ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Pete Dye, who designed more than 120 courses with risk-and-reward options that brought pleasure to some and frustration to most, was among six people inducted Monday night into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
The 2008 class featured an amateur, an architect and an author, along with three major champions.
Craig Wood, the first player to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year and the first to lose all four majors in extra holes, was the only player elected through the PGA Tour ballot.
Three-time major champion Denny Shute and Bob Charles, the first left-hander to win a major, got in through the veteran’s category.
Carole Semple Thompson, an amateur who won seven USGA championships and took part in 14 Curtis Cup matches, and Herbert Warren Wind, the writer who famously described a three-hole stretch at Augusta National as “Amen Corner,” were selected through the lifetime achievement category.
They brought membership in the Hall of Fame to 126.
Kings guard Martin sidelined
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Martin, the NBA’s 11th-leading scorer at 22.4 points a game, will miss at least a week after spraining his left ankle in a victory over Golden State on Sunday night.
• New Jersey guard Devin Harris (ankle) and Miami forward Shawn Marion (groin) were held out of Monday’s Nets-Heat game.
• Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey, who experienced symptoms of lightheadedness and dizziness in Sunday night’s loss to Boston, remained in Detroit for testing and is listed as day to day.
• Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur is returning to his home country of Turkey because of an illness in his family.
Utah’s Johnson a Unitas finalist
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Brian Johnson is a finalist for the 2008 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given to the nation’s top senior quarterback.
The original list of 26 has been trimmed to five. Other finalists are Missouri’s Chase Daniel, Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell, West Virginia’s Pat White and Alabama’s John Parker Wilson. The winner will be announced Dec. 5.
Hockey Hall adds four
TORONTO — Former Detroit Red Wings forward Igor Larionov became the sixth Russian-born inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist was joined by longtime Edmonton Oilers winger Glenn Anderson, linesman Ray Scapinello and late junior hockey builder Ed Chynoweth.
• The New Jersey Devils placed defenseman Paul Martin on injured reserve with upper back soreness.
• Montreal Canadiens forward Tom Kostopoulos was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL for his check on Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Van Ryn during Toronto’s 6-3 victory Saturday.
Nadal to miss Davis Cup final
BARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal will miss Spain’s Davis Cup final against Argentina from Nov. 21-23 because of a knee injury.
The Associated Press
