PGA of Alberta Announces Top 100 Professionals of 2022

10 January, 2023

The PGA of Alberta is proud to officially announce the Top 100 PGA of Alberta Golf Professionals for 2022 as determined by the rankings in the Top 100 Program presented by Foresight Sports Canada & TaylorMade Golf Canada! The list below is the top 100 point earners for 2022 program year. These members will receive a custom Top 100 logo recognizing their accomplishment.

The Top 100 Program is based on pre-determined measurable criteria designed to recognize members who dedicate their time and demonstrate proven abilities in advancing the golf industry for the benefit of all Golf Professionals. The following areas where points are awarded are Education, Association initiatives, Tournaments and Volunteerism. Congratulations to the following Professionals (click on a name to learn more):

Top 100 Professionals 2022 Presented by
Ajeem, Mohammed Lakeside GC	Allred, Scott Elbow Springs GC	Anderson, Scott Country Hills GC
Anderson, Stefan Lakeside GC	Babkirk, Tyrel Apple Creek GC	Belbin, Mike Royal Mayfair GC
Boyd, Kyle Edmonton Petroleum G&CC	Brayton, Gordon PGA of Alberta Member	Bruce, Adam GOLFTEC Sherwood Park
* Bunner, Alexander - Top 10 Belvedere G&CC	Busetto, Joseph Edmonton Petroleum G&CC	Cammidge, Grant Jagare Ridge GC
Carew, Geoff Golf Traders - Edmonton	Cartier, Jacob Glendale G&CC	Charlton, Shelley Pinebrook G&CC
Chow, Kevin Blackhawk GC	Chown, Braden Bearspaw GC	Christenson, Gary Sturgeon Valley G&CC
Cooke, Chris Silvertip GR	Cooke, Darren Canmore G&CC	Copeland, Josh Wainwright GC
Crease, John Jasper Park Lodge GC	Cuthbertson, Jeﬀ Stony Plain GC	DesRoche, Glen Picture Butte GC
Donihee, Chris PGA of Alberta Member	* Feener, Chad - Top 10 Leduc GC	* Fleming, Josh - Top 10 365 GOLF
Foote, Kurtis Valley Ridge Golf Academy	Freeman, Matt Canyon Meadows G&CC	Friedrick, Matthew Brooks GC
Frose, Patrick Royal Mayfair GC	Gillett, Weston Lacombe G&CC	Gordon, Tiffany Carnmoney GC
Graf, Kevin Woodside GC	Halpen, Todd Golfuture YYC	* Halverson, Bryce - Top 10 Carnmoney GC
Hanson, Leif Mickelson National GC	Hardy, Richard McKenzie Meadows GC	Harrison, Michael Coal Creek GR
* Hartford, Gary - Top 10 Highlands GC	Henzie, Dave PGA of Alberta Member	Hill, Logan River Bend G&RA
Horton, Paul Golf Channel Academy at Cottonwood G&CC	Irvin, Taylor Country Hills GC	Jeﬀries, Nicola Willow Park G&CC
* Johnson, Greg - Top 10 Inglewood G&CC	Johnson, Matt Royal Mayfair GC	Johnson, Robbie Banﬀ Springs GC
* Kirkness, Samuel - Award Winner Inglewood G&CC	Kyle, Cameron The Ranch G&CC	Latimer, Cameron The Winston GC
Lee, Tommy Carnmoney GC	Leicht, Tyler The Derrick G&WC	Locke, Eric Priddis Greens G&CC
Lockert, Josh Carstairs GC	Longley, Nic Silver Springs G&CC	Luopa, Shaun Country Hills GC
MacComb, David Royal Mayfair GC	MacDermott, Brice Windermere G&CC	MacDonald, Mathew Innisfail GC
MacGregor, Jeff Glendale G&CC	Mackey, Joshua Windermere G&CC	Mah, Matthew Cardiff G&CC
McCluskey, Phil River Bend G&RA	* McCourt, Murray - Top 10 The Ranch G&CC	Levi McDermott Big Buck Golf Centre
McDermott, Ryan Royal Mayfair GC	McKiernan, John Academy at Golf Town - Calgary	Mills, Matthew Douglasdale GC
Mills, Troy Jasper Park Lodge GC	Nelson, Gina Magrath GC	Nelson, Graeme The Derrick G&WC
Paskin, Chris Valley Ridge GC	Pecman, Tyler Highlands GC	Piercey, Shaun The Ranch G&CC
Plosz, Jason FootJoy - Acushnet Canada	Popkes, Amy Silver Springs G&CC	Robb, Randy Mickelson National Golf Academy
Rogers, Marsha The Derrick G&WC	Rosengarten, Lisa The Glencoe G&CC	Rutherford, Katy Silver Springs G&CC
Scheller, J.D. Turner Valley GC	Schubert, Gregg The Track	* Seifert, Matt - Top 10 Golfuture YYC
Stanier, Jason Inglewood G&CC	Stiles, Scott Earl Grey GC	Sweenie, Tahlon Jasper Park Lodge GC
Timms, Kasey Leduc GC	Tomlinson, Dale The Winston GC	Valleau, Kim The Winston GC
Van Amsterdam, Evan Highlands GC	Van Tighem, Taylor Highlands GC	Vandermey, Nick Windermere G&CC
Vandermey, Spencer Edmonton Petroleum G&CC	Werbicki, Adam The Derrick G&WC	West, Jonathan Carnmoney GC
Westman, Scott The Ranch G&CC	Whitton, James Mill Woods GC	Wilkie, Blair Trestle Creek GR
Willner, Tyler Lakeside GC	Wilson, John D. Priddis Greens G&CC	Wisser, Adam The Ranch G&CC
* Yanitski, Stephen - Top 10 Valley Ridge GC

Click Here for 2022 Standings

Award Winner - Samuel Kirkness (Inglewood G&CC)

After taking over the lead late in the program year, Sam secured the trophy after accumulating 91 points total to win by 4! Sam is no stranger to being involved in the Association as he was the winner of the former Professional Development Program in 2018, the final year of the program before turning into the Top 100 Program.

As we’ve seen the last several years in the Top 100 Program, it was an exciting race to the very end with two other members - Greg Johnson (Inglewood G&CC) and Bryce Halverson (Carnmoney GC), finishing within 7 points of Sam to claim second and third place.

Special shout-out to the following facilities for all having multiple Professionals inside the top 20 of the program this year; Inglewood G&CC, The Ranch G&CC, Golfuture YYC and Lakeside GC.

Cash Prizes
The Association is proud to award 20 cash prizes to the top point earners in the program. Members needed to accumulate 60 points or more to earn a cheque. Click Here to see the 2022 cash prize recipients.

Cash Bonuses
In addition to the 20 cash prizes, the Association also awarded 8 cash bonuses of $100 each to the top point finisher(s) in four categories (number of cash bonuses dependent on total number of members in each category). Click Here to see the cash bonus recipients.

New for 2023 - Program Rotation Year
The Association will now use a calendar year moving forward for the program rather than the previous October to September of the following year model. For 2023, the program year will begin October 1, 2022 and go until December 31, 2023 to cover the gap of the rotation change. After that year is finish, the Top 100 Program will run from a January 1 to December 31 timeline.

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