USGA Awards
Bob Jones Award
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Presented annually by the USGA since 1955
The Bob Jones Award is the USGA’s highest honor. It recognizes an individual who demonstrates the spirit, personal character and respect for the game exhibited by Jones, the winner of nine USGA championships.
| Award Winners: | |
| 1955 Francis Ouimet | 1986 Jess Sweetser |
| 1956 William C. Campbell | 1987 Tom Watson |
| 1957 Mildred D. Zaharias | 1988 Isaac B. Grainger |
| 1958 Margaret Curtis | 1989 Chi Chi Rodriguez |
| 1959 Findlay S. Douglas | 1990 Peggy Kirk Bell |
| 1960 Charles Evans Jr. | 1991 Ben Crenshaw |
| 1961 Joseph B. Carr | 1992 Gene Sarazen |
| 1962 Horton Smith | 1993 P.J. Boatwright Jr. |
| 1963 Patty Berg | 1994 Lewis Oehmig |
| 1964 Charles Coe | 1995 Herbert Warren Wind |
| 1965 Glenna Collett Vare | 1996 Betsy Rawls |
| 1966 Gary Player | 1997 Fred Brand Jr. |
| 1967 Richard S. Tufts | 1998 Nancy Lopez |
| 1968 Robert B. Dickson | 1999 Edgar Updegraff |
| 1969 Gerald H. Micklem | 2000 Barbara McIntire |
| 1970 Roberto de Vicenzo | 2001 Thomas Cousins |
| 1971 Arnold Palmer | 2002 Judy Rankin |
| 1972 Michael Bonallack | 2003 Carol Semple Thompson |
| 1973 Gene Littler | 2004 Jackie Burke Jr. |
| 1974 Byron Nelson | 2005 Nick Price |
| 1975 Jack Nicklaus | 2006 Jay Haas |
| 1976 Ben Hogan | 2007 Louise Suggs |
| 1977 Joseph C. Dey Jr. | 2008 George H.W. Bush |
| 1978 Bing Crosby & Bob Hope | 2009 O. Gordon Brewer Jr. |
| 1979 Tom Kite | 2010 Mickey Wright |
| 1980 Charles Yates | 2011 Lorena Ochoa |
| 1981 JoAnne Carner | 2012 Annika Sorenstam |
| 1982 William J. Patton | 2013 Davis Love III |
| 1983 Maureen Ruttle Garrett | 2014 Payne Stewart |
| 1984 R. Jay Sigel | 2015 Barbara Nicklaus |
| 1985 Fuzzy Zoeller | 2016 Judy Bell |
| 2017 Bob Ford |