Several Hall of Fame Members Returning for the Occasion
St. Augustine, Fla. (November 5, 2008) – On Monday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m., the World Golf Hall of Fame will welcome its six newest Inductees into membership alongside family, friends, dignitaries and other Hall of Fame members. The ceremony honoring Sir Bob Charles, Pete Dye, Carol Semple Thompson, Denny Shute, Herbert Warren Wind and Craig Wood will air on the GOLF CHANNEL at 9 p.m. ET that same night.
Presenters and participants in the show will include Hall of Fame members Tony Jacklin (Charles), Greg Norman (Dye) and Judy Bell (Semple Thompson). Golf Digest Editor-in-Chief Jerry Tarde will pay tribute to Wind and Golf World Executive Editor Ron Sirak will present an essay on Shute and Wood. GOLF CHANNEL’s Rich Lerner will serve as the 2008 Induction Ceremony host.
Additional Hall of Fame members expected to return include Deane Beman, Bill Campbell, Donna Caponi, Nancy Lopez, Carol Mann, Larry Nelson, Curtis Strange, Marlene Stewart Streit and Louise Suggs.
“We are pleased with the level of interest in this year’s Induction Ceremony and look forward to celebrating the big night with the 2008 Class of Inductees,†said Jack Peter, the Hall’s Sr. Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. “Those attending the ceremony in person are sure to enjoy the pomp and circumstance planned for this year’s affair and those watching on the GOLF CHANNEL should enjoy the heartfelt tributes planned.â€