On the 14th of May a group of 23 players participated in the 2022 Open Danish Hickory Championship – this year played at Elsinore Golf Club. Due to covid, the tournament has been cancelled since 2019; however, due to all restrictions now lifted we had a lovely day at the old and challenging Elsinore golf course. Gross winner was Olle Dahlgren […]
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2022 Japan Hickory Masters a festive event
By Alex Bruce There was a real festive atmosphere May 20, 2022 at Taiheiyo Club – Yachiyo Course as we walked up the winding path lined with large “Japan Hickory Masters Championship” banners from the clubhouse towards the starter’s house. It was a wonderful spring morning, and the players were splendidly dressed in knickerbocker fashion. As always, the ladies were […]
2022 Houston Hickory Team challenge
Sept. 3-4 High Meadow Ranch Golf Course Magnolia, Texas This charity hickory event benefits the First Tee of Greater Houston. The tournament will be played as a two-player team event. High Meadow Ranch Golf Course is unique in that it has three six hole loops and the tournament will be played as a Scramble for holes 1 to 6, as […]
2022 Indiana Hickory Open
Oct. 7-9 Hickory Stick Golf Club Greenwood, Ind. The 2022 version of this event is planned for the Hickory Stick Golf Club, an Irish links-style course designed by Tim Liddy, that opened in 2001. The format is a Friday scramble or shamble for a fun practice round. Saturday and Sunday will be stroke play. Customary division of play with Open (determines […]
Wardwell tops at 2022 Findlay/Massachusetts Hickory Open
New England’s hickory maestro Bill ‘Wardy’ Wardwell came out tops for the 2022 Alexander Findlay / Massachusetts Hickory Open. The event, the 6th annual, held on May 13 at the Country Club of Greenfield, attracted 31 participants. Results for 6th annual Alex Findlay are: Overall Gross: Bill Wardwell…..75 Overall Net: Jacob Orcutt…..65 Stableford: Bill Conant…..24 (MOC) Louis Falcon…..24 Stableford Net: […]
2022 Pioneer Hickory Classic
Nov. 5-6 Mill Creek Golf Course Salado, Texas This marks the third annual Pioneer Classic, a two-person team event on the Mill Creek Golf Course in Salado, Texas. The tournament is a fundraiser for the Salado Museum and College Park which preserves the pioneer history of the Salado area. Chief among the early settlers were the 600 Scottish families of the […]
Dallas notches First Tee hickory title in playoff battle with Fort Worth
Friday, March 25, 2022. By Pete League Tournament Director Seven of the nine Texas First Tee chapters sent a four-person team to Onion Creek Club in Austin for the second Texas First Tee Hickory Championship. Only the El Paso and West Texas chapters were missing. The format was two two-person teams playing in a scramble, with the cumulative score of […]
Flory defends title at Kohler Challenge, but weather was the real star
May 16, 2022 By Ernie Ernst The Kohler Hickory Challenge was contested this past week, May 12-15, at the courses at Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run. With a little twist in course selection this year, participants were offered a warm up round on the Straits Course on Thursday for fun. Many took advantage of the opportunity to play the Ryder […]
Flory, Kopec winners at 2022 Southern Four-Ball
May 4, 2022 The 2022 Southern Hickory 4-Ball was played April 21,22,23. We had great weather, warm and lots of sunshine. This year’s event was played in two formats. For the low handicap players we had the Best Ball Scratch. For the others, we played a Team Total Stableford. Highland Park Golf Course was in great shape. Greens were tough […]
NWHP celebrates World Hickory Golf Day in vintage style
Northwest Hickory Players celebrate World Hickory Golf Day at Meadow Park Golf Course in Tacoma, Wash. The playing of the Vintage Hickory Classic has been scheduled for WHGD since 2013 and this year there were 46 players for the celebration. It was great having many players making the trip from the Portland area to join in the fun of the day. […]