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!
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2024 Berlin Open Hickory Championship
Dear International Hickory Golfers, Following a few years' hiatus, we would again like to invite you to play in the Berlin Open Hickory Championship to be held this year at Kallin golf course, just outside Berlin. The registration fee of €125 includes a practice round on Friday afternoon, a tournament round on Saturday, and a breakfast snack and dinner (drinks […]
2024 Ohio Hickory Open
The Ohio Hickory Open is scheduled for May 5 on a beautiful 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. It has hosted several hickory events in the past. This will be a limited field event set at 24 players. There is a 1 p.m. start with the entry fee at $60, which includes golf, range balls and a cart. There will […]
2024 Landskrona Hickory Challenge (EUR Sweden)
2024 Kohler Hickory Challenge
The 9th Kohler Hickory Challenge is being hosted by the Wisconsin Hickory Players and we welcome all players who wish to take on these beautiful and challenging courses. This year’s event will feature the Irish and Meadows Courses. There is an optional round on the Straits if you would like to play the Ryder Cup venue. (Check the attached registration […]
2024 Alexander Findlay/Massachusetts Hickory Open
The Hickory Golfers of Massachusetts and the Country Club of Greenfield cordially invite you to participate in the fifth annual Alexander Findlay/Massachusetts Hickory Open Championship, to be held at the Country Club of Greenfield, the "Gateway Course to Hickory Golf in New England." Registration Call Country Club of Greenfield, 413-773-7530, after April 1, 2024. Pro Kevin or Assistant Pro Josh […]
2024 Beat the Pro (EUR Germany)
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2024 Scottish Hickory Championship (EUR England)
We include BGCS events to provide as complete a calendar of WW hickory events as possible. Please note that individuals need to become BGCS members to attend, and that members must be sponsored before joining. Please see more info here.
2024 Mid-American Hickory Open
Join us this Spring at Soangetaha Country Club to reunite with friends and play on a course that was designed for hickory golf. This beautiful 1890's parkland style course was revised and expanded by Tom Bendelow in the 1920s. Its layout has a beautiful gently rolling topography, manicured fairways and greens and interesting challenges throughout. It should also be noted […]
2024 Mid South Hickory Golf Classic
Set on the campus of the University of the South, The Course at Sewanee is 1915 gem that was recently refreshed by Gil Hanse and widely known as one of the top nine-hole tracks in the country. The location between Nashville and Chattanooga coupled with the warm hospitality makes this a gathering you need to experience. Sponsored by the East Tennessee […]
2024 Isaberg Hickory Open (EUR Sweden)
2024 Nebraska Opening Day Hickory Challenge
The Nebraska Hickory Golf Association is hosting its Opening Day Hickory Event on Sunday. May. 19. This will be a 2-person Best Ball event. Tee times will begin at 10 a.m. You are encouraged to invite someone new to hickory golf. There will be prizes for low gross and low net teams. One team cannot win both prizes. Maximum low […]
2024 Lake Erie Challenge
The Golf Heritage Society and Rutkowski Family invite you to the second annual Lake Erie Challenge, a day of golf with hickory and modern clubs. The venue is the Kahkwa Club, a legendary Donald Ross gem, in Erie, Pa. The field is limited to the first 80 golfers who sign up, with an optional second day at Whispering Woods. We […]
Oak Gables Guttyfest #1
This pre-1900 gutty golf event is presented by the Golf Historical Society of Canada and hosted by member Russell Dick on his home course, the Oak Gables Golf & Country Club, in Ancaster, Ontario. It is the first of two such gutty outings, the later one in October. The course is in the Hamilton Region, which is at the western […]
2024 Falkenberg Hickory Invitational (EUR Sweden)
May 2024 – Monthly Event – Hickory Golfers Queensland (AsiaPac Australia)
The popular HGQ Monthly Event is held on the last Friday of every month in 2024: Click here to see the 2024 Schedule of events. Summer tee offs are at 3:00 pm and 2:30 pm in winter. We invite HGQ members and member's guests to an enjoyable afternoon of nine holes of hickory golf. The event is well known for its generosity […]
2024 Wyandotte Hickory Golf Classic
This annual classic is a must-play event on the Michigan Hickory Tour. Hosted by the Wyandotte Hickory Golfers, themselves legendary for their hospitality and good fun, the Classic is a three-day outing in which a player may sign for one, two, or all three days. Come join in the competitive fun of hickory golf and camaraderie. Friday, May 31 – […]
Idaho Hickory Shaft Golf Championship
Known as "The Spud Cup," the Idaho Hickory Shaft Golf Championship is a two-day, 36-hole stroke play individual competition (gross & net) and a 4-person team competition. Teams will be mixed and assigned by the Tournament Committee, with A,B,C,D players on each team. Scoring will be one gross plus two net scores each hole, with no player’s score counting twice […]
Wisconsin World Hickory Day Celebration
It might be a little late, as World Hickory Day is May 5 this year, but the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers and the Southern Copper Cup Clan will nonetheless celebrate the sport in their own inimitable way on June 1 with a round at the Auburn Bluffs Golf Course in Campbellsport, Wisc. "We apologize for the late notification this year, but […]
2024 Central England Hickory Championship (EUR England)
We include BGCS events to provide as complete a calendar of WW hickory events as possible. Please note that individuals need to become BGCS members to attend, and that members must be sponsored before joining. Please see more info here.
