Architects are giving more of a nod toward building shorter golf courses, that is, courses with fewer holes, even as few as seven holes. Global Golf Post for Nov. 13 promoted an “Architectural Issue,” that discussed the trend. Given the increased demands on one’s time these days, the opportunity to get in a quick seven holes, or nine, or even […]

Click here to see a story on the Nov. 11 Morning Read about Tiger Woods’ top wins on his way to catching Sam Snead’s total for all-time victories.

In late October, several GHS members visited Columbia CC in Chevy Chase, Md., site of the 1921 U.S. Open won by Jim Barnes. Second, tied with Walter Hagen, was local favorite Fred McLeod. McLeod was a Scottish-American professional golfer who had a distinguished career in the United States, which included victory in the 1908 U.S. Open. He was born in […]

Each year, the Onion Creek Hickory Classic in Austin, Texas, gets bigger and bigger. It’s been a favorite hickory golf tournament for players from the far corners of the U.S. and Canada. But at its heart, the tournament has always been big. Few modern hickory golf tournaments have such a robust charitable component. Under the leadership of Pete League, the […]

Nov. 7, 2001 – The Presidents Cup began in 1994, with a competition held at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia. Since then, the world’s best players have come together to compete for team, country and the honor of raising the Presidents Cup trophy. It’s been 21 years since the last international team won a Presidents Cup, so Captain Ernie […]