Tom Cousins
Tom Cousins became a golf enthusiast the day his family joined the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta during World War II. After college and the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Cousins began Cousins Property Incorporated with his father in 1958. Today that company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Despite his focus on building a great company, Mr. Cousins never lost his enthusiasm for the game of golf. He developed the first golf courses centered in residential communities in the Atlanta area including Indian Hills, Hidden Hills, Cross Creek and Big Canoe. In addition, he was one of the 25 original founders of the Atlanta Country Club, the site of more than 30 PGA events, a U.S. Women's Amateur, and a U.S. Senior Amateur. In the 1960s, Mr. Cousins built Atlanta's first world-class arena and brought major league professional basketball and hockey to Atlanta. He is a member of the Augusta National Golf Club, Cypress Point Club, East Lake Golf Club, National Golf Links of America, Peachtree Golf Club, Seminole Golf Club, The Honors Course, and The Royal and Ancient Golf Club.

Tom Cousins was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame January 12, 2002.