The 2023 season saw several local golfers have breakout seasons or continue shining after previous successes. Here are the BLITZ Girls Golfer of the Year Nominees. Coaches were asked to nominate a maximum of two golfers per team. The result is our collection of 11 nominees.

Next, BLITZ will carefully whittle down the nominee list into a finalist group to be up for Golfer of the Year. The public will then get to vote for a last finalist from a handful of select nominees who didn’t make our finalist cut.

*Stephens County did not return attempts to secure a nomination*

Ralee Davidson – Banks County SR

STATS: 2A State 26th (113); Area (118)

*Nominated by BLITZ as top Banks County performer at state and area*

Samantha Dewendt – Dawson County JR

STATS: 3A State 3rd (70,79); Area Champion

*Nominated by BLITZ as top Dawson County performer at state and area*

Layne Graham – White County SO

STATS: 3A State 9th (85,92); 9-hole average (46); 18-hole average (93.5)

Mallory Higgins – Tallulah Falls SO

STATS: 1A DI State 13th (99,97); Area Runner-Up (86)

Cameron Kimsey – White County SO

STATS: 3A State 14th (90,90); Area 4th (89); 9-hole average (45); 18-hole average (91)

Hannah Lundy – Tallulah Falls SR

STATS: 1A DI State 10th (90,104); Area 3rd (87)

Addie Maney – Habersham Central SO

STATS: 6A State 14th (172); Area 3rd; Sectionals 1st; 18-hole average (82)

Makenzie Martin – Commerce JR

STATS: 1A DI State 32nd (119,112)

*Nominated by BLITZ as top Commerce performer at state*

Lydia McNabb – Union County FR

STATS: 2A State 16th (100); Area (95)

*Nominated by BLITZ as top Union County performer at state and area*

AK Patton – Jefferson SO

STATS: 5A State 10th (77,94); Area 3rd (83)

*Nominated by BLITZ as top Jefferson performer at state and area*

Nicole Sandberg – Lumpkin County SO

STATS: Area 12th (96)

*Nominated by BLITZ as top Lumpkin County performer at area*