The Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame is a non-profit corporation established in 1991 by the Tennessee Golf Foundation. The hall of fame is located at the Golf House Tennessee a 21,000 square foot golf complex in Franklin, Tennessee (near Nashville), which houses administration all of the state's golf activities, including pro golf, amateur golf, women's golf, junior golf, and turfgrass research."
Induction in to the hall of fame includes one or more of the following criteria for Tennesseans:
- a significant record as a championship player
- a benefactor, promoter, administrator, or volunteer for the game
- one who embodies the core values and honorable traditions of the game
Among the first inductees in 1992 were Lou Graham, Cary Middlecoff, Mason Rudolph. As of 2024, the hall included 54 members.
Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame Members
1991
1995
1997
1999
- 1999 â Harold Eller
- 1999 â Sarah LeBrun Ingram
- 1999 â Don Malarkey
2002
- 2002 â Pat Abbott
- 2002 â Ed Brantly
- 2002 â Polly Boyd
- 2002 â Marguerite Gaut
- 2002 â Katherine Graham
- 2002 â Margaret Gunther Lee
- 2002 â Emmett Spicer
2004
- 2004 â Harry A. "Cotton" Berrier
2005
2006
2007
2009
- 2009 â Danny Green
- 2009 â Tim Jackson
- 2009 â Beverly Eller Pearce
2010
- 2010 â Lew Conner
- 2010 â Willie Gibbons
- 2010 â Bill Greene
2011
- 2011 â David Meador
2012
- 2012 â Joe Taggert
2015
- 2015 â Edyth Duffield
- 2015 â Horace F. Smith
- 2015 â Gene Pearce
- 2015 â Maggie Scott
2016
- 2016 â Mack P. Brothers Jr.
- 2016 â E. E. "Bubber" Johnson
- 2016 â Roy Moore
- 2016 â Marguerite Solomon
2017
- 2017 â Mike Kaplan
- 2017 â Joe Kennedy
- 2017 â Toby Wilt
2018
2019
2022
2023
- 2023 â Rob Long
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