state Condoleezza Rice and business executive Darla Moore would be the first female members of the club after 75 years of all male membership. On August 23, 2017, Augusta National announced that Payne would retire as chairman of the club effective October 16, to be succeeded by Fred Ridley. Honors Payne received the Olympic Order in Gold at the Closing Ceremonies of the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. In 2014, he was inducted as a Georgia Trustee. The honor is given by the Georgia Historical Society, in conjunction with the Governor of Georgia, to individuals whose accomplishments and community service reflect the ideals of the founding body of Trustees, which governed the Georgia colony from 1732 to 1752. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019, in the lifetime achievement category. References Atlanta Brave, Donald Katz, Sports Illustrated, January 8, 1996 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Bio Lecture Of Tiger Not For Us, Ray Ratto, San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2010 Racism Still Affects World's No. 1 Golfer, Scott Michaux, The Augusta Chronicle, April 2, 2006 1947 births Living people Georgia Bulldogs football players Sportspeople from Athens, Georgia Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) Presidents of the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games University of Georgia School of Law alumni Golf administrators World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Recipients of the Olympic Order