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Don’t try to tell Richard “Skip” Berkmeyer that 13 is an unlucky number. Truly among the elite amateurs ever to play in St. Louis, Berkmeyer was honored as the 2020 MAGA Men’s Player of the Year on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Bogey Hills Country Club. It is the 13th POY award for Berkmeyer, and he’s not about to give it back.

“No, no,” said Berkmeyer, laughing. “No, it never gets old. I mean. this has been a tough year for everyone and to be able to have an evening like this, to be able to celebrate something, as we’re doing tonight, it’s special. This is one of the great things about golf, especially this year, it helped us get through it and I’m just happy to have something to feel good about.”

Berkmeyer’s 1,513.3 POY points outdistanced a fine season by Chris Ferris, second in the standings with 1,245 points. A highlight of Berkmeyer’s summer came in late July when he captured the Missouri Golf Association Stroke Play championship at Norwood Hills Country Club, a place where he sowed many of his golfing oats. The state stroke play title was the third in Berkmeyer’s illustrious career. Berkmeyer, who now plays out of The Legends Country Club, won by four shots, with rounds of 68-71-69-63 and a total of 271.

Earlier in the year, Berkmeyer partnered with Hunter Parrish to win the MGA Four-Ball Championship at Jefferson City Country Club. In addition to those wins, Berkmeyer finished in a tie for 6th at the Metropolitan Amateur, T4 at the MGA Mid-Amateur, advanced to the quarterfinals of the MGA Amateur and qualified for match play at the St. Louis District Golf Association Griesedieck Championship. In November, Berkmeyer was named the MGA Player of the Year for the sixth time.

At the age of 47, Berkmeyer has been a prominent figure on the metropolitan golf scene for some three decades, and as he demonstrated again in 2020, he is still the man to beat “It gets tougher all the time,” Berk meyer said.

“There’s a lot of good players in the area. That makes winning this award all the more gratifying. You strive for consistency, but the main thing is, it’s still fun. The friendships you make, the experiences you share, that’s what I love about the game, and that’s what keeps you going.”

Don’t try to tell Richard “Skip” Berkmeyer that 13 is an unlucky number. Truly among the elite amateurs ever to play in St. Louis, Berkmeyer was honored as the 2020 MAGA Men’s Player of the Year on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Bogey Hills Country Club. It is the 13th POY award for Berkmeyer, and he’s not about to give it back.

“No, no,” said Berkmeyer, laughing. “No, it never gets old. I mean. this has been a tough year for everyone and to be able to have an evening like this, to be able to celebrate something, as we’re doing tonight, it’s special. This is one of the great things about golf, especially this year, it helped us get through it and I’m just happy to

Earlier in the year, Berkmeyer partnered with Hunter Parrish to win the MGA Four-Ball Championship at Jefferson City Country Club. In addition to those wins, Berkmeyer finished in a tie for 6th at the Metropolitan Amateur, T4 at the MGA Mid-Amateur, advanced to the quarterfinals of the MGA Amateur and qualified for match play at the St. Louis District Golf Association Griesedieck Championship. In November, Berkmeyer

“There’s a lot of good players in the area. That makes winning this award all the more gratifying. You strive for consistency, but the main thing is, it’s still fun. The friendships you make, the experiences you share, that’s