https://groutgolf.com/2026/02/25/william-wild-bill-mehlhorn/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1927-ryder-cup.png1927 Ryder Cup2026-03-16T18:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2026/02/07/capturing-lightning-in-a-bottle/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/82-nicklaus-2.jpg82 nicklausGolf: US Open: Closeup of Jack Nicklaus upset after losing tournament on Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pebble Beach, CA 6/21/1982 CREDIT: Carl Iwasaki (Photo by Carl Iwasaki /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X27056 )https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/jg-kicking-tv-jn-vs.-tw-1.jpgJG kicking TV -JN vs. TWhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/jg-kicking-tv-jn-vs.-tw.jpgJG kicking TV -JN vs. TWhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/82-nicklaus-1.jpg82 nicklausGolf: US Open: Closeup of Jack Nicklaus upset after losing tournament on Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pebble Beach, CA 6/21/1982 CREDIT: Carl Iwasaki (Photo by Carl Iwasaki /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X27056 )https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/82-nicklaus.jpg82 nicklausGolf: US Open: Closeup of Jack Nicklaus upset after losing tournament on Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pebble Beach, CA 6/21/1982 CREDIT: Carl Iwasaki (Photo by Carl Iwasaki /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X27056 )https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/82-watson.jpg82 watsonGolf: US Open. Tom Watson in action, making chip in from rough on No 17 during Sunday play at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pebble Beach, CA 6/18/1982 CREDIT: Richard Mackson (Photo by Richard Mackson /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X27055 TK3 )2026-02-16T16:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2026/02/01/talent-recognizes-and-admires-genius/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image.pngimage2026-02-01T23:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/jackgroutalegacyingolf/bookreviews/2025-10-09T17:14:28+00:00weekly0.6https://groutgolf.com/2025/07/17/junior-golfs-peaks-and-valleys/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/peewee.jpgpeewee2025-07-18T14:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2018/01/20/1926-pga-championship/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/dick-grout-1922-.jpegDick Grout 19222025-05-17T13:32:31+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2011/01/21/lesson-tee-laying-the-groundwork/2025-03-11T18:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/golf-lessons/programs/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/pgaa_mbr_rgb_fin.jpgPGAA_MBR_RGB_FIN2025-02-24T13:38:01+00:00weekly0.6https://groutgolf.com/golf-lessons/golf-fitness/2025-02-20T18:29:43+00:00weekly0.6https://groutgolf.com/golf-lessons/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tony-lesson-4.jpgTony - Lesson 4On the coursehttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tony-lesson-3.jpgTony - Lesson 3Demonstrationhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tony-lesson-2.jpgTony - Lesson 2Care of the greenshttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tony-lesson.jpgTony - LessonInstructing the proper setup2025-02-20T18:22:25+00:00weekly0.6https://groutgolf.com/about/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/groutgolf.jpggroutgolfhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/family-021.jpgA photo of me at home2025-02-20T15:43:28+00:00weekly0.6https://groutgolf.com/world-golf-teachers-hall-of-fame/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-wgthof-invite-2-page-0-1.jpg2016 WGTHOF Invite-2-page-0 (1)https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wgthof-plaque.jpgWGTHoF Plaque2025-02-18T15:08:06+00:00weekly0.6https://groutgolf.com/2014/07/31/statistical-rash-is-contagious/2025-01-24T14:27:26+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2025/01/08/golfs-renaissance-man/2025-02-14T20:19:43+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2011/01/31/lesson-tee-go-on-step-into-it/2024-12-29T18:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2024/12/15/athletes-bigger-faster-and-stronger-are-they-better-what-about-golfers/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-3.pngimagehttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-2.pngimagehttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-1.pngimagehttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image.pngimage2024-12-16T14:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2014/04/22/1964-pga-championship/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/30-1964-pga-championship.jpg#30-1964 PGA Championshiphttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9554-3277031543-e1677629437799.jpgIMG_9554https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9558.jpgIMG_95582024-05-15T21:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2023/06/03/the-arkansas-traveler/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_0182.jpgIMG_01822023-06-06T18:45:44+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2015/02/11/swing-it-steep-and-deep/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nicklaus-swing.jpgFrenchmen's