USGA Awards
Green Section Award
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The Green Section Award recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the game through their work with turfgrass. The USGA Green Section was created in 1920 to conduct research and to collect and distribute information about the proper maintenance and upkeep of golf courses to member clubs and courses.
| Award Winners: | |
| 1961 Dr. John Monteith, Jr. | 1989 Dr. James B. Beard |
| 1962 Dr. Lawrence S. Dickinson | 1990 Chester Mendenhall |
| 1963 O.J. Noer | 1991 Dr. Joseph C. Troll |
| 1964 Joseph Valentine | 1992 Dr. Richard Skogley |
| 1965 Dr. Glenn W. Burton | 1993 Dr. Ralph E. Engel |
| 1966 Dr. H. Burton Musser | 1994 Dr. Kenyon T. Payne |
| 1967 Elmer J. Michael | 1995 David C. Stone |
| 1968 James L. Haines | 1996 Robert M. Williams |
| 1969 Dr. Fred V. Grau | 1997 Dr. Paul E. Rieke |
| 1970 Eberhand R. Steiniger | 1998 B.J. Johnson |
| 1971 Tom Mascaro | 1999 Dr. Noel Jackson |
| 1972 Herb and Joe Graffis | 2000 L. Palmer Maples, Jr. |
| 1973 Dr. Marvin H. Ferguson | 2001 Dr. Patricia M. Cobb |
| 1974 Dr. Howard B. Sprague | 2002 George B. Thompson |
| 1975 Dr. Fanny-Fern Davis | 2003 Dr. Houston Couch |
| 1976 Dr. James R. Watson | 2004 Monroe S. Miller |
| 1977 Edward J. Casey | 2005 Peter O. Cockingham |
| 1978 Dr. Jess de France | 2006 Dr. Robert C. Shearman |
| 1979 Arthur A. Snyder | 2007 Dr. Joseph M. Vargas |
| 1980 Dr. C. Reed Funk | 2008 Ted Horton |
| 1981 Dr. Joseph M. Duich | 2009 Terry Bonar |
| 1982 Charles G. Wilson | 2010 Dan Potter |
| 1983 Alexander M. Radko | 2011 Dennis Lyon |
| 1984 Dr. William H. Daniel | 2012 Wayne Hanna |
| 1985 Dr. Victor B. Youngner | 2013 Dr. Victor Gibeault |
| 1986 James B. 'Monty' Montcrief | 2014 Dr. Peter Dernoeden |
| 1987 Sherwood A. Moore | 2015 Dr. Pat Vittum |
| 1988 Dr. Roy L. Goss | 2016 Dr. Bruce Clarke |