Gene Pearce, formerly of Jackson, lives in The Villages, FL. He is an authority on Tennessee golf history. His books include The History of Tennessee Golf, 1894-2001, Southern Golf Association: The First Hundred Years, and Colonial Home of Champions. Since 2006 he has written and edited the annual Tennessee Golf Almanac and Record Book. He is a director emeritus of the Tennessee Golf Association.
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Gene Pearce
2015 Inductee