The MBAC Golf Professional of the Year Award is one of the highest honors the Association can bestow on a working club professional whose total contributions to the game best exemplify the complete PGA Professional. This award embraces a wide range of services executed by the club professional.
The MBAC Teacher of the Year Award is designed to recognize a PGA Professional who is an outstanding teacher of golf among the ranks of PGA membership. This award is based on a professional’s overall performance in teaching; unusual, innovative and special teaching programs initiated or implemented; articles published; as well as outstanding golfers the professional has instructed.
The MBAC Merchandiser of the Year Award is designed to recognize those PGA Professionals who have excelled as business persons / merchandisers in the promotion of golf. The MBAC honors PGA Professionals in three categories: Private, Public and Resort facilities.
The MBAC Youth Player Development Award (formerly the Junior Golf Leader) recognizes the PGA Professional who is a leader in junior golf and who reflects the ideals of those who work with youth.
The MBAC Assistant Associate of the Year Award is designed to recognize a PGA Assistant Professional or Associate for their overall performance as an Assistant or Associate. This award is based on a professional’s overall performance in leadership, service to the Section and community and promotion of the game of golf.
The MBAC Associate Scholarship Award is designed to recognize one PGA Associate who has demonstrated a strong commitment to becoming a PGA Member, as well as a commitment to his or her club and the surrounding community. The PGA Associate should currently be enrolled in the PGA PGM program in Level 1, 2, or 3, and actively participates in various MBAC Chapter events and meetings.
Awarded to PGA Professionals for their extraordinary & exemplary contributions to player development and promotion of the game.
The Patriot Award is presented to a PGA Professional who personifies patriotism through the game of golf and demonstrates unwavering commitment and dedication to the men and women who have valiantly served and protected the United States of America. NOTE: Due to the nature of this award, it may not be awarded every year.
The MBAC Club Fitter of the Year Award is designed to recognize a PGA Professional who has exhibited great knowledge in club fitting while striving to improve the game through properly fitted equipment.
The MBAC Golf Course Superintendent of the Year Award is bestowed an individual for their service and contributions to the game of golf within the Northern California PGA Section.
The MBAC Professional Developement Award recognizes the PGA Professional who is the model educator of PGA Golf Professionals. This award is designed to give special recognition to an individual PGA Professional for outstanding and continuing contributions to professional education.
The MBAC Bill Strausbaugh Award is designed to recognize PGA Professionals who by their day-to-day efforts have distinguished themselves by mentoring their fellow PGA Professionals in improving their employment situations and through service to the community.
The MBAC Sales Representative of the Year Award is awarded to an individual for their service to Northern California PGA Professionals, their merchandising team members and to the Section.