Creek 1980Photo taken in January, 1980 at Frenchmen’s Creek Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida: Nicklaus’ swing had gotten too upright (red arrow). Intensive work was done to flatten and deepen it, promoting a shallower downswing path (yellow).2023-05-04T17:31:35+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2023/05/01/how-to-make-junior-another-jack-nicklaus/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dickie-dad-.jpgDickie & Dadhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dickie-1970-golf-digest.jpgDickie 1970 Golf Digesthttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cover-golf-digest.jpgCover Golf Digesthttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/picture1-1.jpgPicture1https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/picture-3.jpgPicture 3https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/picture-2-jpeg.jpgPicture 2 jpeghttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pictur-4.jpgPictur 42023-05-01T17:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2016/06/17/1979-u-s-open/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dg-79-medal.jpgDG 79 Medalhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/jg-59-medal.jpgJG 59 Medal2023-04-30T15:05:19+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2023/04/16/lesson-from-byron/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/picture1.jpgPicture1https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/telegram.jpgTelegram2023-04-29T15:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2011/02/03/grille-room-whistle-while-you-work/2023-04-28T14:27:43+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2012/09/10/character-building/2023-04-27T21:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2015/02/12/hit-it-long-and-high/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nicklaus-swing.jpgJack Nicklaus at 13 years oldPhotos showing 13-year-old Jack Nicklaus swinging-for-the-fences. Dad said, "he was a little kid who just wanted to fire that sucker. He had the instinct."2023-04-27T18:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2020/01/11/you-must-go-where-the-money-is/2023-04-21T14:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2021/01/19/he-got-back-10-for-1/2023-04-21T14:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2023/03/10/the-legend-of-doug-sanders/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_9640-1.jpgIMG_9640https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_9639.jpgIMG_9639https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_9640.jpgIMG_9640https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_9641-1.jpgimg_9641-1https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_9641.jpgIMG_96412024-08-18T01:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2023/03/21/naples-winter-pens-book-about-teacher-jack-grout-through-his-sons-eyes/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/62-dad-with-nicklaus-dwn-twn-cols.jpg62 Dad with Nicklaus dwn twn colshttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/47-1962-at-la-gorce-c.c.jpg#47- 1962 at La Gorce C.C.https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/34-ch-20-1978-dick-grout-jack-nicklaus-jack-grout-on-muirfield-village-practice-tee.jpg#34- Ch 20- 1978 Dick Grout, Jack Nicklaus, Jack Grout on Muirfield Village practice teehttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/36-1978-with-raymond-floyd.jpg#36-1978 with Raymond Floydhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/32-1970-father-son-at-la-gorce-cc.jpg#32-1970 father & son at La Gorce CC2023-04-21T14:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2023/03/27/the-best-of-friends/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_9760.jpgIMG_9760https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_9759.jpgIMG_9759https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_9756.jpgIMG_9756https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/8-1937-j.g.-with-henry-picard-at-hershey-cc.jpg#8-1937 J.G. with Henry Picard at Hershey CC2023-04-21T13:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2022/12/31/my-fathers-voice/2023-04-17T14:18:14+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2013/07/20/the-rationale-for-hands/2023-03-30T17:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2011/01/05/grille-room-questioning-the-importance-of-a-proper-grip/2023-03-24T18:06:25+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2011/01/01/far-ahead-of-his-time/2023-03-24T17:37:02+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2023/02/27/an-ideal-way-to-retire/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dad-at-podium-74.jpgdad-at-podium-74https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dick-and-john-j.n.-at-dads-retirement.jpgdick-and-john-j.n.