Steve Benjamin built Rock Valley College into a perennial NJCAA Division III golf power, but was more often mentioned in recent years as the father of Brad Benjamin. Now he can be known mostly as a Hall of Famer. Benjamin, four-time Men's City (and six-time Ledges) champ John Robertson and the Tiger Woods Foundation were voted into the Rockford Area Golf Hall of Fame today.
"I am real happy for him," Brad Benjamin, the only Rockford native to play in the Masters or make the cut at the U.S. Open, said in a phone interview. "He has put his whole life into golf. Besides working in golf, he has always played it from the time he was young until now and he still plays well.
"It's exciting to know that with all the time and effort he put into it, he will have something to show for it forever."
Robertson ranks third all-time in career victories with 15, behind Jamie Hogan (25) and Chris Beto (22). He and his family moved to Ohio in 2006. Robertson's 15 victories include a record six Ledges Invitational titles. Beto (4) and Hogan (3) are the only other golfers to win Ledges more than twice.
Robertson won 12 of his titles from 1986-95 when he, Beto and Lloyd McWilliams dominated. The trio has won a combined 15 Men's City titles (Beto 6, McWilliams 5, Robertson 4).
"They were the Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and Gary Player of that era," said Dave Claeyssens, a member of the Hall of Fame selection committee. "They won everything."
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