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Ike's contributions to golf recognized

Associated Press

Friday, June 26, 2009

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose passion for golf helped to boost its popularity after World War II, was selected Friday to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He will be the first U.S. president in the Hall of Fame when he is inducted posthumously Nov. 2 at the World Golf Village. "One would be hard-pressed to find any single person who did more to popularize the game of golf, not only in the United States but throughout the world, than President ...

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