July 29, 2016
Mike Just honored by Wisconsin hickory players The Wisconsin Gutty Challenge, July 21-23, was played under challenging conditions, but the course was a gem and so was our company. As many are becoming aware, Eagle Springs is a golf gem, frozen in time. Exit the main road, and you’veleft the 21st century. In a minute, enter the 20th century and […]
July 25, 2016
Forty-three players from seven states converged on the northern coast of Oregon for a spectacular weekend of challenging hickory golf, camaraderie and high spirits at the third annual Gearhart Hickory Classic hosted by Northwest Hickory Players. The event unofficially began on Friday afternoon, July 15 as sixteen players participated in the club’s “superintendent’s revenge;” a mix of vintage and modern […]
July 18, 2016
The 39th annual playing of the Heart of America Hickory Championship was played at Bright-Grand View GC in Des Moines, Iowa, July 15-17. Grand View is a 1902 design where nothing has changed except the trees, which have gotten taller and bigger! As usual a larger number of intrepid hickory golfers turned out for the event. They came from Colorado, Texas, Nebraska, […]
July 9, 2016
Played over the Gumböle Golf Ry GC on July 2. Jani Hietanen took the victory with a fine 74, four strokes clear of second place finisher Joel Virtanen. Nearly 30 players enjoyed the play over the beautiful Gumböle golf course. Click here for full results.
June 21, 2016
The 16th hole at the Belvedere Golf Club. The 11th playing of the Belvedere Hickory Open was June 16-18. The event, hosted by the Belvedere Club (c. 1871) has drawn much praise for the hospitality of its members, the organization, and detail with which the event is managed, and the outstanding William Watson golf course, c. 1925. Participants come from […]
June 19, 2016
The Oakhurst Links in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Dreamy late spring days in the West Virginia valleys have the locals thinking about summer chores to come while the temporary inhabitants of the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs rise late to contemplate a new day of pamperings and recreation. A few miles away, in one secluded valley, 38 men and […]
May 26, 2016
The field at the third World Hickory Match Play Championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, May 23-25, 2016 It is becoming a familiar rivalry that brings to mind Jones and Sarazen, or Jones and Hagen, or Jones and just about anybody else. But Jeremy Moe, 2014 WHMP champ and Ben Hollerbach, the 2015 champ, have met for the third time […]
May 25, 2016
The 2nd annual Philadelphia Hickory Open was held May 22 at McCall Golf and CC in Upper Darby, Pa. McCall is a sporty William Flynn course measuring just 4,500 yards and boasts a rather deceiving par of 66. The field this year was comprised of 23 players from around Philadelphia, New Jersey, Maryland and beyond. Cliff Martin from Los Angeles, Calif. made […]
May 19, 2016
Northwest Hickory Players at the Pacific NW Hickory Championship Northwest Hickory Players Captain Jim von Lossow of Seattle successfully defended his title in the second annual Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship held at the historic Salem Golf Club (est. 1927) in Salem, Ore. and the OGA course in Woodburn, Ore. on May 14-15. Pre-tournament festivities began on Friday with a gutty […]