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@AB48420889 @GlorifiedDonkey Why?

@GlorifiedDonkey Independent contractors but as a business owner who has independent contractors, I get it

Massive NEWS at Pebble Beach! From May 1st caddies will no longer be independent contractors. We will become employees of the caddie management company who have managed us since 2002. Nothing will change they say! 🥶 SURE! Hourly wage. 🥶 Restriction on days worked. 🥶 Everything will change! What does it mean for the actual golfers? Should caddies be independent or employees?

@JohnMorton215 @jordanhardy @AGTGolfBooks Love it

Asked my wife, @jordanhardy, to brainstorm ideas for a new logo for Auld Grey Toun Golf Books… And she came back with this AMAZING graphic! 🤩 Seriously, HOW FREAKING AMAZING IS THIS?! @AGTGolfBooks

I am just finishing a 9 hour day in front of my laptop. Buiding a golf history PowerPoint and following it with an edit for the next @talkingolf history podcast on the History of Musselburgh. This podcast is insanely great! Hope you enjoy it!

For the diehards - I have released our latest episode this evening. Will promote it tomorrow, but it is already one of my personal favorites. If you love stories about underdogs, there may not be a better underdog than the Ancient Links of Musselburgh - the forgotten Open Rota course. @TheOpen @RandA @talkingolf

Editing @talkingolf history #147: THE HISTORY OF LEITH LINKS. This episode kicks off Season 8!!! Such a fascinating history…you just can’t miss this podcast of a golf course than maybe 1% of golfers know about You will have to forgive my voice - I have been under the weather for 10 days! #GolfHistory @welovehistory @BBCScotlandNews @LeithLinks_CC

133 years ago today, the great Walter Hagen was born. Hagen’s first major appearance came at the historic 1913 U.S. Open—won by Francis Ouimet—where the young professional finished T-4. From there, he was off to the races. Hagen captured the U.S. Open the very next year and went on to win 10 additional major championships, along with five Western Opens, establishing himself as the dominant professional golfer of his era. By the time Hagen was finished, he had won more professional majors than any golfer who had ever lived—a mark that stood for over 40 years until it was surpassed by Jack Nicklaus. To this day, only Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have surpassed Hagen’s professional major total—and both benefited from one additional major each year, as the Masters was founded after Hagen’s prime. The Great Haig didn’t just win. He defined what it meant to be a professional golfer. @WorldGolfMuseum @USGA @PGAChampionship @TheMasters

@SirPuttsalot @SHistorians In Brooksville right off i75

@SHistorians @talkingolf Wait. WHERE?!

Ok I hit record- tomorrow’s @talkingolf history podcast might be the most unusual yet…I literally called my guest… “crazy” and a “hoarder.” It was without a doubt the most playful podcast I have recorded about a museum that you almost need an invite to go see. It’s insane and it’s kind of awesome in a Barnum and Bailey kind of way. This is a can’t miss podcast where I promise you will laugh. #GolfHistory

This past week, I had the rare privilege of spending time with the Claret Jug. For 45 quiet minutes, I studied every curve, every engraving, every glint of light that danced across its silver surface. In my mind, it’s the greatest trophy in the world. If not for the company around me, I might have cried. It was my first time holding it—truly seeing it—and feeling the weight of history in my hands. I could spend an entire day studying it. @TheOpen @RandA @WorldGolfMuseum

We currently have three exclusive SOCIETY designs that honor the rich layers of #GolfHistory, #GolfArt, and #GolfDesign: Victorian (1896) – A celebration of the 1896 US Open Golden Age (1929) – A celebration of the 1929 US Amateur Modern Renovation – Where history meets today’s craft And next? I’m exploring a piece that might be more niche, but deeply meaningful: a patch dedicated to the Lost Seth Raynor Course, reviving two of it’s vanished holes—if only on a hat. What are your thoughts?

The SOCIETY Merchandise expands its offerings with “1929!” IYKYK #GolfHistory meets #GolfArt meets #GolfDesign

Such a joy to be in St Andrews this week. The @dunhilllinks is the best fun, especially in the bars at night with celebs and tour players. Thank you @ToppingsStAs for the signing session earlier. We had a group therapy session to get over the Ryder Cup trauma. I feel much better now!

@PaigeSpiranac It’s been a Ryder Cup tradition for decades

It’s a bummer Hovland is hurt and can’t play but it should be an automatic point to the other team. Getting a half point is crazy!

@SProctorGolf @ScottEPetersen Loving the hat!!!

Practice round for McNabb Cup. Testing out some new Braid/Nicoll irons kindly sold to me by my good friend ⁦@ScottEPetersen⁩. 🏌️‍♂️

Our latest podcast, “MACKENZIE & CYPRESS POINT.” Coming soon: The History of William Flynn The History of Tom Bendelow The History Carnoustie Links

The @talkingolf history podcast proudly presents the final installment of the “LOST HISTORY OF ALEXANDER FINDLAY” with our special guest, William Casto @Phlgolfhistory. Click below to listen for free: talkingolf.fireside.fm/141 In this episode: Findlay’s role in the greatest golf trip in golf history & an examination of his golf architecture career. #GolfHistory @USGA @GolfHallofFame

Part 2 is fantastic!!!

@jimnagle_gca @SHistorians @Phlgolfhistory You are mentioned in Part 2

@SHistorians @talkingolf @Phlgolfhistory Me waiting for Episode II

I am currently editing Part 2 of the HISTORY OF ALEXANDER FINDLAY only on the @talkingolf history podcast with our special guest @Phlgolfhistory. We kick off Part 2 with Findlay’s role in orchestrating the most important golf trip in the history of American Golf!!! Should be released this evening and promoted tomorrow. #GolfHistory @USGA @RandA

@AnthonyPioppi @amazon @skyhorsepub @BradleySKlein @arguth3 Wow that is terrible!

Just a quick snap shot of the Mackenzie Course at the @21golfclub. Under 8 months until we tee it up!!!! Imagine this in the Society Auction next year:) @GolfClubAtlas @gcamagazine

With any luck the @talkingolf history podcast will be releasing a new episode on Monday: The History of Alexander Findlay one of the golfers who has been called the “Johnny Appleseed of American Golf.” His amazing story has been lost for decades but William Casto’s new book resurrects this golfing legend. A show I know you will enjoy- golfer, inventor, writer, golf course architect, and ambassador for the game.