November 21, 2023 Professional Bowlers Association

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) announces the nominees for the 2023 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year award, which recognizes the best first-year player during the 2023 PBA Tour.

Listed in alphabetical order, here are the nominees for the 2023 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year award: Ramsey Basurto, Andrew Hall, Dallas Leong, Cortez Schenck, and Nate Stubler.

To qualify for the ballot, a player must finish inside the top-five in points and earnings among rookies.

All PBA members are invited to vote for the 2023 PBA Player of the Year and Rookie of Year awards here.

A breakdown of the nominees for the 2023 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year can be found here.

Winners for all 2023 PBA player awards, including the Tony Reyes Community Service and Steve Nagy Sportsmanship awards, will be announced during the week of Dec. 4.

2023 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year Award Nominees

Ramsey Basurto — Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Basurto, the eldest of the five Rookie of the Year finalists, closed the season with a season-high 25th-place finish in the Players Championship. He finished third among rookies in points (2,340) and fourth in earnings ($4,000) and average (207.03).

Andrew Hall — Westborough, Mass.

Hall finished fifth among all rookies in points (1,280), earnings ($3,200) and average (205.36) this season. The 25-year-old Massachusetts native tallied his best performance of the season in March, finishing 18th at the Kokomo Classic.

Dallas Leong — Las Vegas

No rookie started the 2023 campaign stronger than Leong, who finished in 19th place in the season-opening U.S. Open. Leong advanced to match play at the USBC Masters as well, and was the lone rookie to tally three top-50 finishes in major championships.

Leong ranked second among rookies in points (2,375) and earnings ($5,550) while finishing third in average (207.93).

Cortez Schenck — Phoenix

Schenck led all rookies in points (3,465), earnings ($11,800), average (215.02), and top-25 finishes this season. He closed the campaign with his two strongest performances: 10th place in the Roth/Holman Doubles Championship and 24th in the Players Championship.

While Schenck bowled in two events during the 2022 season, the 2023 season is considered his rookie season by PBA rules because he bowled fewer than three events during the 2022 season.

Nate Stubler — LaSalle, Ill.

Stubler, the top left-handed rookie, notched the lone top-five finish of any rookie this season. He brought home a fifth-place finish with Breanna Clemmer at the Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament in July.

The 25-year-old finished second among all rookies in average (210.40), third in earnings ($5,000) and fourth in points (1,817).

Voting is now open to PBA members here. The 2023 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year award winner will be announced during the week of Dec. 4.

Past Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year Winners

Santtu Tahvanainen, 2022
Matt Russo, 2021
not awarded in 2020 due to the pandemic-interrupted season (2020 rookies retained eligibility through 2021)
Mykel Holliman, 2019
Kamron Doyle, 2018
Matt Sanders, 2017
François Lavoie, 2016
Jesper Svensson, 2015
Marshall Kent, 2014
EJ Tackett, 2013

Complete list of Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year award winners