Worldwide Hickory Tournament Calendar

The Cribbage Board Classic is a match play competition, scheduled for the Wandering Springs Golf Course in Greenleaf, Wisc. The first tee time is scheduled for 8:45 a.m., so be sure to be there before 8:30 a.m. Format: 27-hole Match Play broken down into 9-hole segments. There will be two to three brackets based on handicap, but handicaps will not […]

The Ohio Hickory Open is scheduled for May 5 on a beautiful 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course.  It has hosted several hickory events in the past.  This will be a limited field event set at 24 players. There is a 1 p.m. start with the entry fee at $60, which includes golf, range balls and a cart. There will […]

The 9th Kohler Hickory Challenge is being hosted by the Wisconsin Hickory Players and we welcome all players who wish to take on these beautiful and challenging courses.  This year’s event will feature the Irish and Meadows Courses.  There is an optional round on the Straits if you would like to play the Ryder Cup venue. (Check the attached registration […]

The Hickory Golfers of Massachusetts and the Country Club of Greenfield cordially invite you to participate in the fifth annual Alexander Findlay/Massachusetts Hickory Open Championship, to be held at the Country Club of Greenfield, the "Gateway Course to Hickory Golf in New England." Registration Call Country Club of Greenfield, 413-773-7530, after April 1, 2024. Pro Kevin or Assistant Pro Josh […]

Join us this Spring at Soangetaha Country Club to reunite with friends and play on a course that was designed for hickory golf. This beautiful 1890's parkland style course was revised and expanded by Tom Bendelow in the 1920s. Its layout has a beautiful gently rolling topography, manicured fairways and greens and interesting challenges throughout. It should also be noted […]

Set on the campus of the University of the South, The Course at Sewanee is 1915 gem that was recently refreshed by Gil Hanse and widely known as one of the top nine-hole tracks in the country. The location between Nashville and Chattanooga coupled with the warm hospitality makes this a gathering you need to experience.  Sponsored by the East Tennessee […]

The Nebraska Hickory Golf Association is hosting its Opening Day Hickory Event on Sunday. May. 19. This will be a 2-person Best Ball event. Tee times will begin at 10 a.m.  You are encouraged to invite someone new to hickory golf.  There will be prizes for low gross and low net teams. One team cannot win both prizes. Maximum low […]

The Golf Heritage Society and Rutkowski Family invite you to the second annual Lake Erie Challenge, a day of golf with hickory and modern clubs. The venue is the Kahkwa Club, a legendary Donald Ross gem,  in Erie, Pa. The field is limited to the first 80 golfers who sign up, with an optional second day at Whispering Woods. We […]

This pre-1900 gutty golf event is presented by the Golf Historical Society of Canada and hosted by member Russell Dick on his home course, the Oak Gables Golf & Country Club, in Ancaster, Ontario. It is the first of two such gutty outings, the later one in October. The course is in the Hamilton Region, which is at the western […]

This annual classic is a must-play event on the Michigan Hickory Tour. Hosted by the Wyandotte Hickory Golfers, themselves legendary for their hospitality and good fun, the Classic is a three-day outing in which a player may sign for one, two, or all three days. Come join in the competitive fun of hickory golf and camaraderie. Friday, May 31 – […]

Known as "The Spud Cup," the Idaho Hickory Shaft Golf Championship is a two-day, 36-hole stroke play individual competition (gross & net) and a 4-person team competition. Teams will be mixed and assigned by the Tournament Committee, with A,B,C,D players on each team. Scoring will be one gross plus two net scores each hole, with no player’s score counting twice […]

It might be a little late, as World Hickory Day is May 5 this year, but the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers and the Southern Copper Cup Clan will nonetheless celebrate the sport in their own inimitable way on June 1 with a round at the Auburn Bluffs Golf Course in Campbellsport, Wisc. "We apologize for the late notification this year, but […]

The Nebraska Hickory Golf Association is joining in to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Plainview Country Club with a hickory event on Sunday, June 2.  The event will be a 2-person Scramble Team with one additional Plainview CC member joining the 2-Person Team.  Check-in is at 10 a.m. with an 11 a.m. Shotgun Start.  There will be a hickory demonstration […]

Yes, friends, it's time again for that one and only, that granddaddy of auld gowf championships, the National Hickory Championship. The 2024 contest will be conducted over the venerable Mound Golf Course, Miamisburg, Ohio. Contestants in the Championship play 36 holes in two days. In the Open, Reserve, Sporting and Ladies Divisions clubs must be original 19th century or approved […]

One of the year's annual "majors," the Belvedere Hickory Open in Charlevoix, Mich., celebrates its 17th playing in 2024. The course, designed by William Watson and opened in 1925 is a beautiful and delightful test of golf. Its signature 16th hole was recently featured in the Winter 2023 edition of the USGA's Golf Journal. The tournament includes a practice round […]

The Wisconsin Hickory Players is pleased to invite hickory golfers to its 10th annual “PIF” Auld Gawf Challenge. Choose to play the main gutty event on Saturday or in Sunday’s Three Centuries of Auld Gawf  in Three Hours. Or play both. The choice is yours. Our Green Bay regional host course is Thornberry Creek at Oneida. The course is fair […]

The newest event on the hickory golf calendar is hosted by SoHG Member Director Sam Sinclair and is designed as a fun competition and charitable fundraiser. The course is the East Potomac Golf Links, on a 300-acre peninsula of the Potomac River in our nation’s capital. The course was originally designed in 1919 by World Golf Hall of Fame member […]

