(This article examines the construction and ingredients used to make a contemporary/replica featherie golf ball. This ball was not made in the exact same way that balls of the 1700s and 1800s were, although there are similarities. For more information on other contemporary featherie ball replicas, please see Contemporary Featherie Ball-makers.) In the early 2000s and perhaps the mid- to late-1990s, the Featherie Golfe Company Ltd. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, sold feather

Kelly Leonard (at center in white shirt) displaying a wide range of his beautiful long-nosed hickory clubs at the 2023 Oddball. Kelly...

Elmer Nahum’s interest in golf history preceded his interest in woodworking. Both interests led him to write a remarkable and influential...

Denny Olson was first introduced to hickory in 2011 by his long-time friend and golf partner Mark Larson, who had gathered some "common"...

At the time of this writing, Joey Piatek is serving as vice president of the SOHG board; he also chairs the finance committee. He won the...

In the last 50 years, there have been a surprising number of people who have undertaken the curious challenge of making featherie golf...

It can be tough to find a course that has the right combination of length, topography, and design for featherie golf. That’s why we...

The following article and its sister, "Golf Fashion for Female Golfers and Spectators, 1800–1899," were inspired by a vlog created by...

This article is an extension of two larger Hickory Lane projects: Golf Fashion for Female Golfers and Spectators, 1800–1899 and Golf...

This article is an extension of two larger Hickory Lane projects: Golf Fashion for Female Golfers and Spectators, 1800–1899 and Golf...

Women golfers at St. Andrews, 1868 (University of St. Andrews archives.) The following article and its brother, "Golf Fashion for Male...

This article is an extension of two larger Hickory Lane projects: Golf Fashion for Female Golfers and Spectators, 1800–1899 and Golf...

The Original 13 Rules of Golf are straightforward enough, save for Rule 13 which define hazards that include the “Scholar’s Holes” and...

(Illustration from Mr. Punch's Golf Stories, edited by J. A. Hammerton.) In order to play the featherie game, the proper mindset is even...

(A beautiful selection of Kelly Leonard-created long-nosed clubs.) The great thing about building a featherie golf club set is that you...

(This photo of professional players prior to a tournament on Leith Links, May 17, 1867, shows a wide variety of mens’ clothing. Photo...

(Gorse in bloom at Anstruther Golf Club.) Ask a links golfer whether he or she would rather hit out of a nine-foot-deep revetted bunker...