2026 Tournament Results

Spud Cup runneth over for three-time winner Spensky
June 2, 2026

The sun was out, the day cool and bright and the birdies were singing, most of them for Burke Spensky who notched yet another victory at Idaho’s famous Spud Cup. The competition was played May 30-31 at the River Birch Golf Course in Star, Idaho. Hosts Tom and Sue Tracy put on star spudded event with handsome silver quaiches for […]

NWHP celebrates World Hickory Golf with day at Meadow Park
May 23, 2026

The Northwest Hickory Players welcome 42 players for their 2026  World Hickory Golf Day celebration on May 10.  Meadow Park Golf Course (1915, John Ball) was the site for the 14th Vintage Classic on a bright sunny Pacific Northwest spring day. The day started with the usual cool temps and a bit damp, but turned to sunshine and temps in […]

James Witteck defends title at Florida Hickory Open
May 20, 2026

May 19, 2026 ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Hickory Open was back for another year, May 18-19, at the historic Dubsdread Golf Course. Over the two days of the championship, players enjoyed perfect weather, and the course proved to be a terrific challenge. Men’s Open After winning in his first appearance in last year’s event, James Witteck took control of […]

Southern Hickory continues its classic ways with great competition, fellowship
May 15, 2026

Event host Rob Keeling reports: Thank you to all the participants who journeyed to The Fields in Lagrange, Ga.  The Alabama and Mississippi Hickory Golfers sincerely appreciate everyone who joined us for the second year of the Classic and for the 24th playing of the Southern Hickory Four-Ball Championship.  Your support, fellowship and enthusiasm for the game of hickory golf […]

2026 Hickory Masters crowns its first champion
May 14, 2026

Markus Brier won the Hickory Masters 2026, held May 13-14 at Circolo Golf Villa d’Este in Italy. The Austrian tour professional, who has two wins on the DP World Tour and two on the Legends Tour, won by a single stroke ahead of overnight leader Paolo Quirici (Switzerland), the 2013 World Hickory Open champion. The two days could not have […]

2026 Danish Hickory won by Ronnie Lindeskov of Sweden
May 11, 2026

Christian Juel, president of the Danish Golf Historical Society reports: We just had the 2026 Open Danish Hickory Championship on May 2 and were pleased to welcome a participant from the U.S., Mr. Wesley Ker-Fox, who is a member at the Country Club of Columbus. It was very impressive to welcome a U.S. visitor and much appreciated. Wesley also visited […]

China’s Hickory Invitational treats players ‘like royalty’

Australian Les Browne reports on his visit to the 2026 China Hickory Golf Invitational. I recently returned from the China Hickory Golf Invitational (April 13-14) just outside Beijing. The event had an international flavor with players from Japan, New Zealand, Korea, Malaysia, the U.S. and Australia in the field of 60. Hickory golf in the Asia Pacific region is expanding […]

California golfers celebrate World Hickory Golf Day in San Clemente
May 5, 2026

SoCal Hickory Golfers got together at the beautiful San Clemente Golf Club for World Hickory Golf Day. It was a two-man team event of six holes better ball, six of alternate shot, and six of scramble. Below are some photos from the event. Great time was had by all. Happy Hickory Golf Day! David Anderson and his partner Aaron Castillo […]

Nebraska hickory golfers mark season opener on World Hickory Golf Day

The Nebraska Hickory Golf Association scheduled its season opener to coincide with World Hickory Golf Day on May 3. The two-person best-ball competition was held at Elmwood Park in Omaha with both gross and net prizes. Dale Hallock reports that the weather was superb and the event was sold out. “Thank you to ALL players for making this event a […]