The 2008-2009 GPAC Women's Golfer-of-the-Year and medalist is Danielle Bellet from Dakota Wesleyan. Bellet led wire to wire over 72 holes and finished with a four round total of 326 to win by seven strokes. Bellet placed first in the final qualifier with a round of 83. She also won qualifier number one at Whispering Creek in Sioux City, Iowa, last fall with a course record round of 74. Jenny Andrew from Hastings College, who won qualifier number two and three at Hastings (Lochland) and Midland Lutheran (Fremont Country Club) respectively, placed third overall with a 72 hole total of 339. Dakota Wesleyan's Kelli Basely ended as the runner-up medalist with a four round total of 333. Basely shot an 86 on Friday and tied for third with Jenny Bowen from Morningside. There was a seven way tie for second at the Landsmeer Golf Club in the fourth qualifier.

2008-2009 was the first year that the GPAC used four individual 18 hole qualifiers and 72 holes to determine the league champion and national tournament qualifiers. Morningside (Whispering Creek), Hastings (Lochland), Midland Lutheran (Fremont Country Club), and Northwestern (Landsmeer) hosted qualifiers this season.

The top ten finishers that played in all four qualifiers are automatically earn GPAC All-Conference honors, five additional at-large players will be named to the team along with the GPAC Coach-of-the-Year. These honors will be released in the next two weeks.

The 2009 NAIA Women's National Golf Championships will be played May 12-15 at the Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Course in Rapid City, Iowa.