World
Golf Hall Of Fame Induction Criteria
Steve Elkington's victory
last week at the Doral-Ryder
Open, his 10th on the PGA Tour, edged him closer to being considered World
Golf Hall of Fame material.
Under PGA Tour criteria, a player must be at least 40 years old and have ten
years of active membership. Player eligibility requires ten PGA Tour wins, or
at least two victories among the four majors and the Players Championship.
Elkington had already met the requirements after winning a PGA Championship and
two Players Championships, but capturing his tenth victory will only strengthen
his case when he turns 40 in four years.
Senior PGA Tour players must have five years active membership and 20 wins between
the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour or five victories on either Tour and a Senior
Tour major.
International players are placed on the ballot on separate criteria. They must
be 40 years old and not eligible through the PGA Tour ballot or LPGA criteria.
A player must achieve a minimum of 50 points from a schedule based on international
competition.
In all cases, a player must be named on 75 percent of the ballots after meeting
the criteria in their respective area.
The 1999 World Golf Hall
Of Fame induction ceremonies will be held on March 22 at World Golf Village.
Lloyd Mangrum will be inducted posthumously from the PGA Tour while Seve Ballesteros
qualified off the International ballot.
Amy Alcott has surpassed LPGA standards, changed earlier this year, and will
also be inducted on March 22. Beth Daniel also is qualified, but she has deferred
her induction until next year when the LPGA Tour celebrates its 50th anniversary.
In order for an LPGA player to be considered, she must have ten years of active
membership and the accumulation of 27 points from the following schedule: two
points for a major win, one point for an LPGA Tour victory, one point for the
scoring title and one point for being named Player of the Year.
Currently, 14 women belong to the World Golf Hall of Fame.
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