Jack Nicklaus, one of golf’s most influential forces on and off the course, has been selected to receive the 2005 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). The award will be presented at the GCSAA Opening session, Thursday, February 10, held in conjunction with the 2005 Golf Industry Show, February 7-12, in Orlando.

GCSAA’s most prestigious honor, the Old Tom Morris Award, is presented each year to an individual who “through a continuing lifetime commitment to the game of golf has helped to mold the welfare of the game in a manner and style exemplified by Old Tom Morris.”

Morris (1821-1908) was a greenskeeper and golf professional at the St. Andrews Links Trust Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland; a four-time winner of the British Open; and ranked as one of the top links designers of the 19 th century.

“Jack Nicklaus truly embodies the spirit of the award,” said GCSAA President Mark J. Woodward, CGCS. “Few, if any, rival his lifetime contributions to the game. He has touched nearly every aspect of the game, and has done so with the utmost class, integrity and excellence.”

The Golf Industry Show debuts February 10-12, 2005 in Orlando, Florida. Representing the merged trade shows of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and the National Golf Course Owners Association, it is the premier business-to-business golf trade show focusing on solutions to achieve success for each participant. Visit www.gcsaa.org for more information.