www.oldbandongolflinks.com Before Bandon Dunes was a gleam in Mike Kaiser’s eye, there was the Old Bandon Golf Links. Built in 1926 by Lee Smith, it was then known as Westmost Golf Course. The little 9-holer has been refurbished for play by Troy Russell, a man who knows a thing or two about course construction and maintenance. The course had gone […]
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Correspondent for October – Autumn Golf
There is a harmony In Autumn, and a lustre in its sky, Which thro’ the Summer is not heard or seen. P.B. Shelley, Hymn to Intellectual Beauty, 1816 Autumn Golf By MacDuff As it must, fall approaches. Though I wish it would hold off just a few more weeks. I feel certain that I am on the brink of […]
Wisconsin hickory players organizing association issue challenge to Midwest players
Wisconsin’s finest hickory players, here gathered for the Cherokee CC match, are forming a hickory players association. They have issued a challenge to neighboring Midwest states for hickory matches. Any takers? On Saturday, Sept. 15, eight hickory players from Ridgeway CC in Neenah, Wisc. visited Madison, Wisc. for a hickory golf match with seven players from Cherokee CC. The […]
Kelly Davidson wins 2012 Mountain Valley Hickory Open
Kelly Davidson is the 2012 Open Champ of the Mountain Valley Hickory Open. John Berggren is the Senior Champ. Host Breck Speed said there was great pla and good fellowship at a wonderful venue. “Thank you Hardscrabble CC and our local hosts Rob Goodfellow and Neal Cowne. We raised $3,500 for First Tee of Fort Smith,” Breck said. OPEN […]
Virginia Hickory 4-Ball Invitational
The VaHGA met for its Virginia Hickory 4-Ball Invitational in September at the Keswick Club in Keswick, Va. on Sept. 14-16. Greg Witmer and Eric Wagner won the low gross by one shot over Bob and Skip Platt. Jim Clawson and Rick Woeckener finished two back. Players who competed in the event included Eric Wagner, Greg Whitmer, Skip Platt, Bob […]
Gutty Slam Results for 2012
2012 Gutty Slam Results On Friday, Sept. 7, the final rounds of the 2012 Gutty Slam were played at historic Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course, in Ontario, Canada. In order to qualify for the finale, a player must have participated in at least two of the other three gutty golf events – the All American Hickory Open played at […]
2012 McNabb Cup crowns new champion
The Second McNabb Cup Three things are thrown away on a golf fairway, namely, time, money and oaths. Paraphrased from Walter Scott Mankind is composed of inconsistencies. Nowhere is this more evident than on a golfing green where no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes putts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely. Inspired by […]
2012 Canadian Hickory Championship called ‘outstanding’
The 2012 edition of the Canadian Hickory Championship was held Aug. 15-17 in Sherwood Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Once again, host Ron Lyons has outdone himself at The Legends, his fine, 27-hole course. To add to the celebration, the event marked the celebration of 100 years of golf in Alberta. Ron dressed for the occasion by breaking out his red Captain’s […]
2012 CB Macdonald weathers opening storm
Photo Gallery –The two players holding trophies are Brian Schuman, left, and Dave Ellis.The photo of three men are, from left: Senior Division winner Bob West; Paul Dietz; and Senior Division runner up Rusty Wells. The 10th annual C B Macdonald Challenge and Eastern Canadian Championship was played the weekend after Labour Day at historic Niagara Golf Club in Niagara-on-the-Lake, […]
Links to Explore – Ancient Golf
Links to ExploreAncient Golf 123456 This site is maintained by Geert and Sara Nijs, independent sports historians from the Netherlands. It focuses on ancient “stick and ball” games, the predecessors of golf. There are headings for colf/kolf, jeu de crosse (choule), jeu de mail (pall mall) and their relation to the Scottish game of golf. The couple, according to […]