- Woods will be honored June 12 during the US Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.
- Previous winners include Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan.
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Tiger Woods has been named this year’s Bob Jones Award winner by the USGA.
The Bob Jones Award is the USGA’s highest honor recognizing its commitment to sportsmanship and respect for the traditions of golf.
“This award goes beyond in-game performance, and recognizes the lasting impact of one person’s journey that has forever changed the image and growth of golf,” said USGA CEO Mike Whan.
“There are very few who stand next to Tiger Woods in terms of achievements on the course, and he is unique when it comes to the impact he has had on the game and the future generations who will play it.”
Woods is accustomed to being honored for his performances on the course, where he has won 15 majors among his 82 career victories on the PGA Tour.
Tiger Woods has been named this year’s Bob Jones Award winner by the USGA
Woods will be honored June 12 during the US Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.
Woods, 48, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2022 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump in 2019.
Woods is a nine-time USGA champion, winning three consecutive US Junior Amateur tournaments, followed by three consecutive US Amateur tournaments, and then the US Open at Pebble Beach (2000), Bethpage Black (2002) and Torrey Pines ( 2008).
“Bob Jones was a pillar of our game because of the integrity with which he played it, and I am truly honored to receive the award that bears his name and join the many who received it before me and who continue his legacy,” Woods said in a statement.
Jones won the Grand Slam in 1930, when it was comprised of the US Open, the US Amateur, the British Open and the British Amateur. He later co-founded the Augusta National Golf Club and created the Masters.
Off the golf course, Woods launched what is now called the TGR Foundation, which emphasizes educational opportunities along with STEM-based learning at the TGR Learning Lab in California. He also founded a golf course design company. One of his courses in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, hosted a PGA Tour event last fall.
Woods will be honored June 12 during the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.
Previous winners include Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, Mickey Wright and Ben Hogan, and former President George HW Bush.