Annual award celebrates sportsmanship, character, respect among golfers
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. – The USGA is seeking nominations from the global golf community for the 2022 Bob Jones Award, the highest honor annually presented by the organization and celebrated at the U.S. Open Championship.
Presented since 1955, the Bob Jones Award highlights the most noteworthy demonstrations of sportsmanship in golf, and celebrates those individuals who, in the spirit of its namesake, have displayed character, integrity and respect while playing the game. Beyond his playing career – with a record-tying nine USGA championship titles – Jones embodied the game’s values throughout his life.
“Bob Jones set a standard for greatness, and this award showcases the players who live by that same timeless sense of honor and humility through every round they play,” said Mike Whan, CEO of the USGA. “It elevates all that is good and inspiring about golf and gives the game role models that our kids and each generation of golfers can aspire to become.”
Nominations and recommendation letters can be submitted to the USGA via email to bobjonesaward@usga.org. The correspondence should include support for the submission that references the above award criteria. The deadline for receipt is Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 at 5 p.m. EDT.
Notable past recipients of the Bob Jones Award include Francis Ouimet, Babe Zaharias, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Peggy Kirk Bell, Nancy Lopez, Nick Price, Payne Stewart, Annika Sorenstam, Lee Elder and 2020 recipient Se Ri Pak. Six-time USA Walker Cup competitor and two-time captain Bob Lewis was the 2021 honoree. A complete list can be found here.
The 2022 recipient will be announced in February and will be formally honored during the week of the 122nd U.S. Open Championship at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
About the USGA
The USGA celebrates, serves and advances the game of golf. Founded in 1894, we conduct many of golf’s premier professional and amateur championships, including the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open. With The R&A, we govern the sport via a global set of playing, equipment and amateur status rules. Our operating jurisdiction for these governance functions is the United States, its territories and Mexico. The USGA Handicap System is utilized in more than 40 countries and our Course Rating System covers 95 percent of the world’s golf courses, enabling all golfers to play on an equitable basis. The USGA campus in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, is home to the Association’s Research and Test Center, where science and innovation are fueling a healthy and sustainable game for the future. The campus is also home to the USGA Golf Museum, where we honor the game by curating the world’s most comprehensive archive of golf artifacts. To learn more, visit usga.org.
