The National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) will induct John Crooks, Women's golf coach at Campbell University and Leta Lindley and Michele Redman into the NGCA Hall of Fame at their upcoming Hall of Fame Induction Banquet to be held Tuesday, January 10, 2006, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Crooks becomes the 39th member of the Coaches Hall of Fame and Lindley and Redman become the 47th and 48th members of the Players Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony, with master of ceremonies Kay Cockerill of The Golf Channel, will take place during the 2006 NGCA Member Convention at the Caesar's Tahoe Hotel.

Now in his 15th year in charge of the women's program at Campbell University, Crooks is one of the top collegiate golf coaches in the country. During his tenure, Crooks has led the women's team to eight conference titles and 11 NCAA Regional appearances. He guided the Lady Camels to three-consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference championships from 1996-98 and again in 2001, '02 and '04.

Crooks has been named conference coach of the year 12 times for either the men's or women's program in the last 15 years. He was named Atlantic Sun Women's Golf Coach of the Year for the second-straight season in 2002 and again in '04. His women's teams have won 49 tournaments.

Entering the 2005-06 season Crooks ranks second among all active Division I women's coaches in tournament victories with 49, trailing only Dan Brooks of Duke (89). His women have won a tournament in all 14 years in which he has served as head coach. Coach Crooks has directed 98 golfers to all-conference honors during his tenure and 100 individuals to all-academic honors. In 2004-05, Crooks' women earned an at-large berth to the NCAA East Regional and finished 11th, its best showing since 1997. The team won four tournaments, the program's most in five years.

A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., and a Buies Creek resident Crooks played at the University of Houston under legendary coach Dave Williams. He is a former USGA Junior Amateur Champion who competes regularly in major state and national amateur championships. He won the 2001 North and South Senior Amateur Championship by five strokes after carding a 73-72-71--216 at Pinehurst Nos. 8, 5 and 2.

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