The LPGA Hall Of Fame may be one of the toughest to gain entry.
It is tough, very tough with a strict points system and on top of that, a minimum 10 playing seasons required.
The next inductee will be Inbee Park.
She is most deserving.
The LPGA requires 27 “points” to be eligible for their Hall in addition to the decade of service. Park earned her 27th point last Sunday in Naples when she edged Lydia Ko for the Vare Trophy, the LPGA’s equivalent of the men’s Vardon that goes to the player with the lowest scoring average.
Here’s how the point system works. A tournament win gets you one point. A major championship earns two points. A Player of the Year award is worth one point, the Vare Trophy, one point. In addition to the 27 points, a player must have either one major, one Player of the Year or one Vare Trophy.
It is much easier for women to get into the World Golf Hall of Fame. It requires 15 wins and those can come from any tour that counts in the world rankings or at least two major championships. That’s it.
So it is very possible for a woman to be in the World Golf Hall of Fame but not in the LPGA Hall of Fame.
Got that?
Park will go in after next season. “Going into the Hall of Fame is something I’ve been dreaming of all of my life,” she said last Sunday in Naples. “That was the biggest goal in my career.”
