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 […]
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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 […]
Ben Wright interview kicks off Hooked on Hickories radio show
Mitch Laurance of Myrtle Beach, S.C. launched a “Hooked on Hickories” radio show with guest Ben Wright. Mitch, who was also the first member profiled in the SoHG Member Profile series (see attached PDF), is a commentator for ESPN Championship Billiards, an actor, television host, and producer of On The Green Video Showcase from Myrtle Beach. Mitch hopes to produce […]
LPGAs Catriona Matthew has a date with hickories
In a sign that more professional golfers are beginning to discover or, at least, acknowledge, the growing hickory golf movement, the 2009 Ladies British Open champion Catriona Matthew has scheduled a three-hole exhibition match with the 2012 World Hickory Open champion Rick Valentine. Matthew, pictured below with her 2009 Ladies Open trophy, is an accomplished player who began her LPGA […]
California’s North South grows to 32 golfers
The 2013 North-South was again held at the Pacific Grove Golf Links on the Monterey Peninsula. The weather was great again with the typical early morning (front 9) fog and clear blue skies for the back or ocean 9. The event began with a Friday night evening of socializing atChris Surano’s house for hors d’ouvres and drinks. Many of […]
Marty Joy the 2013 Belvedere champion
The Playing of the 8th Belvedere Hickory Open The 2013 Belvedere Hickory Open hosted 55 participants on June 20-22 over a lovely golf course whose generous fairways approached speedy greens. Mr. Dennis “Marty” Joy, the club’s head pro, emerged as the Open victor following a tight back nine contest with modern hickory’s “wee mon” Mr. Roger Andrews (Jenks, Okla.) […]
The Walking Golfers Society
Rob Rigg loves to walk while golfing and thought that a blog might be a good idea to share experiences about the courses he enjoys. Well, that turned into a very fine website with interviews and articles, course reviews, and walkability ratings. Under its website, the WGS lists as its mission: The Walking Golfers Society is committed to walking when […]
NHC title decided in one-hole playoff
By MacDuff In the end, only one of them could win. In the end, Andy Just of Jefferson, Ind., USA, would emerge as 2013 National Hickory Championship victor, beaming the while and deserving of the rich applause and resounding hurrahs that greeted him as he walked off the 19th green following a one-hole playoff victory over Bobby Sly (Kingston, Ont., […]