The World Golf Hall of Fame unlocks its doors to Lorena Ochoa Tuesday night in its induction ceremony in New York City.
Here’s hoping the doors to the LPGA Hall of Fame will open to her soon after, because she deserves to be in both.
The World Golf Hall of Fame, which is separate from the LPGA, restructured its criteria three years ago, creating a “female competitor category,” which opened the door to more players like Ochoa and Meg Mallon, who haven’t met the LPGA Hall of Fame’s more stringent eligibility requirements. Laura Davies also was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame since the restructuring, even though she falls short of LPGA Hall of Fame eligibility.