On April 16, the Ohio Golf Association announced its 2021 Ohio Golf Hall of Fame class. To the surprise of no one except the recipients, LPGA Tour greats Meg Mallon and Rosie Jones join USGA president Stu Francis as this year’s honorees. “I had no idea,” Mallon said of the call she received with the news of the honor. “I understand that this is the first year that they opened up the voting to prior Hall of Fame members. It was done via committee before. Rosie and I were unanimous (picks), which was really nice.” Previous inductees into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame include legends such as Jack Nicklaus, Peggy Kirk Bell, Tom Weiskopf, Renee Powell, Dow Finsterwald and Tammie Green, among others. Of course, neither Jones nor Mallon are native Ohioans. Rosie is originally from California while Meg grew up in Michigan. But both played collegiately at Ohio…
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