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Kyle kelting - golf athlete of the year 2016

Photo: amarillo.com

Kyle Kelting - Amarillo

Why Honored: Kelting has been one of the top amateur golfers in Amarillo for the past 25 years. To start his successful summer off, Kelting won the 65th Annual Budweiser Partnership with his son, Derick. They became the second father-son duo to win the event. The 36-hole final day lasted 10 1/2 hours.

Kyle added to his summer by winning the Coors Tournament of Champions, dominating the 72-hole event by nine shots.

Quotable: "I'll be honest, I've wanted to win this award for 25 years and consider this quite an honor when you look at the list of golfers. Playing with Derick in the Partnership was an experience I'll never forget and a little more special to me than the TOC. In the TOC I started out thinking to just don't embarrass yourself and the stars lined up for me that week. Like I said, I know all about this award and being in my 50s I thought it would never happen. I'm so grateful for this honor."
- Kelting