The Connecticut Hickory Golf Association is excited to announce the fourth annual Smith-Collett Classic at Shennecossett Golf Course.  Tee times will begin at Noon. The fee is $50 per walking player, or $70 per riding player. Please note that Shennecossett is updating its green fees and the tournament fee could change by a few dollars between now and June. We will update as soon as […]

This annual charity hickory event benefits the First Tee of Greater Houston. It's held on the High Meadow Ranch Golf Course. The tournament will be played as a two-player team event. High Meadow Ranch Golf Course is unique in that it has three six hole loops and the tournament will be played as a Scramble for holes 1 to 6, […]

Slowly but surely David Webster is establishing a solid New England hickory classic. The event has a few things going for it, not the least of which is the 1926 Donald Ross classic, the Lake Sunapee Country Club course on which the event is played. The course, which Ross expert Ron Forse helped restore to its original look, features lovely […]

The Gearhart Hickory Classic enters 2024 with a new name – The Columbia Cup. It will be played on the same links, the historic Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore. The new name honors the river, the ship, and the Columbia Sportswear Company, which has supported our efforts at Gearhart in the past. It is a two-day event with Friday July […]

The 10th annual Keeper of the Spirit Gutty Golf Challenge is scheduled again for the Eagle Springs Golf Resort in Eagle, Wisc. This unique pre-1900 gutty challenge and its Keeper of the Spirit Award is presented in honor of Mike Just.  The course opened for play in 1893, after the depression in 1929 the golf course was cut to 9 […]

This tournament honors Mike Fatke, Manistee Golf and Country Club’s longtime course superintendent who took impeccable care of the course he loved and could often be found, late in the day, playing the back nine with his hickories. It also benefits the Save A Buddy Fund, set up my Mike and his wife, Molly, to honor their rescue dog, Buddy, […]

"The impetus for this tournament is really all the great events I have been able to attend through my short time as a hickory golfer, says Christopher Hawes. "Everyone is welcoming and full of character, and the emphasis, while being competitive, is on the pure enjoyment of the game." Please note: The venue was recently changed from Emerald Lake to […]

Tom and Karen Johnson are preparing for the 16th Foxburg Hickory Championship. "A relevant, historic venue, full field of enthusiastic entrants and guests, great weather, and hosted by the most gracious members and staff –  Karen and I are amazed at your enthusiasm, especially proud of your contributions to the Club," Tom says. ENTRY FEE The entry fee for 2024 […]

The Nebraska State Golf Association is hosting the 2024 Nebraska State Hickory Open at the Fremont Golf Club in Fremont, Neb., on Sunday, Aug. 11.  Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m. with a Shotgun Start at 1 p.m.  Stroke play with Gross and Net winners for Open, Senior (60 & up) and Ladies Divisions.  Equipment must be SoHG-approved pre-1935 antique or […]

The great Canadian Open Hickory Championship is annually held at The Legends Golf and Country Club - one of Edmonton, Alberta's  finest full-facility 27-hole golf courses. This picturesque course features large, beautiful ponds, gently rolling hills, elevated tees, and spectacular views of the North Saskatchewan River valley.  It’s the 25th anniversary of the tournament and many former players and champions […]

14th annual Wisconsin Hickory Open This is the 14th year for the Wisconsin Hickory Open, again scheduled for the Lawsonia Links golf course in beautiful Green Lake.  Come enjoy the wonderful end of summer weather of Wisconsin and one of the most challenging golf courses on the hickory tour. “We will have multiple hickory play divisions for gross and net […]

The 17th U.S. Hickory Open is scheduled for the Kenosha Country Club in Kenosha, Wisc. The local organizing committee are the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers. Details may be found on the U.S. Hickory Open page of this website.  

The 13th playing of The McNabb Cup is scheduled for Sept. 14, 2024. An optional round is planned for Friday, Sept. 13., on a nearby course, location to be determined. The Cup itself is contested over the Tom Bendelow-designed White Lake Golf Club (1916) that winds through lovely wooded fairways. A legendary Saturday evening soirée follows golf to celebrate the day, […]

This event is hosted by the Northwest Hickory Players. It is a pre-1900 gutty golf event scheduled for the Meadowmeer Golf Club on Bainbridge Island, Wash. More information will be posted here as available.

This 36-hole hickory tournament will again be played on the Whirlpool Golf Course in Niagara Falls, Ontario. An optional fun hickory scramble and social mixer is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22. There will be multiple Divisions:  Open, Senior, Legends (Super Senior) & Ladies, multitude  awards, contest prizes and feature draws. Champion of the 2023 inaugural event, Rick Woeckener of Garretsville, […]

The Nebraska Hickory Golf Association is hosting the Johnny Goodman River City Hickory Championship and NEHGA Hall of Fame Dinner at the Field Club of Omaha on Sunday, Sept. 22.  Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. with a 1 p.m. Shotgun Start. Stroke play with Gross and Net winners for Open, Senior (60 & up) and Ladies Divisions.  A dinner will […]

This inaugural Indiana hickory tournament includes an 18-hole shamble on Friday and two rounds of golf on Saturday and Sunday. Click here for a registration/entry form.

Mid Pines is one of the few courses in America that recalls the early days of golf in the 1920s. The Mid Pines Inn and Resort whole-heartedly embraces this spirit with its annual Hickory Open. This festive tournament often attracts as many as 100 hickory enthusiasts from around the world and includes three days of championship golf with period dress […]

Entering its fifth year, the Pioneer Classic is a benefit for the Salado Senior Center in Salado, Texas. The two-person team event is scheduled for the Mill Creek Country Club and is played over two days. Included in the $150 entry fee are golf, dinner on Saturday and lunch on Sunday. November 2 & 3, 2024 Two-Man Team Event Played […]