Englishman Lee Westwood has been recognised for his contribution to junior grass roots golf by receiving the Golf Foundation’s Spirit of Golf Award.
Westwood will be presented with the award on Monday, July 13 at Turnberry, ahead of The Open Championship, and he will also take part in a Tri-Golf with local school children.
The 36 year old has long been a strong supporter of the Golf Foundation, the leading golf charity committed to the sporting and social development of young people through the sport.
He has endorsed the Foundation's Charity Challenge for eight years, a fundraising project where club members sign up to attempt to better his opening-round score during The Open Championship.
The award recognises golfers who have inspired and helped youngsters to take up and enjoy golf, and previous winners since it was first presented in 2007 are Gary Player and Tony Jacklin.
Mike Round, Chief Executive of the Golf Foundation, said: "Through his exploits on Tour and in The Ryder Cup, Lee Westwood will have made many youngsters want to pick up a golf club.
“He has also been without question a great ambassador for the game and for junior golf and is highly deserving of our Spirit of Golf Award. Everyone in the Golf Foundation team is delighted to honour Lee in this way."
Westwood, who lost a play-off to Martin Kaymer in the recent Open de France ALSTOM, won the Golf Foundation Age Group Championships as a teenager in 1987 and 1988. He has championed junior golf throughout his career and has launched a series of three-day golf academies around England for boys and girls aged seven to 16 years old.
