I’m excited to share some news this week. I’ve joined the Golf Heritage Society as their Lead Writer, and I’ll be contributing regular pieces that explore the stories behind golf’s most fascinating artifacts and moments.
If you’ve followed my work here at Athlon Sports, you know I love digging into the game’s history as much as analyzing what’s happening on tour today. The Golf Heritage Society gave me a chance to do both, and I couldn’t pass it up.
Starting this week, I’ll be sharing companion articles here that point you toward my longer-form pieces on the GHS website. Think of these as appetizers before the main course. I’ll give you the highlights and the hook, then you can dive deeper into the full story if it grabs you.
Arnold Palmer and the Hickory Experiment
My first piece for GHS couldn’t have better timing. As the PGA Tour heads to Bay Hill for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, I wrote about a 1964 Popular Mechanics article where Palmer did something only he would think to do: he played a full round against himself, alternating shots between modern steel-shafted clubs and hickories from 30 years earlier. What he discovered wasn’t what you’d expect — and one of the clubs he used now sits in the Golf Heritage Society’s collection.
Read the full story on the Golf Heritage Society website →
What’s Coming
I’ll be writing regularly for the Golf Heritage Society about clubs with stories, tournaments that changed the game and the people who made golf what it is today. Some pieces will tie into current tour events like this one does. Others will stand alone as deep dives into moments worth remembering.
I hope you’ll follow along. The game’s history isn’t just about preserving the past. It’s about understanding why we play the way we do now and where we might be headed next.
This week at Bay Hill feels like the right place to start.
You can find out more about the Golf Heritage Society, the leader in golf collectibles and celebrating and preserving the history of the game, athttps://www.golfheritage.org/