Pamela Burnesky - 2009 WSGA Player Of The Year

Other WSGA Award winners included Derek Berg of Duvall, named the Men's Award winner; Bob Burton of Everett, the Senior Men's winner; Ginny Burkey of Fircrest, the Senior Women's winner; Zach Wanderscheid of Goldendale, who received the Junior Boys' award and, for the second consecutive year. Junior Girls' award winner Erynne Lee of Silverdale.

Burneski, a member of the British Columbia Golf Association, captured the Women's Player of the Year honor for her victory in the 2009 WSGA Women's Amateur, where she beat the field at Oakbrook G&CC in Lakewood and for teaming with Langley, BC's Sue Kim, to win the WSGA Best-Ball Championship at Bellingham G&CC. Burneski's impressive 2009 also included a semi-final finish at the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Women's Amateur and a trip to the Round of 64 at the Trans-National Amateur.

It was a banner year for Berg, who finished runner-up at both the WSGA Men's Amateur and the PNGA Men's Mid-Amateur Championships. Berg also had impressive top-10 finishes in both the Sahalee Players Championship and the Pacific Coast Amateur. He wrapped up his 2009 season with appearances in two USGA championships - he first represented the WSGA at the USGA State Team Championship in St. Louis, Missouri, leading the team to an 8th place finish; he then finished T3 in stroke play qualifying for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Kiawah Island, South Carolina, making the Round of 32 in match play.

Burton's first year as a WSGA Senior proved to be a great one for the amateur from Everett. Burton won the PNGA Master-40 Championship and finished runner-up at the Washington Senior Open. He also finished in the top-15 at the WSGA Men's Amateur Championship and was among the top-5 at the PNGA Senior Men's Amateur Championship.

Burkey made her mark on the 2009 season finishing runner-up at the WSGA Senior Women's Amateur. Burkey was the PNGA Women's Mid-Amateur qualifying medalist and finished match play as a quarterfinalist. Burkey also won the PNGA Women's Senior Team Championship for the second year in a row with her partner.

Wanderscheid had a remarkable 2009 summer, starting his season with medalist honors at the U.S. Open Local qualifier held at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. Wanderscheid had an impressive showing at the PNGA Men's Amateur, also held at The Home Course, making the Round of 32. He finished the season by winning the PNGA Junior Boys' Amateur Championship at the University of Idaho Golf Course in Moscow, Idaho.

Now a 16-year-old, Lee had another fantastic season and is very deserving of her second consecutive WSGA Junior Girls' Player of the Year award. Lee made the Round of 16 at the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur and the Round of 32 at the U.S. Junior Girls' Championship. Her AJGA finishes were equally impressive, winning the Kathy Whitworth Invite, finishing 2nd at the Junior at the Traditions, 3rd at the Stockton Junior Classic, and 8th at the PING Invitational. Lee also had a 7th place finish at the Junior PGA Championship.

The Washington State Golf Association annually conducts seven state championships and crowns 11 champions, including the WSGA Men's and Senior Men's Best-Ball, WSGA Women's Best-Ball, WSGA Men's Amateur, WSGA Women's and Senior Women's Amateur, WSGA Men's and Women's Member Club Team Championship, WSGA Senior and Super Senior Men's Amateur, WSGA Parent-Child Championship, and coming in 2010 the WSGA Men's and Women's Mid-Amateur Championship.

The WSGA provides a multitude of benefits and services to approximately 80,000 individual men, women, senior, and junior members at over 600 member golf clubs and 270 golf courses throughout the state of Washington and Northern Idaho.

In 1922, the Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) was established in order to conduct our state amateur golf championship. Since its humble beginnings more than 85 years ago, the WSGA has evolved into one of the largest amateur golf associations in the United States, providing a multitude of benefits and services to approximately 80,000 individual men, women, senior, and junior members at over 600 member golf clubs and 270 golf courses throughout the state of Washington and Northern Idaho.

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