Golf World Hall of Fame

Located in St. Augustine, Florida,  the World Golf Hall of Fame is home to the game’s greatest players and contributors and membership is golf’s highest honor.  Those recognized within the Hall of Fame represent individuals who have positively impacted the game of golf on the grandest scale. Golfers, both professional and amateur, architects, journalists, innovators and teachers are among those celebrated within the World Golf Hall of Fame.

From 1974 to 1994, the World Golf Hall of Fame was located in Pinehurst, N.C. and called the Golf Hall of Fame.  It eventually became a project of the PGA of America. In the late 1980s, former Commissioner Deane Beman envisioned a Hall of Fame for the PGA TOUR. By 1994, the project received funding and support to make it possible. Within two years, the Hall would become an initiative of the entire industry and welcomed the game’s leading organizations to assist in the effort. Construction began in mid-1996 and the World Golf Hall of Fame opened in St. Augustine on May 19, 1998.

Each year, the World Golf Hall of Fame adds to its membership by inducting the greatest players and contributors within the game of golf. On Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, six new individuals were welcomed as members:  Bob Charles (Veterans Category), Pete Dye (Lifetime Achievement), Carol Semple Thompson (Lifetime Achievement), Denny Shute (Veterans Category), Herbert Warren Wind (Lifetime Achievement) and Craig Wood (PGA TOUR Ballot). The Hall is now home to a total of 126 individuals who have influenced the sport of golf throughout history.For the complete list go to:http://www.wgv.com/hof/member_list.php