Dick Munn Golf Professional of the Year

The Golf Professional of the Year Award is one of the highest honours the association can bestow on a working club professional whose total contributions to the game best exemplify the complete PGA of Canada professional.

Dick Munn Golf Professional of the Year

presented by Jancor Agencies



2024 Recipient - Rob Tadey

Fairview Mountain Golf Club
 

Dick Munn was one of the most influential Golf Professionals of his generation. He was the consummate Professional, mentoring dozens of Assistant Professionals who went on to be Head Professionals themselves. He was a longtime Head Professional at Point Grey Golf & Country Club, which then led to an opportunity to develop and open Gallagher's Canyon Golf Club in Kelowna. Munn received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the PGA of BC in 2010.

The Dick Munn Golf Professional of the Year Award is one of the highest honours the Association can bestow on a working club professional whose total contributions to the game best exemplify the complete PGA of BC Professional. This award embraces a wide range of services executed by the club professional.

The Dick Munn Golf Professional of the Year:

  • Demonstrates outstanding qualities of leadership
  • Demonstrates strong moral character
  • Maintains a substantial record of service to the Association and the game of golf
  • Is well-regarded as a role model to other PGA of BC Golf Professionals

 

Past winners of the Dick Munn Golf Professional of the Year Award:
(* - Denotes national award winner)

 

2023 - Lindsay Bernakevitch
2022 - Nathan Grieve

2021 - Jeremy Johnson

2020 - Padraic O'Rourke
2019 - Dave Zibrik
2018 - Cindy Soukoroff

2017 - Adam Blair

2016 - Alan Palmer*

2015 - Jason Giesbrecht

2014 - Tom Monaghan

2013 - Kevin Maffioli

2012 - Jeff Wiggins

2011 - Scott Dickson

2010 - Troy Peverley

2009 - Norm Jackson

2008 - Keith Gibson

2007 - Rob Anderson

2006 - Ward Stouffer

2005 - Peter Smith

2004 - Brian McDonald*

2003 - Moe Hays

2002 - Doug Robb

2001 - Rick Crowson 

2000 - John Jacoby

1999 - Scott Keenlyside*

1998 - Dale Schienbein

1997 Craig Rencher

1996 - Al Mackenzie

1995 - Tim Tait

1994 - Gilles Dufort

1993 - Norm Jackson

1992 - Mel White