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Inman was born in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] and is the eldest of six children. After graduating in 1965 from [[Grimsley High School]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], he attended [[Wake Forest University]] in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]] and was a distinguished member of the [[golf]] team – a three-time All-American (first-team his senior year). He graduated in 1970 and turned pro in 1972 shortly after marrying Nancy Craig of Columbia, South Carolina.
Inman played on the PGA Tour from 1974 to 1986. He won one event during this phase of his career, the 1976 [[Kemper Open]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1976/06/14/archives/inman-takes-kemper-by-shot-inman-winner-by-shot.html Inman takes Kemper by shot]</ref> His best finish in a [[Men's major golf championships|major]] was T-9 at [[Masters Tournament|The Masters]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=397|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> After he retired from the PGA Tour, he worked as a sales representative for [[Ping (golf)|Ping]] from 1989 to 1997; he became eligible for the Champions Tour upon reaching the age of 50 in November 1997.
Inman spent his regular [[PGA Tour]] years largely toiling in relative obscurity, but immediately became one of the stars on the [[Champions Tour]] by winning the 1998 [[Pacific Bell Senior Classic]] in his first year. He won the event three years in a row (it was called the SBC Classic the third year), and became only the 5th player in Champions Tour history to three-peat an event. He won the 1998 Senior Tour ''Rookie of the Year'' award. Inman has over 4.2 million dollars in Champions Tour career earnings.
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