original art from mcdonough collection comes to auction

When important pieces from a GHS member’s collection come to auction, it’s worth noting. So it is that members who have an interest in golf art, particularly original illustrations, might wish to note the Jan. 28, 2021, Swann Galleries auction that includes 63 pieces from the collection of Richard McDonough. McDonough is a retired attorney who has amassed an extraordinary […]

only at a ghs meeting…

By Jim DavisIt could only happen at a meeting of GHS members. It was to have been a typical Zoom meeting of the GHS board, one of a more casual nature to wrap up the year and toast the new one. One exchange during the hour-long call in late December typifies why the GHS is such an extraordinary group. As […]

golf legend patty berg won first u.s. women’s open 75 years ago

The U.S. Women’s Open celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Patty Berg was its first champion. By Jim Davis Born in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1918, six years after Hogan, Snead and Nelson, Patty Berg was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Berg. Her father was a grain dealer and member of the Chicago Board of Trade. The youngster was […]