For Immediate ReleaseMedia Contact:Sally J. Sportsman407-248-1144sjsport@earthlink.net LEBANON, Ohio (August 26, 2020) – The Golf Heritage Society (GolfHeritage.org), a nonprofit organization celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, announces a commemorative edition of The Golf, the Society’s members-only journal. The special edition will include a supplement celebrating the 90th anniversary of Bobby Jones’s 1930 Grand Slam, written by world-renowned Jones expert Sidney […]
Author Archive: Jim Davis
golf art – an inspired caddy
This Caddie Wants to Play – Richard Wilson By Frank Cantrel Jr.Aug. 24, 2020Caddies have been an integral part of the game of golf from the very beginning. Many Hall-of-Fame golf careers started in the caddy yard. Jim Barnes, Francis Ouimet, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Bernhard Langer all honed their golf skills as young caddies before they turned pro. In […]
links magazine features alastair johnston’s book collection
GHS member Alastair Johnston is well known for his passion for golf books. Over the many decades that he has worked for Arnold Palmer, Johnston built one of the world’s premiere collections of books. The collection was donated to the R&A and will be organized and managed by the British Golf Museum. Click here to see the feature about Johnston […]
golf art – a legend from musselburgh
Willie Park Sr. – Artist Unknown(Courtesy Jim McCormick) By Frank CantrelThis oil painting by an unknown artist unknown is of Willie Park Sr., winner of the first Open Championship. This is the only known 19th century oil of an Open champion done around the time of his victory. It was exhibited at the World Golf Hall of Fame for Park’s […]
collecting golf medals and trophies
By George PetroIntrigued by golf’s rich history? Then you won’t regret getting hooked on collecting its medals and trophies. Many are objects of compelling design, beauty and value. Most are also tangible representations of events and human struggles with which a collector, item in hand, can deeply identify and explore. So, charge in as a beginning explorer and emerge an […]