Hall of Fame Month: 1990s

This week for Hall of Fame Month we are recognizing some of our inductees from the 1990s.

  • Billy Casper, two-time US Open Champion, Masters Champion, World Golf Hall of Fame, two time PGA Player of the Year, Ryder Cup Captain, Sixty combined PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champion victories, two-time PGA Tour leading money winner, five-time Vardon Trophy winner, SCGA Hall of Fame, SCPGA Jr. Hall of Fame, winner Southern California Open and San Diego County Open.

 

  • Eddie Merrins, SCGA Hall of Fame,SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, SCPGA Honorary Life Member, PGA Hall of Fame, World Golf Teacher Hall of Fame, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, three-time Pac 12 Coach of the Year, NCAA Coaches Hall of Fame, LSU Athletic Hall of Fame, SCPGA Teacher of the Year, Metropolitan Section Champion, Metropolitan Section Hall of Fame, PGA Half Century Member, SCPGA Heritage Award, SCPGA-SCGA Honors Match Honoree, professional at Rockaway Hunting Club in New York and Bel-Air Country Club.

 

  • Pat Rielly, SCPGA and PGA of America Past President, SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, SCPGA Honorary Life Member, PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award, PGA Cup Team Captain, Legends of the PGA Award, San Diego County Open Champion, San Diego PGA Player of the Year, SCPGA Heritage Award, SCPGA & SCGA Honors Match Honoree,  PGA Half Century Member, professional at El Camino CC and Annandale Golf Club.

 

  • Gerald Hall, SCPGA Honorary Life Member, SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, Head Professional at Santa Ana Country Club, SCPGA Professional Development Award, SCPGA Rules of Golf Committee chair.

 

  • Howard Smith, five-term SCPGA President, four-time SCPGA Golf  Professional of the Year, SCPGA Honorary Life Member, SCPGA Bill Strausbaugh Award, SCPGA President’s Award, PGA Professional Development Award, two -time SCPGA Professional Development Award.

 

  • Ron O’Connor, SCPGA Honorary Life Member, SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, SCPGA Professional Development Award winner,SCPGA Bill Strausbaugh Award winner, SCPGA President’s Award, SCPGA & SCGA Honors Match Honoree, SCPGA Jr Golf Hall of Fame, past SCPGA Board of Director and former Southern California Section Executive Director.

 

  • Skip Whittet, SCPGA Past President, SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, SCPGA Senior Championship winner, SCPGA Honorary Life Member, SCPGA Heritage Award, professional at Mile Square and Oakmont CC.

 

  • Jerry Anderson, Past SCPGA President, SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, SCPGA Honorary Life Member, SCPGA Professional Development Award, SCPGA & SCGA Honors Match Honoree, professional at Newport Beach CC and Chevy Chase CC.

 

  • Bob Lovejoy, SCPGA Past President, SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, three-time SCPGA Bill Strausbaugh Award winner, professional at Old Ranch CC and Big Canyon CC.

 

  • Frank Morey, Past SCPGA President, SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, SCPGA Honorary Life Member, professional at Wilshire CC.

 

  • Tom Addis III, Past President of the San Diego Chapter, the SCPGA and PGA of America; SCPGA Honorary Life Member, PGA Golf Professional of the Year and PGA of America Hall of Fame; PGA Professional Development Award; SCGA Hall of Fame, PGA Conrad Rehling Award, Jim Langley Award, NGF Joe Graffis Award, Captain PGA Cup Team, Legends of the PGA Award, San Diego Jr Golf Hall of Fame, two-time SCPGA Professional Development Award (later named the Tom Addis PGA Professional Development Award in 2020)  and two-time SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, San Diego PGA and Inland Empire PGA Honorary Life Member. Currently Executive Director/CEO, SCPGA.

 

  • Tommy Jacobs, Past President of the San Diego Chapter, SCPGA Golf Professional of the Year, three time Section Champion, SCPGA Jr Golf Hall of Fame, PGA Tour winner. Former Director of Golf at La Costa.