Ryder Cup, PGA, Wisconsin organizations ship tributes to Herb Kohler
Ryder Cup, PGA, Wisconsin organizations ship tributes to Herb Kohler

SHEBOYGAN – The golf world and Wisconsin organizations paid their tributes to Herbert V. Kohler Jr., a enterprise icon who introduced world championship golf to Sheboygan County.

Herbert V. Kohler Jr., announces the addition of The Palmer Cup golf championship, May 23, 2005, during a press conference at Whistling Straits in Haven.

Kohler, 83, died Saturday. He was the CEO of Kohler Firm for 43 years earlier than his son, David Kohler, took over in 2015. He continued to work within the firm, which focuses on manufacturing plumbing fixtures, as its government chairman. Kohler additionally based the Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run golf programs in Wisconsin. Kohler is credited by many for placing Wisconsin on the map as a golf vacation spot.

Tributes to Kohler got here pouring in after his demise. Golfers, journalists and organizations took to Twitter to share their condolences and their very own recollections of Kohler.

In September 2021, Kohler achieved his purpose of bringing the Ryder Cup to Whistling Straits. The Ryder Cup shared a tribute video on Twitter in honor of Kohler.

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