Our Statement of Purpose:

TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT REFERENCE FOR ORGANIZING HICKORY GOLF TOURNAMENTS, FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL PLAYERS CONCERNED;

TO DISCOVER THROUGH COMPETITION THE PLAYING CHARACTERISTICS OF WOOD SHAFTED GOLF CLUBS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO 1935;

TO REPRESENT THE POINT OF VIEW OF GOLFERS WHO ENJOY COMPETITION IN HICKORY PLAY WHILE OBSERVING THE RULES ADVANCED BY THE USGA AND R&A, WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR RULES VARIANCES WHICH NECESSARILY RESULT FROM THE MODERN USE OF THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED;

TO ESTABLISH A FIXTURE CARD FOR WORLDWIDE HICKORY GOLF COMPETITIONS OF SIGNIFICANCE;

TO ADVANCE RULES AND EQUIPMENT STANDARDS FOR HICKORY PLAY;

TO ESTABLISH A WORLDWIDE SOCIETY OF LIKE-MINDED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

The full statement of purpose can be read as a PDF file