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 […]
Author Archives: Jim Davis
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 […]
Five are up for 2015 SoHG board positions
Three board members are vacating their posts this May – Tad Moore, Mike Stevens, and Matt Dodds. The SoHG thanks them for their service and their continued commitment to the growth of hickory golf, as well as their continued service on various committees. The SoHG nominating committee has offered the five candidates, listed below, for election this spring. […]
Last days of the hickory shafts & Wee Nip online
SoHG Members, Log on to the website as a member for two Wee Nip extras. Click on Member News from the menu on the right. In June 2008, Through the Green of the British Golf Collectors Society published an article by David Hamiilton on “The last days of the hickory shaft.” Mr. Hamilton’s customary thorough research makes it […]
Junior champ tests hickory golf mettle
A Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Challenge From left, Durel Billy, Matt Marrese, and Grayson Giboney. The Golfer: Matt Marrese, Two-time State Golf Champion, Pacific NorthwestPGA Junior Champion, the No. 1-Ranked Washington State Junior (per Junior GolfScoreboard), and recipient of a golf scholarship to the University of Washington.The Venue: Fairwood Country Club, Renton, Wash.The Hickory Clubs: Original clubs courtesy of Play […]