Justin Rose and Adam Scott are among 14 finalists shortlisted for the World Golf Hall of Fame’s Class of 2027, with the successful candidates to be announced in December ahead of an induction ceremony in St Andrews, Scotland.
The ceremony will take place on Monday, July 12 during the week of The 155th Open Championship, and will be broadcast live on Golf Channel in the United States.
Rose and Scott join Jim Furyk and Corey Pavin in the male competitors category. The female shortlist comprises Cristie Kerr, Liselotte Neumann, Inbee Park and Dottie Pepper.
Course architect Harry Colt, coach Butch Harmon and broadcaster Jim Nantz are nominated in the contributors category, which recognises individuals who have significantly influenced golf outside competitive play. Ted Ray, Jay Sigel and Alexa Stirling complete the shortlist in the historic players and amateurs category.
Furyk, Kerr, Pepper, Sigel and Harmon were also finalists in 2024.
Mike Trostel, director of the World Golf Hall of Fame, said: “The finalists for the Class of 2027 represent an extraordinary range of accomplishments and contributions to the game of golf. This distinguished group deserves recognition for the lasting impact they made on the sport in their own way as competitors, teachers, architects, broadcasters and innovators.”
The Hall of Fame received 162 public nominations. Candidates were assessed by a nominating committee split into four working groups, each comprising a chair and 12 members drawn from the media, existing Hall of Fame members and golf industry professionals.
A 24-member selection committee, including media representatives, Hall of Fame members and its board of directors, will meet this autumn to determine the final class of inductees. Finalists must secure 75 per cent of the vote to be elected. The board includes representatives from the PGA of America, The R&A, Masters Tournament, LPGA, DP World Tour, PGA Tour and USGA.
Male and female competitors must be at least 45 years old in the induction year or have retired from competitive golf for at least three years. The historic players and amateurs category covers competitors whose victories came predominantly as amateurs or more than 50 years ago.