Although much is known about Bobby Jones’ life and career leading up to his retirement in 1930, his experiences as a player in 11 Masters tournaments has largely remained a mystery. Rarely competing after he officially stepped down, Jones played in almost every Masters from 1934 to 1948, his best finish a tie for 13th … More Paul Runyan Chats About Bobby Jones During His Masters Years
I just found a website called Secrets In The Dirt, which appears to be a collection of golf videos and a social network run by PGA Pro Steve Elkington. As part of their vast library of clips, Elkington and a guy known as Sevam1 (aka Mike Maves), offer a pile of lessons regarding hickory golf techniques, particularly the golf theories of … More Hickory Golf Lessons from PGA Pro Steve Elkington
Lionel Freedman, founder of the World Hickory Open and World’s Most Interesting Man connected with the players at the 2016 International Hickory Cup via Facebook Video, as he was unable to travel due to heath issues. Lionel received the Mike Brown Award from the SOHG and his acceptance speech was captured below. For the full story of the 2016 International Hickory … More Lionel Freedman Says Thanks from England
Callaway Golf has posted a pretty darn interesting interview with Phil Mickelson on club fitting. The show is called The Fitting Room and the episode is Phil Mickelson’s Fitting Secrets. It runs for 16:24. Obviously, some of this is a promotion for Callaway, and there’s NOTHING here about hickory clubs. But Phil’s take on fitting is quite unique. … More Club Fitting The Phil Mickelson Way
To celebrate the 1904 Olympics – the last time golf was included in that shindig – LPGA star Lexi Thompson agreed to a photo shoot for Red Bull depicting her in 1904 clothing playing with hickory clubs. The black and white photos are pretty amazing – Lexi really looks the part. Weirdly, in the modern video interview, the make-up … More Lexi Thompson Goes Retro For Red Bull
I just found out today that Brian Schuman, a good friend of the Florida Hickory Golfers, lost his daughter Jordan on Dec 23rd in a car accident. Jordan was 22-years old and worked as an on-air reporter and multimedia journalist for WPDE in the Florence/Myrtle Beach area. She graduated last year from the University of Miami. Apparently, Jordan was driving from … More Some Very Sad News
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