A special day of golf and golf history is being offered by John Capers III, noted historian of the famed Merion Golf Club. Capers will join three golfers for a tour of the clubhouse, complete with its treasured archives, book collection and trophy case, including items from Bobby Jones’ historic victory in the 1930 U.S. Amateur on his way to […]

The Warm Up Golf Event to be held at Manakiki Golf Course is scheduled for Thursday Sept. 26, 2019. The address is 35501 Eddy Road Willoughby, Ohio. The first tee time is at noon. The Hickory Golf Association is hosting the outing on this Donald Ross-designed golf course. It’s a beauty, too; rated the Number One Public Play golf course […]

Twelve women have been invited to join the Muirfield Golf Club, one of the last strongholds of male-dominated golf clubs in the world. Alistair Campbell, Muirfield’s captain, announced the news in a press release in late June. It is a first in the 275-year history of the club. The lucky, depending on their reception, new women members will be received […]

Bo Turocy, the Society of Hickory Golfer’s secretary and the head professional at Wescott Golf Club in Summerville, S.C., is participating in a First Tee fundraiser in a 100-hole golf marathon. He’s looking for pledges from his fellow hickory golfers. Here’s his note: “Hey everyone! I have an opportunity to use my passion for golf to raise money for local […]

A recent NPR feature raised the horrifying possibility of too few golfers to support existing golf courses. Many are closing, some 800 over the past decade. What does this portend? More condos? More parkland? Higher green fees at existing courses? Who knows? There are more golf courses in the U.S. than anywhere else – about 2 million acres of green […]