July 22, 2022

Ambassador of Golf

The Ambassador of Golf event is a fundraiser benefiting Northern Ohio charities serving on the frontlines of health and human care. In 2022, the Kaulig Companies Championship and the Ambassador of Golf event distributed $950,000 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.

NBA Champion Stephen Curry is the 2023 recipient of the Ambassador of Golf Award presented by FirstEnergy Foundation. Curry will be recognized on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the 2023 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club in 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.

In addition to Curry being named the 2023 Ambassador of Golf, PGA TOUR Champions has partnered with UNDERRATED Golf to host an event at Firestone Country Club featuring 96 junior golfers that includes 48 boys and 48 girls ages 12 to 18 from across the country. This event will be hosted from Thursday, July 6 through Saturday, July 8 on the South Course at Firestone Country Club – the same course where the Kaulig Companies Championship will be contested the following week.

PAST AMBASSADOR OF GOLF RECIPIENTS

  • 1981 Chi Chi Rodriguez
  • 1982 Bing Crosby
  • 1983 Byron Nelson
  • 1984 Gene Sarazen
  • 1985 Gerald Ford
  • 1986 Bob Hope
  • 1987 Dinah Shore
  • 1988 Joe Dey
  • 1989 Frank Chirkinian
  • 1990 Barbara Nicklaus
  • 1991 Arnold Palmer
  • 1992 Nancy Lopez
  • 1993 Roberto De Vicenzo
  • 1994 George H.W. Bush
  • 1995 Michael Bonnallack
  • 1996 Deane Beman
  • 1997 Peter Thomson
  • 1998 Ken Venturi
  • 1999 Gary Player
  • 2000 Ben Hogan/Sam Snead
  • 2001 Del de Windt
  • 2002 Joanne Carner
  • 2003 Robert Dedman Sr & Jack Vickers
  • 2004 Lee Trevino
  • 2005 Pete Dye
  • 2006 Ken Schofield
  • 2007 Tony Jacklin
  • 2008 Charlie Sifford
  • 2009 Hale Irwin
  • 2010 Tom Watson
  • 2011 Nick Price
  • 2012 Sir Nick Faldo
  • 2013 Jack Nicklaus
  • 2014 Johnny Miller
  • 2015 Judy Rankin
  • 2016 Davis Love III
  • 2017 Peter Jacobsen
  • 2018 Jim Nantz
  • 2019 Fred Couples
  • 2021 President George W. Bush
  • 2022 Condoleezza Rice
  • 2023 Stephen Curry

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