Carmen Sagarra and Paolo Quirici win 2021 Swiss Hickory Open Sept. 6, 2021 By Rick Adams Carmen Sagarra, playing from the Hittnau Golf & Country Club in eastern Switzerland, won the women’s division, and PGA teaching professional Paolo Quirici from Golf Club Lugano in the southern Ticino region won the men’s open division at the Swiss Hickory Open held at […]
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Buckland Trophy new event on European hickory tour
Oct. 23 J.W. Buckland Hickory Trophy Links Course of the Cologne Golf Club Cologne, Germany The Hickory Society Cologne is pleased to announce the inaugural J.W. Buckland Hickory Trophy, to be played as part of the Dutch Hickory Tour. Play will be in accordance with the official golf rules of the R&A Rules Limited, the betting rules of the DGV (unless […]
Two first-time winners and a repeat champ at the 2021 Wisconsin Hickory Open
Bill “Ernie” Ernst reports: Marks, Burgland and Hackstock take top honors at the 10th annual Wisconsin Hickory Open, Aug. 26-28 at Lawsonia Golf course. The Wisc Hickory Open is in the books. Congratulations goes out to our cChampion, Aaron Marks, who on his first trip to Lawsonia found the secret to success. A Colorado native, Aaron proved on two very […]
Indiana’s Joey Piatek the 2021 champion at Michiana Hickory Open
Jim Jeselnick reports: The ninth annual Michiana Hickory Open, Sunday, Aug. 22, attracted a strong field of 39 participants from seven different states. Sponsored by The Golf Heritage Society and the Society of Hickory Golfers, this was the third year it was held at historic South Bend County Club, a 1916 George O’ Neil design. New head golf professional Greg […]
Brian Gee winner at 2021 German Open Hickory Championship
Petra Hellmann reports (translation by Christoph Meister): Playing golf as it was 100 years ago was on the agenda this past Aug. 13-15 at the Vechta-Welpe Golf Club some 80km south of Bremen. Forty-two participants from seven European countries and various German cities came to the county town to compete for the best player of 2021 at the 13th German […]
Foxburg notches another classic
Aug. 17, 2021Tom Johnson reports: What a wonderful weekend! How terrific to see everyone, plus a couple of visits from Foxburg’s retired keeper of the green Jeff Texter. Heartwarming! As your hosts, Karen and I are extremely fortunate to have the most thoughtful and congenial guests. The assistance offered is always spot on (thank you Dennis Meadows and Mike Campailla), but […]
2021 Foxburg Hickory Championship in the local news
The following two articles were prepared and published for the Butler Eagle, the paper of record for the Butler, Pa., area. They describe the 2021 Foxburg Hickory Championship held in nearby Foxburg, Pa. HICKORY ROUND Golf tournament features pre-1900 rules, clubs to preserve tradition John EnriettoEagle Staff Writer August 12, 2021 Amateur Golf FOXBURG — When it comes to hosting a historical […]
Bill Conant victor at 2021 Vermont Hickory Open
Peter Knowlan reports: The 2021 Vermont Hickory Open was contested at the Golf Club at Equinox, Manchester, Vt., on Aug. 14-15. Congratulations to Bill Conant of Greeenfield, Mass., the the 2021 Open Division champion; and to Matt Dodds of Williston, Vt., who took honors as the Open Division reserve winner. Bill Wardwell of Turner Falls, Mass., is the champion of the Senior Division […]
2022 Onion Creek Hickory Classic
March 24-26 Onion Creek Club Austin, Texas A few words about Covid precautions now in place. Things may change between now and March 2022, but let’s be safe. Event information follows below. The City of Austin COVID-19 regulations now in effect preclude indoor dining for large groups of people. Therefore, the TDS Wildlife Refuge Event Center is no longer available […]
Writer Jeff Shelley on the joys of hickory golf
Jeff Shelley has been writing about golf for more than three decades. Hickory golf was bound to make an appearance somewhere along the line. Shelley recently posted an account of the modern hickory game in the September 2021 edition of Golf Course Trades magazine. In the writing of the article, Shelley talked with hickory golfers from around the country, from […]