Tiger Woods wins Bob Jones Award, highest honor from USGA،
FAR HILLS, NJ — Tiger Woods has been selected to receive the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor bestowed by the USGA, which recognizes his commitment to sportsmanship and respect for the traditions of golf.
Woods is usually honored for his performances on the course, where he has won 15 majors among his 82 career victories on the PGA Tour.
“This award goes beyond playing performance, recognizing the lasting impact of one person’s journey that forever changed the image and growth of golf,” said USGA CEO Mike Whan. “There are very few who stand alongside Tiger Woods in terms of on-course accomplishments, and he is in a class of his own when it comes to the impact he has had on the game and on generations future players who will play there.”
Woods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2022 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump in 2019.
SATURDAY, Woods posted a quick thank you note on social mediaadding that he is honored to have been chosen.
Woods is a nine-time USGA champion, winning three consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur Championships, followed by three consecutive U.S. Amateur Championships, then the U.S. 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 honored to receive the award that bears his name and to join all those who have received it before me and who carry on his legacy,” Woods said. said in a statement.
Jones won the Grand Slam in 1930, when it included 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 focuses on educational opportunities, as well as STEM-based learning at the TGR Learning Lab in California. He also started a golf course design business. 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 No. 2 Pinehurst in North Carolina.
Previous winners include Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, Mickey Wright and Ben Hogan, and former President George HW Bush.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