-at-dads-retirementhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/screen-shot-2023-02-27-at-6.07.21-pm.pngscreen-shot-2023-02-27-at-6.07.21-pmhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/screen-shot-2023-02-27-at-6.03.06-pm.pngscreen-shot-2023-02-27-at-6.03.06-pm2023-03-01T00:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2013/08/04/1048/2023-01-03T14:39:22+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2013/01/16/alex-morrison/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/alex-morrison.jpgAlex Morrison2022-05-26T15:21:12+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2013/09/30/chief/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ky-laffoon.jpegKy Laffoon2022-05-26T14:21:27+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2012/09/26/yankee-doodle-dandy/2022-05-26T13:51:27+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2020/06/29/the-coach-who-stands-above-them-all/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/jack-grout-new-.jpgJack Grout new2022-05-24T20:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2015/01/29/golf-legend-jack-grout-to-be-inducted-into-the-world-golf-teachers-hall-of-fame/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hall-of-fame.jpgWolf Golf Teachers Hall of Fame InducteesDick Grout, Chuck Cook, Jim Hardy, Mike Adams, Butch Harmon, Jim McLean pose for a photo at the Hall of Fame Member Recognition during the 14th PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit held at the Orange County Convention Center on January 18, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America) Credit: Montana Pritchard Date: Jan 18, 2015https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1516.jpgWolf Golf Teachers Hall of Fame InducteesDick Grout, Chuck Cook, Jim Hardy, Mike Adams, Butch Harmon, Jim McLean pose for a photo at the Hall of Fame Member Recognition during the 14th PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit held at the Orange County Convention Center on January 18, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. 2022-05-24T20:43:26+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2022/05/24/the-right-stuff/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dad-with-jn-jn-ii-1.jpgdad-with-jn-jn-ii-1https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dad-with-jn-jn-ii.jpgdad-with-jn-jn-ii2022-05-26T21:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2018/01/28/big-time-golfs-big-sugar-daddy/2022-05-24T19:25:26+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2014/03/30/the-lost-fundamental/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dg-at-mvgc5-876.pngDG at MVGC5 8:762022-05-24T18:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2022/01/10/memories-of-my-day-under-the-strap/2022-01-24T13:32:39+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/about/photos/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jwn80-grout-book.jpgJWN80-Grout bookhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_1534.jpgInductees and PresentersInductees and Presenters https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/nicklaus-grout-plaque.jpgNicklaus Grout PlaqueHonoring Nicklaus and Grout Legacyhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/swing-progression.jpgSwing ProgressionSwing Progressionhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/barns-noble1.jpgbarns & nobleLook what I found on the shelves at Barns & Noble!https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/barns-noble.jpgbarns & nobleLook what I found on the shelves at Barnes & Noble!https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/thanksgiving-golf-044.jpgThanksgiving Golf 044Demonstrating swing technique at The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, Sunset, SChttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/thanksgiving-golf-025.jpgGolf lesson @ Keowee2022-04-28T19:49:40+00:00weekly0.6https://groutgolf.com/2021/01/27/my-first-lesson/2021-03-22T23:19:39+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2021/02/10/muirfield-villages-grout-is-pros-pro/2021-03-17T19:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2021/03/01/an-interview-with-jack-grout/2025-10-08T01:34:09+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2021/01/23/class-act/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/screen-shot-2021-01-23-at-11.20.32-am.pngScreen Shot 2021-01-23 at 11.20.32 AMhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/jack-11.jpgJack 11https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/jack-5.jpgJack 5https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dad-with-jn-jn-ii.jpgDad with JN & JN IIhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/48-ch-16-1959-grout-nicklaus-next-to-airplane-bill-foley-jack-nicklaus-museum.jpg#48- Ch 16- 1959 Grout : Nicklaus next to airplane (Bill Foley - Jack Nicklaus Museum)2021-02-28T17:45:32+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2013/11/08/the-waggle/2021-02-16T18:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2020/12/11/remembering-jack-grout-the-legendary-coach-whose-student-roster-was-filled-by-more-than-the-golden-bear/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/screen-shot-2021-01-23-at-11.42.27-am.pngScreen Shot 2021-01-23 at 11.42.27 