Press Release:

May 20, 2007

 

From: Bernie Brown, USDGA Hall of Fame Chair

Re: Hall of Fame inductees

 

I am most pleased to report USDGA Hall of Fame committee’s selection for the first Hall of Fame inductees. There will be a Hall of Fame ceremony during the USDGA Golf Championship Tournament in St. Louis on July 16-20, 2007. All inductees and/or family members are invited to attend the ceremony to be held on Friday evening, July 20, 2007. Please contact Dan Nawrocki at burkwood@gmail.com for dinner reservations.

 

2007 Hall of Fame inductees are:

Roy DeMotte, Florida Leader

Harold Deuel, North Carolina Leader

Jim Hynes, Maryland Leader

Neil Johnson, Minnesota Player

Ray Kessenich*,Wisconsin Leader

Jack Kunz*, Minnesota Player

Francis Mog, Colorado Leader

Patty Sue Ploysa, New York Player

Anna Prinzevalle, Illinois Leader

Wilbur Sawhill, Iowa Leader

Gil Lentz*, California Leader

*deceased

 

I want to thank USDGA Hall of Fame committee members for developing the criteria and reviewing the nominations, over 140, for the Hall of Fame induction. Please check www.usdeafgolf.org for information about the upcoming USDGA Championship Tournament event in St. Louis.