September Presentation to Take Place at Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs
DENVER, CO – The Robert Trent Jones Society will award its third annual Legacy Award to retired LPGA professional golfer and World Golf Hall of Fame member Hollis Stacy for contributions to the game of golf over herlifetime. Previous recipients were Al Geiberger and Lee Trevino.
Stacy was a highly successful amateur and LPGA golfer, capturing numerous honors leading to her three U.S. Women’s Open titles and 18 LPGA victories. Additionally, she won the du Maurier Classic, considered to be the fourth major for women’s golf in 1983. Since retiring from competitive golf Stacy has been actively involved in women’s golf, various charity causes, and advising on golf course design. She is one of only two women to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship three times.
David Cardwell, Executive Director of the Robert Trent Jones Society said, “The Legacy Award was established in Mr. Jones’ name to honor individuals whose lifetime is committed to expanding the game of golf. It is with great pleasure that we honor Hollis for her numerous contributions to the game, both on and off the course.”
“From my years of competition around the world, I have come to appreciate and respect the role that golf course architects play,” Stacy said. “The care and detail that designers like Mr. Jones brought to the game is to be celebrated.”
Stacy is scheduled to speak at this year’s Robert Trent Jones Society gathering at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs where she will share her thoughts on expanding the game through more inclusive design and other initiatives. The Academy’s Blue Course at Eisenhower Golf Club opened in 1959 and is the only original Robert Trent Jones Sr. layout in the state of Colorado. The event is open to golfers from 40 Society member clubs worldwide.
For further information about the Robert Jones Society, access the website at www.rtjsociety.com.
About the Robert Trent Jones Society and the Legacy Award
The Robert Trent Jones Society was created in 2004 and consists of 40 member clubs worldwide designed by Robert Trent Jones Senior. Robert Trent Jones is remembered for his genius in golf design, ushering in a modern, post-war feel for the game as represented by iconic course designs and redesigns such as Oakland Hills, Bellerive, Hazeltine and Firestone.
The Robert Trent Jones Society is committed to preserving how Mr. Jones expanded the game and created its annual Legacy Award to honor others whose life in golf best epitomize at lifelong commitment to the sport.
Mr. Jones said it best himself in his autobiography, “Golf’s Magnificent Challenge: “If I am to be remembered, I hope it is not just for the golf courses I built but for the other contributions as well to the game I love, to the game that has been my life.”
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