2024 Ystad Hickory Open (EUR Sweden)
Nebraska 100-Year Celebration of Plainview CC
The Nebraska Hickory Golf Association is joining in to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Plainview Country Club with a hickory event on Sunday, June 2. The event will be a 2-person Scramble Team with one additional Plainview CC member joining the 2-Person Team. Check-in is at 10 a.m. with an 11 a.m. Shotgun Start. There will be a hickory demonstration […]
2024 National Hickory Championship
Yes, friends, it's time again for that one and only, that granddaddy of auld gowf championships, the National Hickory Championship. The 2024 contest will be conducted over the venerable Mound Golf Course, Miamisburg, Ohio. Contestants in the Championship play 36 holes in two days. In the Open, Reserve, Sporting and Ladies Divisions clubs must be original 19th century or approved […]
2024 SGS Annual Meeting (EUR Sweden)
2024 Captain Cup (EUR Sweden)
2024 Mark Hickory (EUR Sweden)
2024 Barngoulge Hickory Challenge (AsiaPac Tasmania)
2024 Belvedere Hickory Open
One of the year's annual "majors," the Belvedere Hickory Open in Charlevoix, Mich., celebrates its 17th playing in 2024. The course, designed by William Watson and opened in 1925 is a beautiful and delightful test of golf. Its signature 16th hole was recently featured in the Winter 2023 edition of the USGA's Golf Journal. The tournament includes a practice round […]
2024 Lundsbrunn Hickory Challenge (EUR Sweden)
VI San Sebastián Hickory Championship
The sixth annual San Sebastián Hickory Championship will again take place at the Real Nuevo Golf Club Basozabal in San Sebastián. This stunning course designed by legendary Spanish golfer and Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal will host the event. Look for more information to be posted to this spot soon. For now, mark the calendar and do not miss this […]
Pay-It-Forward Auld Gawf Challenge
The Wisconsin Hickory Players is pleased to invite hickory golfers to its 10th annual “PIF” Auld Gawf Challenge. Choose to play the main gutty event on Saturday or in Sunday’s Three Centuries of Auld Gawf in Three Hours. Or play both. The choice is yours. Our Green Bay regional host course is Thornberry Creek at Oneida. The course is fair […]
Inaugural Stars & Stripes Hickory Golf Classic
The newest event on the hickory golf calendar is hosted by SoHG Member Director Sam Sinclair and is designed as a fun competition and charitable fundraiser. The course is the East Potomac Golf Links, on a 300-acre peninsula of the Potomac River in our nation’s capital. The course was originally designed in 1919 by World Golf Hall of Fame member […]
2024 Smith-Collett Classic
The Connecticut Hickory Golf Association is excited to announce the fourth annual Smith-Collett Classic at Shennecossett Golf Course. Tee times will begin at Noon. The fee is $50 per walking player, or $70 per riding player. Please note that Shennecossett is updating its green fees and the tournament fee could change by a few dollars between now and June. We will update as soon as […]
2024 Queensland Hickory Foursomes Championship (AsiaPac Australia)
18 holes Canadian Foursomes Registration Opens: 6/7/2024
2024 Houston Hickory Team Challenge
This annual charity hickory event benefits the First Tee of Greater Houston. It's held on the High Meadow Ranch Golf Course. The tournament will be played as a two-player team event. High Meadow Ranch Golf Course is unique in that it has three six hole loops and the tournament will be played as a Scramble for holes 1 to 6, […]
2024 Falsterbo Hickory Open (EUR Sweden)
New Hampshire Hickory Open
Slowly but surely David Webster is establishing a solid New England hickory classic. The event has a few things going for it, not the least of which is the 1926 Donald Ross classic, the Lake Sunapee Country Club course on which the event is played. The course, which Ross expert Ron Forse helped restore to its original look, features lovely […]
