AUGUSTA, GA (Jan. 5, 2009) – Larry Hinson, Johnny Paulk, Darwin White and the late Perry Adair – Georgians with enough championships and accolades to fill several trophy cases – will be inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame on Jan. 10 in Augusta. The ceremony is sponsored by Augusta-based Club Car.
“These distinguished players and instructors certainly add to Georgia’s rich golf history,” said Gary Michel, president and CEO of Club Car. “We’re very pleased to be part of the ceremony that honors their achievements and contributions.”
The new inductees will bring the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame membership to 82. Previous inductees include Bobby Jones, Alexa Stirling Fraser, Jim Dent, Nancy Lopez, Larry Mize, Larry Nelson, Doug Sanders, Davis Love III, Louise Suggs, Hollis Stacy and Charlie Yates.
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Larry Hinson
Following a distinguished collegiate (South Georgia College and East Tennessee State) and amateur career, Larry Hinson of Douglas, Georgia, had 30 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour.
Johnny Paulk
Johnny Paulk has been the Head Golf Professional at Jekyll Island Golf Club since 1968. He has been honored with numerous accolades including his career, including the Governor’s Faithful Service Award, the President’s Award from the Georgia PGA, the PGA of America’s Public Merchandiser of the Year (three times) and the Georgia PGA Eastern Chapter’s Golf Professional of the Year (twice). Paulk has served as an announcer at the Masters Tournament since 1979.
Darwin White
During his career as a PGA professional, Darwin White was associated with several golf clubs in Georgia and Alabama. He won the Alabama PGA Championship in 1954 and 1956 and the Alabama Open Championship in 1958. He won the Atlanta Open in 1964, and the Senior Division of the Georgia PGA Championship six times during an eight-year period from 1973-1980. In 1983, he won the National PGA Senior age group division and was named Georgia Section PGA Match Play Champion at age 63.
Perry Adair
Perry Adair grew up in Atlanta playing golf at East Lake GC and was an integral part of the golden age of golf. Adair toured the country as part of “The Dixie Kids,” playing in matches to raise money for the Red Cross during WWI with Alexa Stirling and Bobby Jones. He was the 1914 East Lake Country Club Champion, Southern Amateur Champion in 1921 and 1923, and Georgia Amateur Champion in 1922. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1973.
About Club Car
Club Car, a business of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a diversified industrial firm, Honors the Game in its service to customers and support of the golf industry. Club Car is the exclusive premier partner of the National Golf Course Owners Association in the U.S. andNGCOA Canada’s exclusive Golf Car Supplier and Platinum Partner. Club Car is also a sponsor of the European Golf Course Owners Association, a Silver Partner of the GCSAA and a Corporate Advantage Partner of the Club Managers Association of America. It is the Official Supplier of Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles to the 2010 Ryder Cup, the Official Golf Car and Golf Utility Vehicle and an Official Sponsor of the PGA European Tour, the official supplier of golf cars and utility vehicles to PGA Tournament Players Clubs, and leading sponsor of the PGA Professional National Championship, The First Tee and the Executive Women’s Golf Association.
Club Car provides fleet, turf, hospitality and financing solutions for golf, agricultural, recreational and industrial markets. For more information on Club Car, go to www.clubcar.com. Based in Augusta, Ga., Club Car is part of the Industrial Technologies sector of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited. Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) is a diversified industrial company providing products, services and integrated solutions to industries ranging from transportation and manufacturing to food retailing, construction, and agriculture. Driven by a 100-year-old tradition of technological innovation, Ingersoll Rand enables companies and their customers to create progress. For more information, go to www.ingersollrand.com.
Contact:
Bill Bryant, Bryant Marketing Communications
(678) 366-3232, bbryant@bryantmarcomm.com
Mike Read, Club Car
(800) 227-0739 (Ext. 2615), mike_read@clubcar.com
