He continues to rack ’em up. GHS President Bern Bernacki, thanks to the PR efforts of Sally Sportsman, has been a steady presence on radio shows and podcasts. Turns out golf radio hosts are happy to hear about some good, refreshing news for a change. How about that? And Bern is happy to comply. His latest effort, although there is […]
Author Archive: Jim Davis
green repair from the top 100
Collecting! It’s what we love to do and golf provides so much from which to select. Comes a story by Andy Lack on Golf Digest.com that documents one fellow’s very cool choice of souvenirs/memories from all the top courses he’s played – yes, Augusta National, Pine Valley, and Cypress Point among them. Here is one guy, we think, who knows […]
golf art – week of july 19
H. H. Hilton 1900 1901 – by John Cassidy By Frank Cantrel Jr. Harold Hilton (1869-1942) was an early English golf star who won the British Open twice, the British Amateur four times and the U.S. Amateur. When he won The Open Championship at Muirfield in 1892, he became only the second amateur to do so. He won it again in 1897 at […]
ghs announces cancellation of 2020 annual general meeting
On July 22, the GHS Board and Directors announced the cancellation of the 2020 meeting out of an abundance of caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please click here to read the official notice from the board and executive director announcing the cancellation. The meeting has been re-scheduled for the same time period and location in 2021.
columbus, Ohio – the place for golf course architecture
Tom Weiskopf and Dr. Michael Hurdzan spoke with Morning Read writers about why Columbus, Ohio, home of the Memorial Tournament (in the suburb of Dublin, Ohio) is a great spot to study great course designs. All around the city are samples from Donald Ross, Alister MacKenzie, Pete Dye, and Jack Nicklaus. Plus, as most GHS members know, Dr. Hurdzan’s golf […]