Each year since 1947 N.E.W.G.A. has made a Man of the Year Award to that golfer who, in the opinion of the directors of N.E.W.G.A., has best exemplified during the year the spirit of N.E.W.G.A. and has made the most significant contribution to N.E.W.G.A. and to golf at his own club. The award is made annually at the N.E.W.G.A. Open Banquet where the recipient is awarded the jacket and emblem representing the highest award that N.E.W.G.A. can give to its members. Past recipients of the award are as follows:

1947 - Gust Kent..................................... Sheboygan

1948 - A.B.C."Buster" Bock....................Sheboygan

1949 - F.X. St. Peter................................. Marinette

1950 - A.C. Witteberg............................. Green Bay

1951 - Dan Steinberg, Sr........................ Appleton

1952 - Billy Sixty..................................... Milwaukee

1953 - Paul Johnson............................... Sheboygan

1954 - Everett Leonard........................... Appleton

1955 - Robert Testwuide....................... Sheboygan

1956 - John Hayes................................... Appleton

1957 - James Lohr................................... Sheboygan

1958 - Frank Murphy............................. Manitowoc

1959 - M.A. Carroll................................. Oshkosh

1960 - Dan Steinberg, Jr........................ Appleton

1961 - Frank Cornelisen........................ Green Bay

1962 - Richard Johnson.......................... Waupaca

1963 - Charles Beaumont...................... Sheboygan

1964 - Harry Masse................................. Green Bay

1965 - Al Steffen..................................... Sheboygan

1966 - The NEWGA Open program was devoted to the memory

of Dan Steinberg, Jr.

1967 - Ed Larson..................................... Sheboygan

1968 - Frank Van Laanen...................... Green Bay

1969 - Ken Suesens................................ Sheboygan

1970 - Alan Pick...................................... West Bend

1971 - Hans Fisher.................................. Sheboygan

1972 - Don Jabas..................................... Appleton

1973 - Dick Spangenberg...................... Appleton

1974 - Fred Thiel..................................... Sheboygan

1975 - Nic Wahl....................................... Green Bay

1976 - Paul Jagemann............................ Manitowoc

1977 - Rich Quella.................................. Kaukauna

1978 - Bob Swift..................................... Manitowoc

1979 - Bob Martin, Sr............................. Waupaca

1980 - R.C. (Red) Altmeyer................... Sheboygan

1981 - Bob (Mick) McDonald................ Rhinelander

1982 - Don Erdmann.............................. Kaukauna

1983 - Paul Grimstad.............................. Manitowoc

1984 - Bernie Gigot................................ Green Bay

1985 - Paul Stevenson............................ Neenah

1986 - Steve Howe.................................. Neenah

1987 - Kermit "Doc" Weiske.................. Berlin

1988 - Jim Thompson............................. Green Bay

1989 - Russ Lundquist........................... Stevens Point

1990 - Jim Rudolf.................................... Appleton

1991 - Rueben "Rube" Erdmann.......... Sheboygan

1992 - Randy Warobick......................... West Bend

1993 - Pat Furca....................................... Manitowoc

1994 - James Pressentin......................... Green Bay

1995 - Al Yates........................................ Wausau

1996 - Charles Kilma.............................. Sheboygan

1997 - Gary Kordus................................ Wausau

1998 - Fritz Fisher................................... Sheboygan

1999 - Don Hill....................................... West Bend

2000 - No award was made in 2000. Instead the NEWGA Open program was devoted to the memory of James Pressentin.

2001- J.P. Hayes.......................................Menasha

2002-Bill Brodell.......................................Appleton

2003- Ron Bosi..........................................Rhinelander

2005- James Watson.................................Appleton

2006- Steve Johnson.................................Waupaca

2007 - Clint Gundrum.................................West Bend

2008 - Bob Zarter........................................Fox Valley

2009 - John Wallrich..................................Sheboygan

2010 - Mark Schoneman...........................Sheboygan

2011 - Don Strutz.......................................Fox Valley