Premio Bob Jones

Il Bob Jones Award è la più alta onorificenza conferita dalla United States Golf Association in riconoscimento della sua distinta sportività nel golf professionistico . È stato chiamato in onore del leggendario golfista Bobby Jones, Jr.

Destinatari

• 1955: Francis Ouimet
• 1956: William C. Campbell
• 1957: Babe Zaharias
• 1958: Margaret Curtis
• 1959: Findlay S. Douglas
• 1960: Chick Evans
• 1961: Joseph B. Carr
• 1962: Horton Smith
• 1963: Patty Berg
• 1964: Charles Coe
• 1965: Glenna Collett Vare
• 1966: Gary Player
• 1967: Richard S. Tufts
• 1968: Robert B. Dickson
• 1969: Gerald H. Micklem
• 1970: Roberto De Vicenzo
• 1971: Arnold Palmer
• 1972: Michael Bonallack
• 1973: Gene Littler
• 1974: Byron Nelson
• 1975: Jack Nicklaus
• 1976: Ben Hogan
• 1977: Joseph C. Dey, Jr.
• 1978: Bing Crosby e Bob Hope
• 1979: Tom Kite
• 1980: Charles Yates
• 1981: JoAnne Carner
• 1982: William J. Patton
• 1983: Maureen Ruttle Garrett
• 1984: Jay Sigel
• 1985: Fuzzy Zoeller
• 1986: Jess Sweetser
• 1987: Tom Watson
• 1988: Isaac B. Grainger
• 1989: Chi Chi Rodriguez
• 1990: Peggy Kirk Bell
• 1991: Ben Crenshaw
• 1992: Gene Sarazen
• 1993: PJ Boatwright, Jr.
• 1994: Lewis Oehmig
• 1995: Herbert Warren Wind
• 1996: Betsy Rawls
• 1997: Fred Brand, Jr.
• 1998: Nancy Lopez
• 1999: Edgar Updegraff
• 2000: Barbara McIntire
• 2001: Thomas Cousins
• 2002: Judy Rankin
• 2003: Carol Semple Thompson
• 2004: Jack Burke, Jr.
• 2005: Nick Price
• 2006: Jay Haas
• 2007: Louise Suggs
• 2008: George HW Bush
• 2009: O. Gordon Brewer, Jr.
• 2010: Mickey Wright
• 2011: Lorena Ochoa
• 2012: Annika Sörenstam
• 2013: Davis Love III
• 2014: Payne Stewart
• 2015: Barbara Nicklaus
• 2016: Judy Bell
• 2017: Bob Ford

link esterno

• (a) USGA - Premio Bob Jones

Note e riferimenti

1. (in) "  USGA to honor Judy Bell with Bob Jones Award  " , ESPN ,14 gennaio 2016( leggi online )
2. (in) Associated Press, "  Bob Ford primo professionista di club a vincere il Bob Jones Award  " , ESPN ,8 febbraio 2017( leggi online )