Welcome

We host some of the finest senior players in the world.

The Society of Seniors was founded in 1983 by Dale Morey, Ed Tutwiler, and Ralph Bogart. The purpose was to provide strong competition for the finest senior amateur players, played under the Rules of Golf, as approved by the USGA, on the finest courses available, at a reasonable cost and without regard to handicap allowances. 72 men signed up at the initial meeting at Wild Dunes Golf Club, Isle of Palms, SC.

Today, The Society of Seniors has 866 members and included in the roster are USGA Senior Amateur Champions from 1983 through 2008, 14 Walker Cup Players, over 50 panel members of the Golf Digest and GOLFWEEK Course rating panels, and several international members.

Over the past 26 years, our members have dominated the Golf Digest list of top Senior Amateurs - most years sweeping all 10 places - and every year taking at least 9 of the top 10 positions. Bill Zylstra is the 2008 and 2009 GOLFWEEK Senior Amateur of the Year.

John's Notes

Words from John Harrigan.

Invitations are in the mail for the Spring Classic. The dates are March 23-25 at The Santa Lucia River Club in Port St. Lucie, FL. This is a great venue and a good date for an event. Entries will be limited to 120. First come, first entered. You can also download the entry form. Go to "events", scroll down to Spring Classic and follow the links.

Entry forms for the John Kline and the Tutwiler will be mailed later this month.

Jack Willard

Charles "Jack" Willard, age 85 of Stevenville, MD passed away recently at his home. Jack was a regular competitor in Society events from the inception until health concerns kept him away the last few years. Jack was affectionately known as "The Chicken man" due to his thriving poultry business in the Maryland and DC area. His effervescent personality and quick wit brought pleasure to all of us. He is survived by his wife, Hazel, and 7 children, including SOS member Brian Willard. His obituary can be found here.

Attention all SOS Members

The schedules in the Master schedule you received with your newsletter have an error in the May section.

First: The Legendary Seniors (May 25-27) is to be played at the Auburn University GC in Auburn, AL. The contact is Jimmy Green (334) 821-8381, or www.AUCYF.com.

The next entry is for the Scratch players Amateur. No date has been set and the proper contact is Fred Solomon (415) 614-0322. (The reference to Debbie Rivers is an error).

Lastly, the newsletter has a misprint on page 2. The proper dates for The Hesler are July 19-22. We apologize for the confusion.

Please check the "events" schedule on the website from time to time. We hope to keep is as current as possible.

Global Golf Post

There is a new online publication called Global Golf Post which premiers this month and will hit your inbox each Monday with comprehensive golf news from all around the world. Subscription is free for Society of Seniors members. You will be looking for this every Monday. The content will be much better than anything you have seen to date. Sign up today!

Honor Roll

We play at some of the finest clubs in the world.

  • Admirals Cove Golf Club
  • Amelia Island Plantation
  • Atlantic City Country Club
  • Barnsley Gardens
    • The General
  • Belfair Golf Club East & West
  • Bonita Bay Club
    • Bay Island Course
    • Creekside Course
    • Cypress Course - Bonita Bay East
    • The Club at Mediterra
  • (The) Bridges at Casino Magic
  • Brights Creek Golf Club
  • Bulls Bay Golf Club
  • (The) Club at TwinEagles
  • Colleton River Plantation
  • (The) Daniel Island Club
  • Delray Dunes Golf and Country Club
  • Desert Mountain Golf Club
    • Conchise
    • Geronimo
  • Dataw Island Club
  • DeBordieu
  • Emerald Dunes Golf Course
  • Fiddlesticks Golf and Country Club
  • Flint Hills National Golf Club
  • Forest Creek Golf Club
  • Foxfire Golf & Country Club
  • (The) Golf Club at Indigo Run
  • Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club
  • Hermitage Courses - Nashville
  • Haig Point Club
  • (The) Honors Course
  • Harbour Town Golf Links
  • Kiawah Island Ocean Course
  • Kiawah Island River Course
  • Lake Nona Golf Club
  • Lochinvar
  • Lookout Mountain Golf Club
  • (The) Long Cove Club
  • Loxahatchee Club
  • (The) Majors Golf Club
  • Mediterra Golf and Country Club
  • Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
  • Miromar Lakes Golf Club
  • Moss Creek Golf Club
  • (The) Oaks Golf Club
  • Old Marsh Golf Club
  • Old Trail Golf Club
  • Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club
  • Pensacola Country Club
  • Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
  • QuailRidge Golf & Country Club
  • Rancho La Quinta
  • Rancho Santa Fe Farms Golf Club
  • Reynolds Plantation
  • Riverwood Golf Club
  • Southern Dunes Golf & CC
  • Spring Creek Golf Club
  • Squire Creek Golf Club
  • St. Andrews CC (Boca Raton)
  • Turtle Point Golf Club-Kiawah
  • (The) Virginian
  • The Verandah Club (Old Orange)
  • (The) Windsor Club
  • World Golf Village
    • The King and the Bear
    • The Slammer and the Squire