Thank you to all of the 2012 Belvedere Hickory Open participants and companions of participants for making the trip to Belvedere Golf Club and the town of Charlevoix, Mich. Belvedere Golf Club truly enjoys having you at their wonderful club and having you enjoy the “Belvedere” experience. I hope everyone had a fantastic time at Belvedere and really enjoyed the […]
Author Archives: Jim Davis
BraeBen was picture perfect!
BraeBen Results Thursday June 14 Our GHSC Spring Scramble was held this year at BraeBen the Scottish Highlands style layout in Mississauga. Built on a old landfill site that was intentionally shaped to let Golf Architect Ted Baker create a masterpiece, it is missing only the great views of ocean. Instead we get the roof tops of Bramalea and even better views of greater Toronto right down […]
2012 NHC Results
“Yes,” said Pete Georgiady, “the rough was deep this year. Mowing got a bit behind schedule.” To which the Oakhurst devotees collectively responded “So what?” Contested this year on June 7-9, the National Hickory Championship was every bit the test of early golf that the Czar had hoped it would be. Friends came from throughout the country to enjoy that […]
Pondering the Duffer’s Heartache
It is said by some that one test of a golfer’s character is how he plays when the wheels are coming off. As one with a handicap index so high that it has become a standard unit of measurement in astronomical physics, I have been intimate with the frustrations born of unintended ball-striking results. As the chef brings his dish […]
2012 Vermont Hickory Open Results
The 5th playing of the Vermont Hickory Open saw some 35 players gathered at the Copley Country Club in Morrisville, Vermont. See photos from the event here. Braving some “liquid sunshine” on day one, an especially strong field saw four separate competitors shoot rounds in the seventies. The field was paced on day one by SoHG Championship Series winner Rick Woeckener […]
Build set to suit your swing – 1913 article
SoHG member Robert Birman discovered the following article and thought its insights worthy of sharing. Certainly the author’s conclusion that players take the time to find the right clubs is an important one and hasn’t changed over time. Click on the link below to view a PDF of the article. The Milwaukee Journal.pdf
All American a sunny win for Jensen
(New images added. Frank Coffman has published several additional images of the event at the following link: http://www.221b.org/AAHO12.) Randy Jensen has added another title to his collection, that of 2012 All American Hickory Open champion. With his customary steady play and crisp shots, Jensen posted a two-day 160 that only bested Tampa’s Mike Stevens by one shot. The two are […]
Courses for the Hickory Soul – Belvedere Golf Club Charlevoix Michigan
Charlevoix, Mich. is blessed with many things – with the great blue waters of Lake Michigan and the equally blue, if not as “great” waters of sparkling Lake Charlevoix. The two are joined by the natural harbor of Round Lake. These form the life of Charlevoix, the center of its natural beauty that 3,000 year-round residents share with thousands more […]
Hackory Golfer
In an article somewhere, somewhen, Harry Vardon, during the transition from gutta balls to rubber cores, lamented the changing sound of the game. He had become accustomed to the gutty’s distinctive “click” off the club face. Long trained to the capabilities of the gutta ball, he was now learning the game from the perspective a new ball and its behaviors. […]
Southern 4-Ball hosts full field for exciting start to season
The best Southern 4-Ball yet! It was the universal assessment from the players, from the course management and from tournament host Tad Moore who had his hands full with a very full field of 72 players. “This was the culmination of many years of work to bring a full field to the event,” he said. The Southern 4-Ball Hickory Championship […]