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The Shivas Irons Society Scholarship Fund Supports Youth Golf
15th Annual Summer Camp Golf Program Promotes Positive Life Skills


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2010 Events Albums
Click to view album: 2010 Kingdom Tour

2010 Kingdom Tour
Click to view album: US Open/18th Anniversary Dinner

US Open/18th Anniversary Dinner
Another inspirational golf story...

Tell Marty Turcios that you can't be perfect... and he asks, "Why not?" Obviously he knows how to avoid the quicksands of perfection.

"Changing My Mind" by Tom Ingalls

An honest and moving account of how a day on the links with Marty Turcios provided a transformative experience and an opportunity for one golfer to tear down a wall of indifference and fear that had taken a lifetime to build.
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The Society's new website is rich with content that will deepen your appreciation for the "great gemme."

Learn about upcoming golf events and the latest Society news... read interviews with golf luminaries... and find insightful columns on the game and its history - in our Commentary and Events sections.

Get access to the game's distinctive voices - including content from our award-winning Journal of the Shivas Irons Society.  And find the latest books, gifts, and merchandise at our new Golf Shop.

And be sure to visit the Clubhouse for exclusive, members-only content.
Become a Member of the Society

Since 1992 the Shivas Irons Society has provided golfers around the world with a variety of opportunities for community, discovery and transformation through golf.  The Society is open to all who share our love of the game and a respect for golf's deeper dimensions.

Members of the Society receive invitations to special golfing events, stay connected with the like-minded golfers through our worldwide directory, newsletter and online forums, and support numerous educational programs and special projects.

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Golf in a New Dimension

From Bandon to Bhutan, the Shivas Irons Society provides its members with fun and educational opportunities to play golf with new eyes.  Our local, regional, national and international events attract hundreds of members and their friends each year to play in a spirit of camaraderie and exploration.

In 2009, the Society hosted events such as The Kingdom of Tour of Scotland (St Andrews), Colorado Linksland: The Experience of Ballyneal, The Games of the Links at Bandon Dunes, and The Seamus MacDuff Fall Finale at Pine Hills Country Club and Whistling Straits.

Click here for a review of scheduled events.
Upcoming Events
September 17 - Mad River GC
“Shivas Goes Mad”
September 19-24 - Bandon Dunes
“Shivas Irons Games of the Links”
October 16-17 - Whistling Straits & Pine Hills Country Club
"Seamus MacDuff Fall Finale"
November 2 - Pasatiempo GC
(Details & Registration coming soon)

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From the President
Askernish Old: My favorite course is one I have never played. by Steve Cohen

“Askernish Old” is the name used by a number of golf writers to describe a golf course designed in 1891 by Old Tom Morris on remote South Uist, an island in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides that was quite literally “lost in the sands of time” and rediscovered in 2005. It has since been restored and as far as I know is currently the only course on the island... unlike at St Andrews you will find no “Askernish New.”

Our Recent Blogs

A Walk is a Walk by Joanne "Allie" Williams

The Walk, Walk the Walk, Talk the Walk, Walk the Talk, Money Talks & BS Walks, Walk the Line, Walk Like a Man, Walk Tall, You’ll Never Walk Alone

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Beware the Quicksands of Perfection by SIS Classics

Although the 150th anniversary of the Open is being celebrated on the venerable Old Course at St Andrews, it was Prestwick Golf Club,  located 120 miles to the west where the Open Championship was first held in 1860 (and for the first twelve Championships until 1872).  Prestwick eventually hosted 24 Opens with the last one taking place in 1925.

In the following article, first published on our website in 1997, SIS Historian Peter Shaerf  tells the interesting story of the last round of that 1925 Championship... and the effect that the constraints of space and the logistics of crowd control had on eliminating Prestwick from the Open rota, as well as the devastating consequences for runner-up Macdonald Smith —  a golfer upon whom Peter has dubbed the title of the “Greatest Player Never to Win a Major.”

Read more>>
Jo's GITK Challenge
Jo's GITK Challenge - Part One: Singing the Praises by Jo

It's not the warmth of the fire, nor Shivas' presence that warmed my spirit when I began this blog. It was numerous conversations which have taken place over the last six years. Each made me wonder why/how a book could affect so many.

Now... I have an answer.
2010 - A Pictorial of Events (click on the image to view a slideshow)
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Stonebrae Outing - 18
Stonebrae Outing - 28
Ewan and Jim
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