2022 NFPGA Player of the Year Rankings 

With the 2022 tournament season officially over, we proudly present the “NFPGA Player of the Year”: Greg Koch! Koch secured his first victory at this year’s Assistant Professional Championship, finished second at the Section Championship and has played in a total of eight tournaments this year. Additionally, he has competed in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Butterfield Bermuda Championship, PGA Professional Championship and Valspar Championship throughout the year. He has accumulated a total of 5,487.5 points and places ahead of Matt Borchert, winner of the 2022 NFPGA Match Play Championship, with 5,452.5  points. Sandra Changkija, winner of the 2022 NFPGA Section Championship, rounds out the top three with 5,237.5 points. 

Player of the Year

1. Greg Koch
2. Matt Borchert
3. Sandra Changkija
4. David Hronek 
5. John Somers 

Sandra Changkija is the “NFPGA Woman Player of the Year” with a total of 5,556.25 points. Stephanie Connelly-Eiswerth follows behind in second with 5,000 points, and Jennifer Borocz rounds out the top three with 3,887.5 points. Changkija closed out the year strong, winning the 2022 NFPGA Stableford Championship and the 2022 NFPGA Section Championship. Recently, Connelly-Eiswerth and Borocz competed for Team USA at the Women’s PGA Cup, where they finished first. 

Woman Player of the Year

1. Sandra Changkija 
2. Stephanie Connelly-Eiswerth
3. Jennifer Borocz 
4. Emily Motta
5. Nathalie Filler 

Koch leads as the top “NFPGA Assistant Player of the Year” with a total of 2,812.5 points in the category, after winning the Assistant Professional Championship. He leads Sandra Changkija, who places second with 2,750 points, and Dalton Bartlett, who rounds out the top three with 1,900 points. 

Assistant Player of the Year

1. Greg Koch
2. Sandra Changkija 
3. Dalton Bartlett 
4. Mitchell Haley 
5. Emily Motta 

David Hronek lands atop of the “NFPGA Senior Player of the Year” rankings and leads Keith Kulzer, Jonathan Mansfield, Jason Hrynkiw and Clint Avret, who round out the top five. Hronek accumulated a total of 6,037.5 points in this category after winning all three of the major Senior events: the Senior Match Play, Senior Stableford and Senior Professional/Section Championship. He leads Kulzer, who trails at 4,862.5 total points, and Mansfield, who places third with 4,475 points. 

Senior Player of the Year 

1. David Hronek
2. Keith Kulzer
3. Jonathan Mansfield
4. Jason Hrynkiw 
5. Clint Avret