Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by the promise of golf; Though we cower by hearth in northern climes, in the outposts of empire there are games afoot; fortunes to be made, and we fortunate viewers by courtesy of the media barons. Like the recently unearthed Richard, the time is full of promise and though we […]

A little PR this way comes thanks to a recent article in Golfwrx.com. Author Ron Montesano spoke to several people involved in modern hickory golf to gain an understanding of the sport and convey it to the largely mainstream golfer readers of the website, which is a partner with the Golf Digest company. Here’s a link to the story. golfwrx-hickory […]

2013 Mountain Valley Hickory OpenMarch 15-17Pinehurst Resort Course No. 3 Apparently the change in date (from October) has been good for the Mountain Valley Hickory Open as is the change in venue to Pinehurst. The event, as of Feb. 5, is sold out. However, requests for additional signups are being taken and placed on a waiting list. Tournament Director Breck […]

Back to Scotland for this month’s featured course. A classic links layout, Machrihanish is away down the Mull of Kintyre, three hours by car from Glasgow and just a few miles from Campbeltown. It’s beautiful country, mostly farmland. Getting there by car takes you north toward Inverary, then south along the A83 past lofty crags on one side and the […]

This year as part of our 25th anniversary celebration, we have planned a weekend trip to Montreal and Quebec City to play two of Willie Park Jr.’s best North American courses. Willie Jr. either created or modified some 50-plus golf courses in Canada and the U.S. Also this year Willie Jr. is being honored with induction into the World Golf […]

That question comes up often, and the answer is never as clear as we would like. Still, we need to try to ensure that everyone has an understanding of which clubs are allowed and which are not. During that transition time when the golf world was moving from wood shafted clubs to steel shafted clubs, club makers and club companies […]

It was a quiet night in the club room. Rather a welcoming change from the usual ebullience that characterizes our younger and more enthusiastic bucks. They were off raining down ebulliency somewhere else, I suppose. Two tables held foursomes plying spades and hearts for points rather than approaching clubs and putters. Their occasional guffaws and lighthearted banter did nothing to […]

2012 Year in Review, Hickory Golf on the Pacific Coast Happy New Year Hickory Friends, I hope 2013 is a great one, especially for hickory golf out here on the West. Keep your 2013 calendars open for Pacific Coast Hickory events. In mid-Feb we have the Arizona Desert Hickory; the California Hickory “North-South” is back and kicks off Friday night […]

The six U.S. lads who visited the World Hickory Open in October 2012.   Editor’s note: Mike Stevens is a golf teacher and holder of several national hickory titles. A thoughtful writer and familiar competitor at hickory touraments here and abroad, Mike shares his thoughts about travel to the World Hickory Open this past October. One of his playing/traveling companions, […]