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 |