2022 Volunteer of the Year

BOISE, Idaho—The Idaho Golf Association is pleased to announce Kathy Steele as the 2022 Volunteer of the Year. This annual award is given to an individual chosen by the IGA for going above and beyond as a volunteer in assisting the IGA with its various functions and needs.

Steele was selfless as she gave of her time and talents in helping the IGA at multiple events during the 2022 golf season. Serving in multiple capacities (shuttle driving, scoring and registration), she easily caught the attention of the IGA staff as someone who was more than happy to help. She volunteered at the following events this year:

-IGA Match Play (The River Club)
-Idaho Junior Amateur (RedHawk GC)
-U.S. Open Qualifier (Banbury GC)
-U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier (RedHawk GC)
-U.S. Girls Junior Amateur Qualifier (RedHawk GC)
-U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifier (Falcon Crest GC)

“[Kathy Steele] is someone we can always count on to help out with any of our events,” said Nicole Bird, Manager of Rules and Competitions for the IGA. “She's comfortable with scoring, shuttling, registration, etc. It doesn't matter what task we ask her to help with, we know she will have it under control every time! [Kathy] loves being around golf and we love having her at our events!”

The IGA would again like to thank Kathy Steele for all she did this year. It would also like to express its gratitude to each of its volunteers who served in their various roles. Without them, the IGA couldn’t do what it does.

*The IGA relies on volunteer help for each event it hosts. Individuals are assigned at least one role during an event. Those roles consist of live scoring, registration, player-shuttle services, starting and rules officiating. With the appropriate training given for each role, individuals come from all over the state to assist at tournaments or IGA-member services like Course Rating. 

For those interested in volunteering next season, please send an email to nicole@idahoga.org.