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 Dinah Shore. Shore used her TV variety show, which aired from 1974 to 1980, to promote the fledgling golf event with her name attached to the title. Her involvement also was seen as a springboard for the rising popularity the LPGA Tour enjoys today. “Without a doubt, Dinah’s role in the tournament helped grow the tour,” said Terry Wilcox, the outgoing tournament director of the Kraft Nabisco Championship and one of Shore’s golf coaches. “It was (Colgate CEO) David Foster’s idea, but it was Dinah’s event.” Shore worked actively on the event until her death in 1994, forging strong relationships with sponsors and participants. Her charisma and notoriety drew stars to the pro-am and helped make it the first women’s golf tournament to receive four days of live television coverage. Shore’s name was affiliated with the event until 1999, but her legacy still permeates the tournament. The event is played on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club, her statue is seen by golfers as they cross a bridge to the 18th green, and a Dinah’s Walk of Champions displays plaques of past tournament winners. A longtime Rancho Mirage resident, Shore was the first female member of Hillcrest County Club in Los Angeles and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as an honorary member in 1994. She also was the recipient of the Old Tom Morris Award in 1993, the highest honor awarded from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. OTHER HALL OF FAME PROFILES: GLEN CAMPBELL WILLIAM P. AND WILLIAM F. BELL ANDY WILLIAMS JIM FLICK HALL OF FAME 2008 — MAIN PAGE A LOOK AT PAST INDUCTEES |
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