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Wisconsin golf pro’s Helminen and Terasa earn Player of the Decade honors

May 1, 2020 By Bill Scott

Ryan Helminen

The Wisconsin Professional Golfers Association (WPGA) announced its Players of the Decade.  Earning the prestigious honor for the decade spanning 2010-2019 are Ryan Helminen, PGA of Ridgeway Country Club (Neenah) in the member race and Eddie Terasa, PGA of North  Hills Country Club (Menomonee Falls) in the senior race.

The Appleton native, Helminen has won the WPGA Member Player of the Year award five times, finished second twice and finished third twice.  These finishes helped him earn 213 points and win the award by an impressive 55-point margin.

Highlights during Helminen’s run included the 2014 Wisconsin State Open Title, four WPGA Professional Championship victories and seven one-day WPGA Classic wins.  Helminen has been a Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) member since 2007.  He will be recognized at an upcoming WPGA Tournament.

Madison native Terasa turned 50-year-old in June 2010 entering him into the senior standings for the upcoming decade.  Just one year later Terasa started a run of four consecutive years of achieving the Senior Player of the Year Award. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Eddie Terasa, Ryan Helminen, WPGA



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