BURKE, BARBARA AND STRICKER HONOURED BY US WRITERS
FROM THE PGATOUR.COM WEBSITE
HOUSTON -- Hall of Famer Jack Burke junior, USGA Women's Committee chairman Barbara Douglas and Steve Stricker have been honoured with three prestigious awards given by the Golf Writers Association of America.
Jack Burke, 88 later this month and one of American golf's great characters and one the game's greatest statesmen, received the William D. Richardson Award, given annually to recognise individuals who have consistently made an outstanding contribution to golf.
Barbara Douglas, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2009, won the Ben Hogan Award for remaining active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness.
Steve Stricker, a nine-time winner on the US PGA Tour, was honoured with the ASAPSports/Jim Murray Award, which recognises a golfer for co-operation, quotability and accommodation with the media.
Stricker, ranked seventh in the world, is one of the US Tour's most accessible players. He has been open and honest about his career during the tough years and the good ones. He edged out Stewart Cink and Tom Lehman for the award.
They will be honoured, along with GWAA Players of the Year Graeme McDowell, Yani Tseng and Bernhard Langer, at the Annual GWAA Awards Dinner in Augusta, Georgia on April 6 - the eve of the 2011 US Masters.
HOUSTON -- Hall of Famer Jack Burke junior, USGA Women's Committee chairman Barbara Douglas and Steve Stricker have been honoured with three prestigious awards given by the Golf Writers Association of America.
Jack Burke, 88 later this month and one of American golf's great characters and one the game's greatest statesmen, received the William D. Richardson Award, given annually to recognise individuals who have consistently made an outstanding contribution to golf.
Barbara Douglas, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2009, won the Ben Hogan Award for remaining active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness.
Steve Stricker, a nine-time winner on the US PGA Tour, was honoured with the ASAPSports/Jim Murray Award, which recognises a golfer for co-operation, quotability and accommodation with the media.
Stricker, ranked seventh in the world, is one of the US Tour's most accessible players. He has been open and honest about his career during the tough years and the good ones. He edged out Stewart Cink and Tom Lehman for the award.
They will be honoured, along with GWAA Players of the Year Graeme McDowell, Yani Tseng and Bernhard Langer, at the Annual GWAA Awards Dinner in Augusta, Georgia on April 6 - the eve of the 2011 US Masters.
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