Fourteen finalists have been announced for the World Golf Hall of Fame’s Class of 2027.
Four men’s and four women’s competitors, who are at least 45 years old during the year of the induction ceremony or retired from competitive golf for at least three years, as well as three historic players and three contributors, were among the finalists that are up for entering the Hall next year.
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Jim Furyk, Corey Pavin, Justin Rose and Adam Scott are the men’s finalists. Cristie Kerr, Liselotte Neuman, Inbee Park and Dottie Pepper are the women’s finalists. As for historic players, Ted Ray, Jay Sigel and Alexa Stirling made the cut while Jim Nantz, Harry Colt and Butch Harmon are finalists as contributors to the game.
Tom Spencer (L) and Jim Nantz during a practice round prior to the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club on May 13, 2026 in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
Furyk, Kerr, Pepper, Sigel and Harmon were also finalists in 2024.
“The Finalists for the Class of 2027 represent an extraordinary range of accomplishments and contributions to the game of golf,” Mike Trostel, director of the World Golf Hall of Fame, said in a release. “This distinguished group deserves recognition for the lasting impact they made on the sport in their own way as competitors, teachers, architects, broadcasters and innovators.”
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The WGHOF received 162 public nominations for the Class of 2027. A nominating committee vetted each nominee, which was divided into four working groups representing each of the four categories. Each group included a chair and 12 members comprised of media, WGHOF members and golf industry professionals.
A selection committee of 24 individuals, comprised of media, WGHOF members and the WGHOF Board of Directors, will meet later this fall to vote and determine the final class. A finalist must receive 75 percent of the vote to be elected. The Class of 2027 inductees will be announced in December.
The WGHOF Board of Directors are Terry Clark (PGA of America), Mark Darbon (The R&A), Will Jones (Masters Tournament), Craig Kessler (LPGA), Guy Kinnings (DP World Tour), Brian Rolapp (PGA Tour) and Mike Whan (USGA).
The 2027 Induction Ceremony is set for Monday, July 12, 2027, in St. Andrews, Scotland, during the week of the Open Championship. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Golf Channel in the United States.
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Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).
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