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Understanding the lost art of the stymie
March 6, 2025
STYMIED! Understanding the misunderstood and long-abandoned nemesis of match play.

The Oldest Golf Clubs – Courses in America
February 25, 2025
The history of organized golf in the America’s is fuzzy

Woodrow Wilson: The golfing President
February 14, 2025
Past GHS president John W. Fischer III, discusses Woodrow Wilson

Ball and Stick Games other than Golf
February 9, 2025
An overview of the collecting of clubs and balls used


The Hackbarth Brothers
February 8, 2025
The Hackbarth brothers—Herman Carl, Otto Gustav, John Carl, and Alfred


Frances Ouimet and his mentor Charlie “Chay” Burgess of Woodland Golf Club Newton Mass.
February 8, 2025
The document discusses the early life and golfing journey of
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