via Compleat Golfer
Mark O’Meara, A.W. Tillinghast, Laura Davies and David Graham will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as the class of 2015.
The induction ceremony will be held in St Andrews next year during the Open Championship.
This is the first class to be elected by the Hall of Fame’s new selection commission, co-chaired by Hall of Fame members Arnold Palmer, Nancy Lopez, Gary Player and Annika Sorenstam.
“We are thrilled to welcome Laura, David, Mark and A.W. into the World Golf Hall of Fame,” said PGA Tour commissioner and Selection Commission member Tim Finchem.
“The new selection process provided a thorough examination of the candidates by a diverse, international group and we’re delighted with the outcome. Congratulations to the class of 2015.”
Mark O’Meara
Mark O’Meara established himself as one of the greats when he captured both the Masters and Open Championship in 1998. That season, in which he birdied the last two holes at Augusta National to pip Fred Couples and David Duval by a shot and outlasted Brian Watts in a four-hole playoff at Royal Birkdale, made the then 41-year-old the oldest player to have won two Majors in one season.
A.W. Tillinghast
Albert Warren (A.W.) Tillinghast, who died in 1942, designed over 250 golf courses, including iconic layouts such as those at Bethpage State Park, Winged Foot, Baltusrol Golf Club and San Francisco Golf Club. He also authored a great many books about the game.
Laura Davies
With more than 70 victories worldwide and four LPGA Tour Majors, Davies is considered by many to be the most successful female British player of all time. Davies has represented Europe a record 12 times in the Solheim Cup, playing in every competition from 1990 – 2011.
David Graham
Among his more than 20 victories worldwide, Graham claimed the 1979 PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club and the 1981 US Open at Merion. Graham’s final round of 67 at Merion is regarded as one of the finest final rounds in Major championship history – even the Ben Hogan phoned him afterwards to congratulate him.