2026 President's Awards

Our President's Awards take place around the BMW PGA Championship each year, and celebrate the great and good of grassroots golf.

We are back at Wentworth Club in 2026, with our awards set to take place overlooking the 18th green on the evening of Tuesday 15th September.

On the day, Nick Dougherty will be presenting special awards to individuals and projects that have helped the Golf Foundation achieve its aims of making the introduction of golf to young people fun, inclusive and inspiring.

We are asking our friends in golf to nominate a worthy individual or project in one of the categories using the form below.

We welcome previous Golf Foundation Award winners as nominees, on the basis that they continue to promote the Golf Foundation’s mission of introducing young people to golf, from all backgrounds, creating golfers.

OUR PRESIDENT'S AWARDS

‘Sir Henry Cotton’ Outstanding Contribution to the Game - someone who has lived the Golf Foundation's values for a number of years, by introducing golf to children from all backgrounds and helping to change lives
‘Charles Harrison’ Junior Club of the Year - venues which have gone above and beyond in their commitment to junior golf. Whether through delivery, innovation or results, we want to celebrate a club who have impacted juniors in their area
‘Dinah Oxley’ Young Spirit of Golf - a junior golfer or volunteer that exemplifies the values of golf and inspires other young people to play
‘Nick Dougherty’ Unleash Your Drive School of the Year - We launched Unleash Your Drive in September 2023, so we want to celebrate a school who have embraced the initiative in its first year, delivered the mental toughness tools to their pupils, and seen the results and impact first hand

NOMINATE NOW

Nominee's First name

Nominee's Last name

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Please select the category of award nomination (see intro copy for further information on each category)

Is the nominee aged under 18? (If Yes, please fill out Parent/Guardian info below)

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For nominees aged under 18 please supply a parent / guardian's contact details i.e. name, phone number & email.

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The Golf Foundation would like to celebrate the winner by taking photos or video at the presentation for use on its social channels, website, newsletters and other publications. Please confirm below that the person nominated consents to this.

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In a maximum of 1000 words, please explain your reasons for nominating the individual or project. (Please reference the name of the golf club the nomination is linked to.)

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WHO IS YOUR GRASSROOTS HERO? Nominate someone in junior golf who deserves to be celebrated