The Field Is Open

Proper Golf

Fall at the Fields
Sunday, November 1, 2026
The Fields Golf Club — LaGrange, Georgia
Enter the Field The Pro Shop
Particulars
Date
November 1, 2026
A Sunday in November, when the light runs long and the ball goes nowhere. The Committee finds this clarifying.
Venue
The Fields Golf Club
LaGrange, Georgia
Entry Fee
$300
Members of the Society take ten percent. Entries received before the thirty-first of August take another ten. Both, if you have earned them.
Equipment
Blades & Persimmons
Forged irons and wooden woods. No cavity backs, no metal heads, no exceptions. The Committee will inspect, and the Committee is not sentimental.
The Proceedings

The Manner of Entry

Declared. Settled. Presented.

The First
Declare Yourself
Complete the form below in full. The Committee reads every entry and is not above forming opinions.
The Second
Settle the Account
Three hundred dollars, less what you have earned. Remit upon confirmation.
@thepropergolfer
The Third
Present Your Persimmon
Arrive at LaGrange with blades in the bag and a wooden head on the driver. Bags will be inspected in good humour and in earnest.

Members of the Proper Golf Society take ten percent off the entry. Those who enter before the thirty-first of August take a further ten, membership or no. Both, should you qualify, and the Committee will say nothing of the twenty percent except that it admires foresight.

The Field Is Open

Entries for Fall at the Fields are being accepted. State your particulars below and the Committee shall be in touch. The field is limited and will be closed the moment it is full.

Sunday, the first of November, 2026 — The Fields Golf Club, LaGrange, Georgia. Blades and persimmons only.

The Tournament

A lovingly absurd devotion to the way golf was meant to be played.

Fall at the Fields is a proper observance of the game as it was struck before the engineers got hold of it: forged blades, persimmon heads, and a golf ball that must be met honestly or not at all. There is no perimeter weighting here. There is no forgiveness. There is only the strike.

Blades and persimmons are required — not encouraged, required. Tasteful confidence remains compulsory. Fun is, as ever, the entire point, though the Committee accepts no responsibility for what a wooden driver does to a man’s composure on the first tee.

The field is limited. The stories, the Committee is reliably informed, will not be.

Official Statutes

The Bylaws of Accountability

I. Thou shalt play persimmon.
II. Thou shalt not speak of thy modern driver.
III. Thou shalt accept the consequences of thy swing.
IV. If it doesn’t go thwack, it doesn’t count.
Thwack!

A sound best produced by persimmon meeting balata at the appointed hour.

The Pro Shop

Official Provisions

Sanctioned goods for members and sympathisers of the cause. Each item has been approved by the Committee.

