The Wisconsin State Golf Association (WSGA) established a Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame in 1964 to honor distinguished amateurs for their significant contributions to the game of

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in Wisconsin. The five charter members of this elite group, all "legends" who made their "mark" in Wisconsin amateur golf circles, were E.P. "Ned" Allis, Dick Cavanagh, Lynford Lardner, Billy Sixty, Sr., and Wilford Wehrle. In 1975, the WSGA Hall of Fame Committee changed the induction policies to allow professionals, women and public links players to be considered for the Hall of Fame. The first female to be inducted was Joyce Ziske Malison. In 1980, Archie Dadian of Whitnall Park GC became the first public links player to be elected to the Hall of Fame. At present, plaques of all inductees, which outline their achievements along with an engraved likeness, are on display at Golf House of Wisconsin''See:'
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. The WSGA Hall of Fame Committee is composed of WSGA directors, golf professionals, women representatives, public links players and media delegates, who meet annually to review candidates. Candidate consideration is extended to individuals with outstanding golf records, and to those who have made exceptional contributions to the game of golf. All candidates must be at least 40 years of age and must receive at least 75% of the committee's votes.

Members

*1964 - E.P. “Ned” Allis *1964 - Billy Sixty, Sr. *1964 - Wilford Werhle *1964 - Lynford Lardner, Jr. *1964 - R.P. “Dick” Cavanagh *1965 - Marue Carroll *1965 - Dr. Adolph C. “Buster” Bock *1965 - Bernard “Ben” Gleissner *1966 - Walter H. Gaedke *1966 - Daniel P. Steinberg, Jr. *1966 - Dr. Ernest Miller *1966 - James R. Anderson *1967 - Steve Caravello *1967 - Ray Billows *1967 - Gordon Kummer *1968 - Frank Woodside *1968 - Robert Crichton *1968 - Harry Simonson *1969 - Max Shimon *1969 - Carl E. Dietze *1969 - Robert A. Hipke *1970 - Bowden Davis *1970 - Burleigh Jacobs, Jr. *1970 - Edward J. Walsh *1975 - Manuel de la Torre *1975 - Francis Gallett *1975 - Joyce Ziske Malison *1975 -

Johnny Revolta John F. Revolta (April 5, 1911 – March 3, 1991) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s. He won a major title, the 1935 PGA Championship, and had 18 career wins on tour. Born in St. Lo ...

*1976 - Alvin R. "Butch" Krueger *1977 - Walter Leuenberger *1977 - James "Jimmy" Milward *1978 - Robert A. "Bobby" Brue *1979 - James R. Love, Jr. *1979 - Thomas "Tommy" Veech *1980 - Archie Dadian *1981 - Goldie Bateson *1981 - Mike Bencriscutto *1982 - Burns O. "Blackie" Nelthorpe *1982 - Gordon Watson *1983 - Carol Sorenson Flenniken *1983 - Steve Bull *1984 - Paula (Clauder) Garzotto *1985 - Oyvind Juul "O.J." Noer *1986 - Richard J. "Dick" Sucher *1988 -

Don Iverson Donald Iverson (born October 28, 1945) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s. Iverson was born, raised and has lived most of his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He attended La Crosse Central High School, where ...

*1989 - Dennis Tiziani *1990 - Mary Mcmillin Fossum *1990 -

Andy North Andrew Stewart North (born March 9, 1950) is an American professional golfer who had three wins on the PGA Tour, including the U.S. Open twice. Since 1992, he has served as a golf analyst for ESPN. Early years North was born in Thorp, Wisconsin ...

*1991 - Gene Haas *1991 - Mark Bemowski *1992 - Alex Antonio *1992 - John M. Hayes *1993 - Katie (Ahern) Falk *1993 - Marilyn (Klumb) Williams *1994 - Mary Beth Nienhaus *1994 - Jeffrey Radder *1995 -

Martha Nause Martha Nause (born September 10, 1954) is an American professional golfer. She is a three-time winner on the LPGA tour, including one major championship, the 1994 du Maurier Classic. Nause was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She attended St. Olaf ...

*1997 - John Pallin *1999 - Carol Jean Sorenson Templin *2000 - Lou Warobick *2001 - George Hansen *2001 - Bernice Wall *2002 - Ralph "Butch" Schlicht *2002 - Bill Brodell *2003 - Mary Hafeman *2003 - Eddie Terasa *2004 - Herbert Kohler, Jr. *2004 - Bob Gregorski *2004 -

Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer (born December 27, 1962) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Legends Tour. She retired from the LPGA Tour in 2012 after a 26-year career. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas a ...

*2005 - Gary Menzel *2005 - Monroe Miller *2006 - J. P. Hayes *2006 - David U. Cookson *2006 -

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*2007 -

Steve Stricker Steven Charles Stricker (born February 23, 1967) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. He has twelve victories on the PGA Tour, including the WGC-Match Play title in 2001 and two FedEx Cup play ...

*2007 - Jerry Kelly *2008 - Don Johnson *2009 - Larry Tiziani *2009 - Jim Schuman *2010 - Pat Boyle *2011 - Tom Schmidt *2011 - Arnold Walker *2012 - David Miley *2012 - Sydney Wells *2013 - Tom Strong *2014 - Greg Dick *2015 - Mark Wilson *2015 - Joellyn Crooks *2016 - Sue Ginter *2016 - David Roesch *2017 - Gary D'Amato *2017 - Ryan Helminen *2017 - Maggie Leef

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External links

Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame
official webpage (on Wisconsin State Golf Association website) Golf in Wisconsin Golf museums and halls of fame State sports halls of fame in the United States Halls of fame in Wisconsin Sports museums in Wisconsin Museums in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin West Allis, Wisconsin Awards established in 1964