The Times Record wasn’t going to lose an opportunity to feature a story on a U.S. Hickory Open champion, not when the fellow comes from their own backyard at the Hardscrabble Country Club. Check out the story on the TR website at the link below. Moe tells reporter Grant Tolley about his liking for hickory golf and the experience […]
Author Archives: Jim Davis
Excerpt from The American Golfer
From the archives we travel to August 1913, 100 years ago, to the pages of Walter Travis’ American Golfer. The issue has interesting accounts of Francis Ouimet’s golfing prowess leading up to the U.S. Open at Brookline, a treatise by Henry Leach on up-and-coming young American amateurs, accounts of the French and British national championships and, of course, […]
Dustin Johnson nails hickory drives of 285 yards
An article under the “Forecaddie” column in the July 26th issue of Golfweek featured a report on Dustin Johnson and his prowess with a borrowed hickory driver. The club, made by Tad Moore, is owned by Sandy Lyle, 1985 Open Champ, who has a set of hickories made by Tad and often plays them for fun. DJ apparently had no […]
Roger Andrews is 2013 Heart of American champion
The 36th Heart of America was played under wonderful conditions on the Field Club in Omaha, July 27, 28. More than 56 golfers from around the Midwest and beyond came to the event, one of the oldest hickory golf events in the country, long a fixture of the Golf Collectors Society. Those in the Open Division were vying to […]
SoHGs Jim Davis on Hooked on Hickories radio show
Don’t worry, Davis won’t quit his day job. Here’s a link to the show: 123456
Summer Shamble a “heated” contest in Jackson
On Friday, July 12th, 14 two man “shamble” teams took to the Cypress nine at the Country Club of Jackson for some of the hottest hickory golf ever witnessed by this seasoned reporter. Yes, the Mississippi temperatures were sweltering but the scores were absolutely scorching! Surprisingly, some of the lowest rounds were played by newcomers to the hickory arena. […]
World Hickory Open launches with Valentine edging Matthew
Catriona Matthew and Rick Valentine at Montrose Links, host of the World Hickory Open 2013. Photo courtesy of www.carnoustiecountry.com Catriona Matthew Competes Against Hickory Golf Champion to Launch World Hickory Open 2013 By Carnoustie Country The British Open may be grabbing the headlines – but it’s not the only international golf tournament making the news. To launch the […]
Jeremy Moe is 2013 USHO champ
Official results for the USHO were delayed as the result of a scoring snafu that led to an incorrect posting of final results. Affected scores include the Senior Gross and Senior Net divisions of play. Regrettably, the error was not caught before the awards luncheon and subsequent posting to the SoHG website and Facebook pages. We apologize to the […]
Mike Just is 2013 Mike Brown Award honoree
Mike Just, owner of the Louisville Golf Company, has been selected as the 2013 Mike Brown Award honoree. The award is named for the late Mike Brown, shown at right, who epitomized those values that hickory golfers hold dear: Respect for the traditions of hickory golf; Dedication to growing the game of hickory golf; and Passion for promoting lasting […]
The History of Spalding Golf Clubs
Early history The company was founded in 1876, the year that Albert Spalding was pitcher and manager of the old Chicago team for which “Pop” Anson and Evangelist Billy Sunday played. It was Spalding’s Chicago team that first appeared in regulation baseball uniforms. It was Spalding’s company that standardized early baseballs and developed the modern baseball bat with the pronounced […]