Els: "I was lucky ... I got the breaks in life and won at the right time."

That was Ernie Els accepting his Hall of Fame induction, according to Garry Smits who does a nice job wrapping up the evenings activities from St. Augustine.

As for the no-shows Jumbo Ozaki and George Bush, Smits writes:

Ozaki, who was elected through the international ballot, is the most prolific winner in the history of Japanese golf, with 113 worldwide titles. Unable to travel because of back problems and the recent natural disasters in his country, his brother Joe Ozaki accepted on his behalf.

And as for the former President, who had no business being inducted except for his willingness to put up with Tim Finchem, the official line was that 41 was busy.

President Bush was unable to attend because of scheduling conflicts.