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 |