March 4, 2022Ken Holtz, host of the Arizona Desert Hickory Classic, reports: On Feb. 26-27, 98 players celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Arizona Desert Hickory Classic in Sun City West, Ariz. Equipped with vintage equipment, and attired in knickers, argyle socks, woolen caps and vintage outfits, they challenged Grandview & Pebblebrook Golf Courses in grand style over a two-day […]
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World Hickory Golf Day
May 1Global Hickory Golf Celebration Scheduled to fall on the first Sunday in May, World Hickory Golf Day is an international invitation to celebrate our favorite sport. So, get together with friends and enjoy a round. If the weather is inclement in your part of the world, gather with your hickory golfing friends in the local pub, or share a […]
Doug Marshall, Canadian historical golf leader, 1937-2022
Feb. 24, 2022 Douglas W. Marshall, of London, Ont., Canada, member and past president of the Golf Historical Society of Canada, member of the Society of Hickory Golfers and the Golf Heritage Society, passed away at Victoria Hospital of complications from pneumonia on Feb. 23, 2022. He was 85. Born in Niagara Falls, Mr. Marshall was a familiar face at hickory […]
Results of the 2022 U.S. Professional Hickory Championship
Feb. 22, 2022 It was a competitive field for the 2022 U.S. Professional Hickory Golf Championship on Monday, Feb. 21. Daytona professional Thomas Garnier carded a fine 73 to have his name affixed to the John Shippen Cup dedicated to America’s first golf pro. The Oscar Bunn trophy goes to Eddie Peckels of Winter Springs who also recorded a 73. […]
Rare air for Randy Jensen and hickory golf in Florida
Feb. 9, 2022 Since about 1990 until around 2016 or so, Randy Jensen of Omaha, Neb., won darn near every hickory tournament he entered – multiple early Golf Collectors Society national championships, several National Hickory Championship titles and goodness know how many others. One magazine called him “The Hickory Tiger.” Randy recently shared a note about a very special trip […]
Hickory golf leader Ed Ronco, 1949-2022
Edward Ronco, 72, of Wyandotte, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Feb. 5, 2022. He was a past president the SoHG (2019) and former board member for Region 5 of the Golf Heritage Society. Along with three others, he was a founding officer of the Wyandotte Hickory Organization in 2010. A service will be held at St. Patrick church in Wyandotte at […]
Hickories at 6,000 feet elevation… in the snow
By Rick Adams Picture this idyllic scene: the snow-draped Alps, a vivid blue sky, cross-country skiers tracking past, dogs frolicking, parents tugging children on sleds, a line of horse-drawn sleighs, the occasional helicopter flying overhead, a neo-romantic stone castle guarding the territory … and golfers trying to balance on slippery packed snow while steering orange golf balls toward distant […]
2022 Heart of America
July 8-10 Bright-Grandview Golf Course Des Moines, Iowa The Heart of America is said to be the oldest continuously held hickory tournament in the world. Originated in 1978 by then Golf Collectors Society president and Iowa resident Warren “Ole” Olsen, the players in this long-standing tournament, the 45th this year, are a literal “who’s who” in modern hickory golf and traditions. The […]
2022 Iowa Hickory Classic
Sept. 9-10 Terrace Hills Golf Course Altoona, Iowa The 2022 Iowa Hickory Classic Golf Tournament is being held at a different venue from Hyperion Field Club. The first ever Iowa Hickory Classic was held at Terrace Hills Golf Course located in Altoona, Iowa. Altoona is a bordering (east) suburb of Des Moines, Iowa. This venue change will allow two days of golf, […]
2022 U.S. Hickory Open
Sept. 12-14 Mission Inn Resort & Club Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida This year’s premier hickory golf event travels to Florida and the historic Mission Inn. Click here to visit the USHO page on this website for complete details.