AM2021-01-23T16:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2021/01/09/last-will-and-testament/2021-01-09T17:30:51+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2020/07/04/jack-grout-unparalleled-teacher-of-the-game/2020-07-04T16:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2020/03/23/memories-of-a-champion/2020-03-23T21:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/2020/03/17/death-of-the-country-club/2020-03-18T01:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/jackgroutalegacyingolf/pgatourchronicle/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1941-st-augustine-pro-am1.jpg1941 St Augustine Pro Amhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/reading-open.jpgReading OpenPre-tournament frivolity in 1949 at the Reading (PA) Country Club during that year's $15,000 Reading Open. https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/45-jacksonville-open1.jpg1945 Jacksonville OpenAround the locker room at Brentwood Country Club during the 1945 Jacksonville Open. Seated, in the white visor is Texan Henry Ransom, standing is tempestuous Ky Laffoon, seated at right is Jack Grout, new pro at Butterfield CC in Chicago IL. Incidentally, the tournament was won by Sam Snead. Grout shot 216-71-287 and finished tied for sixteenth place.https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/45-pga-1.jpgJuly 5-9 1945 PGA in Dayton, Ohio. The match was put on ice on the 32nd hole when Hamilton again fell down in his putting, took three tries on the green for a bogey five while Grout did it according to the scorecard in four, making the final tally five up and four to go. As Jack Grout of Hinsdale, Illinois explained it after he tumbled the heavy-set Hamilton, “Bob’s a great player. But even the best of us need that practice and conditioning which is so important in match tourney play.” Hamilton himself had no alibi to offer for his game. “I was good in some spots and bad in others, too many others. Jack played a swell game. He should be in there near the finish. I’d like to see him win.” That evening after my father beat Bob Hamilton he did a number of interviews having knocked out the defending Champion. When dad spoke to some of the sportswriters from the Chicago area he wanted to make certain to say a few nice things that would get back to his membership at Butterfield. Dad said that he hoped his victory would help express his sincere thanks to them for the purse money with which the members sent him to the tournament. https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/46-open-qualifier.gif46 Open QualifierMonday, June 3 1946 - The Philadelphia Inquirer : 48 golfing sharp-shooters were at Manufacturers Golf & Country Club in Ft. Washington , Pennsylvania to take aim at qualifying for the U.S. Open Championship which was being held at Cleveland ’s Canterbury Country Club.‘Ed (Porky) Oliver and Jack Grout are going back to Canterbury (the Championship was held there in 1940) next week “for another crack” at the National Open title. Oliver is going back as the front man of the eight who won their badges of admission, having led the Philadelphia district with shining rounds of 69-67 for 136. Howard Everitt, former pro and the only amateur to qualify, was Oliver’s closest rival, three shots back. The home club’s star, the morning leader, had 68-71-139. Aided by an ace on the 165-yard 4th hole, where he used a No.6 iron during his second round, Jack Grout, Harrisburg Country Club’s Oklahoma-born pro, placed third with a 71-69-140. Stewart (Skip) Alexander of Lexington, NC and Charles Schneider of Lu Lu Temple tied for fourth place; Joe Kirkwood of Huntington Valley scored 142 for sixth spot; Matt Kowal of Philmont took seventh with 145; and George Fazio, 146, snagged the final place in a six-way “sudden-death” playoff.’ Note: With the war finally over and all the pros back home, the 1946 U.S. Open at Canterbury was a celebration as much as anything. Craig Wood, then 44 years old, had the odd distinction of being the defending champion five years removed, having won in 1941 at Colonial in Fort Worth . While my father was in Cleveland on June 13-16 for the championship, he stayed at the comfortable home of Henry Picard. Picard was in his first season as the head pro at Canterbury . He believed with the tournament being played there, he had a good chance to finally win it. He eventually finished in a 12th place tie and later said if he could have driven the ball better he might have won. The 36-hole cut at Canterbury was 151. My father missed the 36-hole cut after shooting disappointing rounds of 81-76-157.https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/optimized-43-spartan-school-of-aeronautics5.jpgOptimized-43 Spartan School of Aeronauticshttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/optimized-42-biltmore-final5.jpgOptimized-42 Biltmore Finalhttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/optimized-42-biltmore6.jpgOptimized-42 Biltmorehttps://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/optimized-39-new-orleans-open6.jpgOptimized-39 New Orleans