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2008 Rossi Award Nomination Form Due June 29, 2007
Download the 2008 Nomination Form
ROSSI AWARD
The Don A. Rossi Award is given annually by the Golf Course Builders Association of America in memory of the late Don Rossi, former President of the National Golf Foundation and the Executive Director of the Golf Course Builders Association of America. Recipients are individuals who have made significant contributions to the game of golf and its growth, and who have inspired others by their example.
Don Rossi, who called himself the "godfather of the golf industry, served as Executive Director of the National Golf Foundation from 1970 to 1983. During his tenure, he led the NGF into a vastly expanded role in the world of golf. Among his achievements at the NGF were the institution of annual seminars for golf course owners, operators and employees; the establishment of the NGF research and statistics division; and the initiation of the annual Joe Graffis Award.
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Rossi Award Recipients
2007 Edwin J. Hunter
2006 Ed Seay
2005 Gary Player
2004 Doyle Jacklin
2003 Karsten Solheim
2002 Dr. Michael J. Hurdzan
2001 Jack Nicklaus
2000 Brent Wadsworth
1999 Dr. James Beard
1998 Arnold Palmer
1997 Stanley Zontek
1996 Geoffrey S. Cornish
1995 Dr. Joseph Duich
1994 Alice O'Neal Dye
1993 Joe Jemsek
1992 Robert Trent Jones
1991 Don. A. Rossi
Perry Dye Award Recipients
2004 Perry O. Dye
2006 Jim Kirchdorfer
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Mr. Rossi set up the first annual worldwide golf development meeting, which drew golf officials from eight countries. This meeting was instrumental in the formation of the National Golf Foundation of Japan and the Canadian Golf Foundation. Rossi also laid the groundwork for the NGFÕs Golf Summits, and was instrumental in restructuring the NGF to include members of the Allied Associations of Golf on its board of directors.
After he retired from the NGF, he established Don A. Rossi & Associates, a golf course development firm; served as secretary/treasurer of the National Golf Car Manufacturers Association; and served as executive director of the Golf Course Builders Association of America from 1984 to 1990.
After his death on March 11, 1990, the GCBAA chose to honor him by instituting the Don A. Rossi Award, which was given to him posthumously in 1991 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the game of golf. The award is presented at the GCBAA Awards Dinner.
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PERRY DYE SERVICE AWARD
The Perry Dye Service Award is given periodically by the Golf Course Builders Association of America to recognize those members who unselfishly contribute above and beyond "the call of duty" to make positive changes in the Association. Perry Dye was personally responsible for the financial stability of the Association during early lean years.
Perry Dye is the elder son in a family whose contributions have become an integral part of the history and tradition of golf course design. In 1922, Perry's grandfather designed and constructed a nine-hole golf course in Urbana, Ohio. This is where Perry's father, Pete Dye, grew up and received his early training. Perry's mother, Alice Dye, is an accomplished amateur player who was the first female member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Perry's younger brother, Paul ("P.B.") is also a golf course architect. This heritage, which began in the Midwestern United States, has been carried from generation to generation and has provided the foundation for the creation of some of the world's best golf courses. All members of the Dye family have uniquely combined and contributed their talent and knowledge to the improvement of the game. This family is dedicated to making golf "every man's game." Together, Pete, Alice, Perry and P.B. have placed the Dye name on nearly 200 golf courses around the world.
The Scottish tradition of using railroad ties and natural contours, grasses and mounding has become an architectural trademark of a Dye golf course, as has concern for the environment and the overall preservation of the great tradition of golf. Like his father, Perry designs his courses in harmony with nature and this philosophy have contributed to the environmental conservation emphasized on all Dye courses.
In 1996, Perry was accepted into the prestigious American Society of Golf Course Architects. He continues working to promote the growth and economic structure of the golf course industry through mutual cooperation and support of allied industries and professional groups, civic organizations, and the general public.
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GCBAA Executive Office
727 "O" Street, Lincoln, NE 68508
Tel (402)476-4444 Fax (402)476-4489
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