The renowned golf course design tandem of Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore have been named the recipients of the American Society of Golf Course Architects 2021 Donald Ross Award. The award has been given annually since 1976 "to those making a significant contribution to the game of golf and the profession of golf course architecture."
A 19-time winner on the PGA Tour, Crenshaw is a two-time Master's champion (1984, 1995) and captained the winning U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1999. Coore learned the ropes of golf course design under Pete and Alice Dye. The two have been designing courses together since 1985.
Coore and Crenshaw have teamed to design such highly acclaimed layouts such as Sand Hills Golf Club in Nebraska, Sheep Ranch Golf Course in Oregon, Cabot Cliffs in Nova Scotia, Kapalua Plantation Course in Hawaii, Streamsong Resort Red in Florida and Friar’s Head in New York. They also restored Pinehurst No. 2 prior to the U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Open both were played there in 2014.
They will receive the award in October at the ASGCA annual meeting in Cleveland.
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