Darius Rucker to Host World Golf Hall of Fame Ceremony in Pinehurst
Country superstar Darius Rucker will be heading to our area this June, as part of a celebration for the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Rucker will host the 2024 World Golf Hall of Fame Ceremony on Monday, June 10 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst.
“Golf is my biggest passion outside of music, so it’s an honor to be invited to be part of such a significant event for the sport,” Rucker said in a release. “I love the course at Pinehurst and can’t wait to celebrate this year’s inductees.”
The ceremony will air live at 7 p.m. on the Golf Channel, and kicks off an historic week at Pinehurst. This year’s U.S. Open will be held later that week on Pinehurst No. 2. And the grand opening for the new World Golf Hall of Fame Museum at the USGA’s Golf House Pinehurst.
“Given Darius Rucker’s longstanding involvement in golf he is a perfect host for this momentous occasion, which is marking the 50th anniversary of the World Golf Hall of Fame,” said Greg McLaughlin, CEO, World Golf Foundation.
This year’s World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony will include honors for Padraig Harrington, Sandra Palmer, the late Johnny Farrell, Beverly Hanson, Tom Weiskopf, and the Founders of the LPGA. A special award will also be given to basketball superstar Steph Curry, who will be honored with the Charlie Sifford Award, honoring advancing diversity in golf.
Darius Rucker On the Course
PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: Actor Bill Murray (R) talks with singer Darius Rucker (L) on the fourth green during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 05, 2022 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
MADISON, WI - JUNE 24: Darius Rucker hits a shot from the fairway during the Celebrity Foursome to benefit the American Family Children's Hospital held during the second round of the American Family Insurance Championship held at University Ridge Golf Course on June 24, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Darius Rucker plays his shot on the 13th hole during Round Two of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Monterey Peninsula Country Club on February 9, 2018 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Darius Rucker looks for a golf tip from Annika Sorenstam at a Make-A-Wish golf clinic April 16, 2006 at the Ginn Golf Resort in Reunion, Fl. Sorenstam will be featured in a national advertising campaign for the foundation this year. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Darius Rucker and John Daly compete in the PGA Tour's 45th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Pro Am at Bermuda Dunes Coountry Club January 21, 2004. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
TOLEDO, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 02: Musician Darius Rucker plays a shot during the BMW Celebrity Match ahead of the start of The Solheim Cup at Inverness Club on September 02, 2021 in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
LA QUNITA, CA - JANUARY 30: Rocker Darius Rucker from Hootie and the Blowfish hits a shot during the second round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on January 30, 2003 at the La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, California. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Darius Rucker (L) and Bill Murray walk across the 13th hole during Round Two of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Monterey Peninsula Country Club on February 9, 2018 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Darius Rucker plays his shot on the first hole during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 04, 2023 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Darius Rucker - a prolific golfer already - will host the World Golf Hall of Fame ceremony in Pinehurst this June.
How Much Masters Prize Money Every Golfer Made in 2024
Scottie Scheffler is walking away from the Masters with the biggest winners’ check ever, but how much Masters prize money did everyone make in the tournament this year?
Scheffler’s 11-under four-shot win over Ludvig Aberg gives him $3.6 million of the $20 million prize pool this time around.
Last year, Jon Rahm earned $360,000 less than this year’s winner, as golf starts to contend with the massive prize (and pay) pools in LIV Golf.
Top Masters Prize Money Winners
Both of the top golfers had huge paydays this year. Aberg will take home more than the winners from 2015 and 2016, for example.
Before the 2024 Masters even started, something about “Scottie Scheffler Masters Champion” just felt right.
He’s been the best golfer in the world for a while now, and even though Rahm won it last year, you could make a reasonable case that the 2022 winner Scheffler felt more inevitable.
And so it was all about Scottie Scheffler. The most consistent golfer in the world right now did just that over four rounds at Augusta National.
And that led to a flip of last year’s Butler Cabin Green Jacket ceremony. Last year Scheffler put it on Rahm. This year Rahm had to put it on Scottie.
Now he can safely get home to his pregnant wife, with a second Green Jacket to wrap his new baby in when they get here.