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SNGA Players of the Year - 2019

The SNGA handed out its players of the year awards for 2019 following the 2020 Tournament of Champions golf tour-
nament held February 3 at DragonRidge Country Club. Also honored were volunteers, facilty, member club, and media
partner of the year.

Championship: Daren Johnson Silver: Kevin Parrish
Daren Johnson dethroned Ed Fryatt for the Kevin Parrish won three times in 2019
Player of the Year title in the Championship and finished with 1,129.33 points in
Division. Fryatt had won the award the past winning the Silver Player of the Year
four years. Johnson finished with 1,346.5 title. He beat Patrick Woerner, who also
points, 338.5 points ahead of Fryatt. had three wins, by 367.33 points for the
crown. Parrish won in early February at Primm and
“If you’re talking about guys like Brady Exber and Ed Fryatt, followed that up with the SNGA Championship title
that’s great company to be with,” Johnson said. “Winning at Golf Summerlin a month later for two of his three
this means all those late night and early morning practice victories.
sessions paid off.” Silver Net: John Kelly

Net: George Yocum John Kelly won twice in 2019, including
George Yocum posted a pair of victories in June to take at the Cascata Amateur in August, and
control of the Net Division. He posted 943.67, beating he held on to beat Stephen Sitar for the
Todd Kirby by 275.33 points. Yocum won at Reflection Player of the Year. Kelly had 757 points
Bay in early June, as well as posting another victory the and wound up winning by just 17.42
last week of June at the Southern Nevada Amateur at Las points. He has now won the crown three times—2016,
Vegas Paiute. He added the Nevada State Amateur crown 2017, and 2019.
in August to his resume and his points total.
Other 2019 Awards
Senior: Todd Roberts The SNGA Volunteer
Todd Roberts edged John Turk by 82 points
(1,382 to 1,300) for the Senior Player of the of the Year was Tim
Year title. It was Roberts’ second straight Quinn and the WSNGA
crown. Roberts won the final two events of Volunteer of the Year was
the year, the SNGA Tour Championship at Nancy Lauback.
Rio Secco and the SNGA Winter Classic, to
overtake Turk for the Player of the Year honor. Roberts had The Facility of the Year
seven wins this past season–as well as a net event for a was Red Rock Country
total of eight wins. Club and the Member
Club of the Year was the PGA Tour Superstore.
Senior Net: Jim Licausi
Jim Licausi made the most of a limited number of starts,
winning the Senior Net title despite playing just four
events. Winning the 2019 Nevada State Senior Net title in
August put him over the top as he beat Gordon Schiring
by just five points, 870-865. www.snga.org

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