Fanoe Golf Links & Vejle Golf Club Vejle, , Denmark 8/31/2016 – 9/4/2016 Tournament Information The Danish Golf Historical Society will host the annual European Association of Golf Historians and Collectors (EAGHC) meeting, at the Danish Golf Museum, in Vejle, Denmark. Meetings wil lbe on Wednesday, Aug. 31 through Friday, Sept. 2. On the Sept. 3, the 2016 Danish Hickory […]
Author Archives: Jim Davis
Auld Lang Syne for hickories in Florida
Great time at Mount Dora for the Florida Hickory Golfers “Auld Lang Syne” weekend, Dec. 20. The Lakeside Inn folks were fantastic hosts and the golf course, although showing her age a bit, was fun and interesting. Will Peterson of Orlando, took the gross honors with a fine 76 holing a long putt on the last green while Bryan Bruce […]
USHO moves to Dayton Ohio for 2015
The U.S. Hickory Open is moving to Dayton, Ohio, for 2015. The premier hickory golf tournament in the United States will be held at the Miami Valley Golf Club, July 19-21. The SoHG Board approved the move at a recent meeting. Miami Valley is a Donald Ross course that was completed in 1919. It has hosted such important […]
Lang Willie to step down as CHGA Captain
Bill “Lang Willie” Engelson recently announced that he is stepping down as Captain of the Carolina Hickory Golf Association (CHGA). It is a role that he has held since the group’s founding in 2005. Lang Willie recalled that five players met on a cool Friday in Pop’s Lounge at Mid Pines. “When the meeting was over an hour […]
Golf in America dated to 1739
Well, what do you know? Golf in America may have got going much earlier than anyone thought. A Dec. 1 article in the Charleston Post and Courier by Tommy Braswell (link below) reports on the results of research by Dr. David Purdie, of the National Archives in Scotland. Purdie found a document dated June 29, 1739, that […]
GCS National a hit in Las Vegas
The GCS National Championship was held on Nov. 15 on the Angel Park Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nev. About 74 golfers turned out for the event on a beautiful day under cloudless skies with cool weather. Open Division winner Jacob Johnson, 18, (show below at right) is the most recent recipient of the GCS young member grant program. […]
Rick Woeckener’s 157 best at Mid Pines
The following report is courtesy of Graham Gilmore and Leah Davis of the Pine Needles and Mid Pines Golf Resort. For a photo gallery from the 2014 Mid Pines event, please click here. Southern Pines – A field of 94 competitors from 18 states as well at Toronto, Ontario, teed off Saturday, November 8th in the 11th Annual Mid […]
Old Kinderhook is more than “OK”
A personal report by MacDuffbeing an account of a visit to the Old Kinderhook resortin the Lake of the Ozarks and the playing of the7th annual Interstate Hickory Championship on Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2014 The Lake of the Ozarks, created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozark Mountains, undulates through miles of Missouri valleys, […]
Beautiful skies for California Hickory Open won by Steve Henneuse
Eddie Breeden reports: Great Southern California weather prevailed for both days, with blue skies and mid-70 degree temps. The San Clemente Golf Club, a perfect-for-hickory golf course, was in great shape. The course plays along the Pacific Ocean, treating players with stunning views throughout. Saturday was the Scramble day. Here’s how the seven teams fared: 1st Place – Willie Park […]
Grey skies no impediment to fun at Last Hickory Bash
Dear Hickory Friends, Thank you to Marius Kucinas, Eric Hoadley, Frank Coffman, Alan George, Jeff Browning, Chris Hardy, Denny Lane, and Tim George for braving a brisk day at The Last Bash last week. From the first toast to dinner that evening, it was a fun day with good friends. The outing was at the Metamora Fields golf course […]