Podcasts about golf historians

Welcome to another episode of The Hole Story Podcast! Today, we're diving into the fascinating world of golf history with our special guest, Connor Lewis. Connor is the voice behind the Society of Golf Historians and the popular TalkinGolf Podcast. Connor didn't grow up on the greens but stumbled into the game and its rich history later in life. Join Robby and Jonathan as they explore Connor's journey, his passion for uncovering forgotten tales of golf's past, and his efforts to make golf history accessible and exciting for everyone. Whether you're a seasoned golfer or a curious newbie, this episode promises to bring you closer to the origins of the game we all love. https://x.com/SHistorianshttps://www.instagram.com/thesocietyofgolfhistorians/BestBall Links:•https://BestBall.com•https://linktr.ee/BestBall•https://bestball.substack.com - Subscribe to Par 3 Thursdays!Friends of BestBall:•B. Draddy - https://www.bdraddy.com - Enter "BESTBALL20" for 20% off your order•Zero Restriction - https://www.zerorestriction.com - Enter "BESTBALL20" for 20% off your order•Fairway & Greene - https://www.fairwayandgreene.com - Enter "BESTBALL20" for 20% off your order•Arccos Golf - https://bit.ly/4gXNDQi - Get 15% off your order•The Stack System - https://www.thestacksystem.com/discount/BestBall - Get 10% off your order•Western Birch - https://westernbirch.com - Enter "BESTBALL" in the shipping cart for a free gift with your order.  Interested in becoming a sponsor of The Hole Story Podcast? Email info@bestball.com.

Shakespeare may not mention the word “golf” in his plays, and in exploring history, it seems that the game was a little bit obscure, certainly not something played widely, but nevertheless it was present for Shakespeare's lifetime, with some major moments for golf history overlapping with the life of William ShakespeareFor example, it was England's King James I, patron of Shakespeare's company the King's Men, who allowed golf to be played on Sundays. Here today to help us explore the history of the game of golf for Shakespeare's lifetime, including what equipment was used, what kind of rules were in place for the game, and what archaeological records survive to tell the tale about what golf was like in the 16-17th century is our guest and founder of the Society of Golf Historians, Connor Lewis.  Get bonus episodes on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Society of Golf Historians is flying to Scotland in August of 2025 and we want you to join us! Today on the show we are joined by the President and Co-Founder of PerryGolf, Gordon Dalgleish, who shares the early history of PerryGolf and how it was one of the early pioneers in the golf travel industry. Gary and I then pivot to discuss The Society of Golf Historians Trip to Scotland with Gary providing some color into some of the Open's most famous venues. The trip will be unlike any other - PerryGolf is scheduling the golf, hotels and travel accomodations and I am scheduling the extracurriculars which include walking tours of St Andrews, a live recording of the TalkinGolf History Podcast and some things I dont want to share in the media (but will be amazing).

Connor T Lewis founded The Society of Golf Historians over 4 years ago! He is also loved for his TalkinGolf History Podcast. Connor is an avid collector of Golf History and we dive into it all! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/travelroyally/support

Connor Lewis is a golf historian; founder of the Society of Golf Historians and host of the TalkinGolf History podcast. Be sure to follow Connor on Twitter @SHistorians, Facebook, and Instagram @thesocietyofgolfhistorians and subscribe to his podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, or wherever you get podcasts. Follow @ericpeytongolf & @looperpodcast Subscribe to the e-newsletter: ericpeytongolf.com

TalkinGolf History proudly presents "The Gathering" A golf summit at the Home of America Golf, which brought together the minds behind Golf Club Atlas, the Donald Ross Society, Kyle Franz Golf Design, Story Lounge Film Company and the Society of Golf Historians. Warning: Two of our microphones experienced issues so you may experience moments of static to increase the audio output.

Billy welcomes Conner from the Society of Golf Historians and Talking Golf History podcast to replay Hole #5 and explore Golf as a Game of Tools.  We explore Connor's love and obsession with hickory golf clubs, his collection of Rut Irons and Sand Wedges and explore how the evolution of the guttie and wound ball led to club innovations, specifically irons, and the magic of bounce and the Sand Wedge with Hagen and Sarazen in 1932 British Open.

Who holds the rightful claim to America’s first golf club? How did three different players lose in match play after an ace? Which major champion was nearly arrested for slow play? Host Tom Coyne has questions, and Connor Lewis of the Society of Golf Historians has the answers. This rollicking conversation gets into some of golf’s true-life oddities, including a flatulence fine, a mid-round pizza delivery at the U.S. Open and the real-life Roy McAvoy.

Who holds the rightful claim to America's first golf club? How did three different players lose in match play after an ace? Which major champion was nearly arrested for slow play? Host Tom Coyne has questions, and Connor Lewis of the Society of Golf Historians has the answers. This rollicking conversation gets into some of golf's true-life oddities, including a flatulence fine, a mid-round pizza delivery at the U.S. Open and the real-life Roy McAvoy.

Outrage and social media go hand in hand but recent outbursts aimed at JB Holmes and Bryson DeChambeau over slow play are just the continuation of one of golf's great traditions. Since coverage of the game began, complaints about the pace of okay have been a staple in the golf news cycle. On this special episode of From The Fringe, Society of Golf Historians founder Connor Lewis takes us through the history of golf played at snail's pace. Music used in this episode: Folk Round Music from https://filmmusic.io "Folk Round" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Chapter breaks: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Sneaky Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Growing up in a famous family brings its own unique difficulties but after struggling with the pressure in his early years Bob Jones IV has come to embrace being the Grandson of the greatest amateur golfer of all time. In this excellent and wide ranging interview with Connor Lewis, Jones talks about everything from the three trophies that meant the most to his grandfather to accusations about Jones' racism. Links mentioned on this episode: The story of Jones' 63 at East Lake (https://twitter.com/SHistorians/status/1160373843141287937?s=20) Soicety of Golf Historians on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/722105418132700/) Society of Golf HIstorians on Twitter (https://twitter.com/SHistorians) Special Guest: Bob Jones IV.

