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The Inverness Club's rock of ages

7/24/2011
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    The rock at Inverness Club honors past winners.

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    • The rock at Inverness Club honors past winners.
    The rock at Inverness Club honors past winners.

    Winners of major events at Inverness Club are forever remembered on an honorary rock near a sign which proclaims Inverness clubhouse and golf course as part of the National Register of Historic Places.

    Champions honored are Ted Ray, 1920 U.S. Open; Billy Burke, 1931 U.S. Open; Dick Mayer, 1957 U.S. Open; Craig Stadler, 1973 U.S. Amateur; Hale Irwin, 1979 U.S. Open; Bob Tway, 1986 PGA Championship; Paul Azinger, 1993 PGA Championship; and Bruce Lietzke, 2003 U.S. Senior Open.

    The rock at Inverness Club sits next to a sing noting the club as part of the National Register of Historic Places.
    The rock at Inverness Club sits next to a sing noting the club as part of the National Register of Historic Places.