The U.S. Hickory Open is headed to Wisconsin in 2016, where it has been announced the competition will be held Sept. 15-17 at the Lawsonia Links, in Green Lake. The course was designed by the firm of William Langford and Theodore Moreau, who formed a golf course architecture partnership in 1918. The Lawsonia course opened in 1930. A web search […]
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Spring 2015 Wee Nip and Last Days of Hickory Shaft
Click on the image to see a full-color online version of the Spring 2015 Wee Nip. Dear Members… The 2015 Spring Wee Nip has also been posted to Issuu.com. This is an online publishing service that we are exploring. The page has several ways to view the issue. Explore them to see how to view in spreads or as single […]
California Hickory North-South
Pacific Grove Golf Links Pacific Grove, Calif. USA 6/25/2016 – 6/26/2016 Tournament Information The California Hickory North-South is a two-day hickory golf tournament to be held on the 1932 Chandler Egan-designed Pacific Grove Golf Links. Pacific Grove Golf Links is known as “the poor man’s Pebble Beach” and for good reason. The course is on the north western tip of […]
Austrian Hickory Championship
Golf- & Countryclub Schloss Fuschl Hof-Salzburg, , Austria 6/25/2016 – 6/25/2016 Tournament Information Photo is from the website: http://www.1golf.eu/en/club/golf-countryclub-schloss-fuschl/ There you can find more information on the course. Austrian Hickory Championship on the 25th of June 2016 at the Golf- & Countryclub Schloss Fuschl Save the date for a unique hickory event. For the first time with separate scoring for amateurs and pros. […]
Tiger and hickories?
Recently, Sandy Lyle, the 1988 Masters champ, and the 1985 Open champion, took his Tad Moore hickories out for a round at Augusta. Turns out that Tiger Woods was interested in how that round went. Geoff Shackelford posted the brief story to his golf blog. It’s worth a read, and be sure to leave a comment about playing with hickories! […]
Wisconsin hosts new gutty event
Earlier this year, Connor Lewis, who, for several years, has hosted the All American, a pre-1900 golf event, announced that a number of factors have led to the cancellation of this year’s tournament. While they wish Connor the best as he considers the future of the All American, the Wisconsin golfers, many of them keen gutty players, were loathe to […]
New players test “Old Sticks” in Seattle
The Seattle Old Sticks Hickory Classic field Tournament report by Brian Giboney On Saturday March 21, more than 20 hickory golfers braved the rain and wind to compete in the Seattle Old Sticks Hickory Classic at Jefferson Park Golf Course. The venue was selected by the tournament director, Durel Billy, to celebrate Jefferson’s centennial anniversary (1915-2015). Gerald Boyd won the Open division with […]
Jeremy Moe posts 4-shot victory in New Orleans
Nearly 40 players traveled to New Orleans to sample the challenges of the Audubon Golf Course, as well as the delights rumored to be available in the host city. Jeremy Moe (Ft. Smith, Ark.) won the Open division followed by Neil Day from Little Rock, Ark. The low amateur was Bobby Baker. The score sheets attached below lists scores from […]
Michiana Hickory Open
Warren Golf Course South Bend, Ind. USA 8/27/2016 – 8/27/2016 Tournament Information Join the Golf Collector’s Society and the Society of Hickory Golfers for the fifth annual Michiana Hickory Open. The tournament will feature an Open Division, a Senior Division, and a Scramble Division. The cost is $70 per player (cart included), $50 per player (walker). Designed by Ben Crenshaw […]
Arizona Desert Hickory
2/25/2017 – 2/26/2017 Pebblebrook Golf Course Sun City West, Arizona “It’s hickory golf in the desert. Get away from winter,” says event organizer Ken Holtz. He’s right, of course. The 5th annual Arizona Desert Hickory promises warm weather and plenty of golf and fun. Event organizers have lined up a wonderful schedule of golf, awards, food, and good times. […]