Inducted, 2002

As he is inducted into the Utah Golf Hall of Fame Bruce Summerhays is still an active player on the PGA Senior Tour and his already impressive career numbers will undoubtedly improve. On the Senior Tour he has earned more than $5 million in a span of nine short years and has two PGA Senior Tour wins, in 1997 at the St. Luke's Classic and in 1998 at the State Farm Senior Classic. In 1996 he earned PGA Senior Tour 'Ironman' title by playing an amazing 119 consecutive rounds, breaking the old record of 115.

While the PGA Senior Tour has catapulted Summerhays into national acclaim and made him one of Utah's most famous golfers, his accomplishments in Utah amateur and professional events, and his contributions to golf in other capacities, are of Hall of Fame caliber, PGA Senior Tour aside.

He was an All American golfer at the University of Utah and won the Utah State Amateur in 1966. He coached golf two years at Stanford and was named PAC-8 Coach of the Year. He was an assistant professional at the Olympic Club for eight years, where he set the record on the Ocean Course with a 60. He played briefly on the PGA Tour, finishing third at the Bing Crosby Pro-Am in 1974. He was a long time club pro at Wasatch Mountain State Park, and designed three golf courses in Utah, including the Homestead Resort in Midway.

In 1966 he won nearly every amateur title in Utah, including the prestigious Utah State Amateur title, defeating Craig Ridd in the finals, 4 and 3, at Oakridge Country Club, where he is now a member. En route to the title he defeated his younger brother Lynn in the semifinals, and Arlen Peacock in 19 holes. Summerhays started that phenomenal summer by winning the Western Athletic Conference championship, a field that included Johnny Miller. He then won the Provo Open, the Salt Lake City Amateur, and the City Parks in a thrilling 39-hole match over Arlen Peacock.

He won the Provo Open three times, the Wasatch Open three times, the Rocky Mountain PGA Section Championship twice, the Utah Section Championship in 1991, and the Dixie Open and the Wendover Open. In California he won the Northern California Open, the Northern California Match Play twice, and the Northern California Medal Play twice.

His biggest thrill in golf was teaming with his son Joseph to win the Champions Challenge at Thanksgiving Point in 2001.

He was inducted in the University of Utah Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. His father, Pres, coached baseball and other sports at the University of Utah and was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.

Bruce married Carolyn Merrill and they have eight children, Shelly, Bryan, Joseph, William, Rachel, Susanna, Bruce Jr., and Carrie.