A field of 32 of the world’s best hickory golf champions are to take part in an inaugural match play event June 16-18 on the St. Martins Course of the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Penn., USA. The event, sponsored by the U.S. Hickory Players Club and the Metropolitan Hickory Society, is the result of dinner table conversation […]
Author Archives: Jim Davis
2014 Board Candidates
2014 Candidates for the Board of DirectorsSociety of Hickory Golfers Dear Members,The election for three new board members runs from April 1-30.Voting will be open from April 1-30. SoHG members will be sent a ballot via email for on-line voting. Barbara Kopec I was born and raised in the heart of the Adirondack mountains in upstate […]
From the Archives – March 2014
This, this first issue of Golf Illustrated, launched with the best of intentions. Editor Max Behr noted in his Foreword that “there is a demand for a magazine which will give, not only the best of reading and illustration, but reflect in its appearance a dignity in keeping with the high esteem and love which golfers have for their game.” […]
Member Profile – Christoph Meister
Christoph Profile.pdf
Day-one rain fails to dampen spirits at 2014 Arizona Desert Hickory
Sixty-five hickory players from around the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. competed in this year’s contest, including nine women. The tournament supported a field for Championship, Senior, New-To-Hickory, Super Senior, and a Ladies Division. Unfamiliar to Arizona, a Scottish weather-front showed up on the first day of the tournament. The normal sunny weather turned into a heavy rain […]
Swiss pro defends title at U.S. Professional Hickory
Paolo Quirici of Switzerland successfully defended his title at the fourth annual United States Professional Hickory Golf Championship on Feb. 24 at the historic Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club. Paolo Quirici, left, accepts the John Shippen Cupas the 2014 U.S. Professional Hickory Champion.At right is host pro and tournament organizer, Mike Stevens. The tournament, a commemorative to […]
February Fever
There is, they tell us, the scientists tell us, in the lack of sunshine and long winter days, a dearth of necessary hormones generated by the nervous system. Scant exposure to sunlight deprives the functioning nervous system of endorphins or melatonin or something. Anyway, it all adds up to a certain madness of long enforced indoor imprisonment that has […]
Links We Like: Scotlands Golf Courses
This one’s a travel site with easy-to-use navigational features. The reason for the site is pretty straightforward. It’s fundamentally a golf trip planner. But, as such sites go, this is a good one. A color-coded map of the country brings up 17 regions within which you can search for dozens upon dozens of courses. Each page offers a selection of […]
SoHG Annual Budget Statement 2014
Dear Members, The Society of Hickory Golfers will annually publish a budget statement on this Members Only portion of the website. Please feel free to contact any one of the Board members with any questions or concerns. The budget may be found by clicking on the following link: SoHG 2014 Budget.pdf
SoHG Board Member Conflict of Interest Statements
Dear Members, SoHG Board, officer, and staff member conflict of interest statements are to be published annually and updated as necessary. Click on the following link for a PDF of the signed statements: Board Statements.pdf Please feel free to contact any Board member with any questions or concerns. Your SoHG Board.