2025 Tournament Results

Florida golfers help Lakeland club celebrate its centennial
November 23, 2025

Mike Stevens reports: Friday, Nov. 21 was a brilliant sunny day as the Florida Hickory Golfers celebrated along with the city of Lakeland the Cleveland Heights GC centennial. Several dignitaries were on hand from the city to recognize the 100th year on this William Flynn design. The course played tough and the small elevated greens provided some difficult recovery shots […]

Bobby Jones Hickory Challenge lives up to legend’s name

When you’re playing hickory golf at a course called the Bobby Jones Golf Course, you know you’re in for something special. So it was Nov. 13-14 for the inaugural Bobby Jones Hickory Challenge, hosted by Larry Rice in Atlanta, Ga.  Larry reports: The week started out with Monday and Tuesday giving us a high of 40 degrees with rain and […]

Results from 2025 China Hickory Open
November 15, 2025

The second China Hickory Open was be played on the No. 3 Course at the noted Mission Hills Golf Club in Haikou, Hainan Island on Nov. 11-12, 2025.  Ladies Champion was defending ladies champion Ms. Nian Yaying from Beijing. On the right, Paolo Quirici was Open Champion and defending champion from Switzerland and Luise Dudzus, Best Amateur from Germany.   […]

2025 Mid Pines Hickory Open Results
November 12, 2025

The Mid Pines golf professional staff reports: We would like to start by thanking all of our long-time supporters and any of our first timers for a great weekend of golf.  This is truly a unique event, and we enjoy the opportunity to host year-after-year. Will Peterson won the Open division with 79-79—158. He is a multiple time winner and […]

Kenosha’s Laken defends USHO title in Hot Springs
October 21, 2025

The 2025 U.S. Hickory Open this past Oct. 4-5 was surely one for that will be long remembered for its over-the-top service to SoHG members. The 2025 organizing committee from the Hickory Golf Association of Texas – Scott Pilgrim, Alan Alison, Michael Sloan, Sam Sinclair, and their chief ringleader, the colorful Gary Krupkin – seemed to leave nothing to chance […]

Nebraska’s River City Championship a great season-ender
October 13, 2025

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Johnny Goodman River City Championship held at Omaha’s Happy Hollow Club on Sunday, Oct. 12.  It was a perfect day and perfect setting for the final 2025 NEHGA hickory event.  A BIG thank you to Happy Hollow Club for hosting the event and a BIG thank you to Beardmore Subaru for sponsoring the […]

Connecticut’s Goodwin Gutty crowns three new champs
October 3, 2025

Jacob Orcutt, event host, reports: The second annual Goodwin Gutty Open was contested on Sept. 29.  A field of 10 gutty and three modern hickory golfers (post-gutty era clubs) enjoyed a beautiful fall day of golf at Goodwin Park Golf Course in Hartford, Connecticut. Our modern division played the nine-hole event to a par of 36.  For the modern hickory […]

Tradition, socializing characterize 2025 Swiss Hickory Open
September 24, 2025

Event organizer Maurus Lauber reports: Yara Berger and Paolo Quirici played in their own classes to secure the Swiss Hickory Open Ladies and Gentlemen’s titles at Golf Club Neuchatel. The 10th wins Hickory Open was played Sept. 21, 2025 at the renowned Neuchâtel golf course and was a resounding success. In perfect weather conditions, the two favourites clearly prevailed: Yara […]

Lerman’s take Captain’s Medal in Riverside, Calif.
September 23, 2025

The Captain’s Medal hosted by the SoCal Hickory Golfers was played on Sept. 21 at the Victoria Club in Riverside, Calif.  The course is a Max Behr design that dates from 1903. There were 14 two-man teams who played the event in a Ryder Cup format of matches and singles. It was a beautiful day and fun was had by […]