September 10, 2019
Sept. 10, 2019 Rick Adams reports: The fourth Swiss Hickory Golf Open Championship, Aug. 22, 2019, attracted about three dozen aficionados to the idyllic Alpine mountain village of Davos, Switzerland (site of the famous World Economic Forum each January). At 1,500 meters altitude and with narrow fairways nestled between the mountains and the rail line, accuracy and strategic placement was required. […]
Sept. 12, 2019 The first Polish Hickory Open and traditional tournament Retro Cup took place Sept. 6-8, at Palace Brzezno in Poland. From Friday till Sunday, Retro Festival participants could participate in many attractions in the atmosphere of the 20-30 years of the last century. The hickory tournament was attended, among others, by Christoph Meister, secretary of the European Association […]
Sept. 10, 2019 Christoph Meister reports: Fifty-seven players from 10 nations accepted the invitation of the Fürstlicher Hickory Golf Club Reuss and the German Hickory Golf Society to take part in a special championship weekend at Gera Golf Club in Harth-Pöllnitz. The tournament was kicked off with the traditional fourball bestball match Germany vs. Rest of the world. The visitors […]
August 28, 2019
Aug. 24, 2019 The 2019 Canadian Open Hickory Championship was held the week of Aug. 12-16 at the Legends G&CC Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada. The hickory event included a two-day road trip on Monday and Tuesday, a Wednesday scramble, the Thursday USA/Canada match (Ryder Cup format), and the Friday Championship tournament. This year’s Wednesday scramble team with a -13 score […]
Aug. 20, 2019 In 2015, the U.S. Hickory Open was held at Miami Valley Golf Club in Dayton, Ohio. The historic course, which has hosted the Western Open, was a delight to play. The membership and the club’s president Neil Hazel, asked whether the SoHG would consider a return in 2019, to help the club celebrate its centennial. Ed Ronco, […]
August 20, 2019
Aug. 12, 2019 Jim Jeselnick reports: On Aug. 10, a beautiful Saturday afternoon at historic South Bend Country Club (SBCC), Bert Coghill from Lemont, Ill., a member of the Golf Heritage Society, continued his dominance of the Michiana Hickory Open by wining for the sixth time in seven years with fine score of 78. Thirty six golfers, the largest group […]
August 13, 2019
Aug. 12, 2019 Tom Johnson, host of the Foxburg Hickory Championship, reports: Great camaraderie Great weather Great food Great golf The above were the features of the 11th Annual Foxburg Hickory Championship held amid beautiful skies, and the handsome home of Foxburg Country Club this past Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9 and 10. The FHC is a 36-hole hickory golf event […]
July 27, 2019
July 25 – Eagle, Wisc. Event host Greg Smith reports: The 2019 Wisconsin Gutty Challenge was held July 18-21 at the Eagle Springs Golf Resort in Eagle, Wisc. The course was in great shape and the staff treated us very well. I am very proud to announce the following list of champions. Open Division Champion – Tom Johnson. Senior Park Division […]
July 26, 2019
July 25, 2019 – Olympia, Washington Event host Rob Ahlschwede reports: The 2019 Gearhart Hickory Classic is in the books. Forty-five players in four divisions faced interesting pin placements and greens that ran to 11.5 on the stimp meter. Fairways were hard and fast and that led to some great scoring. It also led to some head scratching and the […]