Open2020-02-11T15:07:21+00:00weekly0.6https://groutgolf.com/2020/01/27/wee-bobby/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cruickshank.jpgCruickshank2020-01-31T13:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://groutgolf.com/jackgroutalegacyingolf/vintagephotos/https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hershey-cc-collage2.jpgHershey CC CollageJack Grout began working at Hershey Country Club on March 6, 1937. Its rolling fairways were so beautiful that Dad rated the layout as the finest he'd ever seen. Photo #1: An image of a Dunlop Gold Cup driver (circa 1935-1940) with the name Henry Picard stamped on the sole plate. As luck would have it; Photo #2, is an image of Jack Grout teeing off in the 1939 Hershey Open and using one of those same drivers. Photo #3: A letter on Hershey Country Club stationery signed by Jack Grout giving Alex Morrison "permission" to use photographs taken of him in the book "Better Golf Without Practice" by Alex J. Morrison Simon and Schuster New York * 1940.https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/j-g-snead-sarazen-munday.jpgJ.G. - Snead - Sarazen - MundayDuring the summers of 1948 and 1949 Jack Grout had exhibition matches at Harrisburg Country Club with Hogan, Sarazen and Munday. Then, the next year in came Snead, Sarazen and Munday. These wonderful players were able to use their fine reputations to their advantage in these exhibitions. As Sam Snead said, “You have to make hay while the sunshines.” Naturally, these events were popular with his membership. Spectators were able to watch some of the best players who ever lived play their home course. Dad always made sure that his friends were well cared for while they were in Harrisburg.https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/j-g-hogan-sarazen-munday2.jpgJ.G. - Hogan - Sarazen - MundayAugust 1948 Exhibition Match at Harrisburg Country Club with Gene Sarazen, Jack Grout, Rod Munday and Ben Hogan. Rod Munday the pro at York (PA) Country Club was a close friend of Jack Grout. He was a fun-loving character and a joy to be around. Munday intrigued the galleries wherever and whenever he played by putting right-handed at long range, cross-handed for those putts in the 10 – 15 foot middle distance and left-handed on the short ones. When his system worked he’d turn in some good, low scores. Munday was a very good player but well known for his putting problems. He might putt right-handed, left-handed, cross-handed right handed, and cross-handed left handed all in one 18-hole round.https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/40-palmetto-golf-club-1-3.jpg1946 Palmetto Golf Club In this rare photo taken at the Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, South Carolina just prior to the 1946 Masters, are many of the leading players Jack Grout competed against in the 1930's and early 1940's.https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/harrisburg-cc-4some.jpgHarrisburg CC 4someIn August 1949, sportswriter Tom Shriver wrote in the Harrisburg (PA) Patriot News: Those brave golf enthusiasts who defied the direct rays of a hot sun yesterday to tramp around the well-kept fairways of the Harrisburg Country Club were treated to some fine golf as four outstanding professionals made Old Man Par look ridiculous. Sam Snead, the current holder of the PGA Championship and Rod Munday teamed up against veteran Gene Sarazen and host professional Jack Grout to win a four-ball match 4-up with three to play. In the match, Snead alone had a 65, seven under regulation figures, and Munday posted a 66 with a couple of conceded putts. The duo posted a best-ball score for the 18 holes of 11-under par. Even against this brand of golf, the team of Grout and Sarazen were far from disgraced. Grout had a 67, with a 32 on the front nine and a 35 on the back layout, while Sarazen was listed for a 69. After it was all over the Squire announced that he would play one more exhibition and then quit golf until the weather was a trifle cooler.https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1938-westchester-open-incl-hogan-nelson-dad-etc2.jpg1938 Westchester Open incl. Hogan, Nelson, dad, etc.108 HOLE WESTCHESTER OPEN AT FENWAY GOLF CLUB IN 1938 Picture taken on 9/23/38 Golf stars who took part in the richest golf tournament at that time: (Left-Right) Front Row: Jack Grout, Frank Moore, Sid Brews, Paul Runyan, Ben Hogan & Dick Metz (Left-Right) Rear Row: Byron Nelson, Jimmy Hines, Vic Ghezzi, Sam Snead, Jimmy Thomson, Harry Cooper, Frank Walsh, Horton Smith, Johnny Revolta & Harold McSpaden. https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1938-westchester-open-incl-hogan-nelson-dad-etc1.jpg1938 Westchester Open incl. Hogan, Nelson, dad, etc.108 HOLE WESTCHESTER OPEN AT FENWAY GOLF CLUB IN 1938 Picture taken on 9/23/38 Golf stars who took part in the richest golf tournament at that time: (Left-Right) Front Row: Jack Grout, Frank Moore, Sid Brews, Paul Runyan, Ben Hogan & Dick Metz (Left-Right) Rear Row: Byron Nelson, Jimmy Hines, Vic Ghezzi, Sam Snead, Jimmy Thomson, Harry Cooper, Frank Walsh, Horton Smith, Johnny Revolta & Harold McSpaden. https://groutgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1938-westchester-open-incl-hogan-nelson-dad-etc.jpg1938 Westchester Open incl. 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