2021 Yearly Member Awards - Congrats to All Winners!

[iacas]

It's a new year, and like last year, we're giving out some awards!

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Kickstarter of the Year

We sometimes don't give out these awards, because often the major championship topics rank at the top (as happened again this year) and because sometimes long-running topics like "5 Minutes Daily" or "What'd You Shoot Today?" are at the top. And sometimes they're just an easy win, like the "Tiger Catch-All Topic."

But this past year we continued to deal with a pandemic, and are still dealing with it, and we also saw some interesting developments from within the golf world. So, without further ado, our Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists in the Kickstarter of the Year, the people who started some of the busiest topics of the year, are:

KOTY #3: TST's Bronze Kickstarter of the Year is…

@cipher for organizing an awesome trip and an awesome summer break and a reason to live:

KOTY #2: TST's Silver Kickstarter of the Year is…

@ncates00 took the bait in the Bryson-Brooks feud, but sometimes the bait is baited with a silver hook!

KOTY #1: TST's Gold Kickstarter of the Year is…

@PSherrard01 asked a valid question:

 

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Rookie of the Year

These members joined the site between December 2020 or at any point in 2021 and amassed the most reputation points while remaining in good standing throughout the year (only points earned in 2021 count). Just as you'd expect, of course! These members have a bright future ahead of themselves!

Note: winning Rookie of the Year does not preclude you from also winning Member of the Year awards. It'd be like a rookie in a major sport also winning the MVP - it can happen. It just didn't happen this year… 😄

ROTY #3: TST's Bronze Rookie of the Year is…

With 29 reputation points in 69 posts (a 0.420 ratio), and after joining on August 5, 2021… @Ruler!

ROTY #2: TST's Silver Rookie of the Year is…

Joining on December 9, 2020 and earning 31 reputation points in only 86 posts (0.360), a man of few words and posts, let's congratulate @Troy Ocker!!

ROTY #1: TST's Gold Rookie of the Year is…

Racking up 37 reputation votes in total, this member didn't join the site until July 26, 2021 and racked up a winning total in only 155 posts (0.239 points per post)! Let's congratulate @HankBlue on his Rookie of the Year award!!

Congratulations!

Now, it's on to the big one. The one we've all been waiting for. The…

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Member of the Year

These members are the best of the best. They amassed the most reputation points during the calendar year 2021, and remained in good standing throughout the year. Their peers - you guys and gals - felt their posts were worthy of the most thanks, skins, fist bumps, high fives, or reputation, whatever you want to call it. These are the elite. The people who make insightful posts that help further the discussion… even if you disagree with them occasionally. Or frequently.

Reminder: staff (me, @nevets88, @billchao, @boogielicious, @phillyk, @DaveP043, @woodzie264, @georgep, and @TN94z — in no particular order) are ineligible for all yearly awards, or we would have taken home some hardware here. But, moderating you fine folks is prize enough, and we thank you for your contributions to our community here! Without further ado…

MOTY #3: TST's Bronze Member of the Year is…

This member plays golf, but you may just think he's the class clown or court jester. He joined on January 1, 2017 and has made 4,333 posts since then. In 2021, he amassed 361 reputation points. For 2021, the bronze Member of the Year is…  @Double Mocha Man!

MOTY #2: TST's Silver Member of the Year is…

After joining on August 21, 2018, and making 3,011 posts, roughly one third of which include the phrases "white belt" or "ice cream", this member works hard on his swing when he works on it, and the rest of the time dreams of the days since he was educated by a greasy nun in a Brazilian cathouse (or something like that). Having long surpassed his "rule of 35" in both of the ways, he amassed 458 points in 2021. Our silver Member of the Year for 2020 is… @ChetlovesMer!

MOTY #1: TST's Gold Member of the Year is…

When this member isn't busy dealing with the health crisis, or his his own SHANK-HOSEL-19 infection, he's amassing 605 reputation points in 2021! With a current content count of 8,111 posts since joining on March 24, 2014… He's the… uhhhhh… Jon Rahm of TST for 2021, the cream of the crop once again, and a three-time-repeat gold medal MOTY winner… @Vinsk!

[boogielicious]

Congratulations all!

[dennyjones]

Congrats to all of the winners.   I personally appreciate all of the information exchange on this site and you guys help drive it.

[GolfLug]

Congratulations to all the winners! Keep'em coming..

[billchao]

Congratulations to everyone!

[DaveP043]

Congratulations to everyone on the list, and thanks to everyone else who contributes.  

[Vinsk]

OMG…What can I say? Were it not for TST, I’d probably have quit golf and sat atop Mt. Shanktopolous with Hemingway novels and nice chianti. This place is the best. It’s where I’m humbled, praised and sometimes downright humiliated, deservingly. Thank you all. Special thanks to @boogielicious for always getting my movie references, @Double Mocha Man for his humor, @dennyjones for promptly welcoming new members, and of course @iacas for having this place, for his insightful information, and for his uncanny ability to call me out and prevent me from totally assifying myself. Well, usually. Cheers guys!!!!

[woodzie264]

2 hours ago, DaveP043 said:

Congratulations to everyone on the list, and thanks to everyone else who contributes.  

Ditto! 

[iacas]

2 hours ago, Vinsk said:

sometimes downright humiliated

Only about college football, though, amirite? 😄

[ChetlovesMer]

Wow, quite the honor. 

This site really helps keep me sane... Or as sane as I'm going to get. We have a great community here and I enjoy the interaction with you all. 

[boogielicious]

13 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Were it not for TST, I’d probably have quit golf and sat atop Mt. Shanktopolous with Hemingway novels and nice chianti.

The Old Man and the Shank

The Shank Also Rises

A Farewell to Shanks

For Whom the Shank Tolls

To Have and Have Not Shanks

[Zippo]

Yaaay! What a fine, upstanding group! (Except for @Double Mocha Man, of course!)  😁

[Double Mocha Man]

4 minutes ago, Zippo said:

Yaaay! What a fine, upstanding group! (Except for @Double Mocha Man, of course!)  😁

My reputation precedes me... 😎

[HankBlue]

On 1/19/2022 at 10:18 AM, iacas said:

Rookie of the Year

ROTY #1: TST's Gold Rookie of the Year is…

Racking up 37 reputation votes in total, this member didn't join the site until July 26, 2021 and racked up a winning total in only 155 posts (0.239 points per post)! Let's congratulate @HankBlue on his Rookie of the Year award!!

Congratulations!

I started my golf journey in June 2021 and landed here a the Sandtrap.com pretty early on.  Everyone I've met in golf -- both here and elsewhere -- has been so kind and helpful.  I'm deeply honored to be the 2021 Rookie of the Year.  Hopefully the award isn't like the "Best New Artist" Grammy.   Here's looking forward to a great golf journey full of great golf people. 

⭐ My heartfelt (and well deserved) congratulations to the other winners. ⭐

Edited January 23, 2022 by HankBlue

[Troy Ocker]

Congrats to everyone! 

It's off-season here now, so not in here as often. I wish all thew best of luck in 2022. 

 

[HankBlue]

Never one to pass on a good opportunity...  behold my spiffy new (and first!) Golf Trophy:

 

Edited January 28, 2022 by HankBlue

[iacas]

Love it! Unfortunately, sandtrap.com won't take you to this site for people to behold. You'll have to Sharpie a "the" on there! 😄

[jshots]

Hm I was just perusing these awards, I can't be the only one who noticed @Ruler posted 69 times, got ratio of .420 reputation and then seems to have left the site.