http://www.golfhousetennessee.com Categorized news items for the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame en-us 1440 FlexWeb http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/David-Meador-2011-Inductee-1068C1.html Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:24:50 GMT Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT 1068 David Meador (1948 -), a native of Salem, Illinois, lost his vision when he was 18 years old, but has not let his blindness hold him back. David continued playing golf after his blindness causing accident and eventually became a national blind golf champion. Meador not only won a national title, but has also had three holes in one. David’s golf accomplishments include: 1977 National Blind Golf Champion, Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; 2009 National Blin [...] 2006 Inductees http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/Ann-Baker-Furrow-128C1.html Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:24:26 GMT Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT 128 Ann Baker Furrow greatly affected Tennessee golf on and off the course. Furrow was a five time Tennessee Women’s Amateur Champion with victories in the event spanning nearly 20 years. Along with her championships, Furrow placed second in the 1962 USGA National Amateur. She was recognized as the top-ranked junior golfer in the United States. Ann is the first female to participate in a men’s varsity sport at the University of Tennessee. She competed for the team in 1964 and 1965. In 1991 she play [...] 2007 Inductees http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/Bobby-Greenwood-131C1.html Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:25:52 GMT Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT 131 Bobby Greenwood was introduced to golf at Cookeville Country Club at the age of twelve. During the 1960s there was no better amateur player in Tennessee. Greenwood won the 1966 State Amateur and the 1968 State Open, becoming the third of eight golfers in history to accomplish this double. Greenwood became one of seven players to win the Sunnehanna Amateur multiple times, winning the event in 1965 and 1968, setting the course record in 1965 with a 72-hole record of 269 and course record 63 in [...] 2007 Inductees http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/Connie-Day-129C1.html Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:24:52 GMT Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT 129 Connie Day was a lifelong resident of Cleveland, Tennessee. Day is a four-time champion and a three-time runner-up in the Tennessee Women’s Amateur Championship. In 1993 Connie claimed the State Senior Amateur Championship. She was recognized as one of the top female amateurs in the country by Golf Digest in 1966, and appeared on the cover of Golf World Magazine in April 1967. She was exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Open for two years, and was an alternate on the Curtis Cup team i [...] 2007 Inductees http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/David-Stone-132C1.html Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:39:01 GMT Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT 132 David Stone received the highest award accorded a golf course superintendent in 1995 when awarded the USGA Greens Section Award. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and has been the only superintendent at The Honors since it opened in 1983. He served at Crockett Springs National (now Nashville Golf and AC) and Knoxville 's Holston Hills prior to The Honors. He joins Honors Chairman Jack Lupton in the Hall. He has mentored numerous other head superintendents at some of [...] 2006 Inductees http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/Joe-Campbell-130C1.html Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:26:18 GMT Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT 130 Before joining the PGA Tour in 1959, Joe Campbell established one of the nation’s most outstanding amateur golf records. Campbell was a standout golfer and basketball player at Purdue University. He won the 1955 NCAA Championship, along with the 1956, and 1957 Big Ten Conference Championships. A win at the prestigious Sunnehanna Amateur in 1955 added to his impressive golf resume. Campbell competed in the Masters in 1956, 1957, and 1958 as an amateur. After college, Campbell made his home in [...] 2007 Inductees http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/Loren-Roberts-133C1.html Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:39:19 GMT Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT 133 Loren Roberts calls Germantown home along with wife Kimberly and daughters Alexandria and Addison. "His golf skills are only exceeded by his personal character", noted TGF Chairman-elect Kirk Bailey. His support of charities for children, whether for their health or for junior golf, far surpasses his accomplishments on the course." Known as the "Boss of the Moss" for his incredible putting stroke, Loren has been on the Ryder Cup team (1995) and two President's Cup teams. He [...] 2006 Inductees