Frank Stranahan Boy's Player of the Year
The Toledo Junior Golf Association presents it’s annual “Player of the Year Award” in the name of the great Frank Stranahan.
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One of Frank’s early highlights of his distinguished golf career was in Toledo in 1940 when he won the Toledo District Golf Associations Junior Championship. The next two years he captured back to back Ohio Amateur Championships. In the following years Frank won many very prestigious amateur events including the British Amateur in 1948 and 1950, the World Amateur Championship five straight years from 1950 to 1954, as well as the Western, Mexican, Canadian and North and South Amateur Championships, each on at least one occasion.
In 1947, as an amateur, he finished second in both The Masters and the British Open and was runner-up again in the 1953 British Open. Frank was voted outstanding amateur in the United States in 1948 and was also a member of the United States Walker Cup Team.
He turned professional in 1954 and compiled a successful record by winning the L.A. Open in 1958 and placing high in other professional events.
Just as Frank Stranahan, the recipient of this award must not only have fine playing abilities, but more important, they must display those qualities of fair play, honesty, respect for fellow competitors, sportsmanship and dedication.
The 2021 TJGA season saw Maumee's, Ian Briars take the season long point system Player of the Year Award.
FRANK STRANAHAN PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
1973 - Jim Decker 1974 - Alan Fadel 1975 - Judd Silverman 1976 - Tim Hirt 1977 - Tim Hirt 1978 - Mark Nickerson 1979 - Lew Dickey, Jr./Dave Seckinger 1980 - Steve Senger 1981 - Steve Senger 1982 - Brian Jorris/Cheryl Stacy 1983 - Brad Stoller 1984 - Doug Martin 1985 - Steve Stone/Troy Wright 1986 - Steve Stone 1987 - Steve Stone 1988 - Greg Smith 1989 - Mike Stone 1990 - Mike Stone 1991 - Chad Seilheimer 1992 - Chad Seilheimer 1993 - Chad Seilheimer/Matt Query 1994 - Ryan Leitner/Chad Seilheimer 1995 - Chad Seilheimer 1996 - Milt Carswell, Jr./Kevin Kornowa 1997 - Kevin Kornowa 1998 - Kevin Kornowa 1999 - Mark Bixler 2000 - Justin Kruse |
2001 - Dan McIntyre |