MGWA to Honor Steve DiMeglio with Lincoln Werden Golf Journalism Award

METROPOLITAN GOLF WRITERS ASSOCIATION 

TO HONOR STEVE DIMEGLIO WITH THE  

LINCOLN WERDEN GOLF JOURNALISM AWARD 

For Immediate Release

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 15, 2024) Veteran golf writer Steve DiMeglio has been chosen by the MGWA to receive the Lincoln Werden Golf Journalism Award at its 72nd National Awards Dinner on Monday, October 7th at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY.  Mr. DiMeglio joins a distinguished lineup of honorees, including recently announced 2024 Gold Tee Award winner Luke Donald. 

The MGWA’s Lincoln Werden Journalism Award is presented to a writer, broadcaster, photographer, artist, or other individual for outstanding contributions in the field of golf journalism. Previous recipients of this prestigious award include notable correspondents Jim McKay, Jack Whitaker, Jim Nantz and Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Anderson. More recently, Hank Gola (2018), Larry Dorman (2019), Johnny Miller (2020-21) and Mark Cannizzaro (2022) received this coveted recognition.  Last year’s recipient was famed journalist Jimmy Roberts. 

After graduating from Mankato State University (now Minnesota State University Mankato), DiMeglio began his professional writing career by authoring 16 children's books on sports. He was hired by the Indio Daily News (California) in 1988 and moved to the Palm Springs Desert Sun in 1989. Ten years later, he was hired by Gannett News Service in the nation's capital. A year later, he joined Baseball Weekly and USA Today as a reporter. After six years of covering major league baseball, he became USA Today's golf writer.

DiMeglio quickly built up relationships that last to this day with his colleagues, caddies, PGA Tour and LPGA Tour staff, and players, including Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Dottie Pepper, Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland and Phil Mickelson. These bonds were born from the miles he walked inside the ropes and up and down driving ranges all over the world. The access allowed DiMeglio to establish trust among the players that enhanced his writing.

“Steve has a gift, and he’s given it to all of us. With his fair and consistent approach, he has earned the faith and friendship of the biggest names in golf,” said MGWA President Brian Crowell.  Continued Crowell, “To share inside information for decades, while preserving that trust, takes a very special person. We’re proud to honor Steve DiMeglio with the Lincoln Werden Award.” 

The MGWA has celebrated the game of golf and promoted golf journalism since its inception in 1952, and its National Awards Dinner has been one of the highlights of the golf calendar since then.  It has honored – and been attended by – some of the greatest names in the sport: Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, JoAnne Carner, Gary Player, Billy Casper, Nancy Lopez, Tom Watson, and Annika Sorenstam, to name just a few.  This highly anticipated event is supported by golf's leading organizations and corporate supporters, Met Area clubs and club leaders, as well as local and national golf media. Through the Dinner and other events, the MGWA has raised millions of dollars for Caddie Scholarship programs in the Metropolitan New York area, the MGA Foundation, and the Dave Marr Journalism Scholarship. 

Click here to purchase tickets to the Dinner.  For more information, view this one-minute video or contact Robin Sauerhaft, MGWA Executive Administrator, at: rsauerhaft@mgagolf.org.