Established 1989

The Junior Golf Leader Award is designed to pay recognition to a PGA Golf Professional who is a leader in junior golf, reflects the qualities and ideals of those who work with our nation's youth, and provides opportunities and experiences for juniors to learn and play golf. The following guidelines are used in making nominaitons: contributions to junior programs and the events in the Indiana Section, involvement in the promotion and development of junior golf at the facility and also within the community, support of Indiana Junior Golf programs, overall image, service and leadership in the area of junior golf, overall integrity as an individual and acceptance by junior golfers as a person of outstanding character.

2011 Winner

Bryan Crouch - Thatcher Golf Course & Indianapolis Junior Golf Foundation

Our 2011 Indiana PGA Junior Leader Award winner has worked outside of the spotlight for his entire professional career and his many accomplishments are now being recognized. He founded the Indianapolis Junior Golf Tour in 2000, which serves central Indiana youth as part of the Indianapolis Junior Golf Foundation. The program has grown to over 350 players and 20 events. Free instruction and rules clinics are also offered as part of the program, and he has reached over a thousand juniors through these programs.

For the last 4 years a select group of juniors from the Indianapolis Junior Tour have participated in a Ryder Cup type tournament with junior golfers from Evansville. The tournament is called the Yestingmeier Cup in honor of former Ball State Golf Coach Earl Yestingsmeier.

Other youth have also benefitted from Bryan’s love for sharing the game. He has volunteered his teaching services to the Ben Davis and Cardinal Ritter High School boys and girls golf teams, worked with the Boy Scouts of America, and most recently has earned accreditation as an assistant golf coach with The First Tee.

Patience is his greatest asset along with being able to make learning fun for children and exude a calm and friendly demeanor, all of which make Bryan an excellent junior leader.

Past Winners

Year	Name
1989	Don Bisesi
1990	Roger Lundy
1991	Sam Carmichael
1992	Jan Tellstrom
1993	Rick Hemsoth
1994	Ron Demao
1995	Jan Tellstrom
1996	Jan Tellstrom
1997	Tony Clecak
1998	Kent Williams
1999	Gary Gant
2000	Bob Nowling
2001	Lon Kinney
2002	Tom Guipe
2003	Brian Sears
2004	Denny Hepler
2005	Steve Bonnell
2006	Roger Lundy
2007	Tom Maled
2008 2009 2010	Steve Cohen Gene Kaufman Joel Baumgardner