HICKORY GOLF NEWS

Click on the linek below for a YouTube video produced by Dave Brown on the making of modern gutta balls. Gutties in 2016.

Additional features to supplement the Spring 2016 Wee Nip article on Macdonald Smith. Click here for Golf Journal July 1994 Death by Love at Prestwick. Click here to go to the YouTube video of Macdonald Smith.

This British Pathé Film video from an exhibition match in 1928 shows Walter Hagen’s swing in action from the tee, the fairway and even a bunker. (You may have to sit through an advertisement first!)  Click here to see the video.

Following is an update from Mungo Park, descendant of the great Park family of Musselburgh golfers, on efforts to spare the historic Mrs. Foreman’s pub from developers in the old Scottish town: All, Just a brief note to say that we are still bashing away at East Lothian planners, and responding to the new drawings that have been submitted by […]

   Quick report of Day One at the International Hickory Cup at the Mission Inn Resort at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.    Team USA led by Captain Rick Woeckener edged a top-flite World Hickory Select Team in opening round fourball matches on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The home team took a 5-3 on the El Campeon course at the Mission Inn Resort.   […]

It’s clear that Tad Moore loves what he does. His putter designs have won majors and his connections in the golf world include such as Ian Woosnam and Sandy Lyle, both Masters champions. We’ll keep this short, because you want to get right to the program. Tad was featured on the Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive” on Sunday, Feb. 21. He […]

Well, it’s about time that hickory golf had its own day in the sun. Right? The annual calendar is fairly well populated with special days set aside for all manner of interests from Star Wars (May 4) to Left Handers Day (Aug. 13) and many many more (Middle Child Day?!). Now comes one for the hickory community – May 1 […]

Quick note,  should you receive a reply email from the Enviroment Department in Musselburgh, asking for the application reference number, it is: The application reference is  No. 15/01035/P This number was inadvertently ommitted from the letter all of us sent out.   As well, a second application has been filed to build two houses in Mrs. Forman’s garden and a reduction […]

  It is one of the oldest and most historic of golf pubs in the world and it is threatened by a developer who wants to turn it into a private home. There is scant time to act. The following letter was sent by Mungo Park, descendant of the famous Park family of Musselburgh, to members of the British Golf […]

The February e-newsletter of the SoHG featured an entry by Jim Clawson regarding the Donald Ross golf courses in Georgia. Ross was certainly busy in the great Peach State. Jim, however, might have used an outdated source for some of his listings. In the spirit of getting things right, SoHG member Ben Hollerbach, of Brookhaven, Ga., wrote to offer a […]

Revisions to the Bylaws will be proposed from time to time as current Board members attempt to keep them current and applicable to the changing needs of the membership. The PDF, below, begins with a summary of the proposed revisions along with the complete Bylaws themselves. The proposed revisions, including one for fostering geographic diversity on the Board, are intended […]

The very busy hickory golf demo booth at the PGA Merchandise Show. “Where can I get some of these clubs?” It’s a typical question at the yearly PGA Merchandise Show. From Jan. 26-29, this year, golf is center stage at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. This is the big show for golf, one that professionals, merchandisers, and […]

With clubs supplied from Jay Harris of Pinehurst, N.C., the Sara Bay CC in Bradenton, Fla., put together an enjoyable day for members, guests. Click here for an article on the event posted to the Bradenton Herald website. Click here for a YouTube video of the same outing.

Friends, These notes of ours are commonly posted to keep our  community abreast of hickory golf news. Sometimes, though, things happen that affect all of us in a way that reminds of us of how precious life is. Our good friend in Melville, N.Y., Brian Schuman, just lost his daughter, Jordan, in a car accident. A journalism graduate of the […]

To see the 2015 Autumn Wee Nip on Issuu.com as an online magazine, click here. To read the 2015 Autumn Wee Nip as a PDF of vertical pages, click here. For those of you who have ordered a print copy, these should be in mail the week of Nov. 30.