Induction Ceremony

The annual Induction Ceremony takes place each fall at the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida. The event is held at 6 p.m., on an outdoor stage adjacent to the Hall of Fame. Inductees are welcomed by a fellow Hall of Fame member in front of fans, family, friends and other members. The ceremony is free and open to the public with limited seating provided. The ceremony is broadcast to an international audience on The Golf Channel.

During the ceremony, inductees receive a special hand-crafted crystal trophy commissioned by Waterford Crystal in Ireland. Exhibits open to the public on the day of the Induction Ceremony to celebrate the new class, and their personal items of selection are added to the Member Locker Room exhibit. Bronze relief plaques for each inductee are placed alongside the others on the "Wall of Fame," located in Shell Hall.

2008 Induction Ceremony

2007 Induction Ceremony

Inductees and Presenters:
Joe Carr presented by Jack Nicklaus, Hall of Fame Member
Hubert Green presented by Fuzzy Zoeller
Charles Blair Macdonald presented by David Fay
Kel Nagle
Se Ri Pak presented by Nancy Lopez, Hall of Fame Member
Curtis Strange presented by Allan Strange

2006 Induction Ceremony

Inductees and Presenters:
Mark McCormack presented by Arnold Palmer, Hall of Fame Member
Larry Nelson presented by Gary Player, Hall of Fame Member
Henry Picard presented by Beth Daniel, Hall of Fame Member
Vijay Singh presented by Ted Forstmann, Chairman and CEO, IMG Worldwide, Inc.
Marilynn Smith presented by Kathy Withworth, Hall of Fame Member

Other ceremony highlights:
A tribute to World Golf Hall of fame members Patty Berg and Byron Nelson

2005 Induction Ceremony

Date: Monday, November 14, 2005
Television: The Golf Channel
Master of Ceremonies: Fran Charles, host, USA Network's PGA TOUR Sunday

Inductees and Presenters:
Karrie Webb presented by Ty Votaw, Former LPGA Commissioner
Ayako Okamoto presented by Beth Daniel, Hall of Fame Member
Alister MacKenzie presented by Ben Crenshaw, Hall of Fame Member
Willie Park Sr. presented by Tony Jacklin, Hall of Fame Member
Bernard Darwin presented by John Hopkins, The Golf Correspondent, The Times

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2004 Induction Ceremony

Date: Monday, November 15, 2004
Television: The Golf Channel
Master of Ceremonies: Jim Kelly, Commentator, The Golf Channel

Inductees and Presenters:
Isao Aoki presented by Greg Norman, Hall of Fame Member
Tom Kite presented by Ben Crenshaw, Hall of Fame Member
Charlie Sifford presented by Gary Player, Hall of Fame Member
Marlene Stewart Streit presented by JoAnne Carner, Hall of Fame Member

Other ceremony highlights:
A Tribute to Byron Nelson
Special Presentation of Exhibit "Arnold Palmer: For the Love of the Game"

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2003 Induction Ceremony

Date: Monday, October 20, 2003
Television: The Golf Channel
Master of Ceremonies: Dan Hicks, Commentator, NBC Sports

Inductees and Presenters:
Chako Higuchi presented by Kathy Whitworth, Hall of Fame Member
Leo Diegel presented by M.G. Orender, President, PGA of America
Annika Sorenstam presented by Charlie Mechem, Former LPGA Commissioner
Nick Price presented by David Leadbetter, Golf Teacher

Other ceremony highlights:
Ben Crenshaw recognized as Player Ambassador for World Golf Hall of Fame

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2002 Induction Ceremony

Date: Friday, November 15, 2002
Television: The Golf Channel
Master of Ceremonies: Dan Hicks, Commentator, NBC Sports

Inductees and Presenters:
Tommy Bolt presented by Peter Kessler
Bernhard Langer presented by Mark McCormack, Founder and CEO, IMG
Tony Jacklin presented by Ken Schofield, Executive Director, European PGA Tour
Marlene Bauer Hagge presented by Ty Votaw, Commissioner, LPGA
Harvey Penick presented by M.G. Orender, President, PGA of America
Ben Crenshaw presented by President George H.W. Bush

Other ceremony highlights:
Tribute to Sam Snead and Paul Runyan

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2001 Induction Ceremony

Date: Monday, November 11, 2001
Television: The Golf Channel
Master of Ceremonies: Gary Player, Hall of Fame Member and Global Ambassador

Inductees and Presenters:
Judy Bell presented by Dr. Trey Holland, President, USGA
Donna Caponi presented by Ty Votaw, Commissioner, LPGA
Karsten Solheim accepted by John Solheim, Chairman and CEO, Ping
Payne Stewart presented by Paul Azinger, PGA TOUR Player and accepted by Tracey Stewart
Allan Robertson accepted by Sir Michael Bonallack, Hall of Fame Member
Greg Norman presented by Steve Elkington, PGA TOUR Player

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2000 Induction Ceremony

Date: Monday, November 20, 2000
Television: The Golf Channel
Master of Ceremonies: Roger Twibell, ABC Sports

Inductees:
Juli Inkster
Beth Daniel
Jack Burke Jr.
Judy Rankin
Neil Coles
John Jacobs
Sir Michael Bonallack
Deane Beman

Other ceremony highlights:
LPGA 50th Anniversary acknowledgement

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1999 Induction Ceremony

Date: Monday, March 22, 1999
Television: The Golf Channel
Master of Ceremonies: Brian Hammons, Commentator, The Golf Channel

Inductees and Presenters:
Lloyd Mangrum presented by Hall of Fame member Byron Nelson and accepted by Robert Mangrum
Seve Ballesteros presented by Roberto De Vicenzo, Hall of Fame Member
Amy Alcott presented by Kathy Whitworth, Hall of Fame Member

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1998 Induction Ceremony

Date: Monday, May 18, 1998
Television: The Golf Channel
Master of Ceremonies: Mike Tirico, Commentator, ABC Sports

Inductees and Presenters:
Johnny Miller presented by Chi Chi Rodgriguez, Hall of Fame Member
Nick Faldo presented by Gary Player, Hall of Fame Member

Other ceremony highlights: Twenty-three Hall of Fame members came together for the inaugural Induction Ceremony, where 71 members were grandfathered into the World Golf Hall of Fame from the original Pinehurst Hall of Fame.

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