The Stines Rewarded for 25 Years of USGA Volunteerism

Steve and Judy Stine recently earned the Ike Grainger Award for decades of service. The annual honor is given to people who have served as United States Golf Association volunteers for 25 years. Grainger, the namesake of the award, served on the USGA Executive Committee and served as USGA president in 1954 and 1955.

Grainger was known as one of the top rules experts in the history of golf and was the committee chair person in 1951 that negotiated the first uniform code of rules with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in Scotland. He also reportedly assisted President Dwight D. Eisenhower with his short game at the White House. He lived to be 104 years old.

The Stines are the perfect choice to carry on Grainger’s lasting legacy.

“Steve and Judy are an exceptional team who are devoted to giving back to the game of golf,” SNGA executive director Ann Sunstrum says. “They have been volunteering their services and sharing their rules knowledge at USGA events, collegiate, state and local events around the country for 25 plus years. The Stine’s are personable, kind and full of life. You can really tell that they enjoy what they do for the game of golf. The SNGA is very fortunate to have them dedicate their time to our association.”