Part 1 of a shot-by-shot hickory golf course vlog featuring Connecticut hickory golfer Christian Williams and his host, KC hickory golfer Chris Harriman, playing the front nine at Swope Memorial Golf Course in Kansas City, MO.
While golf has been played in Swope Park since 1906, the current layout was designed by legendary golf architect A.W. Tillinghast in 1934 and restored to his original specifications in 1990. The ninth hole features one of Tillinghast’s famous “great hazards,” which you can read more about in an article by Andy Johnson on Fried Egg Golf:
What’s in the bag for this round:
– Walter Hagen Special Splice Neck Driving Brassie by Louisville Golf, 13 degrees, D3, 44 inches
– Jack White Fancy Face Spoon by Louisville Golf, 21 degrees, D0, 42 inches
– Tom Stewart 2 Iron, 24 degrees, D0, 38-3/4 inches
– Dysart Spalding jigger, 30 degrees, D1, 38 inches
– MacGregor OA flanged mashie, 37 degrees, E3, 37-3/4 inches
– Tom Stewart mashie niblick, 47 degrees, D8, 37 inches
– Wm. Gibson flanged niblick with Maxwell hosel, 44 degrees, E0, 36 inches
– Tom Stewart RTJ putter, 34 inches
Note: I’m experimenting with some different audio options on the narration – please turn up your volume and your patience! I’ll get it figured out soon. Thanks! HH
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