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Places to miss and look forward to. Crail Balcomie. The society‘s classic links course was designed by Old Tom Morris. A quirky test of golf if there ever was one. @crailgolf #balcomie #classiclinks #oldtommorris #golf #golfmaps #whyilovethisgame #placestomiss (hier: Crail Golfing Society) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmQvgxUNgqH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Fall in Kansas @gcsaa headquarters #oldtommorris #golf #golfcoursesuperintendent #LeadingOutTogether (at Lawrence, Kansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkPIGCUtUUE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Crail Golfing Society. Balcomie. @crailgolf #golf #linksgolf #golfinfife #oldtommorris #golfinscotland (hier: Crail Golfing Society) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg-S-uyNsli/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Heading home tonight after the winter @gcsaa Board of Director Meeting. #worktogether #strongertogether #oldtommorris #nofootballforme today, but proud and HONORED to serve the nearly 19,000 members of #GCSAA #onward Doesn’t the new logo look great above the front door of headquarters?! (at GCSAA) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5OXND8FsUM/?igshid=13mcyitgg5ce0

Obligatory #oldtommorris #selfie when visiting @gcsaa headquarters Two terrific days leading discussions with the future leaders in the #golf industry #gcsaa #assistantgolfcoursesuperintendent task group meeting (at GCSAA)

On this day, In 1870 legendary golfer Harry Vardon was born in Jersey On May 9th, 1870 Harry Vardon was born in Jersey, among the Channel Islands. He became one of golf’s most popular figures after Young Tom Morris and influenced the game well beyond his playing years. Vardon made up one-third of the the “Great Triumvirate” of golf along with J.H. Taylor and James Braid. Between these three men, they won The Open Championship 16 times in the 21 tournaments held between 1894 and 1914. In the five tournaments in this span the triumvirate did not win, one or more of them finished runner-up. Vardon has the most with six, a record that still stands today while Taylor & Braid each have five. Vardon in the United States During his career, Harry Vardon made three visits to North America, 1900, 1913 and 1920. During all three trips he competed in the U.S. Open finishing 1st, 2nd and tie 2nd. The most famous being his tie for second in 1913 when he lost to little known amateur Francis Ouimet. In 1913, accompanied by Ted Ray, Vardon played in 45 exhibition matches winning 36 of them, and in 1920 at age 50, again accompanied by Ray, he played from July to the beginning of November in nearly 100 exhibition/challenge matches against the likes of Walter Hagen, Jim Barnes, Francis Ouimet and Bobby Jones. Vardon’s Legacy Vardon was also well known for the Vardon Grip, or overlapping grip, the grip most popular among professional golfers. In 1974, Vardon was chosen as one of the initial group of inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame. The PGA of America created the Vardon Trophy, now awarded annually to the player on the PGA Tour with the year’s lowest adjusted scoring average. The British PGA also created the Harry Vardon Trophy which now serves as the award for the winner of the European Tour’s Race to Dubai. #pga #pgatour #golf #scotland #oldtommorris #golfing #golfcourse #golfer #golflife #instagolf #golfclub #nikegolf #golfswing #golfers #taylormadegolf #vardon #harryvardon #jersey #jamesbraid @egtours #usga (at Jersey, Channel Islands)

On this day, In 1954 The U.S.G.A. gifts The White House a putting green May 8th, 1953: The White House installs a putting green On this day, In 1954 The White House received a major upgrade, a putting green for the built by course architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. on the grounds. The green was first installed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower who was an avid golfer. The green was actually a gift from the United States Golf Association. Sadly, it was removed by President Nixon and later reinstalled by President George H. W. Bush in 1991.Bush’s green, was 55 feet by 35 feet, and contained nine separate holes. It was in a secluded area of the White House grounds near the tennis court, hidden from public view by large trees and shrubs. However President Clinton moved it to its current location just south of the Rose Garden, a short walk from the Oval Office. The present green is a large green – about 2,000 square feet, slightly crowned. It’s just a short walk, so Clinton would putt to clear his mind between negotiations, during the Bosnian crisis, or after the Oklahoma City bombing. -Robert Trent Jones Jr #pga #pgatour #golf #scotland #oldtommorris #golfing #golfcourse #golfer #golflife #instagolf #golfclub #nikegolf #golfswing #golfers #taylormadegolf #whitehouse #clinton #bush #roberttrentjones #usga #putting green (at The White House)

Happy National Hickory Golf Day!!! Modern hickory golf in the United States grew out of so-called “hickory hacker” events held in conjunction with annual meetings of the Golf Collectors Society. The GCS was founded in 1970 by Joe Murdoch and Bob Kuntz to share their passion for golf history and the game’s collectibles and memorabilia. Only a few dozen people were initially involved, but the idea caught on and more people joined the GCS. As it grew, the GCS began to hold annual meetings at various venues throughout the U.S. Eventually, a few collectors at these meetings who were trading old wood-shafted clubs wanted to get out and try hitting them – at least those clubs not considered rare or highly collectible. In the early 1990s and later, the “hacker” events evolved into annual GCS golf championships. On their own, the more curious and passionate of these hickory players would occasionally meet at their own clubs for informal hickory golf outings. Tad Moore, one of the early U.S. hickory pioneers along with Randy Jensen, Ralph Livingston III, and Roger Hill, estimates that at this time there may have been perhaps 15 hickory golfers in the U.S. In 1999, following a GCS annual meeting in Lexington, Ky., a group of players met to discuss a rules controversy that had arisen following the hickory golf event. They developed a set of rules and standards of play for hickory golf events. #pga #pgatour #golf #scotland #oldtommorris #golfing #golfcourse #golfer #golflife #instagolf #golfclub #nikegolf #golfswing #golfers #taylormadegolf #messi #hickorygolf #hickory