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One of America's great jewelers and sculptors, Malcolm DeMille, created the AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award Trophy.
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Jerry Cole Sportsmanship AwardIt is part of the AJGA’s mission to develop young men and women on and off the course and impress upon them the importance of respect for their fellow competitors and the game of golf. One way this is achieved is through the AJGA’s Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award. This award has been presented annually since the AJGA's inception in 1978. In 2000, it was named in memoriam for Jerry Cole after the AJGA’s longtime friend and board member’s death. Recipients of the Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award are historically juniors who have some or all of these characteristics:
Each year, the Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award recipient earns entry into the Rolex Tournament of Champions and is honored at the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet. |
Past AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award Winnners
2017: | Hannah Foster, Hobe Sound, Florida |
2016: | Michael Sanders, Davidson, North Carolina |
2015: | Emily Sumner, North Tustin, California |
2014: | Cooper Dossey, Austin, Texas |
2013: | Tobin Niblett, Austin, Texas |
2012: | Thomas Walsh, High Point, N.C. |
2011: | Wyatt Larkin, Morganton, Ga. |
2010: | Ashley Armstrong, Flossmoor, Ill. |
2009: | Trey Kaahanui, Tempe, Ariz. |
2008: | Pontus Widegren, Danderyd, Sweden |
2007: | MacKinzie Kline, Encinitas, Calif. |
2006: | Joe David, Madison, Tenn. |
2005: | Kristin Ingram, Pasadena, Calif. |
2004: | Matt Savage, Louisville, Ky. |
2003: | Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana, Long Beach, Calif. |
2002: | Jonathan Moore, Portland, Ore. |
2001: | Whitney Code, Tampa, Fla. |
2000: | Mallory Code, Tampa, Fla. |
1999: | Virada Nirapathpongporn, Bangkok, Thailand |
1998: | Travis Johnson, Bellflower, Calif. |
1997: | Lisa Dernick, The Woodlands, Texas |
1996: | Boyd Summerhays, Farmington, Utah |
1995: | Wes Latimer, Woodstock, Ga. |
1994: | Jeff Fahrenbruch, Plano, Texas |
1993: | Skyli Yamada, Sandy, Utah |
1992: | Brian Newton, Richardson, Texas |
1991: | Jason Gore, Valencia, Calif. |
1990: | Jason Hebert, Houston, Texas |
1989: | Kevin Hammer, Boynton Beach, Fla. |
1988: | Jean-Paul Hebert, Houston, Texas |
1987: | Jodi Figley, Aliquippa, Pa. |
1986: | Robert Gamez, Las Vegas, Nev. |
1985: | Steve Flesch, Edgewood, Ky. |
1984: | Anthony Mollica, Columbus, Ga. |
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1982: | Paul Earnest, Houston, Texas |
1981: | Jamie DeWeese, Rochester, N.Y. |
1980: | Gordon Dalgleish, Helensburgh, Scotland |
1979: | Don Hurter, Honolulu, Hawaii |
1978: | Chris Haack, Newnan, Ga. |