North Florida PGA Player of the Year Honors

As we approach the 2023 tournament season, we want to celebrate and recognize the players who made their mark throughout 2022! We proudly present the “NFPGA Player of the Year”: Greg Koch! Koch secured his first victory at this year’s Assistant Professional Championship, finished second at the Section Championship and has played in a total of eight tournaments this year. Additionally, he has competed in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Butterfield Bermuda Championship, PGA Professional Championship and Valspar Championship throughout the year. He has accumulated a total of 5,487.5 points and places ahead of Matt Borchert, winner of the 2022 NFPGA Match Play Championship, with 5,452.5 points. Sandra Changkija, winner of the 2022 NFPGA Section Championship, rounds out the top three with 5,237.5 points. Sandra Changkija is “NFPGA Woman Player of the Year” with a total of 5,556.25 points. Stephanie Connelly-Eiswerth follows behind in second with 5,000 points, and Jennifer Borocz rounds out the top three with 3,887.5 points. Changkija closed out the year strong, winning the 2022

NFPGA Stableford Championship and the 2022 NFPGA Section Championship. Recently, ConnellyEiswerth and Borocz competed for Team USA at the Women’s PGA Cup, where they finished first.

Koch leads as the top “NFPGA Assistant Player of the Year” with a total of 2,812.5 points in the category, after winning the Assistant Professional Championship. He leads Sandra Changkija, who places second with 2,750 points, and Dalton Bartlett, who rounds out the top three with 1,900 points.

David Hronek lands atop of the “NFPGA Senior Player of the Year” rankings and leads Keith Kulzer, Jonathan Mansfield, Jason Hrynkiw and Clint Avret, who round out the top five. Hronek accumulated a total of 6,037.5 points in this category after winning all three of Senior events: the Senior Match Play, Senior Stableford and Senior Professional/ Section Championship. He leads Kulzer, who trails at 4,862.5 total points, and Mansfield, who places third with 4,475 points.

The 2023 tournament season is right around the corner, and it’s never too early to plan for the summer! Our event schedule is now live on our website!

Player of the Year

1. Greg Koch

2. Matt Borchert

3. Sandra Changkija

4. David Hronek

5. John Somers

Woman Player of the Year

1. Sandra Changkija

2. Stephanie Connelly-Eiswerth

3. Jennifer Borocz

4. Emily Motta

5. Nathalie Filler

Assistant Player of the Year

1. Greg Koch

2. Sandra Changkija

3. Dalton Bartlett

4. Mitchell Haley

5. Emily Motta

Senior Player of the Year

1. David Hronek

2. Keith Kulzer

3. Jonathan Mansfield

4. Jason Hrynkiw

5. Clint Avret

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boys and girls golf teams attended the Honda Classic Wednesday Pro-Am, a trip supported by the South Florida PGA and 10 All In Foundation.

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For the second consecutive year, Glades Central High School Golf teams, including coaches, were invited to experience

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Before the day ended, the group had the opportunity to sit down with The Honda Classic Executive Director, Andrew George to discuss the opportunities that golf both in life and in a career.