Onion Creek Club Austin, Texas USA 3/24/2016 – 3/26/2016 Tournament Information This annual hickory golf outing, a highlight on the Region 4 Golf Collector’s Society fixture list, is noted for the great Swift Trophy Matches between the USA and Canada, as well as the general good food, fun, and great Texas hospitality. The Swift Matches are on Thursday, March 24. […]
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Philadelphia Hickory Open
McCall Golf & CC Upper Darby, Pa. USA 5/22/2016 – 5/22/2016 Tournament Information The 2016 Philadelphia Hickory Open is set for Sunday May 22nd at William Flynn designed McCall Golf & CC. in Upper Darby. Information about the course can be found at http://www.mccallgolf.com/ Cost to play is $50 to walk. Carts are available by reservation. Tee times begin at 2 […]
Florida Hickory Golfers Winter Challenge
El Campeon and Las Colinas Golf Courses Howey in the Hills, Fla. USA 2/23/2016 – 2/25/2016 Tournament Information The Florida Hickory Golfers Winter Challenge is open to all hickory golf enthusiasts male and female. The event will take place at the historic Mission Inn Golf Resort at Howey in the Hills, Florida. Format is still to be determined. The rounds […]
USA tops Canada for Swift Cup Matches victory
The Swift Cup Matches, over March 26-28 at the Onion Creek Club in Austin, Texas, topped the 60 player mark for the first time. Pete League, the Region 4 director for the Golf Collector Society, which helps to sponsor and host the event, sent along a great report. It’s in PDF format, which you can see by clicking on the […]
Michigan v. Wisconsin at its best
Play on the Irish Course at Whistling Straits over May 8-9. It was a Great Lakes Hickory Team Challenge. Hickory players from around the Great Lakes – 12 from Michigan, seven from Illinois, 19 from Wisconsin and one from Minnesota – gathered at the famed Whistling Straits Course in Kohler, Wisc., home of the 2016 PGA Championship […]
John Sweeney puts his name on Apple City trophy – literally
2015 Apple City Winners:Back row: Kris Surano (Senior gross), Michael Scott (2nd Place). Front row: Stacy Brown (Net Champion, modern), John Sweeney (Apple City Hickory Champion). The 15th annual Apple City Amateur and Hickory Open was played May 2-3 on the Pajaro Valley Golf Club & Spring Hills Golf Course. It was a pretty special day for John Sweeney, who […]
Meadow Park centennial had a grand Vintage Hickory Invitational
The 3rd annual Vintage Hickory Invitational was won by Brian Giboney with fine 72. It was his career low with hickories. The tournament summary was posted by the administrative staff at the AP National Golf Club, which organized the hickory outing. A neat feature of the round was the ability to play the ball down for the first time since […]
2014 Financial Report
Members, The attached report was published along with the 2015 Spring Wee Nip newsletter. It also is placed here for your convenience. Click on the following for a PDF of the 2014 Financial Report. 2014 Financial Report.pdf
Date change for 2016 USHO
For those of you planning way ahead, the 2016 U.S. Hickory Open dates have been moved up one week, to Sept. 8-10. Bill Ernst, the 2016 USHO organizer, says the host hotel, Heidel House, made an offer to reduce room rates from $109 to $79 per night. The hotel is a five-star resort that has just finished a $5 […]
Southern 4-Ball taken by Smarrelli and Rohr
Tony Smarrelli, left, and Jim Rohr, right, were the winners of the 2015 Southern Hickory 4-Ball Championship. Event host Tad Moore holds the trophy. From the 2015 Southern Hickory 4-Ball Championship, event host Tad Moore reports: The Highland Park golf course had a lot of rain prior to our event. Six inches came down the week before and […]