ILLINOIS GOLF INDUCTEES
CLASS OF 2024
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Tours
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
LPGA Tour
Money Winner
LPGA Vare Trophy
Associated Press
Female Athlete of the Year
Bob Jones Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Bob Goalby - From Belleville Illinois
Tours
Professional Golf Association
PGA Champions Tour
Awards
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
Todd Hamilton - From Galesburg Illinois
Tours
Professional Golf Association
Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
Mike Small - From Champaign IL
Tours
PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Hooters Tour
Salley Wessels
Illinois Women’s Golf Association
CLASS OF 2025
Ashley Armstrong - From Flossmoor IL
Teams
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
University of Notre Dame
Awards
Winner - IJGA Girl's Tournament
IJGA Player of the Year 2006
​IJGA/PJGT - Player of the Year 2007
Academic All-American
Conference Champion
One of the Top Scoring Women's Golfers of All-Time at Notre Dame
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Dylan Meyer
Teams
Evansville Central High School
University of Illinois
Awards
Winner Western Amateur 2016
2x Winner 3M Augusta Invitational 2017, 2018
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Renee Heiken Slone
Teams
University of Illinois
Teams Coached
University of Illinois
Awards
3x All American
National College Player of the Year
2x Big Ten Player
2x Big Ten Championship Medalist
Steve Stricker
Teams
University of Illinois
Tours
PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour Champions
European Senior Tour
Awards
PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year
Payne Stewart Award
Byron Nelson Award
PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup winner
PGA Tour Champions money list winner
PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year
PGA Tour Champions Byron Nelson Award