2013 CCJ Hickory Golf Association Club Championship Until his passing in 1859, Alan Robertson of St. Andrews Golf Links was considered the finest player in all of golf. It is generally accepted the he never lost a match for money in his storied career. The next year, at the urging of Robertson’s former assistant, Tom Morris, Sr., the members […]
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Scottish Adventure players victorious in Grand Hickory Match
Lionel Freedman, far left, front row, stands next to Brian Schuman. Rick Woeckner holds the Cup won by the Team USA. Team USA won the cup at the Grand Hickory Match, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, with a score of 16-12. The event was held following the World Hickory Open, Oct. 1-2, at Carnoustie, Scotland. Team USA member Rick […]
Lionel Freedman interviewed on Hooked on Hickories
Click on the following link to be connected to the “Hooked on Hickories” web page. Scroll down to the bottom of the show’s synopsis to listen to the show itself. Lionel Freedman on Hooked on Hickories
Hickory golf in the Old Dominion
The 4th annual Virginia Hickory 4-Ball Championship was held on Sept. 20-22 at Fredericksburg Country Club in historic Fredericksburg, Va. Eighteen hickory players took on the Fredericksburg course, founded in 1925 on a southern plantation. The tournament was a modified Stableford, awarding points for the different scores on each hole. Friday’s practice round was followed by a cocktail party/club swap […]
Canadian events in Quebec a great treat for historians
THE WILLIE PARK JR. ADVENTURE – A SUMMARY What was intended to become a tournament and walk through the history of early golf in French Canada in the end became a memorable golf trip for 10 avid hickory golf historians. Guided by locals Claude Gravel and Jocelyn Vachon and Denzil Palmer, General Secretary of Royal Montreal Golf Club we spent […]
Hyperion wonderful venue for Iowa Hickory Classic
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 […]
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 […]