Ellen Fuson Port, who attended North Kansas City High School and now lives in St. Louis, has been honored as the recipient of the U.S. Golf Association’s Bob Jones Award for 2026.
The award, amateur golf’s highest honor, recognizes “an individual who demonstrates the character, integrity and respect for the game that were among the many lasting qualities of Robert Tyre ‘Bob’ Jones Jr,” according to a story posted on the USGA website.
In the story, the USGA’s Julia Pine writes that Fuson Port is being recognized specifically for “her exemplary sportsmanship, character and lifelong contributions to the game as one of the most accomplished amateur golfers in history and a devoted educator, coach and mentor.”…