For Immediate Release: February 13, 2024
The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced that Mesa, Ariz.’s Ellen O’Hara is one of 10 recipients of the Ike B. Grainger Award, which is presented to those who have reached a 25-year milestone in volunteerism with the USGA.
O’Hara’s journey as a volunteer began in 1999, when she accepted a role as part of the Women’s Amateur Public Links Committee. In her first stint as a volunteer, she quickly excelled at raising funds which sent players to the Championship. Soon after, she attended her first Rules of Golf Workshop, achieved expert status in 2013 and began volunteering with the Arizona Golf Association (AGA).
She has also officiated countless USGA Championships and served on the Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Board. In 2022, she assisted over 50 days as a Rules Official for the Junior Golf Association of Arizona and the AGA. For that, she was honored by the AGA with the 2022 Doc Graves Volunteer of the Year Award.
The USGA will recognize the recipients at its Annual Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 2 in Nashville, Tenn.