The P.G.S. Membership Tag The P.G.S. Membership Tag, reverse — Member 001 An assortment of numbered P.G.S. Membership Tags
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The P.G.S. Membership Tag
More than a keepsake. Individually numbered and struck with the Society’s initials, the membership tag marks your place in the Proper Golf Society — and includes your first year of dues.
  • Early access to tournament registration
  • Discounted tournament entry fees
  • Discounts on merchandise in the PGS Pro Shop
  • Access to members-only merchandise
  • Founding Member status
The first 100 tags issued carry permanent Founding Member status. That designation — and your place among the first hundred members of the Society — remains yours even should your membership later go inactive. Your purchase covers the first year of dues; continued access to active-member benefits requires annual renewal thereafter.
$100
The Thwack! Dad Hat
The Thwack! Dad Hat
Midnight navy, unstructured, low-profile — the kind of hat that looks like it’s been riding shotgun to the course for years. 100% peach-washed cotton twill with a pre-curved visor, sewn eyelets, and a self-fabric tri-glide buckle closure. “Thwack!” embroidered in cream across the front panel — because some sounds are worth commemorating. Pairs well with persimmon.
$32
The Thwack! Dad Hat — White
The Thwack! Dad Hat — White
Clean white, unstructured, low-profile — the hat equivalent of a fresh scorecard. 100% washed cotton twill with a pre-curved visor, sewn eyelets, and a self-fabric tri-glide buckle closure. “Thwack!” embroidered in midnight navy across the front panel.
$32
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The Thwack! Tour Visor
The Thwack! Tour Visor
The original Imperial Tour Visor® — made in the USA from a cotton/poly blend with a terry cloth sweatband, polished buckle closure, and a 3⅛″ wide brim — in white, with “Thwack!” embroidered across the front panel in navy. The sound of persimmon meeting balata, rendered in thread. Often imitated. Never duplicated. Titanium not included.
$35
The Bylaws Tee — Front
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The Bylaws Tee
White Gildan pocket tee. 100% ring-spun cotton. The Proper Golf tree on the left chest pocket — small, understated, the way a proper insignia should be. On the reverse: The Four Bylaws of Accountability, printed in navy. A wearable oath. A conversation starter at the turn. A gentle reminder to anyone standing behind you that titanium is, in fact, forbidden.
$30
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The Proper Golf Tour Visor
The Proper Golf Tour Visor
Pale yellow tour visor with the Proper Golf tree embroidered in navy. Soft terry cloth, proper shade, and just enough institutional authority to suggest that its wearer may, at any moment, issue a ruling from the first tee.
$35
The Proper Golfer Caddie Towel, folded The Proper Golfer Caddie Towel draped over a vintage PING bag
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The Proper Golfer Caddie Towel
White waffle-weave cotton, oversized and properly absorbent — the kind of towel that earns its place draped over the bag rather than forgotten in the trunk. Seven navy stripes run the length of one side, with the Proper Golfer tree embroidered in navy along the hem. Built for wiping down persimmon faces, drying a gripped-down 7-iron, or buffing a found ball back to respectability. Committee-issued. Caddie sold separately.
$30
The Thwack! Dad Hat in light blue
The Thwack! Dad Hat
Light blue, unstructured, low-profile — the kind of hat that looks like it’s logged a few dawn rounds already. Peach-washed cotton twill with a pre-curved visor, sewn eyelets, and a self-fabric tri-glide buckle closure. “Thwack!” embroidered in navy across the front panel — because some sounds are worth commemorating. Pairs well with a bluebird sky.
$32
Proper Golf Tree Dad Hat, front Proper Golf Tree Dad Hat, back Proper Golf Tree Dad Hat, side Proper Golf Tree Dad Hat, opposite side
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Proper Golf Tree Dad Hat
The Committee has reviewed the matter and finds this hat entirely acceptable. A clean dad hat bearing the Proper Golf tree—small enough to avoid shouting, proud enough to be recognized by those who know. Unstructured, easy-wearing, and suitable for post-round grievances, parking-lot handshakes, and quietly judging 460cc drivers from a safe distance.
$32
Proper Golf Tree Sticker Proper Golf Tree Sticker applied to a laptop Proper Golf Tree Sticker on a wrapped gift box
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Proper Golf Tree Stickers
The Committee's crest, rendered in navy and ready for deployment. Made from 100% durable vinyl with a strong adhesive that holds its ground—on water bottles, laptops, cart dashboards, cooler lids, and the occasional locker. Weather it may endure; peeling it will resist. Measures 3″ × 3″—a quiet mark of allegiance for those who know what the tree stands for.
$5
From the Committee

Dispatches from the Field

@thwacknicklaus

Rulings, observations, and the occasional unsolicited opinion on modern equipment.

Follow the Committee
Forthcoming Fixtures

Be Notified of Future Gatherings

Word of forthcoming fixtures, the results of those concluded, and assorted Committee proceedings — delivered to your correspondence address as they are decreed. No titanium marketing, ever.

The Committee respects your correspondence and shall not share it with titanium sympathisers.

The Committee has noted your interest. You shall be summoned when the next fixture is decreed.

Enquiries

Address the Committee

For matters of registration, rules disputes, or existential questions about persimmon.

Correspondence
rbrutz@gmail.com
Payments
@thepropergolfer