World Golf HOF to Induct Eisenhower

While many of the U.S. presidents played golf, few exhibited as much passion for the game as former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, so it’s only fitting that he will become the first U.S. president elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame later this year.  Eisenhower will be joining two-time Masters champ Jose Maria Olazabal, former PGA pro Lanny Wadkins and Ireland’s Christy O’ Connor.  The induction ceremony is to take place November 2nd at the World Golf Village.
It was Eisenhower’s love of the game that helped boost it’s popularity following World War II.  According to a book on presidents …read more