Where to play 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...
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cathylane1118
- Mar 11
- 32 min
Golf fashion for male golfers & spectators, 1800–1899
The following article and its sister, "Golf Fashion for Female Golfers and Spectators, 1800–1899," were inspired by a vlog created by...
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cathylane1118
- Feb 27
- 5 min
Mens' neckwear, 1800 to 1899
This article is an extension of two larger Hickory Lane projects: Golf Fashion for Female Golfers and Spectators, 1800–1899 and Golf...
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cathylane1118
- Feb 22
- 4 min
The ancient and ubiquitous flat cap
This article is an extension of two larger Hickory Lane projects: Golf Fashion for Female Golfers and Spectators, 1800–1899 and Golf...
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cathylane1118
- Feb 10
- 25 min
Golf Fashion for Female Golfers & Spectators, 1800–1899
Women golfers at St. Andrews, 1868 (University of St. Andrews archives.) The following article and its brother, "Golf Fashion for Male...
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cathylane1118
- Feb 2
- 2 min
The sack jacket, the great equalizer
This article is an extension of two larger Hickory Lane projects: Golf Fashion for Female Golfers and Spectators, 1800–1899 and Golf...
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cathylane1118
- Jan 29
- 2 min
The Scholar’s Holes and the Soldier’s Lines
The Original 13 Rules of Golf are straightforward enough, save for Rule 13 which define hazards that include the “Scholar’s Holes” and...
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cathylane1118
- Jan 10
- 1 min
How to think like a featherie golfer
(Illustration from Mr. Punch's Golf Stories, edited by J. A. Hammerton.) In order to play the featherie game, the proper mindset is even...
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cathylane1118
- Jan 1
- 3 min
How to build a featherie golf club set
(A beautiful selection of Kelly Leonard-created long-nosed clubs.) The great thing about building a featherie golf club set is that you...
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cathylane1118
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
How to host a featherie event
(This photo of professional players prior to a tournament on Leith Links, May 17, 1867, shows a wide variety of mens’ clothing. Photo...
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cathylane1118
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Gorse: Links Golf's Thorniest Aspect
(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...
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