Recent World Golf Hall of Fame eligibility changes
put Woods on the fast track for Class of 2021
BY AAGD STAFF
(March 4, 2020) Could Tiger Woods be included in the World Hall of Fame Class of 2021? This is one of the hottest questions surrounding his consideration as one of the 10 finalists announced Tuesday by the WGHOF. After his years of super-superb performance in golf, it is inevitable that Woods would someday receive the induction. However, with this announcement his probability has been ‘fast-tracked,’ as earlier this year the hall changed its election criteria, dropping the age of eligibility from 50 to 45.
Woods has an astounding 82 PGA Tour victories which include 15 major championships. The once World #1 Player will turn 45 on Dec. 30, 2020. Other players who are in the mix for consideration in the category of male competitor were the late Johnny Farrell (22 Tour victories, including one major), Padraig Harrington (18 victories combined in Europe and the U.S., including three majors) and Tom Weiskopf (16 PGA Tour victories, including one major).
Among female competitors selected by the nominating committee, Susie Maxwell Berning (11 LPGA victories, including four majors), the late Beverly Hanson (17 LPGA victories, including three majors), Sandra Palmer (19 LPGA victories, including two majors) and Dottie Pepper (17 LPGA victories, including two majors) were nominated. In the contributor category, former PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and early 20th-century women’s pioneer Marion Hollins were listed.
The process of induction is rigorous and a nominee must receive 75 percent of the vote from the selection committee to earn a spot in the hall. The 2021 induction ceremony’s date, location and class will be announced in the coming weeks, the hall said in a news release. The World Golf Hall of Fame is located in St. Augustine, Fla.
