Golf writer and golf auction expert George Petro considered a Titelist experiment on golf ball flight and sent the following essay on the evolution of the golf ball. By George PetroSeeing Tour Pros drive a dimple-less Pro V1 ball only 120 to 150 yards is no surprise as it’s long been known that surface markings greatly influence ball flight. This […]
Author Archive: Jim Davis
gcsaa ceo reaches a new height – mt. Everest
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, […]
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 […]