According to Tiger Woods only two players in history have 'owned' their golf swings: the great Ben Hogan and Canada's Moe Norman. Hogan is revered internationally as one of the game's greatest ever exponents and while Norman enjoys less celebrity, his feats of extraordinary hitting are equally legendary among golf aficionados. Moe Norman might be the most remarkable golfer that ever lived and his story is as fascinating as any of the game's celebrated legends. On episode 13 we meet Tim O'Connor, the man who wrote the first book about Moe in 1995 and remains committed to telling Moe's story to this day. Links mentioned on this episode: Connor on Twitter (https://twitter.com/SHistorians) Society of Golf Historians on FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/722105418132700/?ref=bookmarks) Rod on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Rod_Morri) Trailer for the Moe Norman film (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tamd4i-vkY) to be released soon Connor's 'flat' golf swing (https://twitter.com/SHistorians/status/1140981425044254725?s=20)

Today we will be joined by Connor Lewis, formerly of Happy Valley here in Oregon. Connor is the founder of Society of Golf Historians.

Today we will be joined by Connor Lewis, formerly of Happy Valley here in Oregon. Connor is the founder of Society of Golf Historians.

Three golf champions. Three remarkable championships. Three very unique stories about three guys who had never won before: Mungo Park, 1874 Open Championship; David Brown, 1886 Open Championship; Jack Fleck, 1955 U.S. Open. Each have very unique stories and joining Sports’ Forgotten Heroes to help tell their stories is Connor Lewis from the TalkinGolf History podcast. Connor is one of the foremost golf historians around, created the Society of Golf Historians and is absolutely enthralled with the game and its history. His knowledge is second-to-none and the stories he recalls and relates are absolutely terrific. Mungo Park won the 1874 Open Championship after spending 20-years at sea. David Brown won the 1886 Championship after he had given up the game to become a roofer. More remarkable is the fact that he was actually working on a roof when he was convinced to come down, tee it up, and then went on to capture the Claret Jug. Jack Fleck, who was in Normandy on D-Day, ultimately became a professional golfer, qualified for the 1955 U.S. Open, found himself 9-strokes back after the first round, climbed into contention, tied Ben Hogan on the 72nd hole and beat Hogan in an 18-hole playoff to win! In the episode of SFH, we take a look back at all three championships and talk about the careers of all three golfers. Links: Sports' Forgotten Heroes website Sports' Forgotten Heroes Patreon Page Sports' Forgotten Heroes twitter ©2019 Sports' Forgotten Heroes

As the 119th US Open bears down on us TalkinGolf HIstory's Connor Lewis has the fascinating tale of the first US Open - and first TWO US Amateurs - that were erased from the history books. There is also a quick recap of last week's essay style narrative on Johnny McDermott plus listener questions about America's national championship. Links mentioned on this episode: Connor on (https://twitter.com/SHistorians) Society of Golf Historians on FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/722105418132700/?ref=bookmarks) Rod on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Rod_Morri) The podcast interview with Sue Wooster (https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/thethingaboutgolf) Rod mentioned late in the episode

TalkinGolf History co-host Connor Lewis moved up a media grade recently when he appeared on Golf Channel alongside respected architect Jim Urbina in a short feature about the lost great club of the 20th century, The Lido. Built by the legendary C.B Macdonald and Seth Raynor why input from Tom Simpson and Alister Mackenzie, The Lido was widely regarded the equal of Pine Valley when it opened in 1914 but by 1942 it was gone. The course and its amazing has intrigued golfers for decades and with interest reignited by the Golf Channel piece last week now seemed a good time to flesh the story out further. Links mentioned on this episode: The Golf Channel feature (https://www.golfchannel.com/video/2019-pga-championship-lido-golf-club-lost-golf-treasure) The Twitter thread (https://twitter.com/SHistorians/status/1050896998491140096)that started it all (including photos and maps of the course). Connor on Twitter (https://twitter.com/SHistorians) The Society of Golf Historians on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/722105418132700/) Rod on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Rod_Morri) Special Guest: Jim Urbina.

Most of the time we get to talk about the things we want on the TalkinGolf History Podcast but every few weeks we turn things over to the listeners to find what you want to know about. On Episode 9 we answer questions about golfing Presidents, comparing players from different eras, our favourite periods of golf history and more. Links mentioned in this episode: Email address to submit questions: history@talkingolf.com Connor's underloved Twitter thread (https://twitter.com/SHistorians/status/1125014658748956673?s=20) Connor on Twitter (https://twitter.com/SHistorians) Rod Morri on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Rod_Morri) Society fo Golf Historians on FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/722105418132700/?ref=bookmarks)

One of the more fascinating corners of golf history is collecting, a multi million dollar business which spans the globe. The biggest and most influential auction house in golf is Green Jacket Auctions, started by Bob Zafian and Ryan Carey in 2006. Bob joins Episode 7 of the podcast to talk about how he got started in collecting, some of the best - and weirdest - items he's been offered for sale and some advice on how a beginner should approach getting started in the trade. Links mentioned in this episode: Barnbougle Dunes Course Study Tour (https://www.talkingolf.com/gca-tours) Green Jacket Auctions (https://greenjacketauctions.com/about.htm) Connor Lewis on Twitter (https://twitter.com/SHistorians) Society of Golf Historians on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/722105418132700/) Rod Morri on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Rod_Morri) Special Guest: Bob Zafian.