John Berggren, left, is all smiles after winning the 2014 Heart of America title. At right is Tournament Director Bill Reed. The Grand Daddy of modern hickory golf was conducted July 18-20at the Bright-Grandview Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa. This flagship hickory tournament, begun in 1978 by past GCS president Warren Ole” Olson, has been held in GCS […]
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Northwest heats up in epic hickory battle
Twenty-eight players participated in the first annual Pacific Hickory Cup over the historic Gearhart Golf Links (1892) in Gearhart, Ore. Hickory players from Washington and Oregon, representing the Northwest Hickory Players, were matched against players from California, representing the Pacific Coast Hickory Golfers and NorCal Hickory Golf. Matches were played straight up – with no handicaps given. After […]
Swiss Hickory Championship fields high quality European players
The 4th annual Swiss Hickory Championship Days occurs just days from now, July 18-20. A Pro-Am is scheduled for July 19 and includes several top players from the European tours. The Engadine Golf Club, c. 1893, is the host club. Organizer Enrico Degiacomi has designed a beautiful 28-page program that we share with you here, link below. Also, be sure […]
Event on Canada’s Grenadier Island a treat for Tillinghast fans
Grenadier Island in Canada’s beautiful 1000 islands has a 9-hole course designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1927. The course hosted a hickory event on June 26/27 that was attended by SoGH and Gof Historical Society of Canada, including Roger Hill of Grand Rapids, Mich. Others came from as a far as Montreal and Thailand. As the only way to the […]
Andrews & Bullock take honors at Kummel Cup
Ryan Andrews holds the flag for his dad, Roger, the 2014 Kummel Cup champ. (Photo by Kathy Bullock.) Roger Andrews defended his title and Richard Bullock won the senior event at the Kummel Cup tournament at Lawsonia Links in Green Lake, Wisc., July 14-15. The weather was wonderful, sunny and in the low 70’s with very little […]
The Art of Whipping Hickory Clubs
THE ART OF WHIPPING HICKORY CLUBS I note that the act of whipping clubs is an art form because there are a number of iterations on what was perhaps a very utilitarian exercise. The earliest clubs had scarf joints, which were born from the skills of the crews on sailing vessels who would use such a technique to repair […]
California North/South building momentum
The 3rd edition of the North-South was held this June at the Pacific Grove Golf Links. Thirty-seven players teed it up on this beautiful seaside links. This year’s weather was cooler, under cloudy skies. The lower 60s weather did not dampen any spirits, and the golf course was in great shape. The event kicked off Friday night with […]
11 teams find Excelsior Springs suits best ball game
The Excelsior Springs Golf Course hosted its 10th annual Hickory Golf tournament on June 28, a two-person best-ball event.Here are the results: A Flight: Jeff Zimmerman-Nick Houk 66 Tim Jarman- Brent Bishop 67 Lyle Graham-Dan Schnittker 69 Darin Selby-Mike Heuser 70 Greg Martin-Bobby Millsap 74 Curt Fowler-Debbie Jarman 74 B Flight: Bob Gardenhire-Bill Crowell 75 Russ Fisher-John Piffer 75 Bill […]
Jeremy Moe-s down field at World Hickory Match Play
The overall consensus of the field going into the newly established World Hickory Match Play Championship was that the final would be a contest between U.S. Hickory Open Champ Jeremy Moe and World Hickory Open Champ Paolo Quirici. However, match play can be a devilish trickster that empties the tank of the speediest racer well ahead of the checkered […]
Jeremy Moe takes inaugural World Hickory Match Play title
From left: Event host and founder Brian Schuman (left) with Jeremy Moe; Schuman with Paolo Quirici; and Schuman with Ernie Ernst, center, and Lionel Freedman. 2013 U.S. Hickory Open Champion, Jeremy Moe of Fort Smith, Ark., edged 2013 World Hickory Open Champion, Paolo Quirici of Switzerland, 1 up on the 20th hole to win the inaugural World Hickory Match […]