DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has named Bellevue University women's golf coach Shelly Liddick the 2011-12 LPGA Central Section Coach of the Year.
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) membership selects its annual section award winners for Teacher, Professional and Coach of the Year. Also, new in 2012 is an annual Junior Golf Achievement award recognizing a professional who is committed to and excels in the area of golf for juniors.
Liddick guided the 2011-12 Bruins to the MCAC championship in its inaugural season. Bellevue won four team titles last season and Liddick was named the MCAC Coach of the Year.
The LPGA T&CP membership's five sections—Central, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast and Western—annually select winners in each of the three categories.
The LPGA T&CP National Awards Selection Committee will select the overall national award winner in each category from among the section award winners. The national winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
The 2012 LPGA T&CP section award winners are as follows:
Central Section
Teacher of the Year Deb Vangellow, Sweetwater Country Club, Sugarland, TX
Coach of the Year Shelly Liddick, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE
Professional of the Year Dr. Debbie Crews, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Junior Golf Achievement Kay Cornelius, Ocotillo Golf Resort, Chandler, AZ
Midwest Section
Teacher of the Year Angela Ause, Les Bolstad Golf Course, St. Paul, MN
Coach of the Year Therese Hession, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Professional of the Year Fran Kocsis, Champions Golf Course, Columbus, OH
Junior Golf Achievement Louise Ball, Tennessee Golf Academy, Knoxville, TN
Northeast Section
Teacher of the Year Rebecca Dengler, Ed Oliver Golf Club, Wilmington, DE
Coach of the Year Kim Lewellen, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Professional of the Year Linda Nevatt, The ACE Club, Lafayette Hill, PA
Junior Golf Achievement Lynne Hunter, Kenwood Golf and Country Club, Bethesda, MD
Southeast Section
Teacher of the Year Oneda Castillo, Women In Golf Foundation, Fayetteville, GA
Coach of the Year Christa Teno, Seminole Community College, Mims, FL
Professional of the Year Jane Broderick, PGA National Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Junior Golf Achievement Nicole Weller, The Landings Club, Savannah, GA
Western Section
Teacher of the Year Alison Curdt, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, CA
Coach of the Year Nancy McDaniel, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Professional of the Year Patti Marquis, Links Golf Club, Post Falls, ID
Junior Golf Achievement Jennifer Alexander, Crystal Springs Golf Course, Burlingame, CA
