The scaled-down version of the hall will occupy the second floor of the new three-hectare campus the USGA is building to complement its headquarters in Liberty Corner, New Jersey.
For all the praise lavished on Tiger Woods, spoken and written, tweeted and typed, Thursday afternoon (AEDT) marked a first: a gathering dedicated solely to appreciating his immeasurable impact on golf.
When it was announced two years ago that Woods had been elected for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame – his induction is taking place right now during the Players Championship – never was news greeted with such nonchalance.
Thanks to a pair of appearances in the PNC Championship, Tiger Woods’ son Charlie has become an overnight star. But it will be Tiger’s other child, older daughter Sam, who will take centre stage this week.
The inaugural US Senior Women’s Open was a success by virtually every metric, notably the outcome coming down to the two players likely to have the best chance to win.
If the late Billy Casper is considered an adjunct member of The Big Three, the three-time major champion had an international counterpart in Peter Thomson