A group of Hickory Golf enthusiasts converged on Maldon Golf Club last weekend to play the Walter Travis Schenectady Putter Trophy as part of a weekend tournament. These fans of old-fashioned golf technology played on Sunday 26 August with wooden clubs; many were restored antiques. Some players wore traditional golfing attire known as plus fours; knickerbockers that are so-named because they extend four inches below the knee. The TT attended to chat about the appeal of the vintage style game.

Andrew Thomson, who writes for the Royal Melbourne Golf Digest, expl