August 15, 2014
Report on the Swedish Hickory Championship 2014held at Bro-Bålsta GK By Dr. Patric Andersson The 17th Swedish Hickory Championship held at Bro-Bålsta GC on Aug. 1 – 3, was decided in unusually hot weather with temperatures above 90 Fahrenheit degrees, cloudless skies, constant sunshine and little breeze. Situated about 40 kilometers northwest from the Swedish capital Stockholm, Bro-Bålsta […]
A USHO opening to remember. Our local correspondent, Rick Woeckener, reports that the heavens opened up on Day One of the 2014 U.S. Hickory Open, flooding the Asheville area with sunshine, low humidity, lows in the upper 60s and highs in the low 80s. Apparently, the local chamber of commerce had something to do with this. The field of 84, […]
August 11, 2014
It may be argued that Tom Johnson is one of the nation’s foremost gutty ball players. It fact, it may well be stated so, indisputably. With his latest victory at the Foxburg Hickory Championship, Aug. 8-9, he adds a second title from the year’s Gutty Slam. Johnson claimed the NHC title in early June on the Oakhurst Links in White […]
July 28, 2014
John Berggren, left, is all smiles after winning the 2014 Heart of America title. At right is Tournament Director Bill Reed. The Grand Daddy of modern hickory golf was conducted July 18-20at the Bright-Grandview Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa. This flagship hickory tournament, begun in 1978 by past GCS president Warren Ole” Olson, has been held in GCS […]
July 16, 2014
Twenty-eight players participated in the first annual Pacific Hickory Cup over the historic Gearhart Golf Links (1892) in Gearhart, Ore. Hickory players from Washington and Oregon, representing the Northwest Hickory Players, were matched against players from California, representing the Pacific Coast Hickory Golfers and NorCal Hickory Golf. Matches were played straight up – with no handicaps given. After […]
July 14, 2014
Grenadier Island in Canada’s beautiful 1000 islands has a 9-hole course designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1927. The course hosted a hickory event on June 26/27 that was attended by SoGH and Gof Historical Society of Canada, including Roger Hill of Grand Rapids, Mich. Others came from as a far as Montreal and Thailand. As the only way to the […]
Ryan Andrews holds the flag for his dad, Roger, the 2014 Kummel Cup champ. (Photo by Kathy Bullock.) Roger Andrews defended his title and Richard Bullock won the senior event at the Kummel Cup tournament at Lawsonia Links in Green Lake, Wisc., July 14-15. The weather was wonderful, sunny and in the low 70’s with very little […]
June 30, 2014
The 3rd edition of the North-South was held this June at the Pacific Grove Golf Links. Thirty-seven players teed it up on this beautiful seaside links. This year’s weather was cooler, under cloudy skies. The lower 60s weather did not dampen any spirits, and the golf course was in great shape. The event kicked off Friday night with […]
The Excelsior Springs Golf Course hosted its 10th annual Hickory Golf tournament on June 28, a two-person best-ball event.Here are the results: A Flight: Jeff Zimmerman-Nick Houk 66 Tim Jarman- Brent Bishop 67 Lyle Graham-Dan Schnittker 69 Darin Selby-Mike Heuser 70 Greg Martin-Bobby Millsap 74 Curt Fowler-Debbie Jarman 74 B Flight: Bob Gardenhire-Bill Crowell 75 Russ Fisher-John Piffer 75 Bill […]