Stuart Francis, Rosie Jones and Meg Mallon will be inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame, Monday August 2, at Plum Brook Country Club in Sandusky.
- Stuart “Stu” Francis was born and raised in Madison, Ohio. He attended Princeton University, was captain of the golf team that won two Ivy League Championships.
Francis is the current President of the United States Golf Association having been elected in 2020. Francis has served on the USGA Executive Committee since 2015
and chaired the USGA Championship Committee from 2016 thru 2019.
He was selected first team All-Ivy, was Honorable Mention Division 1 All American and played in two NCAA Championships. In 1975 Francis was third at the Ohio Amateur Championship trailing only Rick Jones and Pat Lindsey, both of whom are members of the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame.
Francis qualified and played in three USGA Amateur Championships (1974, 1975, 1978) and three Canadian National Amateurs along with being an alternate for several USGA Mid-Amateur Championships.
Rosie Jones was a member of the Ohio State Women’s Golf Team 1978-1981. She earned All-America honors in 1981 and won the 1980 individual Big Ten Championship.
She competed on the LPGA Tour from 1982 to 2006, with 13 win and four runner-up finishes in major championships. Jones represented Team USA in seven Solheim Cup competition. Rosie also captained the USA Team in the 2011 Solheim.
Jones is a member of the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (1994), NGCA Hall of Fame (1998) and Georgia Golf Hall of Fame (2006).
She retired from the LPGA Tour in 2006 and launched her own golf travel company, Rosie Jones Golf Getaways. Jones is currently #27 on the LPGA all-time money list with over 8 million in earnings.
Meg Mallon attended Ohio State golfer 1982-1985 and earned All-Conference honors in 1984 and 1985. Mallon was the runner-up at the 1985 Big Ten Championship and won the 1983 Michigan Women’s Amateur Championship.
She joined the LPGA Tour in 1987, won four events in 1991, two of which were major championships, the LPGA Championship and the USGA Women’s Open that year.
Meg was named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America and Most Improved Player by Golf Digest after the 1991 season. 
She added two more majors, the 2000 du Maurier Classic and a second U.S. Women’s Open, in 2004. She ended her professional career with 18 wins, including 4 majors.
Mallon represented Team USA in the Solheim Cup eight times, was the assistant captain in 2009 and captained the team in 2013.
Mallon is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame (2017), Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame (1996), Michigan Golf Hall of Fame (2002), Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (2008) and the Palm Beach County Hall of Fame (2011). In 2000 Mallon was
recognized by the LPGA Tour as one of the LPGA’s top 50 players and teachers.
Mallon retired from professional golf on July 7, 2010, shortly before the start of the 2010 US Women’s Open.
Tickets for the dinner and ceremony may be purchased by calling the Ohio Golf Association at 614-698-0014.
