Report by George Supol, GHSC board member and tournament statistician The Golf Historical Society of Canada’s Fall Hickory Classic was held Saturday, Oct. 1-2, 2022 in the Niagara Falls, Ontario area. This inaugural event was a successor to the well-attended C.B. McDonald tournaments run by Paul Dietz and others at the historical Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course, in prior years. Over the two days, players generally played hickory […]
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Reflections on the World Hickory Open 2022
By Rick Adams On the multiple occasions I had played golf in Scotland across the past three decades, I had – oddly – never played in what I considered “Scottish weather” : windy, rainy, cold, generally nasty. I had been cursed with only sunny, balmy days from Royal Troon to Old Musselburgh to The Old Course. (Except for waiting seven […]
Australia adds new hickory golf group
Dateline – NOW HICKORY GOLF IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA Cheers to the members of the Fleurieu Hickory Golfers, a newly formed South Australian hickory golfing society. The members held their inaugural event on Friday, Aug. 26 at Victor Harbor Golf Club. On a beautiful mid-winter afternoon, eight players participated in a 9-hole non-competitive round and great fun was had by all. […]
Rookie hickory player Drew Kirk claims 2022 Indiana Hickory Open title
Weather temps dropped for the three days of the tournament, Oct. 7-9, after having beautiful 70s the previous two weeks. Luckily, many of the players who participated were from Michigan’s Wyandotte Hickory Organization (WHO) and were plenty tough enough to handle the chilly starts. The sun came out for all three days and it turned out very nice for the 2022 […]
Europe’s U3A golfers explore the spirit of hickory in the south of France
By RICK ADAMS How do you shift someone from ‘I enjoy playing golf’ to ‘I love hickory golf’? It starts with putting a hickory club in their hands. I had the pleasure this week of introducing several avid golfers to hickory. They’re among a group of friends with whom I play often when we are in the far south of […]
Birman bests field at 2022 PNW Gutty Championship
The following account first appeared on the website of the Northwest Hickory Players. Click here to see the story on that website. Click here for photos of the event. By John Lavendoski On Saturday, Oct. 22, 19 hearty souls teed it up in the second annual “Pacific Northwest Gutty Championship”, played via two nine-hole loops over the venerable Meadowmeer Golf […]
Hackensack impresses golfers of the Metro Hickory Society
The Metropolitan Hickory Society annual knows hot to select courses of historic pedigree and architectural distinction. Their September “Steam Shovel” event at the Hackensack Golf Club in Emerson, N.J., was no exception. Here’s Bill Martin’s take on the day and a sneak peak into next season’s lineup for the MHS, which also is our host regional group for the 2023 […]
Dr. Jay Harris – 1941-2022
Dr. Jay Harris of Burlington and Pinehurst, N.C., passed away Sept. 27. He was 81. A service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at the Emerywood Baptist Church, 1300 Country Club Dr., High Point, N.C. Casual golfing attire is recommended. Knickers/Plus Fours would be a nice touch. Dr. Harris was one of the early guiding lights of the […]
A McNabb Cup victory long in the making – Scott Staudacher
By MacDuff Whitehall, Mich., Sept. 29, 2022 – There was a buzz of nervous anticipation in the great media palace located somewhere above. Groups of heavenly cognoscenti measured their time and their drinks the while casting furtive glances at the great televised contest and keeping an eye on the betting window. Bernardo Darwin glanced casually at his notepad; nearby, Herb […]
2022 USHO scores with media, too
Along with the good will generated by this year’s U.S. Hickory Open at the Mission Inn in Florida, were reports from two media sources. One by Jason Lusk for Golfweek, posted Sept. 16, speaks about some of the things he learned while actually playing in the tournament. Click here to read Lusk’s article. The featured photo for this post was taken […]