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Las Vegas, NV - Later this year, four golfers with deep ties to Las Vegas will be inducted into the newly-named Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame. The golfers are: Tommy Armour III, a PGA Tour champion and record-holder; Louis Redden, a very successful and talented amateur golfer; Jerry Roberts, a legendary Las Vegas PGA of America professional; and Eric Dutt , a longtime successful amateur player and course operator.
Each inductee is scheduled to attend a ceremony that will coincide with Las Vegas' PGA Tour event, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Each new inductee will join a prestigious list of Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame members. In the coming months, in-depth profiles of each 2008 inductee will be released.
The Hall of Fame was formerly known as the Southern Nevada Golf Hall of Fame, but committee members voted to change the name to best capture the essence and passion of the Las Vegas golf community.
"The Las Vegas name is very powerful, and creating the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame reflects the magnitude of what the recognition means to inductees, in addition to capturing the vision that the committee has to promote, honor, and preserve the deep history-and exciting future--of golf in the Las Vegas area," says Jack Sheehan, committee member, best-selling author and a person who has covered golf in Las Vegas for three decades. "And this is the perfect class of diverse inductees to help ring in the new name and continue our worthwhile mission. Each is very deserving, and honored to have been chosen to receive this lifetime achievement award."
The ceremony will be held the evening of October 14 in the TPC Summerlin clubhouse, host course of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. The event is open to the public and sponsorships and tickets are available. For event details, please call 2008 Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame Chairperson Brian Hurlburt at 702.270-9630.
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