South Dakota Golf Association Hall of Fame Criteria for Nomination

Inducted    
July 12, 1977 Marlene Bauer Hagge,
Eureka
Skill
(Founding member LPGA)

Ed Livingston,
Sioux Falls
Contribution
(Longtime teaching professional)

Ev Comstock, Sr.,
Sioux Falls
Contribution
(Long-time teaching professional)

Ralph Porter
Sioux Falls
Skill
(Won Match Play four times)

Phil Donohue,
Sioux Falls
Skill/Contribution
(Won Match Play three times)

John Rachetto,
Lead
Contribution/Skill
(Won Match Play twice)
July 11, 1978 C. Irvin Krumm,
Huron
Skill/Contribution
(Won Match Play once)

Charles Howard,
Aberdeen
Contribution/Skill
(Won Match Play once)
July 10, 1979 Laddie Cimpl,
Yankton
Contribution

Mrs. E.R. Doering,
Parkston & Sioux Falls
Skill
(Won Women’s title seven times)
July 15, 1980 Hobe Richards,
Huron
Contribution
July 13, 1982 Indy Titterington,
Yankton
Skill
(Won Women’s title five times)
July 12, 1983 Don Platt,
Sioux Falls
Contribution/Skill
(Won Pre-Senior three times  Ex. Director-SDGA)
July 10, 1984 Gary Wiren,
Huron (Florida)
Contribution
(Master PGA Teaching Professional)
July 9, 1985 Gene Reiter,
Sioux Falls
Contribution
(Course Superintendent, Designer)

Lorne Bartling,
Brookings
Skill/Contribution
(Runner-up Match Play three times)
July 8, 1986 John DeRudder,
Rapid City 
Contribution
Sept. 12, 1987 Robert E. (Bob) Marchand,
Yankton
Contribution
July 12, 1990 Ila Michael,
Rapid City
Contribution/Skill
(Won Senior Women’s title six times)
July 9, 1991 Ivan Steen,
Sioux Falls
Skill/Contribution
(Won Match Play twice, runner-up twice)
June 27, 1992 George Meyers,
Rapid City
Skill/Contribution
(Won Match Play)
June 25, 1994 Ruth Miller,
Sioux Falls
Skill/Contribution
(Won Senior Women’s title 6 times)
July 9, 1995 Terry Comstock,
Sioux Falls
Skill/Contribution
(Won Match Play; SDGASA member, SDGA Golf Advisor)

Anne Borgmann,
Sioux Falls
Skill
(Won Senior Women’s title six times; won Husband/Wife; Golfer of Year six times)
June 7, 1996 Dean Shortridge,
Aberdeen
Skill/Contribution
(Assistant pro & club manager in Minn. Had a tremendous impact on kids.)
June 29, 1996 John Derby,
Rapid City
Skill/Contribution
(Pre-Sr Champ; Black Hills PS Champ; Black Hills Sen Champ; Arrowhead CC Champ.)
Aug. 22, 1997 Dave Hanten,
Sioux Falls
Skill/Contribution
(Won Match Play three times; won Stroke Play three times)
June 24, 2000 Jack Davenport,
Milbank
Contribution
(Built/designed several courses)
Aug. 7, 2000 Jim Ahern,
Yankton
Skill/Contribution
(Won Match Play twice)
July 25, 2003 Marv Widness
Sioux Falls
Skill
(Won Men's Senior five times)
July 17, 2004 Kathy Kober,
Rapid City
Skill
(Won women's stroke play four times)
July 16, 2005 Peggy Kirby,
Sioux Falls
Skill
(Won women's stroke play five times)
August 18, 2006 Mike Brummer,
Rapid City
Skill
(Won nine SDGA championships)
July 14, 2007 Terry Crouch,
Sioux Falls
Contribution
(Teaching Professional)
July 21, 2007 Bob Masson,
Brookings
Contribution
(Teaching Professional)
July 10, 2008 Roger Legge,
Aberdeen
Skill/Contribution
(Won Match, runner-up five times in stroke play, SDGA board member, board president)
September 19, 2008 Tom Egan,
Sioux Falls
Skill/Contribution
(Won Pre-Senior, won Husband-Wife with wife Mary Ann, original member of SDGA Board of Directors, former executive director of SDGA)
July 1, 2009 Mark Amundson,
Sioux Falls
Skill/Contribution
(Won 13 SDGA Championships, including Match Play three times and Men's Amateur once. Managing general partner of Sutton Bay.)
July 1, 2009 Ray Laird III,
Sioux Falls
Skill/Contribution
(Won 6 SDGA Championships, including Men's Amateur twice and Senior twice. USGA Rules Official and Committee member.)