2024 Lichtenstein Memorial (EUR Sweden)
2024 Ludvig Nobel Hickory Trophy (EUR Sweden)
The 2024 Columbia Cup
The Gearhart Hickory Classic enters 2024 with a new name – The Columbia Cup. It will be played on the same links, the historic Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore. The new name honors the river, the ship, and the Columbia Sportswear Company, which has supported our efforts at Gearhart in the past. It is a two-day event with Friday July […]
2024 Hickory Open Old Course Loenen (EUR Netherlands)
2024 Keeper of the Spirit Gutty Challenge
The 10th annual Keeper of the Spirit Gutty Golf Challenge is scheduled again for the Eagle Springs Golf Resort in Eagle, Wisc. This unique pre-1900 gutty challenge and its Keeper of the Spirit Award is presented in honor of Mike Just. The course opened for play in 1893, after the depression in 1929 the golf course was cut to 9 […]
2024 Mike Fatke Memorial Hickory Tournament
This tournament honors Mike Fatke, Manistee Golf and Country Club’s longtime course superintendent who took impeccable care of the course he loved and could often be found, late in the day, playing the back nine with his hickories. It also benefits the Save A Buddy Fund, set up my Mike and his wife, Molly, to honor their rescue dog, Buddy, […]
2024 Ottawa Hickory Golf Challenge
"The impetus for this tournament is really all the great events I have been able to attend through my short time as a hickory golfer, says Christopher Hawes. "Everyone is welcoming and full of character, and the emphasis, while being competitive, is on the pure enjoyment of the game." Please note: The venue was recently changed from Emerald Lake to […]
2024 Italian Hickory Open
Host and organizer Enrico Budel has arranged for this year's Italian Hickory Open to be played at the beautiful Cortina Golf Club. But golf is not all that's on the schedule. Other historic events planned include: 1) Dolomiti Gold Cup (https://www.coppadorodelledolomiti.it/it/) 2) Historic cycling race. 3) Vintage Tennis Country Club Cortina Trophy 4) Demonstration of the game of cricket 5) […]
2024 Åtvidaberg Hickory Open (EUR Sweden)
2024 Viktor H Setterbergs Minne (EUR Sweden)
July 2024 – Monthly Event – Hickory Golfers Queensland (AsiaPac Australia)
The popular HGQ Monthly Event is held on the last Friday of every month in 2024: Click here to see the 2024 Schedule of events. Summer tee offs are at 3:00 pm and 2:30 pm in winter. We invite HGQ members and member's guests to an enjoyable afternoon of nine holes of hickory golf. The event is well known for its generosity […]
2024 Öijared Hickory Invitational (EUR Sweden)
2024 J.W. Buckland Hickory Trophy (EUR Germany)
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2024 Linköping Hickory Open (EUR Sweden)
Swedish Hickory Golf Championship (EUR Sweden)
2024 Carnegie Clark Trophies – RQ Members only – (AsiaPac Australia)
2024 Foxburg Hickory Championship
Tom and Karen Johnson are preparing for the 16th Foxburg Hickory Championship. "A relevant, historic venue, full field of enthusiastic entrants and guests, great weather, and hosted by the most gracious members and staff – Karen and I are amazed at your enthusiasm, especially proud of your contributions to the Club," Tom says. ENTRY FEE The entry fee for 2024 […]
2024 The Classic Golf Championship (EUR Sweden)
2024 Nebraska State Hickory Open
The Nebraska State Golf Association is hosting the 2024 Nebraska State Hickory Open at the Fremont Golf Club in Fremont, Neb., on Sunday, Aug. 11. Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m. with a Shotgun Start at 1 p.m. Stroke play with Gross and Net winners for Open, Senior (60 & up) and Ladies Divisions. Equipment must be SoHG-approved pre-1935 antique or […]
2024 Canadian Open Hickory Championship
