PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award

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Created in 1996, the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award honors individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the PGA Tour over an extended period of time through their actions on and off the golf course.

As of 2016, there have been eleven recipients of the award: [1]

YearRecipientsCountry
2014 Jack Vickers Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2012 Gary Player Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2009 George H. W. Bush Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2008 Jack Nicklaus Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2007 Deane Beman Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2005 Pete Dye Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2003 Jack Burke Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1998 Arnold Palmer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1998 Sam Snead Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1997 Byron Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1996 Gene Sarazen Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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References

  1. "Player receives PGA Tour's Lifetime Achievement Award". Archived from the original on March 31, 2012.