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Encyclopedia > Bob Jones Award

The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. It is named in honor of Bobby Jones, Jr.. The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ...


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Francis Ouimet, (May 8, 1893 – September 3, 1967) was an American golfer. ... Mildred Ella Babe Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911 in Port Arthur, Texas – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete, who excelled in many sports. ... Margaret Curtis (1883 - 1965) was an American golfing and tennis champion and lifelong social worker. ... Charles Evans, Jr, who was generally known as Chick Evans, (July 18, 1890 - November 6, 1979) was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s considered second only to Bobby Jones in his era. ... Horton Smith (b. ... Patty Berg (born February 13, 1918) was a founder member and then leading player on the LPGA Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ... Glenna Collett Glenna Collett (June 20, 1903 - February 3, 1989) was an American Hall of Fame golfing champion whom the Hall calls the greatest female golfer of her day and who dominated American womens golf in the 1920s. ... Gary Player on the cover of a 1999 golf instruction video. ... Roberto DeVicenzo (Born April 14, 1923) -- Perhaps the archetypal international golfer of the 1950s, he won an astonishing 230 tournaments worldwide in his career, including four on the PGA Tour and the 1967 British Open. ... (This article is about the golfer. ... Sir Michael Bonallack (born 31 December 1934, Chigwell, Essex, England) is an English amateur golfer who was one of the leading administrators in world golf in the late 20th century. ... Gene (Alec) Littler (born 21 July 1930 in San Diego, California) is an American golfer. ... John Byron Nelson, Jr. ... Nicklaus celebrates his victory in the 1980 U.S. Open Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio), also known as The Golden Bear, was a major force in professional golf, first on the PGA Tour from the 1960s to the mid to late 1980s, and then on... Ben Hogan on the cover of the DVD Ben Hogan: The Golf Swing (2003). ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903? – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Bob Hope KBE, KCSG, (May 29, 1903–July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was a famous British-American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Army personnel. ... // Tom Kite (born December 9, 1949 in Austin, Texas) is an American golfer. ... JoAnne Carner (b April 4 1939 Kirkland, Washington) is an American professional golfer. ... Frank Urban Fuzzy Zoeller, Jr. ... // Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an golfer on the Champions Tour, who still occasionally competes in PGA Tour events. ... Juan Chi-Chi Rodriguez (born October 23, 1935 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the PGAs World Golf Hall of Fame. ... Peggy Kirk Bell (born in 1920) is a former American professional golfer and golf instructor. ... Ben Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952 in Austin, Texas) is an American golfer. ... Gene Sarazen (born Eugenio Saraceni) (February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) is one of the few golfers to win all the Major Championships in his career, including 1922 US Open 1922 PGA Championship 1923 PGA Championship 1932 US Open 1932 British Open 1933 PGA Championship 1935 The Masters Winner of... Betsy Rawls (b. ... Nancy Lopez (born January 6, 1957 in Torrance, California; raised in Roswell, New Mexico) is one of the most famous women in the history of the sport of golf. ... Barbara Joy McIntire (born January 12, 1935 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American golfer. ... Judy Rankin (born February 18, 1945, St Louis, Missouri) is an American professional golfer. ... Carol Semple (born October 27, 1948 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania) is an American golf champion. ... Nick Price (born January 28, 1957 in Durban, South Africa), is a professional golfer. ... Jay Haas (born December 2, 1953 in St. ...


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