Links to other web sites:
There are numerous Hickory resources on the web. Here are a few of the most important of them. If you feel your site should be included, please contact the webmaster.
- General Information
- Multilingual sites from other countries
- Collectors Societies
- Regional Associations
- Specific Tournaments or Courses (see also our 'fixtures' page.)
- Other Societies
- Hickory Resources
- Travel and Vacations
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Site | Description |
| Hickorygolf.com | The premiere site for information about Hickory Golf, by a founding Society of Hickory Golfers member, Ralph Livingston III. This site contains much valuable information on club maintainence and repair as well as much information mirrored on this site. |
| SoHG Electronic Resource Archive | Electronic resources related to Hickory Golf classified according to the Dublin Core Protocol. |
| Historic Golf rules | www.ruleshistory.com. Want to know the rules of golf for a certain period? This site will tell you all! A magnificent compedium put together by John Hutchinson. |
| Golf Course Atlas | Commentry on the worlds finest courses by Ran Morrissett. A wealth of information on golf course design, architects and history. |
| The British Golf Museum | Where better to find out about golf than in St. Andrews, the home of golf. Using diverse displays and exciting interactives, the Museum tells the story of British golf from its origins in the middle ages through to the present day. |
| National Sites - multilingual sites from other countries | |
| Golf Links Sweden. | A bilingual site (check the union flag in the top right corner for the english version). It's artistic excellence puts this site to shame! Watch the video, even though the commentary is swedish. |
| Finnish Website | www.golfantiikki.fi/. Even those who don't know Finnish can admire the magnificent pictures. |
| Collectors Societies | |
| The Golf Collectors Society | The Golf Collectors Society is an international organization dedicated to preserving the treasures and traditions of the game of golf. |
| The British Golf Collectors Society | The British Golf Collectors Society was founded in 1987 with the aim of promoting interest in the history and traditions of golf. |
| The European Golf Collectors & Historical Society | The web-site of the European Association of Golf Historians & Collectors. |
| Regional Associations | |
| Carolina Hickory Golf Accociation | The CHGA is a group of players centered in Pinehurst N. Carolina. They have a monthly Hickory event with a strong turnout. They also have a standing challenge to any other Hickory Group in the country (or overseas)! They welcome all-comers to their events. |
| Chagrin Valley Hickory Golfers | The Chagrin Valley Hickory Golf Group meet every Tuesday at Chagrin Valley Country Club (a Stanley Thompson Course) during the season. If you would like to join us please contact us about a week in advance. (As this is a private club, we need to pair you with a member) |
| Ontario Hickory Tour | The Ontario Hickory Tour has six tournaments a year - three with pre-1905 clubs and three with 'vintage' hickory clubs. |
| Tournament Sites or courses | |
| National Hickory Tournament | The website of the National Hickory championship, with results and information on this event, including a great account of Oakhurst Links, and a blow-by-blow comentary by master-hickory-golfer, Randy Jensen. |
| World Hickory Open Championship | The website of the World Hickory Open Championship with results and information on this event. This is a PGA sponsored event. |
| Mid Pines Hickory Open | The website of the Mid Pines Hickory Tournament, with results and information on this event. |
| C.B MacDonald International match | The website of the C.B MacDonald challenge and the Eastern Canada Hickory Championship, with results and information on this event. |
| Oakhurst Links | The original home of the National Hickory Championships. Step back into a magical world where you will experience the traditions of the game of golf as it was played in 1884. This place from the past waits for you in beautiful Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Once the estate of gentleman farmer and lawyer, Russell Montague, this beautiful site is home to America's first golf course. Here you can experience the game as it originated in Scotland with hickory clubs and authentic Gutta Percha balls. |
| Other Societies | |
| The Donald Ross Society | Formed in 1989 by a dedicated group of golf course architecture enthusiasts to honor the memory of golf courses of the pre-eminent Scottish golf course architect Donald J. Ross and to help preserve the character and tradition of the courses he designed. |
| The Tillinghast Association | Mission: To share with fellow golfers .W Tillinghast's historical perspective and vision on Golf, the greatest game. |
| The Stanley Thompson Society | The Stanley Thompson Society was founded in 1998 to research, record, and publicize the life and works of Canada's Stanley Thompson (1893-1953). Thompson was one of the world's leading golf course architects. His main work spanned the 1920s to the early 1950s. |
| The James Braid Golfing Society | The James Braid Golfing Society is dedicated to the memory and spirit of James Braid. It upholds the essential traditions and values of the game and aims to pass them on to future generations. |
| Resources | |
| Tad Moore Golf | Since 1963, Tad Moore, a member of the Society of Hickory Golfers, has been recognized around the world as one of today's premier putter makers, and his designs have been some of the most popular on the PGA and International tours. A Tad Moore golf club is certain to become a valued part of your collection. Tad Moore also produces matched sets of hickory clubs - his woods are especially popular. |
| Louisville Golf | Over three decades of craftsmanship... Since 1974 Louisville Golf has turned heads, literally, by turning wood into quality drivers and putters. Louisville Golf is recognized throughout the world as the leader in design and production of persimmon golf clubs.. |
| Heritage Golf, St. Andrews | Based in St. Andrews, the home of golf, Heritage Golf specialise in exact replicas of antique hickory shafted clubs, painstakingly handmade by our expert craftsmen. Copied to the exact detail, these clubs play just as the originals. |
| Heritage Hickory, Golf Collectibles | specializing in the sale of antique golf collectibles including wood shafted golf clubs, antique balls, and all other aspects of golf collectibles. |
| GlenCall International | Hickory Shafted Golf Clubs Made in Scotland-- completely playable |
| Old Links Golf Events | Web site of SoHG member Chris Homer - Organizing hickory golf events. |
| Golf links to the past | Bobby Jones replica Hickory Shafted Golf Clubs -- completely playable |
| Classics of Golf | Welcome to Classics of Golf. You have discovered the home of the fundamental origins of the literature of Golf. Our mission: to keep these great golf books, from the time of Horace G. Hutchinson through the time of Herbert Warren Wind, in print and accessible to you, the golf enthusiast, at affordable prices. |
| Play Hickory | Web site of SoHG member Chris McIntyre - Hickory golf events. |
| Iliac Golf | Classic Head Covers and Bags. |
| The Hickory Nut | "I will supply as many as 60 sets of Hickories for anyouting anywhere." 1-910-295-5083 |
| Travel and Vacations | |
| World Travel | A US Travel Agency with special ties to Hickory Golf. Mention SoHG when you contact them for premium service. |
| Morton Golf Holidays | Golf Vacations in Scotland. Experience Scotland, the home of golf ! If you’re passionate about golf then why not take this year’s vacation in Scotland, the home of golf ? |
If you feel your site may be of interest to Hickory Stickers please email the web master with relevant information.