Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame at Golf House Tennessee, Franklin, 2018
The Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame is a non-profit corporation established in 1991 by the Tennessee Golf Foundation.[1] The hall of fame is located at the Golf House Tennessee[2] a 21,000 square foot golf complex[3] in Franklin, Tennessee (near Nashville), which houses administration all of the state's golf activities, including pro golf, amateur golf, women's golf, junior golf, and turfgrass research."[4][5]
Induction in to the hall of fame includes one or more of the following criteria for Tennesseans:[1]
a significant record as a championship player
a benefactor, promoter, administrator, or volunteer for the game
one who embodies the core values and honorable traditions of the game
The first inductees in 1992 were Lou Graham, Cary Middlecoff, Mason Rudolph.[6] As of 2019, the hall included 51 members, including Sarah Ingram, Ted Rhodes, Katherine Graham, Toby S. Wilt, Jean St. Charles, Dick Horton, Marguerite Gaut, and Vince Gill.[1]
^ abc"Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame". tngolfhalloffame.com. Tennessee Golf Foundation. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
^Smith, Wendy (August 1, 1998). "Horton Fixture in State Golf". The Tennessean. p. 3–C. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^Rexrode, Joe (November 8, 2018). "Horton is the godfather of Tennessee golf". Vol. 114, no. 312. The Tennessean. p. 1–C. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
^Pearce, Gene (2002). The history of Tennessee golf : 1894-2001. Franklin, Tennessee: Hillsboro Press. ISBN 978-1-57736-260-9.
^Boclair, David. "Dick Horton named to Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame". nashvillepost.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
^Coleman, Anthony (November 10, 1992). "Charter members dedicate state Hall of Fame today". The Tennessean. p. 12. Retrieved December 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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