Mike Keiser wins the USGA Bob Jones Award

[Joel_Stewart]

This is a big deal on many accounts.  Its rare the USGA gives the award to a non player or former USGA winner. 
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[/size]VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (March 2, 2025) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) will present its highest honor, the Bob Jones Award, to Mike Keiser during U.S. Open Championship week in Pittsburgh this June. Presented annually since 1955, the award recognizes those who personify the character, sportsmanship and respect for the game as its champion namesake. [/color][/size]“What inspires us about Mike is his love for what is pure and good about the game, his investment in golf that’s open to the public, his drive to promote recreational golf and the joy he feels when he plays – and those strong connections have never wavered,” said Mike Whan, CEO of the USGA, who made the announcement at the USGA’s Annual Meeting at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club this weekend. “We’re grateful for the example he’s set, which pushes the entire industry to think bigger.”


https://mediacenter.usga.org/press-releases?item=123125

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[Tommy Williamsen]

It is indeed a big deal. Keiser could have built private clubs like Sand Hills, but he has created resorts open to the public. They include all the Keiser-owned resorts and the Cabot courses. He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.

[Matt Schoolfield]

I definitely think Keiser is up there with Tiger Woods in how much he's affected golf. It's hard to understate the fact that he basically, single-handedly started the sea change in American golf culture that we are living through.

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