12. 10.2012
08jones award to love “my nephew texted me, ‘congratulations on your award,’ ” said avis love iii when he finished the first of his pro-am rounds in the franklin templeton shootout. “i said, ‘did i win the Heis- man?’ ” not exactly, though the names of the recipients of the usga’s bob Jones award, given annually to someone who has demonstrated the spirit, character and respect for the game that Jones himself embodied, are equally impressive, if not more so. from ouimet to palmer to Hogan to nicklaus to cros- by to Hope to wright to wind, in 2013 the honor roll will add a little love too. a player on six ryder cup teams and captain of the last one, a member of six presidents cup teams, a 20-time pga tour winner, including the ’97 pga championship at winged foot gc, the 48-year-old love already had a record that would have made his late father, the renowned instructor, davis love Jr., endlessly proud. “it’s definitely an honor that hey would put me in that category,” said love of the usga nnouncement. “my dad would be proud of stuff like that, the payne stewart award, the captaincy, the way our team repre- sented our country. some things you can’t earn by tournament wins or scoring averages. those kind of things mean as much as winning.” —Jim Moriarty (@GWMoriarty)
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