The GSGA is excited to announce our 2025 Players of the Year!
Players of the Year in the following categories are selected: Men, Women, Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Senior Men, Senior Women, Super Senior Men. Players of the Year are determined by a point system based on participation and finish in GSGA and USGA events throughout the year.
The awards are based strictly on points in each of the GSGA Player of the Year categories. The Championship Committee has the discretion to not give a Player of the Year award in a given year for various reasons (i.e. pandemic, poor sportsmanship or other factors).
Scroll below to check out each of the seven GSGA Players of the Year for 2025! CLICK HERE for full Player of the Year standings from 2025!
Nate Gahman | Men's Player of the Year
* Georgia Open Champion
* Advanced to match play at U.S. Amateur
* T3 at Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship
* T23 Georgia Amateur Championship
* Second GSGA Men's Player of the Year honor (2023)
Morgan Ellison | Women's Player of the Year
* Georgia Women's Open Champion
* Georgia Women's Four-Ball Champion
* Semifinalist at Georgia Women's Match Play
* Runner-up at Georgia Women's Mid-Amateur
* First GSGA Women's Player of the Year honor
Trace Carter | Junior Boys' Player of the Year
* Advanced to Rd. of 32 at U.S. Junior
* 3rd place at Georgia Junior Championship
* Advanced to final qualifying for U.S. Open
* First GSGA Junior Boys' Player of the Year honor
Kathryn DeLoach | Junior Girls' Player of the Year
* Runner-up at Georgia Girls' Championship
* T9 Georgia Women's Amateur Championship
* Georgia PGA Junior Girls' Champion
* Qualified for U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball
* First GSGA Junior Girls' Player of the Year honor
Bob Royak | Senior Men's Player of the Year
* Quarterfinalist at U.S. Senior Amateur
* Runner-up Georgia Match Play Championship
* Runner-up Georgia Senior Championship
* Georgia Senior Open Champion
* Seventh GSGA Senior Men's Player of the Year honor (2017-2021, 2023-2025); Eighth GSGA Player of the Year honor overall (Men's 2021)
Sarah Gallagher | Senior Women's Player of the Year
* Semifinalist at U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
* Georgia Senior Women's Champion
* Participated in U.S. Women's Amateur, U.S. Senior Women's Open &
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship
* Third GSGA Senior Women's Player of the Year honor (2023-2025)
Doug Hanzel | Super Senior Men's Player of the Year
* Georgia Senior Match Play Champion
* T4 Georgia Senior Championship
* Participated in U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
* Third GSGA Super Senior Men's Player of the Year honor (2023-2025);
Ninth overall (Senior Men's - 2012-2016, 2022)
* Accomplishments are listed by total number of Player of the Year points accumulated