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World Golf Hall Of Fame Honors Presidents And Golf New Exhibit takes visitors from the Oval Office to the Fairway Contact Jane Fader ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (February 11, 2003) - World Golf Hall of Fame will recognize some of golf's most colorful, avid amateurs - former United States Presidents - in a new exhibit and self-guided tour that will debut on Friday, Feb. 14 and remain on display through April 30. The new exhibit, Presidential Golf - The Memorabilia of the White House Golfers, is part of a cooperative loan program with the United States Golf Association (USGA). The exhibit features anecdotes, personal memorabilia and equipment, including a "fishing pole" driver used by Taft, Eisenhower's monogrammed Titleist ("IKE") and Hogan ("Mr. President") golf balls, and Kennedy's scorecard from Seminole Golf Club on March 8, 1961. The presidential self-guided tour will give visitors insight into such trivia as Gerald Ford's accident-prone game to a youthful Franklin Roosevelt's majestic drives. In addition, a contest to win $10,000 will take place on the island green Challenge Hole throughout Presidents' Day weekend, Feb. 14-17. The World Golf Hall of Fame is open daily. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for senior adults 55 and up and $7 for children five and up. For more information about Presidents' Day weekend activities at World Golf Hall of Fame, call 904-940-4123 or visit www.wgv.com. The World Golf Hall of Fame is the centerpiece of World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla.orida, and is a collaboration of 26 national and international golf organizations, including the PGA TOUR, LPGA, USGA, Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Augusta National Golf Club and the PGA of America. The facility houses interactive displays, historic artifacts, a special exhibit gallery, an IMAX Theater and the Hall of Fame itself, which honors the game's greatest players and contributors. The World Golf Foundation oversees the World Golf Hhall of Fame, The First Tee, GOLF 20/20: Vision for the Future and the National Minority Golf Foundation. It receives support from associations and companies throughout the golf industry, both in the U.S. and abroad. As sole founding partner of World Golf Village, Shell Oil Company provides financial support and plays the lead role in charitable initiatives aimed at introducing golf to young people, and through the golf experience promotes scholastic achievement, community service and those values intrinsic to the game of golf: honesty, integrity and sportsmanship. |