FWSGA Names Player of The Year and Junior Player of the Year

The Florida Women’s State Golf Association has announced the 2007 Players-of-the-Year for their outstanding play this season. Mary Jane Hiestand earned the Amateur Player-of-the-Year, and Vicky Hurst was awarded the Junior Player-of-the-Year. These fine competitors will be recognized at the FWSGA/FSGA Annual Dinner this month.
 
Mary Jane Hiestand, 48, of Naples, FL, earned Player-of –the-Year honors by winning the State Amateur Match Play Championship; tied for fourth in the State Amateur Stroke Play Championship; tied for second at the Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship. She tied for third as an individual at the USGA State Team and placed third as a team. Mary Jane also qualified for the USGA Women’s Mid Amateur, Florida-Georgia Team Matches and Southeastern Women’s Amateur Team Championship.

Vicky Hurst, 17, of Melbourne, FL, wins her third Junior Player-of-the-Year. In 2007, she captured her second FWSGA Junior Girls’ Championship; eight AJGA top-10 finishes and three victories. She qualified for the AJGA Canon Cup East Team and PING Junior Solheim Cup U.S. Team. Hurst also qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open, advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Women’s Amateur and nearly made the cut at the LPGA’s Ginn Open. Vicky also finished second at the FHSAA Girls’ State Tournament.

On Friday, November 16, the FWSGA/FSGA will hold the 2007 Annual Dinner at Interlachen Country Club in Winter Park where the 2007 Players-of-the-Year and Junior Player of the Year will be recognized. In addition, the FWSGA will honor the 2007 Champions, and the newest Honorary Lifetime Member, Aloyse Holman.

Organized in 1927, the FWSGA's purpose is to "develop, promote, maintain and protect the game of golf among Florida's women amateur golfers." In addition to conducting 8 championship for amateur golfers in the state, the FWSGA is also responsible for conducting 14 one-day District events. The FWSGA also performs course ratings throughout Florida and assists in raising money for the Junior Girls’ Scholarship Fund.