I give you Grant Whybark

This rather unassuming person is a good golfer and was competing recently in a tournament (college division 2 or 3 or something) for a regional position.  Well you can read about it here.
The sum and substance is that 2 players would go on to the next round of tournaments and he was leading in both. Rather than take both spots he purposefully let another player win one of them - really threw the match - so someone he respected could have a chance.

I'm pretty sure Grant is a good guy to play a round of golf with. I'm pretty sure he would try and beat you to death and when you were groaning and bleeding hit you a few more times if it was 1:1, him against you. That's what competitive golfers do. They are, as in Grant's case, pretty damn fine human beings.

Nice Grant. Very nicely done.