2008: Bobby Penn
Most of Bobby Penn's closest friends simply call him BP.
Fine with Penn. Sure beats some of the plethora of monikers that he's picked up through the years.
Jun 9, 2008, 14:35
2007: Tom Robertson
Tom Robertson is the latest inductee into the Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame.
Jun 11, 2007, 11:22
2006: J. D. Sisson
Nearly seven decades after falling in love with golf while caddying 18 holes for 65 cents, plus tip, at Roanoke Country Club, J.D. Sisson suddenly feels like a man holding the winning ticket to the game's biggest lotto.
Dec 20, 2006, 11:11
Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame
2007 Bobby Penn
2007 Tom Robertson
2006 J. D. Sisson
2005 Chip Sullivan
2004 Tim Chocklett
2003 Connie Gorsuch
2002 Liz Waynick
2000 Dorothy "Dot" Bolling
1999 H.L. Jackson
1998 Dan Keffer (1938-2000)
1996 Dicky Linkous
1994 George Shipplett Jr.
1993 Billy King
1992 Gordon Willis
1991 Audrey Najjum (1928-2001)
1990 Wayne Holley
1989 Arman Fletcher
1988 David Tolley
1987 Connie Sellers
1985 Luke Barnes (1920-1992)
1983 Ed Sneed
1982 Ned Baber
1980 Peggy Ninninger (1893-1963)
and Nick Carter (1909-1980)
1979 Clyde Johnson (1911-1981)
and Bob McLelland (1925-1994)
1978 John Preston (1894-1982)
1977 Buddy Clement (1913-1985)
1976 Gary Hylton (1946-1974)
and Alvis Hylton (1910-1974)
1975 George Fulton
1974 Paul Jamison (1899-1942)
and Clarence King (1919-1970)
Jul 1, 2006, 09:59
2005: Chip Sullivan
Chip Sullivan was a complete stranger to the Roanoke Valley when he showed up in 1993. A dozen years later, the guy requires introduction to few among those in the area golf circle.
May 9, 2005, 10:51
2004: Tim Chocklett
Thirteen months ago, Tim Chocklett heard rumors that he was being considered as a candidate for the Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame.
"Somebody said they had put my name in the pot," Chocklett recalled last week. "But I didn't get it. So I felt like, 'Don't worry about it, my name probably won't come up again.'"
Jun 7, 2004, 10:40