What's New at the World Golf Hall of Fame

When you visit the World Golf Hall of Fame, you will never know what you will see around the next corner. Special exhibits are planned throughout the year and new items are added on a regular basis giving you a reason to return again and again.

New Jack Nicklaus Exhibit Artifacts:

The World Golf Hall of Fame’s current special member exhibition, “Jack Nicklaus: Golf’s Golden Champion,” will be enhanced with a new group of items beginning the week of August 18. The addition will include Nicklaus’ 1980 PGA Championship trophy – representing his fifth and final PGA Championship – in addition to a variety of other items reflecting the golfer’s storied career.

Within the exhibit, visitors can view the MacGregor Tommy Armour irons Nicklaus used in his 1963 PGA Championship win as well as his winner’s plaque from the same year. Nicklaus won the PGA Championship a record-tying five times (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1980), matching a record previously set by Walter Hagen in the 1920s. Nicklaus also enjoyed 14 top-five finishes in PGA Championship competition, the most of any player.

As part of the newest collection of artifacts to be added to the exhibit, guests also can see the Ben Sayers putter Nicklaus used to win the 1959 and 1961 U.S. Amateur Championships, his 1961 U.S. Amateur Championship trophy and his Masters Tournament trophy representing his six Masters victories.

Locker Additions:

Chi Chi Rodriguez
A golf bag from the 1973 season when he won the Greater Greensboro Open.

Tommy Armour
A custom-made Macgregor driver for Tommy Armour that he would sell to his students.

Henry Cotton
A set of four Nicoll irons made for Henry Cotton by the St. Andrews Golf Company.

Bernhard Langer
An autographed visor and glove worn during Bernhard Langer's Champions Tour debut at the 2007 Wal-Mart First Tee Open.

Coming Soon:

Bob Hope: Shanks For The Memory

The World Golf Hall of Fame will feature one of golf’s greatest ambassadors in a special exhibition, “Bob Hope: Shanks for the Memory,” that will open in conjunction with the 2008 World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony this November, 2008. The announcement was made at the 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif.

“Bob Hope: Shanks for the Memory” will be the Hall of Fame’s showcase member exhibition throughout 2009 and will offer the largest collection of Hope golf memorabilia ever available on public display. It will feature rich storytelling alongside hundreds of artifacts that represent Hope's broad range of talents—from vaudeville to entertaining troops — and naturally, will include his passion for the game of golf.