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Induction

Class of 2011 inductees


Administrators: Charles Kingsley (Deceased)

Professional Golf: George Fotheringham (deceased), Cobie le Grange, Hugh Baiocchi, Jeanette Burd

Amateur Golf: Jannie le Roux (deceased)

Special Recognition: Simon 'Cox' Hlapo (deceased)

Class of 2010 inductees


Administrators: Maud Gibb (Deceased), Jack Watermeyer (Deceased)

Professional Golf: John Bland

Amateur Golf: Clarence Olander (Deceased), Jimmy Boyd (Deceased), David Suddards

Women’s Golf: Jackie Mercer (Deceased), Gillian Tebbutt, Alison Sheard

Benefactors: George Blumberg (Deceased)

Special Recognition: Theo Manyama, Vincent Tshabalala, Richard Mogoerane

Contribution to Golf: Laurie Waters (Deceased), Brian Henning,

Class of 2009 inductees


Founding Fathers: Lt. Gen. Torrens

Administrators: AB Godbold

Media/Golfer: RG Fall, Denis Hutchinson, Dale Hayes

Professional Golf: Sidney Brews, AD ‘Bobby’ Locke, Gary Player, Harold Henning, Sally Little (Ms), Ernie Els, Nick Price, Retief Goosen, Sewsunker ‘Papwa’ Sewgolum, Mark McNulty, David Frost

Golf Industry: Robert Grimsdell, David Leadbetter

Amateur Golf: James Prentice, Douglas Proudfoot, Reginald Taylor

Women’s Golf: Rita Easton (Mrs - nee Levetan)

Benefactors: Johann Rupert


Induction Criteria


Those who are over 40 years, and who have made a significant contribution to Southern Africa golf, both locally and on the world stage, as well as those people who had either achieved excellence in the playing area of golf or who have made a significant contribution to the game.

Some of the criteria which will be taken into account include:


  1. Professional Golfers:
    • Minimum 40 years of age
    • PGA or LPGA tour member for 10 years
    • Number of PGA tour wins
    • Major win
    • Significant number of wins on either or PGA Tour, Sunshine Tour, LPGA Tour
    • Player of the Year on the PGA or LPGA Tour
  2. Lifetime Achievement
    • Honour those persons whose primary contribution have come from outside the competition arena
  3. Historical criteria
    • Honour professionals or Amateur players whose careers concluded at least 30 years ago
  4. Veteran's
    • Honour professionals or amateur players whose career concluded at least 30 years ago.
  5. Other
    • Lifetime Achievement
    • Teaching ability and results (professionals only)
    • Administration and / or working within the game
    • Promotion and staging
    • Media
  6. Political & Other Dispensation
    • Given the unique nature of Southern Africa's sporting and social history, candidates who were denied the opportunity to reach their full potential at national and/or international level will also be considered for nomination
    • Eligible candidates who due to their death do not reach the age of 40 will be eligible for induction in the year following their death
  7. Exclusions
    • Any persons as specified in (a) - (e) above, who in the view of the Trustees and Eminent Selection panel has brought the game of Golf into disrepute shall not be eligible as a candidate
    • Any inductee, who in the view of the Trustees and Eminent Selection panel has brought the game of Golf into disrepute, may be expelled