Male Golfer of the Year
Jake Olson
Watertown
Olson completed the rare Major double in 2025, winning both the SDGA Men’s Amateur and Men’s Match Play Championships. He also finished 7th in the SDGA Two-Man Championship. Jake plays on the men’s golf team at South Dakota State University.
Female Golfer of the Year
McKenzie Mages
Sioux Falls
Mages also completed the Major double, winning the Women’s Match Play and Women’s Amateur Championships — the first time in SDGA history both Golfers of the Year won both Majors in the same year. McKenzie is a senior on the SDSU women’s golf team.
Senior Male Golfer of the Year
Steve Beardsley
Rapid City
Beardsley won the SDGA Men’s Senior Championship with an emotional victory in Yankton. He also finished second in the Mid-Am Regular division and T5 in the Senior Two-Man Championship.
Senior Female Golfer of the Year
Julie Jansa
Sioux Falls
Jansa added to her Hall of Fame career with another Women’s Senior Championship and the Two-Woman Championship with her daughter Reese. She also reached the quarterfinals of the Women’s Match Play.
Junior Male Golfer of the Year
Jayden Antonen
Sioux Falls
Runner-up in the Boys Junior Championship and the leading points earner on the SDGA | Sanford International Series, with one win and two runner-up finishes. He was T10 in the Men’s Amateur and reached the Round of 16 in Men’s Match Play.
Junior Female Golfer of the Year
Rylan Horning
Rapid City
Horning won the Girls Junior Championship in Mitchell and two Series events, finishing runner-up in the Series Championship. She was 4th in the Women’s Amateur, a Women’s Match Play quarterfinalist, and 4th in the Two-Woman Championship.
