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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 event is a fundraiser benefiting Northeast Ohio charities serving on the frontlines of health and human care. In 2021, the Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship and the Ambassador of Golf event distributed over $800,000 to dozens of Northeast Ohio charities including: Akron Children’s Hospital, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Summa Health System, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Summa Health System, The First Tee, United Way Summit & Medina Counties, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and the LeBron James Family Foundation.
66th US Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice is the 2022 recipient of the Ambassador of Golf Award presented by FirstEnergy Foundation. Secretary Rice will be recognized on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the 2022 Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship at Firestone Country Club at a private event that serves as a charity fundraiser. The Ambassador of Golf Award honors a person who has fostered the ideals of the game on an international level and whose concerns for others extends beyond the golf course.
1981 Chi Chi Rodriguez | 1994 George H.W. Bush | 2007 Tony Jacklin |
1982 Bing Crosby | 1995 Michael Bonnallack | 2008 Charlie Sifford |
1983 Byron Nelson | 1996 Deane Beman | 2009 Hale Irwin |
1984 Gene Sarazen | 1997 Peter Thomson | 2010 Tom Watson |
1985 Gerald Ford | 1998 Ken Venturi | 2011 Nick Price |
1986 Bob Hope | 1999 Gary Player | 2012 Sir Nick Faldo |
1987 Dinah Shore | 2000 Ben Hogan/Sam Snead | 2013 Jack Nicklaus |
1988 Joe Dey | 2001 Del de Windt | 2014 Johnny Miller |
1989 Frank Chirkinian | 2002 Joanne Carner | 2015 Judy Rankin |
1990 Barbara Nicklaus | 2003 Robert Dedman Sr & Jack Vickers | 2016 Davis Love III |
1991 Arnold Palmer | 2004 Lee Trevino | 2017 Peter Jacobsen |
1992 Nancy Lopez | 2005 Pete Dye | 2018 Jim Nantz |
1993 Roberto De Vicenzo | 2006 Ken Schofield | 2019 Fred Couples |
2021 President George W. Bush |
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