Honoring Sportsmanship
Honoring Sportsmanship
Bob West Award nominations due December 31

Ava Meyer won the Bob West Memorial Award for Sportsmanship for 2024. Photo: PDGA Media
The PDGA is requesting nominations for candidates for the annual Bob West Memorial Award for Sportsmanship, where a sportsman or sportswoman is defined as "someone who exemplifies sportsmanship both on and off the disc golf course, observes the rules of play, and wins or loses with grace."
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Do you know of an unsung PDGA member who consistently exhibits the qualities of sportsmanship and camaraderie during competition?
If you do, please take a few minutes to fill out the form to nominate them online. All nominations must be received by December 31, 2025.
After the nomination process concludes, PDGA staff will review the nominations, select up to five candidates, and submit those candidates to the PDGA Board of Directors, who will select the 2025 honoree.
Previous winners of all the different PDGA Awards from 1987 to 2024 can be viewed on the PDGA Award Winners page.
Bob West Memorial Sportsmanship Award Winners
| Year | Name | PDGA # |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | John Ahart | 3455 |
| 1988 | Lavone Wolfe | 580 |
| 1989 | Bob Lewis | 2190 |
| 1990 | Steve Wisecup | 1467 |
| 1991 | Patti Kunkle | 283 |
| 1992 | Stan McDaniel | 2938 |
| 1993 | Harold Duvall | 2018 |
| 1994 | Pete Fust | 988 |
| 1995 | Otto Spiers | 3498 |
| 1996 | Javier Kowalski | 3178 |
| 1997 | Joe Mela | 2607 |
| 1998 | TJ Lawrence | 2172 |
| 1999 | Fred Salaz | 3273 |
| 2000 | Barry Schultz | 6840 |
| 2001 | Al "Sugar" Schack | 3407 |
| 2002 | Brian Schweberger | 12989 |
| 2003 | Shawn Sinclair | 10819 |
| 2004 | Peter Sontag | 3389 |
| 2005 | Sharon Jenkins | 5408 |
| 2005 | Dan Ginnelly | 3591 |
| 2006 | Timmy Gill | 9293 |
| 2007 | Jay "Yeti" Reading | 15864 |
| 2008 | J. Gary Dropcho | 2734 |
| 2009 | Rebecca Duffy | 33115 |
| 2010 | Phil Arthur | 7289 |
| 2011 | David Greenwell | 962 |
| 2012 | Erin Oakley | 17643 |
| 2013 | Jonathan Baldwin | 18114 |
| 2014 | Desiree Reading | 15863 |
| 2015 | Valarie Jenkins | 17495 |
| 2016 | Carl “Cubby” Cubbedge | 14567 |
| 2017 | Nate Sexton | 18824 |
| 2018 | Garrett Gurthie | 13864 |
| 2019 | Cale Leiviska | 24341 |
| 2020 | Derek Sahr | 39552 |
| 2021 | Paul Ulibarri | 27171 |
| 2022 | Kristin Tattar | 73986 |
| 2023 | Ohn Scoggins | 48976 |
| 2024 | Ava Meyer | 83000 |
