The Second McNabb Cup Three things are thrown away on a golf fairway, namely, time, money and oaths. Paraphrased from Walter Scott Mankind is composed of inconsistencies. Nowhere is this more evident than on a golfing green where no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes putts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely. Inspired by […]
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2012 Canadian Hickory Championship called ‘outstanding’
The 2012 edition of the Canadian Hickory Championship was held Aug. 15-17 in Sherwood Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Once again, host Ron Lyons has outdone himself at The Legends, his fine, 27-hole course. To add to the celebration, the event marked the celebration of 100 years of golf in Alberta. Ron dressed for the occasion by breaking out his red Captain’s […]
2012 CB Macdonald weathers opening storm
Photo Gallery –The two players holding trophies are Brian Schuman, left, and Dave Ellis.The photo of three men are, from left: Senior Division winner Bob West; Paul Dietz; and Senior Division runner up Rusty Wells. The 10th annual C B Macdonald Challenge and Eastern Canadian Championship was played the weekend after Labour Day at historic Niagara Golf Club in Niagara-on-the-Lake, […]
Hickory courses we love to play – The Warren Golf Course
Hickory courses we love to play The Warren Golf Course South Bend, Ind. 123456 The Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame was designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore. It’s the course of the University of Notre Dame and is not shy to describe how they feel Coore and Crenshaw, calling them “arguably the greatest golf architects of the […]
Links to Explore – Ancient Golf
Links to ExploreAncient Golf 123456 This site is maintained by Geert and Sara Nijs, independent sports historians from the Netherlands. It focuses on ancient “stick and ball” games, the predecessors of golf. There are headings for colf/kolf, jeu de crosse (choule), jeu de mail (pall mall) and their relation to the Scottish game of golf. The couple, according to […]
10 Stages of a Duffer’s Round
“As dogs to wanton boys are we to the golf gods, they tease us for their sport.”Paraphrasing the great Shakespeare, from King Lear There is, in this wonderful game we love, room for everyone. It is a democratic pastime that denies no one the opportunity for embarrassment or, equally, ecstatic triumph. From ragged caddies to silver spoons, public links rats […]
Results for the 2012 Swiss Hickory Championship
By Enrico Degiacomi The Swiss Hickory Championship Days, Aug. 17–19, are history. We had fantastic weather and for the first time we had a hickory pro-am which was a huge success. All the pros liked it very much. (Check out the photo gallery for a glimpse of the beautiful environment in which this wonderful tournament was played. Gorgeous! That’s Martin […]
2012 Foxburg treats gutty players just right
(Images in the gallery are courtesy of Jane Reheard.) By Tom Johnson The Foxburg Hickory Championship is a 36-hole pre-1900 event using the McIntyre gutty. It is held at the historic Foxburg Country Club in the hills of Western Pennsylvania, roughly an hour north of Pittsburgh. The 2012 event was played Aug. 10-11. Foxburg, founded in 1887, is now 125 years old […]
Results for the 2012 Swedish Hickory Open
Results for the 2012 Swedish Hickory Championship at the Lunds Akademiska Golf Club, July 28-29131 participants MensMagnus Persson Atlevi, 144 totalPer G. Nyman, 146Peter Hoberg, 152 WomenMonica Andersson, 82Frida Rydberg, 85Julia Tedvik, 85 SeniorTom Robertson, 82David Kirkwood, 86Claes Kvist, 88 NetTien Panigel, 56Sture Svantesson, 63Johan Arnerfors, 68
2012 Kummel Cup goes to Michigan men
The 2012 Kummel Cup participants on the day before the rains came. Saturday was a perfect day. The greens were fast. Then it got tricky. Sunday’s weather came in with a steady rain and light wind with temperatures in the mid-60’s. Just tough enough. A bit of Scotland in old Wisconsin. The 2012 Kummel Cup competitors had all they […]