Author Archives: Jim Davis

Interstate Championship

Seven states were represented over 17 teams in the Mens’ Competition at the 4th annual Interstate Championship, contested on the Old Kinderhook course in Camdenton, Mo. over Nov. 4-6. Two states were represented over three teams in the Ladies Division. The mens teams included:  Baird/Murphy (Illinois); Ausen/Hudelson; Overton’Piffer; Reed/Gay (Iowa); Hart/Herbert (Kansas); D & J Gamet; Herrington/Smeltzer; McCubbin/Uberroth; M & […]

InterState Tournament receives Kansas City media attention

The September issue of “Tee Times Golf Guide,” a Kansas City publication, recently featured the InterState Tournament, held at The Club at Old Kinderhook at Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. Event director Peter Herrington is shown teeing off on the cover along with Bryant Murphy. It’s a nice feature on what is one of the season’s friendliest and most enjoyable […]

Beauty of Long Island highlights inaugural event

By Hugh Menzies Brian Schuman created the inaugural Long Island National Hickory Championship to debut on the weekend of Sept. 16-18.  He chose a weekend when no other hickory event was scheduled. Unfortunately, the Benvenue event at Rocky Mount in North Carolina then came along and drew off many potential entrants. Benvenue seems to have been a fun event. But […]

Hickory play at the Dormie Club

INVITATION FOR PLAY AT THE DORMIE CLUB IN ADVANCE OF THE HICKORY GRAIL…   The Dormie Club is hosting the Hickory Grail, a biennial fixture of the British Golf Collectors Society that will be played Nov. 7-8. New SoHG member, Robert Birman, has made arrangements for two foursomes to play the Dormie Club on the morning of Monday, Nov. 7. […]

Mountain Valley Hickory Open

Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Ark. was in near perfect condition with highs in the low 70’s and clear skies. The pastoral scene was intruded upon only by the occasional U.S. Air Force Thunderbird or Japanese Zero buzzing the course from the adjoining Fort Smith Air Show. Jeremy Moe provided his own thunder, winning for a record fourth time […]

Canadian gem at Niagara-on-the-Lake

The 2011 C.B. Macdonald Challenge a wonderful start to SeptemberBy Hugh Menzies Slightly shy of two centuries ago, Americans battled the Canadians at Niagara-on-the-Lake and came off second best. Not so on the weekend of Sept. 10-11, 2011. This time the American side emerged victorious in the annual C.B. Macdonald Challenge hosted by the oldest golf course in North America […]

2011 Dutch International Hickory Championship

The second edition of the Dutch Open was again played on the historic, private, family owned golf course – The Ullerberg – on a gloriously sunny day. The competitors played in three divisions for the Waller trophy, a beautiful silver cup presented by the Waller family, who built and have owned the course since 1923. The course is unique in […]

Hickory Dream

I Have a “Hickory” Dream Before I outline my dream, let me note that the Oakhurst Links in West Virginia is acknowledged as the earliest golf course in the USA and has recently been acquired by a Foundation committed to its preservation. Secondly, that the SoHG and the HGA represent the Hickory Players of the USA and are committed to […]