Pat Wilson Of Panther Valley Is 2013 NJSGA Player Of Year

Pat Wilson of Panther Valley, who won the 111th Met Amateur Championship on August 5, is the 2013 New Jersey State Golf Association Player of the Year.

The annual NJSGA Player of the Year race, sponsored by Donnelly Construction of Wayne, honors the state’s top amateur player.

For the 2013 season, Wilson compiled 891.67 points. Mike Stamberger of Spring Lake, winner of the 112th State Amateur Championship and Player of the Year in 2011, was runner-up with 610 points.

Last year's Player of the Year, Ryan McCormick of Suburban, was third with 571.67 points, followed by Mid-Amateur champion Trevor Randolph of Arcola with 492.5 points and Peter Barron of Stone Harbor with 480 points.

Wilson will officially be presented his Player of the Year Award on Thursday night, October 24, at the 10th NJSGA/NJPGA Celebration of Golf at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINAL STANDINGS

Besides his Met Amateur championships, Wilson, a recent graduate of St. John’s University, placed seventh in both the State Amateur and in the 93rd State Open, and was also seventh in the Ike Championship.

He teamed with his brother Cory, a sophomore at Seton Hall University, for a semifinal finish in the Four-Ball Championship.

Pat Wilson also captained the NJSGA Stoddard Trophy team and led it to victory over Long Island and Westchester. The Stoddard match was played at Stanwich in Connecticut, the same course where Wilson won the Met Amateur.

Wilson, 23, plans to turn professional this winter and compete in the NGA Mini-Tour.

“This was all about confidence and believing in myself and knowing that you can get the job done, saying you can compete and going out and doing it,” Wilson said. “I’m capable of playing better. I haven’t peaked yet

“We’ll see how playing year round will affect me. It’s been a dream of mine to pursue golf as a career. I don’t know where this will take me, but it will be interesting to find out,” he added.

Wilson stated he will relish Player of the Year honors.

“It just goes to show that all my hard work has paid off. Winning a title over the course of a year is impressive because you need to be a consistent player. Consistency is exactly what you need to be a good professional golfer.

“Playing consistent golf is something I’ve always wanted to do and now I’m proving I can do it.”