Overview
On November 17, 2022, the Florida State Golf Association held its Annual Dinner at The Club at Quail Ridge in Boynton Beach, Fla. Roughly 200 individuals attended this year's dinner including some of the 2022 champions, volunteers throughout the state, board and staff members and their families. Hall of Fame inductees, Doug LaCrosse, Meghan Stasi and Rick Woulfe, were the special guest in attendance.
Introduction Movie
To begin the 2022 Annual Dinner, guests were shown an introduction video that highlighted some of 2022's best moments. There were 40 state championships held throughout the state in 2022 that required the help of hundreds of volunteers. The success of the qualifiers, events and championships would not have been possible without our incredible players and volunteers.
Welcome - Jeff Magaditsch
Executive Director, Jeff Magaditsch, welcomes guests to the 2022 Annual Dinner.
Champions Movie
The champions from the year are each recognized in a video highlighting their accomplishments.
Women's Players of the Year
Bailey Shoemaker - Women' Amateur & Girls' Junior Player of the Year
- Also named the 2022 Girls’ Junior Player of the Year, the first player in FSGA history to be named the Women’s Player of the Year and the Girls’ Junior Player of the Year in the same season
- Captured the Women's Amateur Championship, became the first junior golfer ever to win the Women’s Amateur Championship in the championship’s 93-year history
- Made the cut at the U.S. Women's Open Championship, finishing in a tie for 49th
- Advanced to the Semifinals of th U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and the Round of 32 at the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
- Teamed up with Kaitlyn Schroeder in to advance to the finals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship
- Signed to University of Southern California
Gigi Higgins - Women's Senior Player of the Year
- Became a two-time FSGA champion in June, when he captured the Amateur Public Links Championship
- Advanced to match play at the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship
- Finished seventh at the Women's Senior Amateur Championship
- Teamed up with Lin Culver to earn a runner-up finish at the Women's Senior Four-Ball
- Teed it up at the U.S. Senior Women's Open and U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
Junior Player of the Year
Alex Long - Boys' Junior Player of the Year
- Captured the win at the 11th FJT Tour Championship in December
- Finished runner-up at the Boys' Junior Championship
- Secured a runner-up finish at the FJT Harbor Hills Open and a sixth-place finish at the FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan.
- Never finished outside the top-10 at an FSGA event this year
- Qualified for the U.S. Boys' Junior Championshi
Men's Player of the Year
Terry Werner - Super-Senior Player of the Year
- Captured the Super-Senior Amateur Match Play Championship in June
- Added top finishes at the Super-Senior Amateur Championship and the 61st Senior Amateur Championship, finishing runner-up and tied for third, respectively
- Teed it up in the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship in August.
Miles McConnell - Senior Player of the Year
- Earned the victory at the Senior Amateur Match Play Championship in June
- Qualified for his second-straight U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, earning a share of medalist honors at The Kittansett Club, before advancing to the Quarterfinals
- Teed it up in the U.S. Senior Open Championship at Saucon Valley Country Club, after earning medalist honors at the TPC Treviso Bay qualifier
- Advanced to the Semifinals of the 41st Mid-Amateur Championship in May, falling to the eventual champion, Latowski, 2 and 1
Joey Latowski - Amateur & Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
- Captured the 41st Mid-Amateur Championship in May for the second time in three years, became just the eighth player to win two Mid-Amateur titles in FSGA history
- Took home a third-place finish at the 25th Amateur Public Links Championship
- Advancing to the Finals of the 30th Amateur Match Play Championship
- Helped lead the South to a win at the Florida Cup in October, where he was a co-captain
Volunteer Appreciation - Jeff Magaditsch
The Florida State Golf Association would not be able to conduct over 600 days of competition each year without the support and dedication of their volunteers. Jeff Magaditsch, Executive Director of the FSGA, thanks them for their ongoing support of the organization.
Thanks you, Volunteers!
The Florida State Golf Association has over 500 volunteers around the state. This is a short video highlighting their accomplishments and involvement throughout the year.
Service Award
This year four volunteers were recognized and received an award for their volunteer service with the Florida State Golf Association.
25 Years of Service
- Steve Jones
- Tom Keedy
20 Years of Service
- Tony Capano
Volunteers of the Year
Mary Jane Cruselle - Course Rating Volunteer of the Year
- Captain of the Section 11 Course Rating team in Manatee and Sarasota counties
- Started volunteering with the FSGA in 1994, became a Course Rting co-captain in 2007
- Has played golf for most of his life, but began playing more regularly after retiring
- Worked as an Executive Secretary for Stock Brokers, before moving to Floria in 1987
- Demonstrates great leadership, attention to detail, and exceptional organization
Alan Tarter - Tournament Volunteers of the Year
- Began volunteering with the FSGA for nearly 10 years, beginning in 2013
- Volunteered at over 30 events in just this year alone and is a Certified Senior Rules Official
- First introduced to the game when he was 12 years old and continues to play over 300 rounds of golf each year
- Commitment is impeccable, if he is not playing golf he can be found on the golf course officiating
Hall of Fame
Karen Korf - Hall of Fame Inductee
Korf first began volunteering with the FSGA in 1987 and her commitment to the game of golf has been incredible. She joined her husband, Cal, in the FSGA Hall of Fame.
Born in Missouri, she discovered her love for the game at a young age, playing recreationally with friends and family. Korf first began volunteering in golf when she was living in Birmingham, Alabama.
