Shivas Irons Society Executive Director Ben Kline appears on episode #831 of Fred Greene’s golfSMARTER Podcast. 

The recorded interview starts out with Ben saying that “No one should be a member of the Shivas Irons Society”…. A little out of context as what was meant is that if you are kind of golfer that loves Golf In The Kingdom, loves playing golf for a variety of higher minded reasons and would enjoy playing golf with like minded golfers, then you might want to consider becoming a member of the Shivas Irons Society. Check it out!

The Shivas Irons Society joined ITP International on October 4, 2021 for the ITP-I’s 11th annual fundraising and golf event at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, CA. It was a great day of golf and community and conversation.

Shivas members, please check out the video of the conversation between Michael Murphy and Fred Shoemaker as they discuss golf, transformation, mysterious occurrences, Homer Kelly’s Golf Machine and more. To view the video (SIS members only), log in, then click on Member Content, then Video Gallery.

TALKING GOLF WITH THE GOLF GUY-SEASON 6 EPISODE 1 WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BEN KLINE, OF THE SHIVAS IRONS SOCIETY.

Click on this link to listen: https://www.jeffgolfguy.com/talking-golf-with-the-golf-guy-season-6-episode-1-with-executive-director-ben-kline-of-the-shivas-irons-society/

In case you missed it live, please enjoy this SIS Zoom call with Alan Shipnuck from 3/16/21. Alan announces the Fire Pit Collective on our broadcast. Michael Murphy attends the call but his connection is scrambled by his Redwood trees. However, his presence is felt and Alan shares his big news with us and discusses Bryson Dechambeau's influence on the game and his special relationship with Michael Murphy. 

Click here to watch this entertaining hour-long talk.

Shivas Irons Society Board Member John Rousseau is in Scotland with the Shivas Irons Society and the Golf Historical Society of Canada. Follow the trip on the Shivas Irons Society Website BLOG!

GOLF’S MOST MYSTERIOUS COURSE OPENS TO THE PUBLIC IN 2020. It was alluded to in Journal 4 of the Journal of The Shivas Irons Society in Hilton Tudhope's reflective homage, Golf At An Undisclosed Location. We are talking here about the Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes. Golf Advisor Editor Matt Ginella provides a wonderful description and history of the Sheep Ranch in this video and article.  Click here for information and a teaser from the folks at Bandon. 

Check out Golf Yeah, a podcast by Shivas Irons Society member Gordon Andrew. In this episode, Gordon interviews Shivas Irons Society Executive Director Ben Kline.

Golf Yeah showcases people who have built successful businesses and rewarding careers based on their love for the game of golf. Golf Yeah podcasts feature their life stories, lessons learned, sources of inspiration, future aspirations and advice for others.

Click here to hear the conversation

On a previous Golf Yeah podcast, Gordon interviews golf course photographer extraordinaire and SIS Member Evan Schiller.

Click here to listen to Evan

At long last, we proudly present the new Shivas Irons Society Website. It is the same www.shivas.org but with a lot more capability. Our new website utilizes secure and current technology, designed with and created by Boots Road Group and powered by Drupal™. We hope you enjoy it and bookmark it and come back often. Over time, we will have more and more interesting content.

If you are already a Shivas Irons Society member, you will soon be receiving an email message inviting you to log in and create your new password for the site. This is time sensitive for your protection, so please sign in within 72 hours of receipt of the email if possible. At that time or later, you can create your member profile allowing fellow members to know a little or a lot about your golfing life; where you golf, your preferences and experiences. There's even a spot for a favorite quote and a profile photo. The more information you provide when filling out your user profile, the more easily other members will know your golf preferences and common interests.

Members will have access to content not available to the general public. Members will also be able to privately reach out to other members individually or in secure group messages to arrange golf dates or just to chat.

If you have not been a member for a while, please reconsider joining the Shivas Irons Society. We have many more events planned, and through the new website, a much better way to connect with other like-minded golfers.

Since this is all new, you may have questions or need help setting things up. That's perfectly understandable. Support is only an email or phone call away. Hope you enjoy our new electronic home for the Shivas Irons Society. Comments and suggestions are encouraged.

In true gravity,
Ben

Click here to read the GOLF.com story about the harrowing journey of 41-year old PGA Pro José de Jesús Rodríguez. “El Camarón,” as Rodríguez is known, says when he first emigrated from Mexico he was "pretty sure that I would die." 

El Camarón tees off Jan. 10, 2019 at 1:30 Honolulu time at the Sony Open. After reading Alan Shipnuck's touching story from GOLF.com, even if you had never heard of Rodríguez before, you just might find yourself rooting for him.

More Shivas Golf

Look for more golf opportunities in 2019 for Shivas Irons Society members and supporters to gather together. We are off to Scotland in May with the Golf Historical Society of Canada, and we will be back in Bandon Dunes from September 22-27. We also have plans for golf in Sedona, AZ, and Nashville, TN, in 2019. That's not all: events are brewing for golf in the Chicago area, in Toronto, Canada, in Texas and in California.

Also, members can use the new website to promote new connections and reconnect with former connections for golf and conversation! Just click on Contact Shivas here or at the top of the webpage for answers to your questions.