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Author Archives: Jim Davis
Rains threaten, but Jeff Smith conquers Pebblebrook for title
Tournament host Ken Holtz was pleased that threatening skies lightened up, but that winds and clouds offered a Scottish weather experience for the players. To the rest of the country, hammered by wintry blasts, that sounded pretty good. Jeff Smith of Arkansas took the overall tournament title followed just a few strokes back by Ernie Ernst of Wisconsin. For a […]
Eddie Peckels is 2015 U.S. Pro Hickory Champion
Eddie Peckels from Winter Springs, Fla., used a set of Precision hickory golf clubs from Louisville Golf to capture his second United States Professional Hickory Golf Championship (USPHGC) at historic Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club on Monday, Feb. 23. The golf course is one of only two in Florida that are listed on the National Register of Historic […]
The Spring Gathering
Metamora Fields Metamora, Ill. USA 4/30/2016 – 4/30/2016 Tournament Information The Honorable Company of Hickory Golfers invites you to our Spring Gathering, April 30, 2016. We encourage pre-1900 play, using a limited flight (Braid or Park) ball, period clubs, and period dress. In addition, The Honorable Company has a growing reputation for hosting fun, relaxed events where participants can learn and […]
Homesteader Open
Beatrice Country Club Beatrice, Neb. USA 4/30/2016 – 5/1/2016 Tournament Information The Homesteader is a fun two-day stroke play event played on a very challenging golf course. The original nine was built in 1917 and designed by Tom Bendelow. The new second nine keeps some of the same design as it winds south of the original nine. This long-standing golf outing […]
SoHG raises new member fee to $50
The SoHG Board recently voted to raise the new member fee to $50, effective July 1, 2015. It is the first raise in fees since the Society’s beginning in 2000. “The raise is long overdue and greatly needed as the Society tries to keep pace with costs of maintaining a website and running the organization,” says Hamp Munsey, president of […]
U.S. Hickory Open registration now available
The 18th hole at Miami Valley Golf Club, home of the 2015 U.S. Hickory Open The U.S. Hickory Open registration is up and running, says Ed Ronco, chair of the USHO committee. The registration is available by visiting the USHO tournament page on this website. Deadline for USHO registrations is June 27. “We’re pleased to have almost everything in […]
Danish Hickory Open and EAGHC Championship
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 […]
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 […]