Thomas Cousins will receive ASGCA Donald Ross Award

The 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) will take place April 23 to 28 at Hilton Head Island, S.C., where Thomas Cousins will receive the 2004 Donald Ross Award.

The society's most prestigious honor, the Donald Ross Award is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the game of golf and the profession of golf course architecture. Cousins, who spearheaded the renovation of East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Ga., and the rehabilitation of the surrounding neighborhood, is receiving the honor for both saving the historic club and for rebuilding the neighborhood, which was notorious for its crime and drug traffic.

Since it reopened in 1995, the renovated golf course has attracted three PGA Tour Championships and the U.S. Amateur Championship. East Lake also recently was selected as the long-term site of the PGA Tour Championship. These tournaments generate hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for further neighborhood improvement, the East Lake Community Foundation founded by Cousins and his family, and efforts to encourage similar programs across the country.

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