Greg Muirhead, ASGCA President, comments on the death today at age 94 of golf great and 2002 Donald Ross Award winner Byron Nelson: "The game of golf has lost one of its finest ambassadors. Byron Nelson’s gentlemanly manner and fluid swing will never be forgotten by any who witnessed them. We will miss this great man who inspired so many to play the game that symbolized his grace and character."
ASGCA Background
Founded in 1946 by 14 leading architects, including Donald Ross and Robert Trent Jones, Sr., the American Society of Golf Course Architects is a non-profit organization comprised of 176 golf course designers located throughout the United States and Canada. Members are actively involved in the design of new courses, the renovation of existing layouts, and issues affecting the future of the game. The Donald Ross Award is given annually to an individual who has positively influenced the profession of golf course architecture. It was first awarded in 1976.
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