Worldwide Hickory Tournament Calendar
We’re committed to continuing to grow the game of hickory golf on a worldwide basis. Our latest effort is to create this expanded list of worldwide tournaments as a service to our members. Know of a tournament that’s not listed here? Please send the info along to Jim Davis at: jdavis2364@gmail.com Enjoy!
2026 Wisconsin Hickory Open
Hello to all our hickory golf family. Here we are. Another year and another season.
2026 also marks another milestone for the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers and the Links course of Lawsonia. Though it will be the 16th event played on this great course (as we hosted the U.S. Hickory Open in 2016), 2026 will be the 15th anniversary of the Wisconsin Hickory Open. I wonder if Ken Holtz and Joe Guerard, having a wee nip of Kummel in the members lounge at Muirfield, discussing how to start an event in Wisconsin, ever thought that we would be hosting our 15th WHO. Since its inception, the Wisconsin Hickory Open has been through various conditions. From the first event on an extremely hot, dry August weekend where the greens were so quick you hoped the wind wouldn’t blow your ball off the green, to a raging river splitting the first green in half from a torrential rain burst, we’ve seen it all. But that is Wisconsin, and we would not have it any other way.
The one thing that has stayed the same over the years, is the fun and fellowship we’ve had gathering on a great hickory course like the Links of Lawsonia, and we will do it again.
On Oct. 1–3, we will once again convene on the Links course of Lawsonia in Green Lake, Wisc. There is no better time to play golf in Wisconsin than in the fall, as the leaves are turning, and the air is crisp.
We will have multiple hickory play divisions for gross and net winners. Lots of awards, fun and food. Thursday is our practice day with a Thursday night welcome reception and trade show (you are welcome to bring clubs to trade and sell). Friday will be the first round of the event in the morning followed by score posting and fellowship gathering right after. That evening, we will meet at the club house for our traditional Wisconsin “Friday Fish Fry” dinner. Saturday morning, we will play the second round and meet for scores and awards immediately following.
Hickory club equipment rentals will be available. The tournament uses pre-1935 SoHG-approved clubs. It is two days of medal play in both gross and net divisions.
So, mark your calendars and join us for the 2026 Wisconsin Hickory Open.
It will be a special occasion.
Cheers!
Jim “Doc” Eike