The great Canadian Open Hickory Championship is annually held at The Legends Golf and Country Club - one of Edmonton, Alberta's finest full-facility 27-hole golf courses. This picturesque course features large, beautiful ponds, gently rolling hills, elevated tees, and spectacular views of the North Saskatchewan River valley. It’s the 25th anniversary of the tournament and many former players and champions […]
2024 German Open Hickory Championship
Dear International Hickory Golfers, Following the tradition of the first two German Open Championships in 1911 and 1912, our journey this year takes us to Bad Homburg, where British aristocrats were already swinging golf clubs as early as 1889. Ten years later, the Homburg Golf Club was founded and since 2013, by decree of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, has […]
2024 Mölle Hickory Open (EUR Sweden)
Centennial Celebration Oslo GC and Norwegian Open Hickory Championship
The Oslo Golf Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. To help celebrate, the European Association of Golf Historians and Collectors is scheduled to hold its Annual General Meeting at the Oslo Golf Club from Aug. 29-31. And the Norwegian Open Hickory Championship will be held at the club on Aug. 31. Click here for information on registration and […]
August 2024 – Monthly Event – Hickory Golfers Queensland (AsiaPac Australia)
The popular HGQ Monthly Event is held on the last Friday of every month in 2024: Click here to see the 2024 Schedule of events. Summer tee offs are at 3:00 pm and 2:30 pm in winter. We invite HGQ members and member's guests to an enjoyable afternoon of nine holes of hickory golf. The event is well known for its generosity […]
2024 Wisconsin Hickory Open
14th annual Wisconsin Hickory Open This is the 14th year for the Wisconsin Hickory Open, again scheduled for the Lawsonia Links golf course in beautiful Green Lake. Come enjoy the wonderful end of summer weather of Wisconsin and one of the most challenging golf courses on the hickory tour. “We will have multiple hickory play divisions for gross and net […]
Norwegian Hickory Championship
Oslo Golf Klubb, Norway's oldest existing golf club, will celebrate its centenary in 2024. For this occasion, the club will host the 2024 Norwegian Hickory Championship. The club and its members are very excited to host the tournament. For information on the tournament announcement, booking/payments, and accommodation, please go to: https://www.oslogk.no/side/the-hickory-championships Schedule Friday, Aug. 30 2-8 p.m. – Practice round […]
Norwegian Hickory Championships
Turn back the clock 100 years and celebrate Oslo Golf Club's centenary year in style. Two hickory championships are being presented: The 2024 Norwegian Open Hickory Championship (gross) The 2024 Oslo Golf Club Open Hickory Championship (net) We welcome the best Norwegian and international hickory players and encourage newcomers to join the fun. Format The Championships will be played in […]
2024 Viken Hickory Open (EUR Sweden)
Hickory Revival (EUR England)
The 2024 U.S. Hickory Open
The 17th U.S. Hickory Open is scheduled for the Kenosha Country Club in Kenosha, Wisc. The local organizing committee are the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers. Details may be found on the U.S. Hickory Open page of this website.
2024 Swiss Hickory Open in Lugano (EUR Switzerland)
2024 McNabb Cup
The 13th playing of The McNabb Cup is scheduled for Sept. 14, 2024. An optional round is planned for Friday, Sept. 13., on a nearby course, location to be determined. The Cup itself is contested over the Tom Bendelow-designed White Lake Golf Club (1916) that winds through lovely wooded fairways. A legendary Saturday evening soirée follows golf to celebrate the day, […]
2024 Ljunghusen Hickory Open (EUR Sweden)
2024 Hofås Open (EUR Sweden)
Pacific Northwest Gutty Invitational
This event is hosted by the Northwest Hickory Players. It is a pre-1900 gutty golf event scheduled for the Meadowmeer Golf Club on Bainbridge Island, Wash. More information will be posted here as available.
