NCGA Hall of Fame

Celebrating the rich and storied history of golf and those who have dramatically shaped the game in Northern California.

NCGA Hall of Fame: Class of 2024

Founded in 2011, the Hall of Fame preserves and honors the legacies of the people who significantly impacted golf in the region. The annual ceremony is hosted every September at the NCGA headquarters in Pebble Beach. Also recognized at the event is a Distinguished Service Award honoree, a recognition dating back to 1982.

The Hall of Fame Class of 2024 honored inductees Bruce Baker (Distinguished Service), Tina Barker and Jeff Burda (Player Achievement) and Nancy McDaniel (Lifetime Achievement).

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NCGA Hall of Fame

Classes 2011-2024

Class of 2011 <span>(Inaugural Class)</span>

Class of 2011 (Inaugural Class)

Hall of Fame inductees: Ken Venturi, Frank “Sandy” Tatum, C. Grant Spaeth, and Jack Bariteau

Distinguished Service Award honoree: Gary Vandewege

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Class of 2012

Hall of Fame inductees: 2012 – Pebble Beach Co: Clint Eastwood, Dick Ferris, Arnold Palmer and Peter Ueberroth; Marion Hollins (Posthumous)

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Class of 2013

Hall of Fame inductees: Kay Cockerill, Roger Maltbie and Johnny Miller

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Class of 2014

Hall of Fame inductees: Steve Desimone, Mark Gale, Wally Goodwin and Conrad Ray

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Class of 2015

Hall of Fame inductees: Robert Trent Jones Sr., Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Rees Jones

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Class of 2016

Hall of Fame inductees: Tom Watson, Joe Louis Barrow, Jr,, Helen Lengfeld, Charles Seaver and Derrell Biddy (Distinguished Service)

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Class of 2017

Hall of Fame inductees: Loren Roberts, Casey Boyns, Sheri Erskine (Distinguished Service Award, Juli Inkster and Dr. Alister MacKenzie (represented by Alister MacKenzie Society president Dr. Gary Nelson)

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Class of 2018

Hall of Fame inductees: Sally Voss Krueger, Pat Hurst, Randy Haag, Margo Daniels (representing Distinguished Service Award recipient RJ Harper) and Marc Matoza (representing Tony Lema)

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Class of 2019

Hall of Fame inductees: Vaughn Kezirian (Distinguished Service Award), Lynne Cowan, Patty Sheehan, Bobby Clampett and Donna Archer (representing her late husband, George Archer)

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Class of 2021

Hall of Fame inductees: Paul Morton (Distinguished Service Award), Gary Vanier, Marianne Towersey and Lawson Little (being represented by his grandson, Chris Little)

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Class of 2022

Hall of Fame inductees: Gail Rogers (Distinguished Service Award), Jim McMurtrey, Patricia Cornett and Lucious Bateman (represented by Gary Plato and Dick Lotz)

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Class of 2023

Hall of Fame inductees: KC Cote (Distinguished Service Award), Jack Fleming (represented by Maureen Woods), Karen Swanson (represented by Roger Swanson) and John Brodie (represented by Cammie Brodie). See Honories Biographies

Class of 2024

Hall of Fame inductees Bruce Baker (Distinguished Service), Tina Barker and Jeff Burda (Player Achievement) and Nancy McDaniel (Lifetime Achievement). See Honories Biographies

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