Author Archive: Jim Davis

green jacket envy

Iconic as No. 7 is on a NY Yankees baseball jersey, the Masters’ Green Jacket is a symbol of the tournament and its champions, but every member of the invitation-only club has one. They are not supposed to leave the golf club, yet many do, and some find their way to auction houses. That’s a no-no, according to Augusta Nation […]

in the shadow of greatness

Golf Art – In His Shadow (Lee Elder),  by Richard Wilson By Frank Cantrel Jr. In 1975, Lee Elder became the first black golfer to compete at The Masters. In April 2021, nearly a half-century later, he will join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player on the first tee at Augusta National as one of the event’s Honorary Starters. That announcement was […]

golf quaich with a mystery

   Martin Pool, a hickory golfer, golf collector and former director of GHS Region 8, says he purchased this quaich from an antique dealer in Scotland. “It was presented to Robert B. Shaw as a trophy in 1864. A quaich is a small drinking vessel and the story told to me by the dealer was that it was traditional in […]

greatest shots from the masters

Since “The Shot Heard Round the World,” and probably earlier, The Masters has been witness to some of the greatest golf shots ever played. Partly because this tournament has the greatest players in the world and, because of that, these players tend to rise to the occasion when a little extra is needed. Here is a compilation of Masters shots […]