Richard McDonough, (GHS member No. 01611) passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Please click here to visit his obituary. To this we might add, from his GHS family, how much we appreciated his many contributions and articles on subjects close to his heart, from early magazine illustrations to original drawings, and dutch tiles and early paintings that portray kolf, or […]

He was an original – a U.S. Open champion, a trend setter, and a student of golf history to boot. Items from Payne Stewart’s collection of golf memorabilia drew a record-breaking number of bids according to The Golf Auction, which handled the sale. Click here to read the story on The Golf Wire business news website. The image of Stewart […]

March 11, 2021Austin, Texas Pete League, GHS member and former board member, and organizer of the Onion Creek Hickory Classic, reports that a generous supporter of hickory golf and the OCHC has donated a new set of Louisville Golf Precision model hickory shaft irons (mid-iron through niblick, a $1050 retail value), to be raffled off, with all proceeds to be turned over to Mobile […]

From the USGA website news page – Roger McStravick’s book, St Andrews: The Road War Papers, has been named the recipient of the USGA’s 2020 Herbert Warren Wind Award.  Established in 1987 and named for the famed 20th-century American golf writer, the Herbert Warren Wind Award is presented by the USGA Golf Museum & Library in recognition of outstanding contributions to […]

Craig Schreiner “I met a landscape architect who worked for the contractor as well, and since I loved the golf environment completely, it inspired me to get a degree in landscape architecture.”– Craig Schreiner March 2021By Sally J. Sportsman Golf course architecture has a special allure. Sketching imaginary holes on paper napkins is a common indulgence among amateur players everywhere. […]