Inductees

John Q. Hammons grew up during the Great Depression on a farm in Fairview, MO. he attended Fairview schools and later Southwest Missouri Teachers College (SMSU) in Springfield.

Hammons’ contributions to sports in Missouri and around the country are numerous. In 1976, he provided the funding for the construction of the Hammons Student Center on the campus of SMSU. Hammons developed Highland Springs Country Club in Springfield in 1989. This private country club is one of the premier facilites in the Midwest, and through the John Q. Hammons Foundation, plays host to the annual Price Cutter Charity Championship on the BUY.COM Tour. He developed Verdae Greens Golf Club in Greenville, South Carolina in 1990 and later developed Tiffany Greens Golf Club in Kansas City in 1998. Hammons is credited with keeping the SENIOR PGA TOUR in Kansas City and the TD Waterhouse Championship presented by Bayer-Advantage is played at Tiffany Greens each year.

For 40 years, John Q. Hammons has been a leading innovator in the lodging industry. He is well known for his shrewd market analysis and for creating signature-style full-service hotels featuring atrium lobbies, expansive meeting and convention space, large guest rooms, podium check-in stations and complete business traveler amenities.