Mickelson is IN, Tiger is OUT for Now…

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Published: April 25, 2012

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Phil Mickelson is going into the World Golf Hall of Fame in less than two weeks. It will take Tiger Woods another five years to do the same, due to a 40-year-old age requirement. Golf Writer Andy Reistetter looks back to last year's World Golf Hall of Fame induction headlined by Ernie Els.         What began on a sad note Saturday morning with the passing of Seve Ballesteros crescendoed to the most joyous of notes Monday evening with the induction of Ernie Els—the last of six to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame (WGHOF).

In between was the Saturday evening preview of the new inductee exhibits as well as the Sunday evening dinner for the inductees, members of the Hall and their friends and family.

Throughout the weekend, with the world present, the World Golf Village was the place to be—the place to be seen and the place to enjoy and celebrate golf's rich traditions and history.

At 2:10 a.m. local time in his hometown of Pedrena, Spain, Ballesteros—the legendary five-time major champion and 1999 WGHOF inductee—passed after a courageous two-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer. 

As guests arrived on Saturday, they were greeted by a portrait of Seve in his WGHOF induction jacket on an easel adorned with flowers and a big black ribbon.

Larger than life, Seve's way of playing the game of golf inspired millions and his early presence in the Hall of Fame continued his legacy. At age 42 Ballesteros came in with Amy Alcott and Lloyd Mangrum in only the second induction class in St. Augustine in 1999. The year before Johnny Miller and Nick Faldo received the highest honor a golfer can achieve.



After the initial sadness gave way in part to a celebration of the life of a man who touched us all, the focus of the induction weekend turned to the six new inductees- President No. 41 George H. W. Bush, CBS Sports' Frank Chi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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