By Jim DavisIt could only happen at a meeting of GHS members. It was to have been a typical Zoom meeting of the GHS board, one of a more casual nature to wrap up the year and toast the new one. One exchange during the hour-long call in late December typifies why the GHS is such an extraordinary group. As […]
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golf stamp collecting
The following article on golf philately by Patricia Loehr was published in the Winter 2020 edition of The Golf, the quarterly journal of the Golf Heritage Society. Coins and stamps are often the gateway categories into collecting for young people who branch out from there as their interests begin to crystalize around preferred themes and topics. Baseball cards, for example, […]
renee powell receives ohio pga section award
GHS member Renee Powell has received the 2020 Northern Ohio PGA Section Patriot Award. She has received numerous awards over the years and, along with her father, William, are the only father and daughter to be enshrined into the PGA of America’s Hall of Fame. “I am thrilled to receive this award from the section. Every award anyone receives is […]
tiger woods rookie card auctions for big $$$
Yikes! Get out the old stacks of golf mags and look for this card. It was actually part of a magazine for junior golfers. We’re already accustomed to seeing big money for baseball cards and such, but, my goodness, the collectible fever is in full gear when it comes to certain cards, players and, as in all else, timing is […]
poker for green keepers
Well, it’s also called a green aerator. Yes, this device, which looks like it belonged to the Spanish Inquisition, is actually a device for aerating greens. Used in the early part of the past century, the machine was employed by the green keeper, or his employee on the club’s precious greens. He, or she, would position the tool, stand on […]