Darius Rucker named 2025 Ambassador of Golf
The Kaulig Companies Championship, PGA TOUR Champions and Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation recognize multiplatinum, three-time Grammy Award-winning artist Darius Rucker as the 2025 recipient of the Ambassador of Golf Award. The award – which benefits the Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation – 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.
AMBASSADOR OF GOLF RECIPIENTS
YEAR
RECIPIENT
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 Beaman
1997
Peter Thompson
1998
Ken Venturi
1999
Gary Player
2000
Ben Hogan & Sam Sneed
2001
Del de Windt
2002
Joanne Carter
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
George W. Bush
2022
Condoleezza Rice
2023
Stephen Curry
2024
Peyton Manning
2025
Darius Rucker