In 1979, Korf made the move down from Birmingham to the Sunshine State. A few years after moving down to Sarasota, Korf became involved with the Florida Women’s State Golf Association. She saw a need for volunteers and wanted to help, going on to serve as the association’s president and a member of the board.
Korf got a call from a friends in 1987 to let her know that the Executive Director of the Florida State Golf Association would be giving her a call about helping with scoreboards at championships. She had taken a liking to working on the scoreboards and practicing her calligraphy, after learning the art from a golf pro’s wife.
The Executive Director of the FSGA at the time was her husband, Cal. She began volunteering with the FSGA shorty after and the two were married in 1989. Korf was a FSGA Course Rating Captain since 1987 and led a team of five until she passed away in 2021. The game of golf lost a great friend but her impact will never be forgotten.
Doug LaCrosse - Hall of Fame Inductee
LaCrosse has been competing in FSGA events since 1990, building an extensive golf resume over the past 30 years. He has captured 14 FSGA championships and has been named a FSGA Player of the Year four times on his way to this honor.
Growing up in Tampa, LaCrosse first picked up golf in sixth grade, when he joined the junior golf program at Carrollwood. At the urging of a friend, LaCrosse joined the golf team at Hillsborough Junior College, before getting a scholarship to play at the University of South Florida.
After graduating from USF in 1975, he took a step back from golf to focus on work, but the competitive spirit never left him. LaCrosse got a taste of high-level competition again in 1989, when he qualified for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. From then on out, his goal was to practice and play more to compete in more top-tier events.
Two years later, LaCrosse captured his biggest win at the 1992 Amateur Championship. He considers this a big step in his amateur career because of who he defeated to win the title.
The Tampa native added victories at the 1995 Mid-Amateur Championship, 1996 Amateur Match Play Championship and was named the FSGA Amateur Player of the Year three times, along with competing in over 15 USGA championships.
Since becoming senior eligible, LaCrosse has earned the 2013 Senior Player of the Year by winning both the Senior Amateur Championship and Senior Amateur Match Play. He has competed in two U.S. Senior Amateurs, two U.S. Senior Opens and added a Super-Senior Amateur Championship win in 2018.
Rick Woulfe - Hall of Fame Inductee
Rick Woulfe has been a household name in the world of Florida amateur golf over the past 30 years. He has amassed 15 state championship victories in his career and is a 12-time FSGA Player of the Year.
The Fort Lauderdale native started playing golf at 13 years old. His father purchased a new set of clubs, and asked his son if he wanted to learn with his old clubs. When it came time for college, he headed north to Michigan State University. Woulfe put together a standout college career in East Lasing. He earned All-American honors, led the Spartans to the NCAA Championships for four years and helped Michigan State win its first Big Ten Championship.
After graduating, golf moved to the back burner for the next 10 years, as Woulfe went to law school at Washington and Lee University and moved back to Florida to start his career. In 1981, Woulfe learned about a new USGA championship, the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship for players 25 and older. This was all it took to get Woulfe back into competitive golf, qualifying for the first time in 1983.
Over the next 37 years, he put together a remarkable amateur golf career. Woulfe is a three-time FSGA Amateur Player of the Year, a nine-time Senior Player of the Year and has won 15 FSGA championships. In 2007, Woulfe captured the Senior Amateur, Senior Amateur Match Play, Mid-Senior and Mid-Amateur Four-Ball South Championships. He became the oldest winner of the Mid-Amateur Championship in 2012 at 62 years old.
Meghan Stasi - Hall of Fame Inductee
Stasi has become a household name in the world of women’s amateur golf over the past decade. She has amassed four USGA championship wins, 17 state championship victories and is an eight-time FSGA Women’s Amateur Player of the Year. The New Jersey native started playing golf at eight years old, and it was her parents and grandparents who introduced her to the game.
A multi-sport athlete in high school, Stasi chose to head south for college and play collegiate golf at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She put together a standout career for the Green Wave, being named a two-time All-Conference USA honoree and helping to lead Tulane to its first NCAA Regional berth.
Following graduation, Stasi became an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi, as she pursued her master’s degree, with plans to turn professional.
But those plans took a turn when she was offered the head coaching position at Ole Miss. After serving as an assistant for a year, Stasi was promoted to Rebels head women’s golf coach. At the time, this made her the youngest Division I head coach in any sport at the age of 23.
Stasi was at the helm for six seasons in Oxford, leading Ole Miss to two NCAA Tournament appearances and a team victory in just her second tournament as a collegiate head coach. She also coached Laura Evans to the best NCAA Tournament finish in school history, at the time.
It was while coaching the Rebels that Stasi picked up her first win at the 2006 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. Stasi’s players cheered her on as she raised the trophy at Old Waverly Golf Club, just 90 miles away from Oxford.
She became just the third player in USGA history to win back-to-back U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships, when she captured the victory in 2007 at Desert Forest Golf Club in Arizona.
After back-to-back victories at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, Stasi was selected to represent the United States at the 2008 Curtis Cup at St. Andrews, where the United States was victorious, 13-7.
Not long after getting the nod for the Curtis Cup, Stasi made the move down to Florida. Since moving to the Sunshine State, she has compiled a stellar resume with the FSGA. She is a two-time Florida Women’s Amateur champion, a five-time Florida Women’s Mid-Amateur champion and has been named the FSGA Women’s Amateur Player of the Year eight times.
Stasi has also continued great success in USGA championships, capturing two more victories at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship in 2010 and 2012. She joined Ellen Port as the only player to win the Women’s Mid-Amateur tile four times, while also being one of just 16 golfers to win the same USGA championship at least four times.
