Christian Cavaliere named 2025 MGA Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year | MGA Honors

Elmsford, N.Y. (December 2, 2025) After six previous appearances on the MGA’s Honor Roll including five top-four finishes, Christian Cavaliere in 2025 used a pair of victories and a deep run in the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship to push himself over the edge and earn the MGA Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year Award.

Cavaliere’s year began with a three-shot victory in the Azalea Invitational at Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. The special win against a quality international field jumpstarted his year, landing him 125 bonus points in the yearlong points race and giving him a confidence boost for the schedule ahead.

The 27-year-old performed at a high level all season long as he juggled a full competitive schedule and managing his growing business, Tremont Sporting Co, which produces an array of custom leathergoods. Five more of his performances landed him 130 points or more en route to finishing the year atop the points listing.

He logged top-10 finishes in both the Westchester Open Championship Presented by Poland Spring and the Ike before a big victory in July at Glen Oaks Club in the New York State Open, an event Cavaliere has played since his young-teen days.

He made a run to the semifinal of the Met Amateur, then finished tied for seventh in the Met Open to continue his strong season. Next, Cavaliere worked his way through a gauntlet of a bracket in the U.S Mid-Amateur Championship, defeating former MGA Player of the Year and three-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Stewart Hagestad and past U.S. Mid-Amateur runners-up Brad Nurski (2014) and Bobby Massa (2024) on his way to the semifinal round.

His performance at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., was another confidence builder, but it also placed him in good position in the points standings. Reigning MGA Player of the Year Matthew Lowe provided plenty of motivation for Cavaliere down the stretch with a full schedule of his own, but Cavaliere’s performances in The Farrell and MGA Mid-Amateur secured the year-end award.

“I’m so honored and privileged to have the chance to be on that list with all the other players that I’ve looked up to over the years – my good friends and people who inspired me,” says Cavaliere. “It’s just a great group to finally say that I am a part of.”

Cavaliere finished the year with 1,480 points, with low accumulating 1,404 points. For the first time, three players eclipsed the 1000-point total at year’s end, with Dean Greyserman of Hamilton Farm totaling 1,070 thanks to wins in the Met Amateur, Hochster Memorial, and Arcola Cup. Reed Greyserman of Hamilton Farm (815 pts) and Nathan Han of Centennial (651 pts) rounded out the top five finishers.