The Mountain State of Golf Volume 2, Issue 4, Fall 2022
2022 Players of the Year honored The West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA) celebrated West Virginia’s outstanding golfers on Nov. 11 at Berry Hills Country Club in Charleston. Davey Jude of Kermit was named the 2022 Men’s Player of the Year. He qualified for 2023 USGA Four Ball Championship, was runner-up at West Virginia Amateur, Co Medalist at WV Davey Jude Club Team, alternate at USGA Amateur and Mid-Amateur Qualifiers and Low Round at five Flight by Yuengling Amateur Series events. “It’s an honor to receive this recognition,” Jude said. “I’m happy to be able to play the WVGA tournaments and represent my hometown.” Susan Glasby of Chesapeake, Ohio, was named the 2022 Women’s Player of the Year. She was the 99th WV Women’s Amateur Champion, qualified and advanced to Match Play Susan Glasby at USGA Mid-Amateur, was the WV Two Person Scramble Ladies division champion and a member of Virginia’s Carolina’s Ladies Matches. “This honor is really special to me, mainly because I took eight
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years off and my first tournament back was with WVGA,” Glasby said. “It sparked my passion again and I was thrilled with this honor.” Sidnea Belville of South Point, Ohio received the 2022 Larry Martin Sportsman of the Year Award. This award is named after Larry Martin, known as “The Old Pro”, who founded the West Virginia Golf Association’s (WVGA) Junior Tour 39 years ago. Award eligibility is open to a boy or girl 18 and under who is a member of the Sidnea Belville 2022 Callaway Junior Tour, demonstrates good sportsmanship on and off the golf course, embodies what it means to be a “good sport” and shows class at every golf course and demonstrates what it means to be a member of the Junior Tour. The Men’s Senior Player of the Year was Mike Koreski of Parkersburg. He won five WVGA Senior Series events, had a 3rd place finish at WV Senior Open, a top five finish at WV Senior Four Mike Koreski Players of the Year Continued on page 2