By Jay Cooke Virginia’s Deal Hudson turned in a sparkling final round 73 – a hickory course record – to claim the Vermont Hickory Golf Championship June 2 at Morrisville’s Copley Country Club. Despite an intense heat wave, the largest field ever teed it up in the tournament’s sixth edition, with 36 players from nine states competing in four […]
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Shoprite Classic visits Bay Course at Seaview
The Shoprite Classic of the LPGA Tour is playing on the Bay Course at Seaview Resort this weekend. It’s a great opportunity to see the young pros on the very course the U.S. Hickory Open will play July 15-17. The Shoprite TV coverage is on the Golf Channel from noon to 2 on Friday, May 31, and from about […]
Latest Belvedere information
Hello all Belvedere participants. Marty Joy, host pro at the Belvedere Golf Club, has posted a document with the latest tournament information. It includes information about the tournament schedule, practice and event times, plus photos of Charlevoix, restaurants and other good stuff. Check it out on the tournament page or by clicking on the following link. LatestBelvedereinfo.pdf
Andrews/Hollerbach win 2013 Southern 4-Ball
Roger Andrews, left, and Joe Hollerbach, right, accept the 2013Southern 4-Ball trophy from event host Tad Moore. There’s something about the Southern 4-Ball that just makes you feel good about playing hickory golf. Maybe it’s all the southern hospitality. Maybe it’s the delightful Highland Park golf course. Maybe it’s host and hostess Tad and Carol Moore. Maybe it’s seeing […]
Swing Weight Discussion
Click on the following link for the PDF of the continued discussion of swing weights from the Spring 2013 Wee Nip. web discussion.pdf
Pacific Grove Course Guide
Click on the following link to see Eddie’s course guide for Pacific Grove. eddies course guide.pdf
Reading about Askernish
Those who have seen it, love it. But those are few in number compared with those who visit the more easily accessible course of the British Isles. Click on the following links from stores from Golf Week and the New Yorker Magazine. Golf Week Article.pdf NY Article.pdf
100th anniversary of Francis Ouimet’s U.S. Open victory
This year will likely bring several articles in golf magazines and journals about Francis and his important victory. We wanted to give you a head start with some of the historic writings about the 1913 U.S. Open. Three of the PDF links below will bring up articles written in 1913 from The American Golfer, the USGA Bulletin and the New […]
Oakhurst has new life on Greenbriers website
In a recent newsletter to his National Hickory Championship participants, Pete Georgiady noted that the famous Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia has stepped up its promotions of the old and historic Oakhurst course with a newly designed and added web page. Pete lent the resort several photos, nine of which can be seen on the page. It’s great to see […]
Country Club of Jackson Hickory Masters go to amateur champs
Hickory golfers at the Country Club of Jackson pose for posterity. Chief instigator, Keith Cleveland, is seated at far right. By Keith Cleveland The beautiful blue skies of Good Friday saw the arrival of 32 local hickory golfers at the Country Club of Jackson for the fourth annual playing of the CCJ Hickory Golf Association “Hickory Masters.” Dressed “to […]