May 24, 2023
The 2023 Washington State Hickory Championship was played May 21-22 over the Walla Walla and Wine Valley golf courses. The players got the full weather treatment, from hot in Round 1 to cool and windy for Round 2. Sunday night at the Green Lantern Tavern was very fun with lots of stories and JQ handed out the specials awards for […]
May 22, 2023
It was beautiful weather at the Soangetaha Golf Club for the 2023 Mid American, May 19-21. The field included 24 players from around the Midwest and one intrepid golfer from Finland, Mr. Angus Rollo, who often travels with his golfing and musical partner Cal Whitman. The two also tied in their Statesman division, but Cal was given the victory on […]
May 15, 2023
The Kohler Hickory Challenge was played at the Kohler properties this past week, May 11-13. Players started their week with a practice round on the Straits course (home of the 2020 Ryder Cup) and then continued their Kohler adventure with a round on the Meadows course Friday and the Irish course on Saturday. Friday, after the Meadows round, players went […]
May 10, 2023
The Kansas City Area Hickory Golfers completed its third annual Sunflower Hickory Match-Play Outing on April 22, 2023, at the Falcon Lakes Golf Course in Basehor, Kan. The field consisted of 31 enthusiastic golfers, all determined to battle their matches in cool temperatures; it was 42 degrees at tee-time and never above 45 degrees throughout the day. Match winners earned […]
May 5, 2023
Rob Ahlschwede reports: The Northwest Hickory Players celebrated World Hickory Golf Day early at Meadow Park Golf Course (c. 1915) with the 11th playing of the Vintage Hickory Classic. Seven new hickory players were part of the 42 players who signed up to celebrate the day. One of the highlights was having 18 players in the Open Division – […]
Tad Moore reports: The 2023 SH4B was held on April 20-22 at Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham, Ala. We had three perfect days of weather. The 65 players competed in a Championship division with Will Peterson and Ted Kopec winning with 134. The Stableford division was won by Fred Niles and Mike Crouch with 159. The Thursday welcome party/trade […]
April 27, 2023
Rob Gilbert reports: 2023 Gutty Gopher in the Books A small but intrepid group met on Saturday, April 15, the Ides of April (Tax Day!) at Meadowcreek Golf Course in Charlottesville to contest the third annual VaHGA Gutty Gopher. It was a beautiful day for gutty golf in the commonwealth. After short iron shots down the hill, (and a lucky […]
April 17, 2023
By Jim Davis There were no caddies with this group. The sternly dressed men in black coats wore an odd mix of bowlers, top hats and tradesmen caps. Under their arms they each carried from four to eight clubs of a peculiar, though somehow graceful, look – long, slender and narrow, a few with noticeably curved faces. A few clubs […]
April 16, 2023
Andrew Baker reports: Early April 2023 saw the inauguration of the two-day South Australian Hickory Shaft Championships. The foursomes championship was held Sunday 2 April at Victor Harbor Golf Club, followed by the individual championship at The Royal Adelaide Golf Club the next day. Both events were played on cloudless autumn days with temperatures in the mid-twenties. The individual championship was contested by […]