
Brian O’Leary	Ponkapoag GC	19
Mark Chylinski	Berkshire Hills CC	18
Ralph Dastoli	Berkshire Hills CC	18
Bill Barry, Jr.	Elmcrest CC	16
Bill White	Norton CC	16
Robert Butler	Norton CC	16
Dan Koerner	Merrimack Valley GC	15
Nick Deni, Jr.	Elmcrest CC	12
Phil Rurak	Ludlow CC	12
Andy Diramio	Indian Pond CC	11
Matt Bianchini	Mount Pleasant CC	11
Paul Gallo	Oak Hill CC	11
Bill Jenks	Brae Burn CC	10
Bob Driscoll	Stockbridge GC	10
Bob Hamilton	Thorny Lea GC	10
Cole Childs	Glen Ellen CC	10
Cy Kilgore	Tedesco CC	10
David Tasho	Thorny Lea GC	10
Doug Crawford	Twin Springs GC	10
Hans Sherman	The Country Club	10
Jeff Mucciarone	BAGS	10
Jeffery Stewart	Marshfield CC	10
Jeffrey Santora	Pleasant Valley GC	10
Jim Ruschioni	Monoosnock GC	10
Kevin Carrozza	D.W. Field GC	10
Kyle Tibbets	Framingham CC	10
Matt Sebet	Kernwood CC	10
Pat Pio	Longmeadow CC	10
Patrick Johnson	CC of Halifax	10
Paul Couture	Pleasant Valley GC	10
R.J. Foley	Sterling National CC	10
Ray Wright	Framingham CC	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 2010 point standings.

MGA State Four-Ball Championship • May 10-11
U.S. Open Championship • May (qualifying); June (championship)
Norfolk County Classic • May 15-16
Hornblower Invitational • June 4-5
MGA State Open Championship • June 21-23
U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship • June (qualifying); July (championship)
New England Amateur Invitational • June 29-30
Worcester County Amateur • July 3-4
MGA Amateur Championship • July 12-16
New England Amateur Championship • July 20-22
Berkshire Hills Singles Tournament • July 23-25
Ouimet Memorial Tournament • July 28-30
MGA Amateur Public Links Championship • August 10-11
Western Massachusetts Amateur • August 12-13
North Shore Amateur • August 17-18
Tarlow Invitational • August 24
U.S. Amateur Championship • July & August (qualifying); August (championship)
U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship • August & September (qualifying); September (championship)
MGA Mid-Amateur Championship • September 27-29
Southeast Amateur Championship • October 1-3
Cape Cod Amateur • November 2010

* Any questions about the POY System can be directed to Becky Blaeser (bblaeser@mgalinks.org) or Jesse Menachem (jmenachem@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).

MGA Noteworthy

Note 1: Congratulations to the 2010 Players of the Year Brian Higgins, Jack Kearney (senior) and Andy Mai (junior).

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