On Sept. 13-14, golfers from around the Midwest and further visited the Hyperion Field Club in Johnston, Iowa for the Iowa Hickory Classic, hosted by the Hickory Golf Association. Hyperion is a private club established in 1900. Tom Bendelow was contracted in 1910 to design the present day course. The participants enjoyed a swap meet/trade show and a […]
Author Archives: Jim Davis
Results of the 2013 USHO survey show desire for change
Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey as your comments/feedback will help the tournament organizers do their very best to create the kind of event that is fun and challenging for all, from high-level players to those who just want to come out and have a bit of fun in a great tournament atmosphere. There was a high […]
Surprise victory in McNabb Cup has no one talking
I have raised a monument more lasting than brazen statues, and higher than the royal pyramids, a monument which shall not be destroyed by the wasting rain, the fury of the north wind, or the flight of ages.Horace: Carmina III, c. 20 BC How fleet is fame. How invigorating the laurel, but how fickle the adulation. This year’s champion […]
The Pines Course of The Prairie Club
The Pines Course Par 73 7,403 Yards Architect: Graham Marsh Semi-Private – opened in 2010 – Visit The Prairie Club website for additional information. The Prairie Club is an impressive new golf destination in the Sand Hills of western Nebraska. The land at the club is very diverse as the rolling open prairie meets the majestic Snake River Canyon. There […]
Tom Johnson comes out a winner at C.B. Macdonald Challenge
The 2013 Charles Blair Macdonald Challenge and the Eastern Canadian Hickory Championship were played over the historic Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club, Sept. 6-8. The course is the oldest golf course in North America on its original site (1875). The event is unique in that it is the only tournament in North America where the contestants play with both pre-1900 and post-1900 […]
SoHG players embark on international trial run
Led by Brian Schuman and Rick Woeckener, 15 U.S. hickory players plan a fall adventure to Scotland for a bit of golf with a patriotic flair. The team of 15 players (so far) has coordinated with Lionel Freedman, the SoHG’s English International ambassador, to arrange a series of international matches built around the World Hickory Open, Oct. 1-2, on the […]
Bert Coghill repeats as Michiana Hickory Open champ
Second annual Michiana Hickory Open finding a great home at Warren Golf Course The second annual Michiana Hickory Open was hotly contested on the Warren Golf Course at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. on Saturday, Aug. 24. Thirty-two intrepid golfers from five Midwestern states, an increase of seven from last year, challenged the Coore-Crenshaw links style […]
Fourth annual Kummel Cup builds on success
Players of the Fourth annual Kummel Cup, a Midwestern hickory classic. Wisconsin Hickory Kummel Cup at Lawsonia Links Aug. 16-18 brought beautiful weather to the Green Lake, Wisc. area. Of course. These were the dates of the Fourth annual Kummel Cup Wisconsin Hickory Challenge. The weather is figured in. The wonderful Lawsonia Links is the venue for […]
Tad Moore to design new series of Orlimar putters
While it’s not strictly hickory golf, our own Tad Moore, who earlier built an international following among pros and amateurs with his great putters, has reached an agreement with Orlimar to design a new series. Following is some information from the press release about their cooperation. TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME: Orlimar made its name back in the 90s through […]
Mike Heil takes title at 5th Foxburg
The 5th annual Foxburg Hickory Championship was held Aug. 9-10 at historic Foxburg Country Club in the hills of Western Pennsylvania, roughly an hour north of Pittsburgh. Foxburg Country Club was established in 1887, and is considered the oldest golf course in continuous use in the United States. Foxburg Country Club is also home to the American Golf Hall of […]