May 23-24Bradenton CCBradenton, Fla. The Sunshine State is the only one of the 50 whose state golf association has created and hosted a bona fide state hickory golf championship. It has done so with equipment and tournament guideline assistance from the Florida Hickory Golfers, led by Mike Stevens, and the SoHG. The Florida State Golf Association has recently posted this […]
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Results of the 2021 Indiana Hickory Open
The Indiana Hickory Open was played Oct. 8-10 at Cambridge Golf Course in Evansville. Twenty-four players from six different states competed during the three-day event. The weather was unusually warm for October in southern Indiana, but rain on Thursday and Friday nights made the course very wet for the first two days. The first day was a shamble format with […]
Results of the 2021 Spokane Hickory Open
This year’s Spokane Hickory Open, held Oct. 2-3, attracted 19 players from the surrounding Northwest. The fall weather was beautiful, a perfect complement to the beautifully manicured and sloped greens of Indian Canyon GC. Special thanks to the professional staff and restaurant staff for their friendly service and great food. The opening day scores saw a 74 posted in the […]
2022 Kansas Sunflower Hickory Open
April 23, 2022 Falcon Lakes Golf Course Basehor, Kansas The second Sunflower Hickory Open will follow the inaugural number pretty closely, says host and organizer Mike Needleman of the KC Area Hickory Golfers.This early season event is intended strictly for fun and will be formatted as a two-person match play team event. The Falcon Lakes course is a 2002 design […]
The Heart of The Cup
With MacDuffSept. 25, 2021 It was late at the little pub in Whitehall. I had driven for about 10 hours before pulling up at a little inn nearby and wanted a nightcap before turning in. The place seemed friendly enough, several patrons at tables and the bar, but there was a kind of atmosphere. You can tell when you go […]
The 2022 McNabb Cup
Sept. 16-17 Muskegon CC/White Lake GC Muskegon and Whitehall, Mich. This late-summer event has earned a singular reputation on the Michigan Hickory Tour. Perhaps it is the Friday pre-tournament round on Muskegon Country Club, a testing Donald Ross original, or perhaps the very happy Old Channel Trail golf course, a delight to play. Play on Friday is sometimes medal, sometimes […]
2022 Maine Hickory Stick Open
Sept. 24, 2022 Cape Neddick Country Club Cape Neddick, Maine Tee times starting at noon. Join members of the Golf Heritage Society, the Society of Hickory Golfers and the Vermont Hickory Golf Association for the Maine Hickory Stick Open, that will feature an Open Division, a Senior Division (age 60-70) and a Statesman Division (age 71 and over). The cost is […]
Doug Pendleton winner at 2021 Maine Hickory Stick Open
Organizer Forrest Dillon and club professional Ryne Varney report that the 2021 edition of the fledgling Maine Hickory Stick Open at Cape Neddick CC, held Sept. 25, 2021, was a most satisfying event for all. The results are: Douglas Pendleton-79 Bill Conant-87 Forrest Dillon-88 Robert Young-89 Richard Waldren-92 Jacob Orcutt-95 Jack Crosby-96 Thomas Wawrzeniak-102 Christian Williams-104 Thank you all for […]
2021 Virginia Gutty Gopher takes place…after all!
After a variety of hiccups, the 2021 Gutty Gopher took place ad hoc after all. Canceled first because of low registrations, dates moved to accommodate the few who wanted to play; dates moved again because of family issues. Undaunted, the 2021 VaHGA Gutty Gopher took place on the original date, Oct. 2, at Meadowcreek Golf Course in Charlottesville where a […]
2022 GHS National Convention
Sept. 21-24 Indianapolis, Ind. The Golf Heritage Society celebrated its 50th anniversary last year with the highlight of a visit to Arnold Palmer’s Latrobe CC. This year, the convention travels to Indianapolis. Details for presentations, trade show, banquet, etc. are all in the works. Final details will be released during the summer of 2022. SoHG members should know that this show […]