Joseph Proudfoot, of Fort Lauderdale, has been awarded the Volunteer-of-the-Year for Course Rating. Joseph joined the course rating team which is responsible for Broward County in 2004, and he became a captain for the team in 2005. In 2007, Joseph's section grew to include Miami-Dade County, and in 2008, he also took responsibility for all of the women’s ratings in both counties. His most challeng­ing ratings have been the five courses at the Doral Resort. Despite having numer­ous tee configuration changes, his team was able to finish all ratings on schedule. Joseph, originally from Trinidad & Tobago, worked for Exxon for 38 years before joining the FSGA.

Richard Young, of Cape Coral, was awarded the Tournament Volunteer-of-the-Year. Richard has been involved with the FSGA since 2004. Since his time with the FSGA, Richard has volunteered at over 100 events ranging from the Florida Junior Tour, the Winter Series, USGA and FSGA qualifiers, FSGA Championships, and the FHSAA High State Championships. Richard is one of two Tournament Chairmen in the Fort Myers/Naples area and has also served on the FSGA Board since 2007. Prior to retiring to Southwest Florida, Richard worked 32 years with the NCR Corporation and refereed high school and Division III lacrosse for 20 years.