But the most important thing I've done, is of all the big-money sports, golf is the only game left that has kept sportsmanship alive. I hope when my days are done, I'm remembered for keeping faith with this great game. The three LPGA Tour players frequently and tearfully cited strong family ties for their success in golf which led them to the Hall of Fame. My family are my Hall of Famers. Rankin, now an ABC analyst, said her father proved prophetic about her life.
Fathers are often right.
Burke, the witty, yarn-spinning Texan who has been a course designer and teacher since his playing days ended in the 1950s, provided comic relief at the podium after the LPGA Tour contingent led off the evening. Girls . . . Burke then praised the teachers of the game for their contributions. The teachers of the game. They aren't in the Hall of Fame, but I'm bringing them in.