no trunk? no problem

From the golf collection of the late Peter Helwig is this fully refurbished and quite functional c. 1924 automobile bag carrier. Picture those old cars with the large running boards that ran front to back along the side beneath the car’s doors. Many of the cars did not have trunks, or they were very small, and if you were a […]

payne stewart memorabilia breaks record at auction

He was an original – a U.S. Open champion, a trend setter, and a student of golf history to boot. Items from Payne Stewart’s collection of golf memorabilia drew a record-breaking number of bids according to The Golf Auction, which handled the sale. Click here to read the story on The Golf Wire business news website. The image of Stewart […]

gentry links – the great men of ‘the golfers’

By Alastair LoudonPublished by gentrylinks.ukSeveral editions – hardback, £45; paperback, £30; and 53 limited editions, one for each character in the painting, £295. 192 pagesOrder at www.gentrylinks.uk Reviewed by David Normoyle (The Golf, Summer 2019) What a coup it would be if every member of every golf club, everywhere in the world, that displays a copy of Charles Lees’ […]

forgotten greens – the abandoned golf courses of scotland

By Harry WardThe Partick Press, St Andrews, 2019231 pages, 8.5-by-1, softcover, high-gloss laminated cover$33 from Amazon, plus shippingwww.forgottengreens.com Reviewed by Jim Davis (The Golf, Summer 2019) In its long history, golf has visited nearly every corner of the world, but only in its ancient home, Scotland, might even the most modest of villages have had a course to proudly call […]

st andrews – in the footsteps of old tom morris

By Roger McStravick290 pages, www.thegolfbookshop.com, 2015Foreword from HRH, Prince Andrew, Ouke of YorkThree versions —• The “79 Edition,” leather, £395• The “1821 Edition,” softback, £60Quality silk art paper £295 Review by Jim Davis (The Bulletin, September 2015) The discerning golfer cannot hear the name “Old Tom” and not picture a bewhiskered old gentleman in golfing jacket with long nose spoon […]