{"id":1104,"date":"2013-01-09T20:35:36","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T20:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anthonypioppi.com\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2013-01-09T20:35:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T20:35:36","slug":"rees-jones-to-receive-donald-ross-award-from-asgca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/golf\/personalities\/1104\/rees-jones-to-receive-donald-ross-award-from-asgca","title":{"rendered":"Rees Jones to Receive Donald Ross Award from ASGCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ASGCA Past President Rees Jones has been selected by the American Society of Golf Course Architects as the 2013 Donald Ross Award recipient. The award will be presented April 22, 2013 during the 67th ASGCA Annual Meeting in Reynolds Plantation, Ga. The award is named for ASGCA\u2019s honorary first president, and is presented to an individual who has made a positive contribution to golf and golf course architecture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2013\/01\/REES-JONES-MARCH2011_depth1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1105\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2013\/01\/REES-JONES-MARCH2011_depth1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a>Jones, noted for his redesign of courses in preparation for major championships, has applied his remodeling skills to seven U.S. Open venues, seven PGA Championship courses, four Ryder Cup, two Walker Cup sites, and a President&#8217;s Cup site.\u00a0 Several of his redesigned courses have been selected as FedEx Championship sites including East Lake Golf Club, the permanent site of the PGA TOUR\u2019s Tour Championship.<\/p>\n<p>He earned a B.A. from Yale University and studied landscape architecture at Harvard University. He began his career in golf course architecture in 1965, working for 10 years under his father, Robert Trent Jones, the first Ross Award recipient in 1976. He opened Rees Jones, Inc. in 1974 in Montclair, N.J., and has led the firm ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Jones has designed or redesigned more than 170 courses worldwide, including courses in China, Japan, Canada, Mexico, England, Spain and Africa. A few of his many new designs include: Atlantic Golf Club, Bridgehampton, N.Y.; Nantucket Golf Club, Siasconset, Mass.; and Ocean Forest Golf Club, Sea Island, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>Jones has also served on the United States Golf Association\u2019s Environmental Research, Turfgrass Research, and Green Section Committees; New Jersey State Golf Association\u2019s Executive Committee; the Metropolitan Golf Association\u2019s Executive Committee and Long Range Planning Committee as well as the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Jones has been recognized many times for his contributions to the game. His awards include the 1998 Metropolitan Golf Association Distinguished Service Award, the 2002 Metropolitan Golf Writers Distinguished Service Award, Golf World Magazine&#8217;s 1995 Golf Architect of the Year, the 2004 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America&#8217;s Old Tom Morris Award and two architectural awards from the International Network of Golf.\u00a0 In 2012, Rees was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame. The Foundation for Long Island State Parks and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation honored Rees with the Robert Moses Master Builder Award in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The Donald Ross Award was established by the ASGCA Board of Governors in 1976. ASGCA\u2019s Donald Ross Award Committee is led by Steve Smyers, ASGCA.<\/p>\n<p>Past Donald Ross Award Recipients<br \/>\n2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bill Kubly, golf course builder<br \/>\n2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Dodson, golf writer\/editor<br \/>\n2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tim Finchem, PGA Tour Commissioner<br \/>\n2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ron Dodson, sustainable golf advocate<br \/>\n2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 George Peper, golf writer<br \/>\n2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Michael Hurdzan, ASGCA, golf course architect<br \/>\n2006\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jim Awtrey, chief executive officer, PGA of America<br \/>\n2005\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Singleton, irrigation pioneer<br \/>\n2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thomas Cousins, philanthropist, urban golf developer<br \/>\n2003\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bill Campbell, president, USGA, captain, Royal &amp; Ancient Golf Club<br \/>\n2002\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Byron Nelson, professional golfer<br \/>\n2001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA, professional golfer, golf course architect<br \/>\n2000\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jaime Ortiz-Patino, owner and president, Valderrama Golf Club<br \/>\n1999\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arnold Palmer, professional golfer<br \/>\n1998\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Judy Bell, president, USGA<br \/>\n1997\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gene Sarazen, professional golfer<br \/>\n1996\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ron Whitten, golf writer<br \/>\n1995\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pete Dye, ASGCA, golf course architect<br \/>\n1994\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James R. Watson, agronomist<br \/>\n1993\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Wadsworth, golf course builder<br \/>\n1992\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paul Fullmer, ASGCA executive secretary<br \/>\n1991\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Bonallack, secretary, Royal &amp; Ancient (St. Andrew\u2019s)<br \/>\n1990\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Zoller, executive director, Northern California Golf Association<br \/>\n1989\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dick Taylor, editor, \u201cGolf World\u201d magazine<br \/>\n1988\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Frank Hannigan, executive director, USGA<br \/>\n1987\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Charles Price, \u201cGolf World\u201d magazine<br \/>\n1986\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deane Beman, commissioner, PGA Tour<br \/>\n1985\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peter Dobereiner, \u201cLondon Observer\u201d columnist, author<br \/>\n1984\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dinah Shore, sponsor of women\u2019s golf tournaments<br \/>\n1983\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Al Radko, director, USGA Green Section<br \/>\n1982\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Geoffrey Cornish, ASGCA, golf course architect, historian<br \/>\n1981\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Rhodes, governor of Ohio<br \/>\n1980\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gerald Micklem, captain, Royal &amp; Ancient<br \/>\n1979\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Dey, executive director, USGA<br \/>\n1978\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Herb and Joe Graffis, founders, National Golf Foundation<br \/>\n1977\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Herbert Warren Wind, \u201cThe New Yorker\u201d columnist, author<br \/>\n1976\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robert Trent Jones, ASGCA, ASGCA founding member<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASGCA Past President Rees Jones has been selected by the American Society of Golf Course Architects as the 2013 Donald&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/golf\/personalities\/1104\/rees-jones-to-receive-donald-ross-award-from-asgca\" title=\"ReadRees Jones to Receive Donald Ross Award from ASGCA\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6132,6134,21,251739,370586,7],"tags":[286439,1391,123],"class_list":["post-1104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-us-open-championship","category-pga-championship","category-blog","category-pga-tour","category-reynolds-plantation","category-personalities","tag-asgca","tag-bethpage-black","tag-rees-jones"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1107,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104\/revisions\/1107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/anthonypioppi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}