Golf Hall of Fame moves ceremony locations for ’15, ’19

St. Augustine, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The induction ceremony for the World Golf Hall of Fame will rotate to new places for two of the next three ceremonies the hall announced on Monday.

The 2015 ceremony will be the first one outside of the United States. It will take place at the University of St. Andrews, which is blocks from the Old Course at St. Andrews. The ceremony will take place on July 13, the Monday of Open Championship week.

“I am absolutely delighted that the first induction ceremony to be staged internationally is coming to St. Andrews,” said Peter Dawson, chief executive of The Royal & Ancient. “The Class of 2015 will have a truly special experience in being recognized in the place where golf began. There will be many thousands of visitors to St. Andrews during the Open Championship and the induction ceremony will start the week with real fanfare.”

In 2017, the ceremony will return to the World Golf Village in Florida.

With the 2019 U.S. Open Championship slated for Pebble Beach, the induction ceremony will head to the west coast and will be staged Monday of championship week.

“This expanded schedule is an important step for the World Golf Hall of Fame as it continues to grow and cultivate audiences in the U.S. and abroad,” said Tim Finchem, PGA Tour commissioner and chairman of the World Golf Foundation Board of Directors. “The Board of Directors believes this is an excellent opportunity to raise the profile of the induction ceremony.”

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