This story appeared in the December 2015 issue of The Bulletin of the Golf Heritage Society. By Pete Trenhamwww.trenhamgolfhistory.org Ted Smith was born in Philadelphia 1906, the son of immigrant parents who had come to the United States from Hungary and Americanized their name to Smith. His family moved to Chicago and at the age of 12 he requested clubs […]
Author Archive: Jim Davis
Ben Hogan – a portrait from 1970
Golf’s “Wee Mon” was an enigma to many, but nowhere more so than on a golf course where he was often portrayed as cold and calculating. This September 1970 story by Nick Seitz for Golf Digest shows another side. The paragraph below is from the introduction to the article which appeared in GolfDigest.com on March 26, 2020. Click here to […]
The golfing journey of Marion Hollins
Jim McCabe, writing for the PGAtour.com, posted this compelling look at one of golf’s most interesting women players. Click here to see his story on the PGAtour.com website.
Back in My Day… “Wild Bill” Mehlhorn
By John Fischer III Bill Mehlhorn (1898-1989), frequently known as “Wild Bill,” wasn’t from the Wild West, but Elgin, Ill., who got involved in golf at an early age. He was called “Wild Bill” because he could go “wild” shooting a string of low scores, but he always wore a wide-brimmed cowboy hat, adding to the belief he’d been a […]
World Golf Hall of Fame inductees for 2021
Marion Hollins is among those who are in the 2021 class of inductees. Others include Tim Finchem, Susie Maxwell Berning, and Tiger Woods.Click here to read more about Hollins from an article on the WGHoF website.