The GSGA is excited to announce our 2026 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 2026! CLICK HERE for full Player of the Year standings from 2026!
Carter Loflin | Men's Player of the Year
* T3 for U.S. Amateur Championship
* 2nd place at Georgia Amateur Championship
* First GSGA Men's Player of the Year honor
Morgan Ellison | Women's Player of the Year
* Georgia Women's Match Play Champion
* Georgia Women's Open Champion
* U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Champion
* Georgia Women's Mid-Amateur Champion
* Qualified for U.S. Women's Amateur
* Second GSGA Women's Player of the Year honor
Bodie Brumlow | Junior Boys' Player of the Year
* 3rd place at Georgia Amateur Championship
* Qualified for U.S. Amateur
* 4th place at Georgia Junior Championship
* Advanced to match play for U.S. Junior
* Advanced to qualifying round for U.S. Open Final
* First GSGA Junior Boys' Player of the Year honor
Kylie Chung | Junior Girls' Player of the Year
* Georgia Women's Amateur Champion
* Qualified for U.S. Women's Amateur
* Qualified for U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
* First GSGA Junior Girls' Player of the Year honor
Bob Royak | Senior Men's Player of the Year
* Quarterfinalist at U.S. Senior Amateur
* Semifinalist at Georgia Match Play Championship
* Qualified at U.S. Senior Open
* Semifinalist at the Georgia Senior Match Play Championship
* Georgia Senior Four-Ball Champion
* Eighth GSGA Senior Men's Player of the Year honor (2017-2021, 2023-2026)
* Ninth GSGA Player of the Year honor overall (Men's 2021)
Sarah Gallagher | Senior Women's Player of the Year
* Georgia Senior Women's Match Play Champion
* Georgia Senior Women's Champion
* Advanced to Rd. of 16 at U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
* 3rd place at Georgia Women's Four-Ball Championship
* 4th place at Georgia Women's Mid-Amateur Championship
* Fourth GSGA Senior Women's Player of the Year honor (2023-2026)
Doug Hanzel | Super Senior Men's Player of the Year
* 2nd place at Georgia Senior Championship
* Advanced to qualifying for U.S. Senior Open
* Georgia Senior Four-Ball Champion
* Qualified for U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
*Fifth GSGA Super Senior Men's Player of the Year honor (2022-2026)
* Eleventh overall (Senior Men's - 2012-2016, 2022)
* Accomplishments are listed by total number of Player of the Year points accumulated