Golf-Sutton wins 2007 Payne Stewart Award
ATLANTA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton, known for his charitable work in his native Louisiana, won the Payne Stewart Award on Wednesday.
"Hal Sutton has been a prominent member of the PGA Tour for many years and has always represented himself and the Tour in a most professional manner," Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said.
"Hal selflessly has utilised his success as a golf professional to the benefit of our organisation and countless individuals through his leadership and charitable work.
"It is a sincere honour to present the Payne Stewart Award to Hal this year," Finchem said during a presentation at East Lake Golf Club on the eve of this week's Tour Championship.
A 14-times winner on the PGA Tour, the 49-year-old Sutton claimed his only major title at the 1983 PGA Championship.
A Tour member since 1982 and a veteran of four Ryder Cups as a player, he captained the U.S. team at Oakland Hills in 2004.
His charitable efforts include the establishment of the Christus Schumpert Sutton Children's Hospital in his hometown of Shreveport and the raising of more than $2 million in aid, with fellow players Kelly Gibson and David Toms, for victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Price, Tom Watson, Jay Haas, Brad Faxon and Gary Player were previous winners of the Payne Stewart Award. Continued...
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