Open Division Champion Chris Wiemers, left, with Dave Brown Senior Division Champion John Hutton, left, with Dave Brown Under beautiful – warm, but not hot – weather, the Heart of America, the third in the SoHG’s Championship Series sponsored by Mountain Valley Spring Water, came to a fine conclusion Saturday, July 30 at the Happy Hollow Club in […]
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All American Hickory Open 2011 Wrap Up & Results
The 2011 All American Hickory Open concluded on Saturday, July 23 at the Downers Grove Golf Club in Chicago. Organizer Connor Lewis called it a “tremendous success.” Record heat continued to dominate as it did during the U.S. Hickory Open. Chicago recorded the hottest day in its history – 112 F – during the practice rounds. Then, Mother Nature dropped […]
2011 German Hickory Championship
The 2011 German Hickory participants. From left: Britta Nord, Sabine Oelmann, Ingrid Wolf-Hayn, Perry Somers, Miep Eussen, Christoph Meister, Boris Lietzow, Kuno Schuch, Petra Dudzus, Harry Altmann, Sofia Lelakowska and Iain Forrester. The German Hickory Championship 2011 was played on Sunday, July 31 at historic Bad Wildungen Golf-Club in Central Germany. The course was designed in 1930 by Charles […]
The 2011 U.S. Hickory Open
To say that Alan Grieve has a passion for hickory clubs is an understatement. The Queensland Australian native was the first person to sign up for the U.S. Hickory Open Championship and traveled more than 36 hours and nearly 10,000 miles to participate in the event at French Lick Resort in southern Indiana. The 39-year-old captured his first hickory championship […]
2011 Finnish Hickory Championship Report & Results
On July 2, the 2011 Finnish Hickory Championship was held at Pickala Golf Club, about 35 km west of Helsinki. Antti Paatola tells us that a small but strong Swedish team swept almost all the honors. Jörgen Isberg won with a 77, eight shots clear of second place. As Jörgen also had the best net results, he also won the Finnish […]
2011 Mike Brown Award Nominations Are Open
Mike was a cherished character whose life, personality and many larger-than-life qualities remain indelibly etched in the minds and memories of those who were fortunate to know him. The award celebrates his respect for the traditions of hickory golf; his dedication to growing the sport; and his passion for promoting lasting friendships through hickory golf. The award itself is Mike’s beloved […]
SoHG to Support Historic Golf in Florida
The Society of Hickory Golfers has agreed to be listed as a supporter of a new effort to identify and locate historic courses in the sunshine state. The Florida Historic Golf Trail (FHGT) Program “will greatly enhance public awareness of Florida’s historic golf courses, increase awareness of historic preservation, promote tourism throughout the state, and help provide an economic impact […]
2011 National Hickory Championship Wrap Up
The 2011 National Hickory Championship fielded more than 60 players June 8-9 who enjoyed fine weather and good play on the historic Oakhurst Links in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. The course was dry and hard with temperatures in the low 80s (F), reports NHC Director Peter Geordiady. Bobby Sly of Kingston, Ont., took the Kameika Cup for a second time […]
2011 Belvedere Hickory Open Results
The 2011 Belvedere Hickory Open was nearly washed away as a slow moving low pressure system decided that Charlevoix, Mich., would be its home for a two-week vacation. Rain fell in buckets. Flooding was severe on several holes of the front nine, causing Belvedere pro Dennis Joy to remark that he had never seen his beloved course under so much […]
New board officers for 2011-2012
The following were selected for new board positions for 2011-2012: President – Chris Deinlein President-Elect – Mark Wehring Treasurer – Mark Wehring Secretary – Ken Holtz Roger Hill will continue as membership chairman.