Monday, February 26, 2018

Golf Scorecard History, West Virginia - Set #7

Golf Scorecard History, West Virginia
Set #7
Oakhurst Links to Pikeville National GC

Flag of West Virginia

Some interesting facts about West Virginia:
  1. West Virginia is the only state in the Union to have acquired its sovereignty by proclamation of the President of the United States.
  2. West Virginia is considered the southern most northern state and the northern most southern state.
  3. Mother's Day was first observed at Andrews Church in Grafton on May 10, 1908.
  4. West Virginia has the oldest population of any state. The median age is 40.
  5. Jackson's Mill is the site of the first 4-H Camp in the United States.
  6. The world's largest sycamore tree is located on the Back Fork of the Elk River in Webster Springs.
  7. The first state sales tax in the United States went into effect in West Virginia on July 1, 1921.
  8. On January 26, 1960 Danny Heater, a student from Burnsville, scored 135 points in a high school basketball game earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
  9. The first federal prison exclusively for women in the United States was opened in 1926 in West Virginia. 
  10. West Virginia has approximately 135 golf courses.





























More Blog Issues for West Virginia and Internet Links:
To view more of my West Virginia blog issues scroll to the upper left corner of this page and enter the words West Virginia in the search field.  This will bring up virtually all of the blog issues for the state of West Virginia that I've done to date.  Click on this Internet link to view over 13,300 more miscellaneous golf scorecards

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Blog Statistics:
1093 Blog Postings
The total number of golf scorecard images on this site now equals 19,770
The total number of golf photographs on this site now equals 5,605
The total number of all photographs on this site now equals 15,935

 Coming Soon:
Canterbury GC, Ohio
Portugal Scorecards
Wisconsin Scorecards
Ledges GC, Massachusetts

 My golf scorecard collection statistics as of today:
Total West Virginia = 508
Total USA = 95,515
Total Foreign = 45,640
Total Collection = 141,156

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 Scorecard Trading:  If you are a casual visitor and a golf scorecard collector and would like to do some scorecard trading contact me at rbglasson@cox.net.

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Friday, February 23, 2018

Golf Scorecard History 101,Stymie Cards- Set #5

Golf Scorecard History 101, Stymie Cards
Set #5

Up through 1951 when The USGA and Royal & Ancient Golf Club drafted uniform rules, golf was played a bit differently once everyone was on the putting green.

The rules were strict. You could not pick up your ball before holing out* as you may do now. If it was your turn to putt and a competitor's ball was in the line of your putt, you had to go around that ball or over that ball. Your opponent could not be made to mark his ball.  When you were thus prevented from reaching the hole directly, you were said to be "stymied".

There was no specific rule intended to introduce stymie play into golf. Stymies resulted from the general principle in golf that you do not pick up your ball until you have holed out. So stymie situations accidentally occurred in the beginning.  Some golfers realized the competitive advantage that could be gained by intentionally stymieing your opponent's ball.  And just as in billiards, one opponent could confound another repeatedly.

In 1951, when the USGA and Royal & Ancient agreed to consolidate the rules on both sides of "the pond", the Brits insisted upon maintaining the rule preventing the picking up of a ball on the green. The Americans lobbied for adoption of a rule permitting the marking and picking up of a ball on the green because stymie's slowed play and American golf course operators wanted to squish as many foursomes onto the course as possible. Well, you know the outcome. And when the rules became effective in 1952, the stymie was dead.

Today among golf scorecard collectors any stymie cards they have in their collection are considered to be gold.
 Stymie Card Belvedere GC, Michigan Side 1

 Stymie Card Belvedere GC, Michigan Side 2

 Stymie Card Brookwood GC, Michigan Side 1

Stymie Card Brookwood GC, Michigan Side 2 

 Stymie Card Chandler GC, Michigan Side 1

Stymie Card Chandler GC, Michigan Side 2

 Stymie Card Lake Cora Hills GC, Michigan Side 1

 Stymie Card Lake Cora Hills GC, Michigan Side 1

 Stymie Card Taconic GC, Massachusetts Side 1

 Stymie Card Taconic GC, Massachusetts Side2

 Stymie Card Trap Elo GC, Massachusetts Side 1

Stymie Card Trap Elo GC, Massachusetts Side 2

 Stymie Card Wampatuck CC, Massachusetts Side 1

 Stymie Card Wampatuck CC, Massachusetts Side2

 Stymie Card Wauchusett CC, Massachusetts Side 1

 Stymie Card Wauchusett CC, Massachusetts Side2

 Stymie Card Weston GC, Massachusetts Side 1

 Stymie Card Weston GC, Massachusetts Side2

 Stymie Card Williamsburgh GC, Massachusetts Side 1

Stymie Card Williamsburgh GC, Massachusetts Side 2


More Blog Issues for Golf Scorecards and Internet Links:
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Blog Statistics:
1091 Blog Postings
The total number of golf scorecard images on this site now equals 19,722
The total number of golf photographs on this site now equals 5,605
The total number of all photographs on this site now equals 15,935

Coming Soon:
West Virginia Scorecards
Canterbury GC, Ohio
Portugal Scorecards
Wisconsin Scorecards

My golf scorecard collection statistics as of today:
Total Stymie Cards = 175
Total USA = 95,448
Total Foreign = 45,635
Total Collection = 141,083

Come back soon and often.

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Scorecard Trading:  If you are a casual visitor and a golf scorecard collector and would like to do some scorecard trading contact me at rbglasson@cox.net.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Golf Scorecard History 101, Vermont - Set #5

Golf Scorecard History 101, Vermont
Set #5
Killington GC to Kwiniaska GC 

Flag of Vermont

Oops, I thought I had published this last month !!!!!


Some interesting facts about Vermont: 
  1. Vermont was the first state admitted to the Union after the ratification of the Constitution.
  2. With a population of fewer than nine thousand people, Montpelier, Vermont is the smallest state capital in the U.S.
  3. Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.
  4. In ratio of cows to people, Vermont has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.
  5. Montpelier, Is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S.
  6. Vermont's largest employer isn't Ben and Jerry's, it's IBM.
  7. Until recently, the only way a Vermonter could get a drivers license with their photo on it was to drive to Montpelier.
  8. Vermont was, at various times, claimed by both New Hampshire and New York.
  9. Until 1996, Vermont was the only state without a Wal-Mart. 
  10.  According to golflink.com there are 77 golf courses in Vermont.  Twenty scorecards from three of them are illustrated below.



























More Blog Issues for Vermont and Internet Links:
To view more of my Vermont blog issues scroll to the upper left corner of this page and enter the word Vermont in the search field.  This will bring up virtually all of the blog issues for the state of Vermont that I've done to date.  Click on this Internet link to view over 13,100 more miscellaneous golf scorecards

Also feel free to visit my other websites at    
Blog Statistics:
1081 Blog Postings
The total number of golf scorecard images on this site now equals 19,539
The total number of golf photographs on this site now equals 5,549
The total number of all photographs on this site now equals 15,815

Coming Soon:
The Grand Ole Opry
Netherlands Scorecards
Virginia Scorecards
Baltusrol GC (Lower Course), New Jersey

My golf scorecard collection statistics as of today:
Total Vermont = 509
Total USA = 95,349
Total Foreign = 45,609
Total Collection = 140,958

Come back soon and often.

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Scorecard Trading:  If you are a casual visitor and a golf scorecard collector and would like to do some scorecard trading contact me at rbglasson@cox.net.

Available: For sale and/or trade - Over 68,000 duplicate golf scorecards.  Contact me if you are interested.

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