putters – what’s in that name?

In the Spring 2023 edition of The Golf, GHS member Bob Gettis wrote about his fascination with putter names that suggest the blade is endowed with supreme powers of sinking putts. Over the years, marketing departments have come up with some beauties, such as Anser – Ping; Bulls Eye – Acushnet; Cash-In – Spalding; Dead Center – Titleist; ITSIN – […]

Introduction to golf card collecting

by rob ferguson As an Annual Benefactor of the Golf Heritage Society, I credit Ambassador John Rusbosin for the opportunity to share my experience in collecting and creating a vast Golf Card collection. I have been a longtime trading card collector and was a former sports card shop owner during the card collecting frenzy of the 1980s. It was then […]

golf card collecting

TOPICS(Topics without active links are being updated.) A Brief Introduction to Golf Card CollectingCondition, Grading, and AuthenticityWhat’s Hot and for How Much in 2023HistoryProductionAvailabilityPopularityInvestment OpportunitiesThe story of golf as portrayed by cigarette and modern era cards.Murad College Silks

condition, grading and authentication

Collecting Golf Cards By George Petro The golf collecting world is abuzz with regards to early 2023 auction results for encapsulated or “slabbed” cards, photos and tickets that have been examined by experts and then sealed in tamper resistant plastic cases, labeled for condition (Grade 1-10) or as “Authentic”, and assigned a cataloged unique serial number. Slabbing usually increases the […]

collecting postcards

A guide to collecting vintage golf postcards. By David Low Introduction The golf ‘boom’ around the turn of the 20th century conveniently coincided with the golden age of picture postcards, which now provides the present-day golf historian with a fascinating insight into the game, and its personalities, of that era. Millions of postcards were sent each year and the up-and-coming pastime […]