Longtime Duke Head Coach Rod Myers Inducted Into CPGA Hall Of Fame

DURHAM, N.C. ? Former Duke University men's golf coach Rod Myers and Robert Boyd were inducted into the Carolinas PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame on Sunday, Feb. 17. They became the 37th and 38th professionals to receive the honor since the CPGA Hall of Fame was established in 1981.

"It's a distinct honor to honor Bob Boyd and Rod Myers with a permanent home in the Carolinas PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame," said Rick Murphy, Carolinas PGA President. "To have been an ordinary 'good' PGA Professional is not enough to be voted into our Hall of Fame. We seek honorees that have demonstrated ability, interest and service beyond the expected, and both Boyd and Myers have shown these characteristics throughout their PGA Professional careers."

Myers, who passed away on March 30, 2007 after a battle with an acute form of leukemia, achieved many personal and professional milestones in his career but is best remembered for his contributions to the development of thousands of young golfers.

After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan in 1961, Myers joined the coaching circle as an assistant coach at Maryland before taking the head coaching at Ohio State in 1967. After seven seasons in Columbus, he became the head coach at Duke in 1974. During his 34 years with the Blue Devils, Myers guided Duke to 30 tournament victories, one ACC Championship and seven NCAA Championship appearances.

In 2005, he was selected as the ACC Coach of the Year and Golfweek's National Coach of the Year after leading Duke to its first ACC Championship since 1966 and a school-record eighth-place tie at the NCAA Championships.

While at the helm of the Duke men's golf team, Myers coached 16 All-Americas, nine Academic All-Americas, 24 All-ACC selections and three ACC individual champions. In 2007, the university named the golf training center after him and an endowed athletic scholarship was created in his honor.

During his 37 years as a member of the PGA of America, Myers was a Master PGA Professional, served on the staff of the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy, was a member of the PGA Rules Committee and officiated at every Masters Championship from 1995-2003. A PGA professional while at Ohio State, Myers was a former president and treasurer of the Golf Coaches Association of America and a former chairman of the NCAA Golf Committee and the USGA Rules Committee.

In 2007, Myers received the Labron Harris, Sr. award which is presented to the college or high school coach and PGA professional whose support of the game through teaching, coaching and involvement in the community has helped ensure the continued growth of the game and represent the finest qualities the game has to offer.

Myers, a native of Springfield, Ohio, was inducted into Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame in May of 1986, and was also named to the Ohio Wesleyan Sports Hall of Fame and the Springfield (Ohio) High School Hall of Fame.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy, three daughters and five grandchildren.

Longtime Duke Head Coach Rod Myers Inducted Into CPGA Hall Of Fame

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