The Autumn Wee Nip offered a discussion of modern balls available for play in modern events that employ pre-1900 equipment. There was much discussion even back in the day about the ball, the new rubber core, the smaller hard ball and the “floater.” For additional reading, we heartily recommend you log-in to your member’s dashboard and check out the two […]

Located just 20 minutes from downtown in the tree-lined residential neighborhood of Forest Hills, The Babe measures a modest 6,244 yards, but should not be taken lightly. Mike Stevens, SoHG board member and national hickory champion, recommends the course as a great challenge for visiting hickory golfers. Although both nines are par-35, the backside sports four par-4s in excess of […]

The accompanying gallery shares photos of the exhibit in Delray Beach, courtesy of Melissa Carter, director of marketing and public relations for the Delray Beach Center for the Arts in Delray Beach. Fla.

A Ruling and a Secret By MacDuff There was a great deal of talk in the club about the recent USGA ruling regarding the so-called “belly putter.” The newest dictum mandates that no part of a putter may be “anchored” against the body. Curiously, to my mind, it was deemed acceptable to secure a putter against one’s forearm, presumably because […]

The rule will take effect on Jan. 1, 2016, the beginning of the next four-period of rule amendments or changes. You can get the story from the USGA by clicking on the following link: Anchoredstroke

Opinion It seems for as long as golf has been played, its tools, ie. sticks and balls, have come under scrutiny. Improvement is always paramount in the golfer’s mind. So it is with the providers of the tools. How to make them better? The long evolution in the club has brought it from rude clubs to highly wrought miracles of […]

   As part of its 25-year celebration next year, the Golf Historical Society of Canada plans a four-day celebration in Quebec. It includes golf at two superb Willie Park Jr. designs – Mount Bruno in Montreal and Royal Quebec in Quebec City.     Royal Quebec (pictured at right), founded in 1873, is the second oldest golf club in North America. […]

Roger Andrews is the 2012 Championship Series title holder.   Max Hollon is the 2012 Championship Series Senior title holder.   The season ending Mid Pines event at Southern Pines, N.C. experienced one of the largest hickory golf fields to date, perhaps a record for this type of event outside earlier GCS nationals which may have come close, if not […]

Bill “Lang Willie” Engelson is one of the familiar faces in hickory golf, especially around the Pinehurst area and in North Carolina generally where he helped found the Carolina Hickory Golf Association. He also finds time to manage the group’s website. For more than three years, Bill served on the board of the SoHG as an equipment, tournament and handicap […]