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PLAYERS OF THE YEAR


‘Tui’ wins AWGA POY – for 14th time!


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t this rate, the AWGA might have to rename its Player of the


Year award the “Tui Award.” Thuhashini Selvaratnam,


who is fondly known as Tui, claimed the award for the 14th time with yet another banner year in 2018. It was the third consecutive time she has done so, after winning it 11 straight times, from 2001-2011. Between those stints, she took a three-year break to play the role of first-time mom. “Getting back into


competition three years ago was a lot of fun,” she said. “I still love the game. I just don’t have as much time to play and practice now with the baby and my work schedule.” Selvaratnam, who is


My goal is to try to find a little


more practice time and continue to play at a level where I can compete for more championships.


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associate athletic director and co-coach of the powerhouse Xavier Prep girls golf team, didn’t notch many wins but knocked on victory’s door several times in AWGA events in 2018. She reached the final of the state match play


before losing to Embry- Riddle sophomore Jessica Williams, was runner-up in the AWGA Four-Ball and Phoenix City championships and was state medalist at the U.S. Women’s Four- Ball qualifier and the U.S. Women’s Amateur qualifier. Selvaratnam, a native of


Sri Lanka, helped ASU win three national titles and made history by becoming the youngest player to win a national title at age 12. “It’s starting to make


me feel a little old now, because there are so many college and high schools players in the majors and those are the ones I usually sign up for,” Selvaratnam said. “But at least I can say that I can still compete with them, so that is rewarding. “My goal is to try to find


a little more practice time and continue to play at a level where I can compete for more championships.”


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