Jim Nantz to receive 2021 Old Tom Morris Award

Jim Nantz, a three-time Emmy winner and lead anchor of CBS’s golf coverage, will be the recipient of the 2021 Old Tom Morris Award from GCSAA. The organization will present the award live on Feb. 2, 2021, during the Opening Session of the virtual 2021 Golf Industry Show.

“(The Old Tom Morris Award) is a big one,”  Nantz said. “I treasure the relationship that I have with many superintendents around the country, and I value their efforts so much. They work so hard and they don’t get the acclaim I feel they deserve. They’re so incredibly well educated and trained on all issues involving agronomy. It’s been an eye-opener for me the last 35 years.”

The award presentation and Opening Session will be part of the interactive and engaging events during the Feb. 2-4 virtual event or watch it later as part of the extended show access.

Past Old Tom Morris Award Winners include:

2020    Gary Player

2019    The Powell Family

2018    Ernie Els

2017    Paul R. Latshaw

2016    Herb Kohler

2015    Dan Jenkins

2014    Annika Sorenstam

2013    Mike Hurdzan, Ph.D.

2012    Peter Jacobsen

2011    Nick Price

2010    Judy Rankin

2009    Col. John Morley

2008    Greg Norman

2007    Charles Sifford

2006    Joseph M. Duich, Ph.D.

2005    Jack Nicklaus

2004    Rees Jones

2003    Pete Dye

2002    Walter Woods, Esq.

2001    Timothy W. Finchem

2000    Nancy Lopez

1999    Jaime Ortiz-Patiño

1998    Ken Venturi

1997    Ben Crenshaw

1996    Tom Fazio

1995    Dr. James R. Watson

1994    Byron Nelson

1993    Dinah Shore

1992    Tom Watson

1991    William C. Campbell

1990    Sherwood A. Moore, CGCS

1989    Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez

1988    Gene Sarazen

1987    Robert Trent Jones Sr.

1986    Patty Berg

1985    Gerald Ford

1984    Bob Hope

1983    Arnold Palmer

To learn more about the virtual GIS, visit https://www.golfindustryshow.com/registration.