Founded in 1987 for the purpose of honoring those CNY PGA members who have exhibited outstanding dedication and exemplary service to the membership on a section level, national stage, or both, during their tenure in the golfing industry, the following have contributed in a special way to our section’s growth and heritage of professionalism.
A nominee should have been a member in good standing in the Central New York PGA Section for a minimum of 10 years. A PGA Member in good standing can nominate one (1) PGA Member in good standing.
An individual’s overall contribution to golf should be considered as a valid reason for nomination. The contribution may be measured by the individual’s leadership in the following areas:
| Name | Inducted |
| Lew Adesso | 1987 |
| Mike Bello | 1987 |
| Emmett Kelly | 1988 |
| Earl P. Maurer | 1988 |
| Jack Brett | 1989 |
| Bill Entwistle | 1989 |
| George L. Hall | 1989 |
| Edward T. Kuhn | 1989 |
| Bill Mitchell | 1989 |
| Augie Nordone | 1989 |
| Danny Jones | 1990 |
| Harry C. Shepard, Sr. | 1990 |
| Frank Socash | 1991 |
| Bill Dennis | 1996 |
| John Lisk | 1998 |
| Bob Klink | 1998 |
| Ron Dunham | 2000 |
| Bill Galloway | 2001 |
| Dick Govern | 2001 |
| Joe Tesori | 2002 |
| Rick Keding | 2003 |
| Jerry Steelsmith | 2003 |
| Larry Bartosek | 2005 |
| Tony Saraceno | 2005 |
| Paul Kern | 2006 |
| Tom Gorman | 2008 |
| Michael S. Doctor | 2009 |
| Dick Costello | 2010 |
| Bob McCarthy | 2011 |
| Marian Blain | 2012 |
| Lawrence “Rocky” Kelly | 2013 |
| Jim Doherty | 2014 |
| Trey Walewski | 2016 |
| Nick Serafino | 2016 |
| Richard Winstead | 2018 |
| Linda Mulherin | 2019 |
| Jack Conger | 2019 |
| Stan Gorman | 2019 |
| Stan Lisk | 2020 |
| Steve Nacewicz | 2020 |
| Jon Fowler | 2020 |
| Steve Aloi | 2022 |
| Tony Biata | 2023 |
| Eric Manning | 2023 |
| Joe Lanza | 2024 |
| Bruce Martins | 2024 |