2024 International Dutch Hickory Open (EUR Netherlands)
The Thirteenth International Dutch Hickory Open will be held on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 September 2024. The IDHO is open for all types of golf players, from rookie to professional. The only requirements for participation are the use of hickory clubs, a fair-play attitude and an immense tolerance for your fellow players especially those assigned to your flight. Players […]
2024 Danish Hickory Open (EUR Denmark)
2024 SGS Autumn meeting – Battle of the old club (EUR Sweden)
2024 Ontario Hickory Open
This 36-hole hickory tournament will again be played on the Whirlpool Golf Course in Niagara Falls, Ontario. An optional fun hickory scramble and social mixer is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22. There will be multiple Divisions: Open, Senior, Legends (Super Senior) & Ladies, multitude awards, contest prizes and feature draws. Champion of the 2023 inaugural event, Rick Woeckener of Garretsville, […]
2024 Anders Janson’s Memorial (EUR Sweden)
River City Hickory Championship
The Nebraska Hickory Golf Association is hosting the Johnny Goodman River City Hickory Championship and NEHGA Hall of Fame Dinner at the Field Club of Omaha on Sunday, Sept. 22. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. with a 1 p.m. Shotgun Start. Stroke play with Gross and Net winners for Open, Senior (60 & up) and Ladies Divisions. A dinner will […]
September 2024 – Monthly Event – Hickory Golfers Queensland (AsiaPac Australia)
The popular HGQ Monthly Event is held on the last Friday of every month in 2024: Click here to see the 2024 Schedule of events. Summer tee offs are at 3:00 pm and 2:30 pm in winter. We invite HGQ members and member's guests to an enjoyable afternoon of nine holes of hickory golf. The event is well known for its generosity […]
2024 Tour Final SHT (EUR Sweden)
English Hickory Championship 2024 (EUR England)
We include BGCS events to provide as complete a calendar of WW hickory events as possible. Please note that individuals need to become BGCS members to attend, and that members must be sponsored before joining. Please see more info here.
2024 BGHS Open KM (EUR Sweden)
2024 Hulta Hickory Invitation (EUR Sweden)
2024 World Hickory Open
Registration for the 2024 World Hickory Open Championship will open on the 1st of December at 10: a.m. (GMT). The 2024 event will take place Oct. 7-11 in the beautiful Scottish Highlands over a host of fantastic courses, beginning with the team event at Nairn Dunbar Golf Course on Monday, Oct. 7; and the World Hickory Open Championship taking place […]
2024 Shelbyville Hickory Open
This inaugural Indiana hickory tournament includes an 18-hole shamble on Friday and two rounds of golf on Saturday and Sunday. Click here for a registration/entry form.
October 2024 – Monthly Event – Hickory Golfers Queensland (AsiaPac Australia)
The popular HGQ Monthly Event is held on the last Friday of every month in 2024: Click here to see the 2024 Schedule of events. Summer tee offs are at 3:00 pm and 2:30 pm in winter. We invite HGQ members and member's guests to an enjoyable afternoon of nine holes of hickory golf. The event is well known for its generosity […]
2024 Mid Pines Hickory Open
Mid Pines is one of the few courses in America that recalls the early days of golf in the 1920s. The Mid Pines Inn and Resort whole-heartedly embraces this spirit with its annual Hickory Open. This festive tournament often attracts as many as 100 hickory enthusiasts from around the world and includes three days of championship golf with period dress […]
2024 Pioneer Hickory Classic
Entering its fifth year, the Pioneer Classic is a benefit for the Salado Senior Center in Salado, Texas. The two-person team event is scheduled for the Mill Creek Country Club and is played over two days. Included in the $150 entry fee are golf, dinner on Saturday and lunch on Sunday. November 2 & 3, 2024 Two-Man Team Event Played […]
November 2024 – Monthly Event – Hickory Golfers Queensland (AsiaPac Australia)
The popular HGQ Monthly Event is held on the last Friday of every month in 2024: Click here to see the 2024 Schedule of events. Summer tee offs are at 3:00 pm and 2:30 pm in winter. We invite HGQ members and member's guests to an enjoyable afternoon of nine holes of hickory golf. The event is well known for its generosity […]