This year’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is on Saturday, October 26th at Lake Shore Country Club with festivities beginning at 5:30.

The EDGA Hall of Fame represents a who’s who of Erie Golf, including both skilled players and long-time volunteers, people who started the organization and those who have helped it grow and continue to keep it going.

The first Hall of Fame induction was in 1951 when Truman Andrews was inducted. An induction was conducted every year thereafter through 1990 except for a few random years. In 1958 two brothers were inducted. Ceremonies became less frequent as there were only 3 more in the 1990’s, two in the 2000’s and two in the 2010’s. However, these ceremonies inducted several individuals. In 2022, 5 individuals were inducted bringing the hall to a total of 53 members.

The 2024 class will bring in 4 new members, raising that total to 57. Here are the members of this year’s class.

NORMAN GAYLORD

Norman, or “Normie” as he was called won the EDGA Amateur Championship for the first time in 1929. That was the first year the finals were 36 holes and he defeated 1926 champion Hubby Vogt to become the youngest champion at the time at 17 years of age. That same year he set the course record at Lawrence Park with 66. In 1931 he claimed his second title, this time taking down two-time and defending champion Johnny McCarthy. In 1933 he became the first three-time champion beating the 1932 champion Alex Holtz in the finale.

Full bio : http://edga.org/hall_of_fame/norm_gaylord/

BOB PARIS

Bob is a familiar name in Erie golf circles. The highlight was his triumph in the 2001 EDGA Amateur Championship at Kahkwa in sudden death over Tom Amendola. It was his only EDGA major but he had a number of close calls, including a pair of runners-up and three thirds. From his win in 2001 through 2017, Bob never finished worse than 11^th , a run that included 15 top tens. While never capturing the EDGA Match Play his run was equally impressive. From 1996 through 2014 he qualified for match play every year and only failed to win at least one match in those 19 events. 2001 was the only year he made it to the finals, falling to Joe Cassano, Jr. on the 18^th hole. Bob also captured the first EDGA Mid Amateur in his stellar year of 2001 Bob holds 11 other EDGA titles, 6 of them partnering with his son Ryan in the Father-Son, three Senior Amateur titles and two partnering with Jim McKibben in the Streeter Cup. In 2010 Bob won the West Penn Senior Amateur and in 2013 claimed their Father-Son title with Ryan. Bob was inducted into the Metro Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

Full bio : http://edga.org/hall_of_fame/bob_paris/

TIM DUNLAVEY

Tim began gathering titles at an early age winning three consecutive District 10 titles while at Cathedral Prep. Advancing to the state championships he finished third, second and then first in those three years. Also while still in high school he captured the EDGA Junior Match Play. It wasn’t much longer before he won an EDGA major winning the Amateur in later that fall at age 18. After a couple of thirds he added his second Amateur in 1989 and then backed that up with a third title in 1990. He was the first EDGA player to win three Amateurs in the stroke play era which began in 1961. He also captured two prestigious West Penn Amateurs. While at the University of Virginia, he won a collegiate title, was named All-ACC twice and competed in the NCAA championships in 1990. He turned professional in 1991 and was a full-time member of the PGA Nike Tour. He won 4 tournaments at the professional level and regained his amateur status in 2001 and has continued to compete at the USGA and state level. Tim was inducted into the Cathedral Prep Hall of Fame in 2006 and into the Metro Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Full bio : http://edga.org/hall_of_fame/tim_dunlavey/

DAVID HEWETT

David’s name has been synonymous with the EDGA for several decades. He first served the EDGA as a club rep from Gospel Hill in 1980. He moved up to Secretary in 1985 and took over as President in 2003, a position he’s held for 22 years. As a player his EDGA play spans over 50 years. After finishing in the top ten for 9 consecutive years, he went on to capture the EDGA Amateur Championship in 2000. He finished with 20 top tens, second only to Dave Ciacchini’s 21. In the EDGA Match Play Dave first played at his home course, Gospel Hill in 1976, making the cut and winning a match. He would play in 46 match plays, making match play 41 times and won 58 matches, all records. In his 35^th Match Play in 2011 he won the title at Lawrence Park against Drew Deimel. He had three runner up finishes including 2010 to equal his runner up finishes in the Amateur. In 2013 Dave captured the EDGA Mid Amateur in a playoff with Mike Garcia and from 2010 through 2021, he dominated the Senior Amateur with 5 tiles (a record) and 9 times in the top three in 12 years. As a partner, he’s been on the winning team of three EDGA Better Balls, three Streeter Cups (Senior Team) and eight EDGA/EDWGA Mixed team championships. At Mercyhurst University Dave was an academic all-american and student athlete of the year in 1987, the same year he played in the NCAA DII National Championships. On the local links he holds the course record at Gospel Hill with 61 as well as 9 club championships and since moving on to Lake View Country Club, he’s captured 11 more club championships. He was inducted into the Erie Bowling Hall of Fame in 2001, the Mercyhurst Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Metro Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

Full bio : http://edga.org/hall_of_fame/david_hewett/

Tickets to the event and opportunities for advertising and sponsorship are available at www.edga.org/hof .

For more information, please contact the EDGA President, David Hewett, at glory2god.doh@gmail.com or by calling (814) 323-6970.