By Design – Issue 49, Summer 2020

ASGCA DONALD ROSS AWARD I learned so many lessons from my dad, such as having a dream and setting goals, never allowing anyone to define you as a person, everyone in life has obstacles, and never ever give up! What do you think your father would make of your achievements? My father would expect us to achieve. We come from a family of workaholics. He was able to accompany me to Scotland when the University of St Andrews bestowed an honorary doctorate degree to me—the first time that had happened in Scotland in 63 years. That was in 2008 and he passed the following year. He probably would be ecstatic that I have become the only American and golfer to ever have a building named after me at the University of St Andrews, but he would not find it surprising. He would be beaming with pride. He would also expect us to work hard to continue to build on the foundation and the legacy that both he and my mother created. Tell us more about the Clearview Legacy Foundation In 2001, Clearview became one of only a handful of golf courses in the United States listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the US Department of the Interior. Also, in that same year, the Clearview Legacy Foundation for Education, Preservation and Turfgrass Research was formed. It has allowed us to educate youngsters in the game of golf and the game of life. We do programs for youth and seniors, for those who never thought they would have the opportunity to participate in the game of golf, and for youth in foster care. The most rewarding program for me, however, has been Clearview HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere), a program for female military veterans. Most of our women are dealing with PTSD and a couple have Purple Hearts. There are over 50 women in the program, from northeastern Ohio. Last year, six of them had an extraordinary opportunity to take a trip to the ‘home of golf.’ It was sponsored by a friend of mine who created the St Andrews Legacy to offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience to veterans. The university hosted them for a week in the Renee Powell Hall. Several of the women who went on the trip had suffered with suicidal tendencies in the past and have said 1976 Robert Trent Jones 1977 Herbert Warren Wind 1978 Herb and Joe Graffis 1979 Joe Dey 1980 Gerald Micklem 1981 James Rhodes 1982 Geoffrey Cornish 1983 Al Radko 1984 Dinah Shore 1985 Peter Dobereiner 1986 Deane Beman 1987 Charles Price 1988 Frank Hannigan 1989 Dick Taylor 1990 John Zoller 1991 Michael Bonallack 1992 Paul Fullmer 1993 Brent Wadsworth 1994 James R. Watson 1995 Pete Dye 1996 Ron Whitten 1997 Gene Sarazen 1998 Judy Bell 1999 Arnold Palmer 2000 Jamie Ortiz-Patiño 2001 Jack Nicklaus 2002 Byron Nelson 2003 Bill Campbell 2004 Thomas Cousins 2005 John Singleton 2006 Jim Awtrey 2007 Dr. Michael Hurdzan 2008 George Peper 2009 Ron Dodson 2010 Tim Finchem 2011 James Dodson 2012 Bill Kubly 2013 Rees Jones 2014 Major Dan Rooney 2015 Bradley S. Klein 2016 Michael Bamberger 2017 Alice Dye 2018 George H. W. Bush 2019 Joe Passov 2020 Renee Powell ASGCA Donald Ross Award Winners The Donald Ross Award is ASGCA’s highest honor, presented annually to an individual who has made significant and lasting contributions to the profession of golf course architecture. Previous winners are: Photos: Getty Images 24 | By Design