LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame is proud to announce the 2010 inductees and the second annual Classic Pro-Am event, which takes place on Monday, June 28th at the Hall of Fame's home course, Las Vegas National Golf Club. Having contributed greatly to the game of golf and the Las Vegas golf community through play, volunteerism, teaching, involvement with the game through events or associations and significant donation of time or financial aid, the three deserving inductees are Charlie Baron, Tournament Director of the Las Vegas PGA Tour stop for 22 years; Joe Kelly, Golf Professional who has opened and run over a dozen local courses; and the Tournament of Champions, a pre-eminent Las Vegas event that took place here from 1953 to 1968 and drew some of the biggest names in both golf and entertainment.

In conjunction with the Classic Pro-Am, the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame will be unveiling a new exhibit honoring the Las Vegas Founders Club, a volunteer group of business leaders who operated golf tournaments in Las Vegas from 1983-2006. Many of the Founders Club's accomplishments, often with 2010 inductee Charlie Baron at the helm; include operating events on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour in addition to UNLV golf tournaments as well as national junior tournaments. Four official trophies from the Las Vegas Invitational and Las Vegas Senior Classic will debut as part of the Founder's club exhibit along with other memorabilia from Las Vegas' PGA Tour event.

Each of the 2010 inductees are expected to be on hand for the official announcement during the Las Vegas Hall of Fame Classic Pro-Am on Monday, June 28th. The event, which pairs each foursome with a professional player, is open to the public and promises to attract a who's who of golfers. Tickets are $575 per team and include lunch, prizes, an official shirt and more. The professional division will be playing for the John DiFloure Cup and cash. For more tournament information or to register, please visit www.LasVegasGolfHOF.com or call Joe Kelly at 702-343-1890. The Class of 2010 will be inducted during a special ceremony on October 19, 2010, at the state-of-the-art Pearl Theatre at the Palms Hotel.

About the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame
The mission of the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame is to celebrate and bring awareness to players, administrators, benefactors, groups, instructors, teams, and other worthy golfers who have served the game of golf in Las Vegas in a positive and meaningful way; whether through performance on the course, volunteerism, financial support, promotion, or other dedicated service. An additional aspect of the mission is to help reveal Las Vegas as a great golf destination. A 16-person committee made up of Las Vegas golf professionals, media, amateur association leaders, and Hall of Fame members, oversees the voting process. The annual induction ceremony takes place during the week of the PGA Tour's Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

Current members of the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame and class in which each was inducted are: Tommy Armour III, 2008; Jerry Belt, 1991; Jimmie Bullard, 2009; Helen Cannon, 2004; James Cashman, Jr., 1998; Clyde Cobb, 1991; James Colbert, 2002; Eddie Draper, 2004; Eric Dutt, 2008; Brady Exber, 2006; Edward Fryatt, 2009; Las Vegas Founders, 2004; Robert Gamez, 2002; Butch Harmon, 2006; Ernest Haupt, 1998; Richard Huff, 2004; Dwaine Knight, 2009; Louis Redden, 2008; Stuart Reid, 1991; Chris Riley, 2004; Jerry Roberts, 2008; Jack Sheehan, 2009; Tom Storey, 2006; Charlie Teel, 1991; 1997-98 UNLV Golf Team, 2002; C. Pat Walker, 1998.

The Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame committee is: Jimmie Bullard, Class of 2008; Chuck Bombard, PGA of America, General Manager, TPC Summerlin; Bill Bowman, Media; Tim Cashman, Former PGA Tour Event chairperson; Nevada Senator Bob Coffin; Sherry Corsello, President, Women's Southern Nevada Golf Association, Eric Dutt, Class of 2008; Nicole Dutt, Executive Director, Southern Nevada Golf Association; Brady Exber, Class of 2006 and President, Southern Nevada Golf Association; Scott Greer, PGA of America and GM Las Vegas National GC; Brian Hurlburt, Founding Editor, GolfLasVegasNow.com; Joe Kelly, PGA of America, President, First Tee of Southern Nevada; J. Rick Martin, Photographer; Louis Redden, Class of 2008; Jerry Roberts, PGA of America, Class of 2008; Jack Sheehan, Golf Personality and Author.

LAS VEGAS GOLF HALL OF FAME: 1911 E. Desert Inn Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89169, (702) 734-1796, www.LasVegasGolfHOF.com.

About Las Vegas National Golf Club
Las Vegas National Golf Club is located less than two miles from the Las Vegas Strip and is one of the most historic golf courses in Las Vegas. Las Vegas National Golf Club is past host of the PGA Tour's Tournament of Champions, Sahara Invitational and Las Vegas Invitational, in addition to the LPGA Tour's LPGA Championship. Las Vegas National Golf Club was one of three Las Vegas golf courses used during the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational when Tiger Woods won his first PGA Tour title. Las Vegas National is a resort course that is open for public play, and both visiting and local Las Vegas golfers are welcome.

LAS VEGAS NATIONAL GOLF CLUB: 1911 E. Desert Inn Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89169, (702) 734-1796, www.lasvegasnationalgc.com.

About Las Vegas Golf
Golf in Las Vegas has a rich heritage. Currently, there are more than 60 golf courses in the greater Las Vegas area that are designed by some of the biggest names in golf including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and others. In addition, Las Vegas is now the home of nearly two dozen touring professionals on the LPGA, PGA Tour, Champions Tour, and Nationwide Tour. Several tour professionals grew up in Las Vegas including 2008 inductee Tommy Armour III and 2002 inductee Robert Gamez, in addition to Craig Barlow, Stephanie Louden and others. Las Vegas is currently the site of an official PGA Tour event, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, and events on the Champions Tour and LPGA Tour have been played here.

Tiger Woods captured the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational, his first PGA Tour win, and his charity event, Tiger Jam, is one of many star-studded celebrity golf events that are held annually in Las Vegas. In addition, the Las Vegas area is home to several high-end, made-for-television events including the Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge, the World Series of Golf, and the Re-Max World Long Drive Championship. The UNLV men's and women's golf teams are now annually ranked in the top 25. The 1998 men's team captured the NCAA title, and currently there are several former UNLV golfers playing on the PGA Tour including Adam Scott and former Ryder Cup members Chad Campbell and Chris Riley, 2004 NCAA Champion Ryan Moore, and PGA Tour winner Charley Hoffman.

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