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Inducted June 21, 2018 Known as the world’s longest driver, the 6’ 6” golfer burst onto the scene of professional golf and long-drive competitions in 1974 by winning the World Challenge Long Drive Contest in New York.  With a blast of 366 yards he defeated, among...

Inducted June 14, 1979 Michigan’s most-titled professional golfer. In 1922, he won the Canadian Open and the first of nine Michigan PGA titles (to go along with seven runner-up finishes in his career). At 23 he was the youngest to win the Michigan PGA and, at...

Inducted May 29, 1987 One of nine children of immigrant Polish parents, Toski’s greatest moment on the pro golf tour was winning the World Championship of Golf in 1954, one of seven tournament victories he claimed between 1953 and 1958. He retired from the tour in...

Inducted June 9, 1983 Orlick has attained an international recognition as golf’s “Mr. Rules,” a professional and the “teacher of teachers.” A golf professional for over 50 years, he was the 1960 “Pro Golfer of the Year” for his all-around ability and contributions to the game....

Inducted June 8, 2001 Golf’s Betsy King became only the sixth woman to be inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. She is a superstar on the pro golf circuit and already a member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association Hall of Fame. The...

Inducted June 9, 2005 Born William Burkowski in Union City, Connecticut, Burke played on the PGA Tour with great success. His first tour victory came in his second year on tour winning the prestigious North-South Open in 1928. Playing with a slightly unorthodox grip because of...