TAMPA, Fla. – One Kashima and Terrill Samuel have been named 2024 Florida State Golf Association’s Women’s Players of the Year. Kashima was awarded Amateur Player of the Year honors, while Samuel was named Women’s Senior Player of the Year.
Women’s Player of the Year
One Kashima has been named the FSGA Women's Amateur Player of the Year following a remarkable season in which she never finished outside the top five. Her year kicked off with a
strong performance at the Women's Four-Ball Championship, where she and partner Hibiki Adachi I claimed second place, setting the tone for a stellar 2024 season.
Building on this momentum, Kashima went on to secure another runner-up finish at the 95th Women's Amateur Championship. After dominating her earlier matches, she reached the final match where she was set to face Girls’ Junior Player of the Year, Sophia Dyer. The championship match went all the way to the 18th hole, where Kashima ultimately finished in second place.
With two second-place finishes to start the season, Kashima was determined to top the leaderboard at her next event– the 30th Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship. She delivered with rounds of 69-71-71 and, in a thrilling playoff, hit an approach shot to about 12 feet before sinking a birdie putt to secure the victory on the first playoff hole.
Beyond her FSGA triumphs, Kashima also had an outstanding season at the University of North Florida. Competing in all nine tournaments, she posted the second-best average on the team at 73.59. She placed in the top-25 four times throughout the season, with three of those finishes being in the top 10. Kashima looks to continue her season at the University of Central Florida.
Women’s Senior Player of the Year
Terrill Samuel, a three-time Women's Senior Amateur Champion, has been named the FSGA Women’s Senior Player of the Year following an impressive season of competing in both state
and national championships.
Samuel’s year kicked off with a win at the 77th Women’s International Four-Ball (Middle Division), where she teamed up with partner Lisa McGill. Determined to stay at the top, Samuel then claimed her third consecutive Women’s Senior Amateur Championship title with rounds of 76-76-74, bringing her one victory away from tying four-time champion and 2023 Hall of Fame inductee, Mary Jane Hiestand.
Just two weeks later, Samuel secured a fourth-place finish at the Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. Amidst her feats within the FSGA, Samuel also qualified for three USGA events: the 2024 U.S. Senior Women’s Open, the 2024 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, and the 2024 U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur. At the U.S. Senior Women’s Open, she finished T19 and earned Low Amateur honors. With renewed determination, Samuel advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur.
Samuel also claimed victory at the 2024 Canadian Women’s Senior Amateur Championship for the third time.
Kashima and Samuel will be honored at the FSGA’s Annual Dinner in Orlando in early February. The Annual Dinner celebrates the best players in the state, volunteers, board members and many other important individuals involved in the game of golf in Florida.
