Fenwick Golf Course with 1890s Gutty Golf Clubs - Hickory Golf Course Vlog #28

A shot-by-shot hickory golf course vlog featuring Connecticut hickory golfer Christian Williams playing 1890s gutty golf at Fenwick Golf Course in Old Saybrook, CT.

Fenwick is the oldest public golf course in Connecticut, dating back to 1894. Designed in three-hole stages by J.B. Moore between 1894 and 1896, several of the courses original features still exist including the top tier of the oldest green of any golf course in Connecticut - public or private.

The nine-hole layout at Fenwick is ideal for gutty golf, which is hickory golf played with pre-1900 golf clubs and a line-cut, limited flight ball to replicate the playability and distance of the gutta percha ball that was used for golf from 1848 to about 1898 when the rubber-cored Haskell ball first made its appearance.

Williams scored this round using Stableford scoring, which was developed by Dr. Frank Stableford and first used in 1898. Intended to level the playing field between high and low handicappers in competition, the Stableford system awards points for bogeys and better and is based on the player's net score per hole. In standard Stableford scoring, bogeys are worth 1 point, pars 2 points, birdies 3, eagles 4, and albatross's 5.

Williams plays authentic 1890s irons and a replica long-nose playclub handmade by Kelly Leonard. Here's "What's Under the Arm?" for this round sponsored by Steurer & Jacoby (use the promo code HICKORYHACKER24 to save 10% on any purchase at http://www.steurerjacoby.com including the Leather Sand Tee Pouch featured in this video):
- Replica 1880s McEwan long spoon - 15 degrees, E6 swing weight, 43 inches
- Circa 1894 Peter Paxton general iron - 31*, E3, 40-1/2"
- Circa 1898 Cann & Taylor "Taylor's Mashie" - 36*, D3, 37-3/4"
- Circa 1897 D. McEwan lofter - 45*, D4, 36-1/2"
- Circa 1894 Willie Park Jr. Patent Bent Neck Putting Cleek - 13*, A8, 34-1/2"

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