How often can we hear someone say they are friends or acquaintances with someone who has scaled the world’s tallest mountain? GHS board member Charlene Williams wrote about one friend’s accomplishment for an article posted to the African American Golfers Digest website. Rhett Evans is CEO of the Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America. At 3:13 a.m. on May 23, […]
Author Archive: Jim Davis
The 2023 GHS National Convention
Golf Heritage Society members have met 52 times since the first annual meeting was held in Louisville, Ky. In 1972. We are a traveling group that has since crossed the country to various venues from New Jersey to Florida, Texas, and California. This year marked our fifth visit to Kentucky, our third to Lexington, which bills itself as the “Horse […]
foursomes are part of masters history
RANDOM GOLF FOOTNOTES from John Fischer — The Prequel to the 1934 Masters It’s April, and to golfers worldwide, it means Masters time. The azaleas are in bloom, the tall loblolly pines bend slightly in the breeze, the fairways are a sea of green and Rea’s Creek and the lake in front of the 15th green are a shimmering blue. The […]
spring visit to historic merion
The date is March 23, 2024, and the occasion is a visit to Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. The day will be hosted by iconic GHS member John Capers III who will also host a guided tour of the Merion archives. The reservation deadline is firm at March 21, 2024. No reservations will be taken after that date. Contact […]
collecting scotty cameron putters
Scotty Cameron expert Bill Vogeney has long been a fan of Scotty Cameron putters. His 2001 book with co-author David Levine, The Art of the Putter, The Scotty Cameron Story, became a hit with collectors. With the Autumn 2023 edition of The Golf, Vogeney has begun a series of articles to describe the art and work of the now-famous clubmaker. […]