Niger, Thompson are Players of the Year
Player of the Year - Bob Niger
- Hometown: El Dorado Hills
- Home course: Serrano CC
- Profession: Wholesale Distribution
- Points: 1,557 (372 more than the second place finisher)
- Wins: 3
- Wine Country Cup
- Sacramento City
- NCGA Stroke Play
- Top Tens: 11
- Sacramento County Amateur – second place
- Davis City – second place
- Silicon Valley – third place
- Roseville City – third place
- Amador County Amateur – third place
- Memorial Amateur – fourth place
- NCGA Master Division – fourth place
- Manteca City – sixth place
- California State Fair – eighth place
- NCGA Amateur Match Play - quarterfinalist
- San Francisco City – semifinalist
Niger notched his fourth overall NCGA victory this year, 25 years after he captured the Sacramento Valley Championship as a 22-year-old.
“Player of the year has been a goal of mine for the last couple of years. To win this award from an organization I respect so much is very gratifying.”
Senior Player of the Year - Rob Thompson
- Hometown: Merced
- Home course: Merced G&CC
- Profession: Teacher
- Senior Points: 2,111 (a new record and more than double the second place finisher)
- Wins: 9
- Livermore Valley
- Silicon Valley
- San Francisco City
- Fresno City
- Santa Clara County
- Modesto City
- California State Fair
- NCGA Senior Amateur
- NCGA Senior Four-Ball
- Top Tens: 9
- Sacramento Senior –second place
- Coombs Cup –second place
- U.S. Four Ball –second place
- Sacramento County Senior –second place
- Manteca Senior City –fourth place
- Stockton City Four Ball –third place (tie)
- Wine Country Cup –sixth place
- Alameda Commuters –seventh place
- State Amateur –seventh place
Thompson was the medalist at the U.S. Senior Open qualifier and competed in the 51st USGA Senior Amateur Championship in Georgia with his daughter as his caddie.
“This was a magical season. Everything seemed to go right; it was meant to be. It would be all-world to even get close to ever matching this year.”
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September 13th, 2007 at 3:20 am