Click here for the GHS Zoom interview with Dr. Bob Jones IV. By Taba Dale I am still abuzz after being on the GHS Zoom call with Dr. Robert Jones IV. He is the grandson of the legendary Robert Tyre Jones, and he treated us to rare insights into the only golfer to win the Grand Slam, and to the […]
Author Archive: Jim Davis
leonard fischer, march 2021
Leonard Fischer (GHS Member 07044) passed away suddenly on March 8. He was 44 years old and the son of former GHS president, John Fischer. Leonard was very interested in golf history and read many golf biographies, histories and golf magazines. He was a regular at the old Dayton meeting, first at the Dayton Airport and then at the Holiday […]
Lance Enholm, April 2019
Lance Enholm, GHS Member No. 2629, was the owner of Green Ridge GC in Orange County, N.Y. He built a large collection of everything conceivable including rare golf clubs, trophies, art, ceramics, and other items. He largely built Green Ridge himself and filled the clubhouse with collectibles. Mr. Enholm was called a truly wonderful person and one of the most […]
Joe Meehan, August 2019
On Aug. 12, 2019, Joe Meehan, of Summerville, S.C., succumbed to the effects of bladder cancer. He was an eager participant in the Golf Heritage Society’s first annual meeting this past October 2018 in St. Augustine, Fla., showing no sign of any physical impairment. It was just one of very many Society annuals where he could be found right there […]
Dr. George “Willie” Gayle, October 2019
Dr. George “Willie” Gayle, GHS Member No. 4067, passed away in Dayton, Ohio. He had long suffered from Alzheimer’s. A collector of MacGregor golf clubs, Dr. Gayle was a long-time member of both the GHS and the Miami Valley Golf Club and was responsible for the club’s listing on the National Register of Historic Places. He also established the Golf […]