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PGA toUR Awards (cont.)Payne Stewart Awardthe award is named for payne Stewart, an 11-time winneron the pga tour, including three major championships.Stewart died the week of tHE tour championship presentedby coca-cola in 1999. the award was created by the pga tourpolicy Board to perpetuate Stewart’s memory. It is presentedannually at tHE tour championship presented by coca-colato a player sharing Stewart’s respect for the traditions of thegame, his commitment to uphold the game’s heritage of charitablesupport and the professional and meticulous presentationof himself and the sport through his dress and conduct.In addition to a sculpture presented to the recipient, thepayne Stewart award is accompanied by an annual payneStewart award grant presented by Southern company. the$300,000 grant will support several initiatives in Stewart’sname to be distributed as follows: $100,000 to payneand tracey Stewart’s primary charity, the Stewart FamilyFoundation; $100,000 in Stewart’s honor to the First tee facilityin missouri, located at camp Kanakuk, which is affiliatedwith the “Kids across america” program; and $100,000 to acharity designated by the recipient.2000 Byron Nelson,Jack Nicklaus,arnold palmer2001 Ben crenshaw2002 Nick price2003 tom Watson2004 Jay Haas2005 Brad Faxon2006 gary player2007 Hal Sutton2008 Davis Love III2009 Kenny perry2010 tom LehmanPGA toUR charity of the Year Awardthe pga tour charity of the Year award was started in 1987. charities are nominated by the tournament advisory council (tac) and voted on by the pga tourpolicy Board.1987 Egleston Hospital for children BellSouth classic1988 Siskin memorial Foundation chattanooga classic1989 Bobby Benson Foundation united airlines Hawaiian open1990 Salesmanship club gtE Byron Nelson classic1991 arrowhead ranch for Boys Hardee’s golf classic1992 united Health Services System B.c. open1993 chinquapin School Shell Houston open1994 Louisiana children’s research Freeport-mcmoran classiccenter for Development and Learning1995 the pro Kids golf academy Buick Invitational1996 the thunderbird Youth Fund phoenix open1997 martha’s Kitchen Bob Hope chrysler classic1998 St. Jude children’s research Hospital FedEx St. Jude classic1999 Louisiana chapter of operation Smile compaq classic of New orleansDavid chu Award2000 Volunteers in medicine WorLDcom cLaSSIctheHeritage of golf2001 Homeward Bound phoenix open2002 children’s Healthcare of atlanta BellSouth classic2003 respite care of San antonio Valero texas open2004 Evans Scholars Foundation cialis Western open2005 St. michael’s Special School Zurich classic of New orleans2006 any Baby can Valero texas open2007 academy prep center for Education poDS championship2008 Whaley children’s center Buick open2009 arnold palmer medical center arnold palmer Invitationalpresented by mastercard2010 ryan House Waste managementphoenix openthe David chu award was created in 2009 to recognize Dr. David chu’s outstanding contributions to the growth of golf in china. Dr. chu is considered by many thefather of golf in china. Dr. chu founded mission Hills in 1992, confident in his belief that china’s thriving economy would give rise to a domestic golf and leisureindustry. Little more than 15 years after breaking ground, mission Hills has grown into the world’s largest golf club and is leading the golf boom in china. theaward is a 8 mm bronze medal bearing Dr. chu’s likeness and featuring text in English and chinese. It is anticipated that in future years the award will be givenin Dr. chu’s name to other worthy recipients who have been instrumental in developing golf in china.Section 6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONpgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide6-5