Visit the Golf Hall of Fame in St Augustine FL
PGA Tour Professionals and Golf Fans Featured at World Golf Village
Jul 19, 2009
Followers of the game of golf know the names; Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Babe Zaharias, Jack Nicklaus, Nancy Lopez, and Annika Sorenstam are some of golf’s greatest players. But there are other names too like Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who never won a major, but who gave so much to the game they loved. These are the people who are immortalized in the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Located between Jacksonville and St. Augustine, just off Interstate 95 in the World Golf Village, the World Golf Hall of Fame is a must-see for every golf fan. Featuring golf history and equipment, interactive golf exhibits, and PGA Tour professionals and others who have supported golf with time and money, the Hall of Fame is more than a museum. It is a total golf experience and a great addition to a Florida golf vacation.
Opened in 1998 as a place to honor golf’s greatest players and contributors, the World Golf Hall of Fame tells the stories of its more than 100 members and the history of the game through historic artifacts, photographs, and personal memorabilia. Interactive exhibits let visitors get into the game and play with some of the original equipment, test their skills on a virtual course and play an 18-hole putting course.
Visitors to the Golf Hall of Fame can explore the museum on their own or with a guided tour conducted by one of the more than 200 volunteers who contribute their time at the Hall. Exhibits inside include an 1880’s putting course, a golf simulator, Inductee exhibits and the110-foot high Trophy Tower. There's also an IMAX Theatre that shows short documentaries and select, full-length Hollywood films.
World Golf Hall of Fame Exhibits
- History of the Hall – learn about the World Golf Hall of Fame and the process to become a member
- History of Golf and of the Open Championship – explore early stick and ball golf and see how the game progressed. Walk across the life-sized replica of the Swilcan Burn Bridge, modeled after the original at the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland.
- Championship Moments Theater – a 10-minute video offers a greenside seat at some of golf’s most memorable shots
- The Old Putting Green – experience how golf was played in the 19th Century
- Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf – try a skill test on a super-fast tournament green
- Wall of Fame – view the more than 100 World Golf Hall of Fame Members immortalized in bronze
- Trophy Tower – take the elevator to the top of this 110-foot tower to see the game’s most significant trophies and the fabulous view of the World Golf Village
- Member Locker Room – enter golf’s only co-ed locker room where personal items from some of golf’s greatest players can be seen in their lockers
Golf Courses at the World Golf Hall of Fame
Outside of the Hall, golfers can test their skills on an 18-hole putting course or tee it up on The Challenge Hole, an island green that resembles the famed 17th hole at the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass. There are also two golf courses available for play, the King & Bear, an Arnold Palmer-Jack Nicklaus collaboration, and the Slammer & Squire, named for Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen.
The World Golf Hall of Fame is open Monday through Saturday from 10 AM. to 6 PM and Sunday, Noon to 6 PM year-round except Thanksgiving, Christmas and Induction. Tickets are $19.50 for adults, $17.50 for seniors and $9 for children ages 5 to 12. The putting course and challenge hole are included in the price of admission. There is an additional charge for the IMAX Theatre.
For more information, contact the World Golf Hall of Fame, One World Golf Place, St. Augustine FL, 904-940-4123, (events and information).
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