VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR

TOURNAMENT VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR - ALAN TARTER

Alan Tarter has been volunteering with the FSGA for nearly 10 years, beginning in 2013. His dedication and support for the game is evident, volunteering at over 30 events in just this year alone. Tarter enjoys learning the Rules of Golf and is a Certified Senior Rules Official.

“I never expected anything like this award and it is very rewarding,” Tarter said. “It is just so rewarding to have the comradery between other officials and to be able to give back to the game.”

The New York native was first introduced to the game when he was 12 years old. After taking six lessons from the assistant golf professional at Harrison Country Club, in Westchester, NY, Tarter was hooked! He won the 1960 Westchester County Junior Golf Championship and continues to play over 300 rounds of golf each year.

COURSE RATING VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR - MARY JANE CRUSSELLE

Mary Jane Crusselle is captain of the Section 11 Course Rating team in Manatee and Sarasota counties. She leads a team of women that work together to conduct between six and eight course ratings each year.

Before moving to Palmetto, Florida from Rhode Island in 1987, Crusselle worked as an Executive Secretary for Stock Brokers. At age 26, Crusselle started learning how to play golf and loved every aspect of the game. She enjoys being outside on the golf course and the friendliness of the game.

Crusselle started volunteering with the FSGA in 1994 and put her background in numbers to work learning the Course Rating System. FSGA Hall of Fame member, Karen Korf asked Crusselle to be a co-captain of the team 15 years ago. When the game of golf lost a great friend with Korf’s passing in 2021, Crusselle took on the responsibility of captain.