- Woods will be honored June 12 at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in NC
- Previous winners include Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan
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Tiger Woods has been named recipient of this year’s Bob Jones Award by the USGA.
The Bob Jones Award is the USGA’s highest honor recognizing his commitment to sportsmanship and respect for golf’s traditions.
“This award goes beyond playing achievements and recognizes the lasting impact of one person’s journey that forever changed the image and growth of golf,” said USGA CEO Mike Whan.
‘Very few stand next to Tiger Woods when it comes to on-court achievements, and he is in a class of his own when it comes to the impact he has made on the game and on future generations who will play it .’
Woods is used to being honored for his achievements on the course, where he has won 15 majors among his 82 career wins on the PGA Tour.
Tiger Woods has been named recipient of this year’s Bob Jones Award by the USGA
Woods will be honored June 12 at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina
The 48-year-old Woods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2022 and in 2019 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump.
A nine-time USGA champion, Woods won three consecutive US Junior Amateurs, followed by three consecutive US Amateurs, and then the US Open at Pebble Beach (2000), Bethpage Black (2002) and Torrey Pines (2008).
“Bob Jones was a pillar of our game because of the integrity with which he played it, and I am truly humbled to receive the award that bears his name, and I join the many who received it before me and who will continue his legacy continue,” Woods said. said in a statement.
Jones won the Grand Slam in 1930 when it consisted of the US Open, US Amateur, British Open and British Amateur. He later co-founded the Augusta National Golf Club and created the Masters.
Off the golf course, Woods launched what is now called the TGR Foundation, which emphasizes educational opportunities along with STEM-based learning at the TGR Learning Lab in California. He also started a golf course design firm. One of his courses in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, hosted a PGA Tour event last fall.
Woods will be honored June 12 at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.
Past winners include Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, Mickey Wright and Ben Hogan, and former President George HW Bush.