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Ambassador of Golf
Presented by FirstEnergy Foundation
March 04, 2020
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Presented by FirstEnergy Foundation
The Ambassador of Golf Award is presented annually to a person who has fostered the ideals of the game on an international level and whose concern for others extends beyond the golf course. As a part of the Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS tournament week, the Ambassador of Golf Award is a charitable fundraiser with evening festivities on Thursday, July 9, 2020, honoring one of golf’s greats. Proceeds will benefit Akron Children’s Hospital, Summa Health System, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, The First Tee of Akron, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and the United Way of Summit County.
| 1981 Chi Chi Rodriguez | 1994 George H.W. Bush | 2006 Ken Schofield |
| 1982 Bing Crosby | 1995 Michael Bonnallack | 2007 Tony Jacklin |
| 1983 Byron Nelson | 1996 Deane Beman | 2008 Charlie Sifford |
| 1984 Gene Sarazen | 1997 Peter Thomson | 2009 Hale Irwin |
| 1985 Gerald Ford | 1998 Ken Venturi | 2010 Tom Watson |
| 1986 Bob Hope | 1999 Gary Player | 2011 Nick Price |
| 1987 Dinah Shore | 2000 Ben Hogan/Sam Snead | 2012 Sir Nick Faldo |
| 1988 Joe Dey | 2001 Del de Windt | 2013 Jack Nicklaus |
| 1989 Frank Chirkinian | 2002 Joanne Carner | 2014 Johnny Miller |
| 1990 Barbara Nicklaus | 2003 Robert Dedman Sr & Jack Vickers | 2015 Judy Rankin |
| 1991 Arnold Palmer | 2004 Lee Trevino | 2016 Davis Love III |
| 1992 Nancy Lopez | 2005 Pete Dye | 2017 Peter Jacobsen |
| 1993 Roberto De Vicenzo | 2018 Jim Nantz |
Schedule for Thursday, July 9, 2020, to be announced at a later date.
