Golf Nuts,
Peter Moore (#0002) and I launched the Golf Nut Society 36 years ago on July 4th, 1986.
The whole idea of the society was to give golfers their fifteen minutes of fame. We did it with an Entrance Exam that measured a golf nut’s “Commitment”, “Attitude” and “Mechanics”, and by awarding Bonus Points for anything a Certified Golf Nut submitted to earn additional Nut Points.
We kept track of the points and named a Golf Nut of the Year annually. It was fun, but also a lot of work. However, it’s time for a change.
My objective going forward will be to continue sharing the great stories from you Certified Golf Nuts. Your stories and your Nut # will always be what makes the Golf Nut Society unique. We just won’t keep track of the Nut Points anymore.
The other change will be to mix things up a bit by sharing a variety of golf stories and opinion pieces of interest to golf nuts through our blog while asking our Certified Golf Nuts to weigh in with your comments on any of those stories. We will hopefully have some lively and enlightening conversations!
Golf Nut Society memberships will also continue to be free, so let your golf buddies know that we’d love to have them join us!
I hope you will like the new format. As always, I welcome your feedback and I am confident that my dear friend and co-founder Peter Moore (#0002) would share that sentiment. May he rest in peace.
The Head Nut
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Now, to kick things off, here’s a great 40-second video about Ben Hogan sent to us by Bob Scavetta (#1696).