Amateur Golfer of the Year Award (2009)

CRICK IS AMATEUR GOLFER OF THE YEAR

The Nebraska Golf Association (NGA) is proud to announce Brandon Crick of McCook as recipient of its’ 2009 Nebraska Amateur Golfer of the Year award.

Crick claimed his third men's state championship last July winning the 101st Nebraska Amateur Championship at Omaha's Ironwood Golf & Country Club. Just prior to that, Crick advanced to the semifinals of the United States Golf Association's (USGA) Amateur Public Links Championship played at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma. It was the furthest any Nebraskan had advanced in a USGA championship since 1972 when the tournament format was stroke play.

In addition to his July success, Crick made it to the semifinals of the Nebraska Match Play Championship, advanced to sectional qualifying for the United States Open, was topped in a play-off for Nebraska's lone spot in the U.S. Amateur and was runner-up, again following a play-off, at the Ironwood Classic. Crick also competed as a member of the NGA squad in the Nebraska Cup Matches against the state's top golf professionals.

The 21-year old Crick is a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln competing for the men's Husker golf team. It is the first time he has been recognized as the state's top amateur golfer.

Crick will receive his award Friday at the Nebraska Golf Association's annual awards banquet. In addition, the NGA will recognize the boy’s and girl’s junior amateur golfers of the year, the women’s amateur golfer of the year and each of the 2009 amateur golf champions.

HISTORY

Year Award Recipient Hometown
2009 Brandon Crick McCook
2008 Jayson Brueggemann Lincoln
2007 John Hurley O'Neill
2006 Patrick Duffy Omaha
2006 Brady Schnell Lincoln
2005 John Hurley O'Neill
2004 Judd Cornell Omaha
2004 A.J. Elgert Lincoln
2003 Ryan Nietfledt Omaha
2002 Ryan Nietfledt Omaha
2001 Knox Jones Lincoln
2000 Bill Spangler Lincoln
1999 David Clouse Friend
1998 Steve Friesen Lincoln
1997 David Clouse Friend
1996 John Sajevic Fremont
1995 David Clouse Friend
1994 Knox Jones Lincoln
1993 Larry Sock Lincoln
1992 David Clouse Friend
1991 Mike Rack Lincoln
1990 Larry Sock Lincoln
1989 John Sajevic Fremont
1988 Larry Sock Lincoln
1987 Bill Spangler Lincoln
1986 David Walker Omaha
1985 Larry Sock Lincoln
1984 Mark Maness Lincoln
1983 Mike Schuchart Lincoln
1982 Mark Maness Lincoln
1981 Dave Maurstad Beatrice
1980 Steve Statton Lincoln
1979 Steve Statton Lincoln
1978 Mike Klein Scottsbluff
1977 Larry Sock Lincoln
1977 Mike Hughett Lincoln
1976 Tom Sieckmann Omaha
1975 Dan Bahensky Lincoln
1974 Tom Sieckmann Omaha
1973 Charlie Borner, Lincoln
1972 Dan Bahensky St. Paul
1971 Dan Bahensky
St. Paul
1970 Frank Rose Fairbury
1969 Jim Shade Norfolk
1968 R. B. Lau Lincoln