Tiger Woods has been chosen to obtain the Bob Jones Award, the very best honour from the USGA that acknowledges his dedication to sportsmanship and respect for golf’s traditions.

Woods sometimes is honoured for his performances on the course, the place he has gained 15 majors amongst his 82 profession victories on the PGA Tour.

“This award goes beyond playing performance, recognizing the lasting impact of one person’s journey that has forever changed the image and growth of golf,” stated Mike Whan, the CEO of the USGA. “There are very few who stand alongside Tiger Woods in terms of on-course accomplishments, and he is in a class of his own when it comes to the impact he has made on the game and future generations who will play it.”

Nine-time USGA champion.

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— USGA (@USGA) March 2, 2024

Woods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2022, and he acquired the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump in 2019.

Woods is a nine-time USGA champion, successful three straight U.S. Junior Amateurs, adopted by three straight U.S. Amateurs, after which the U.S. 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’m truly humbled to receive the award that bears his name and join the many who have received it before me who continue his legacy,” Woods stated in a press release.

Jones gained the Grand Slam in 1930 when it was comprised of the US Open, U.S. Amateur, British Open and British Amateur. He later co-founded Augusta National Golf Club and created the Masters.

Off the golf course, Woods launched what now is named the TGR Foundation that emphasizes instructional alternatives, together with STEM-based studying on the TGR Learning Lab in California. He additionally has began a golf course design agency. One of his programs in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, hosted a PGA Tour occasion final fall.

Woods will likely be honored June 12 in the course of the US Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.

Previous winners embody Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, Mickey Wright and Ben Hogan, and former President George H.W. Bush.