The July 31-Aug. 1 event hosted 29 players who found the Oregon Golf Association Golf Course a true delight to play. This public golf course is located in Woodburn, Ore., and was rated by Golf Digest in 1996 as a “One of the Top Ten Affordable Courses in the U.S.” That was on Saturday. On Sunday the players moved to […]
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2021 Spanish Hickory Open a beautiful day of golf ‘in its purest form’
Aug. 7, 2021Gonzalo Retana Ardanaz reports: On the 4th and 5th of August, the Real Nuevo Club de Golf SS Basozabal golf course hosted for the third consecutive year a golf prize in the hickory modality, that is to say, with clubs from before 1935 and with the rules corresponding to the beginnings of golf. This 3rd San Sebastian Hickory […]
2022 Arizona Desert Hickory Classic
Feb. 26-27 Pebblebrook and Grandview Golf Courses Sun City West, Ariz. This is the 10th year for this great western hickory golf outing. It’s a popular event that annually attracts upwards of 70-90 players from around the country, many looking to Arizona for a winter retreat. Enter and book your travel plans now. Well, at least do so by Feb. […]
Skip Platt repeats as Virginia Hickory Open champion for 2021
The 2021 version of the Virginia Hickory Open was completed Sunday, July 25, at the Meadowcreek Golf Course in Charlottesville, Va. Skip Platt (143) was a repeat champion (2017) with Andrew Simmons coming in second (155). Jim Clawson won the Super Senior gross division at 159 followed by Bud Nelson at 173. Results including net winners are shown below. Click […]
Jason Reynolds 2021 Nebraska State Hickory champion
July 26, 2021 Twenty-six participated in the The Nebraska State Hickory Championship at Field Club of Omaha on Sunday, July 25. Congratulations to all the winners. Jason Reynolds Is the 2021 State Open Division Champion, with a low round of 67. Dave Brown shot 75 to win the Senior Division and Susan Marchese shot 81 to win the Ladies Division. Many THANKS to […]
Tri-State hickory golfers enjoy outing at waterlogged, but historic, Clearview Golf Course.
July 21, 2021 Bob Glass had kept an eye on the weather reports, but there was nothing he could do. A perfect deluge of rain that swept across the Midwest had a special inaugural hickory golf outing at Clearview Golf Course in doubt. The hard rain departed in time, but it left the course in a waterlogged, walking-only condition. No […]
Ross gem Lake Sunapee perfect setting for inaugural NH hickory event
July 10, 2021 – David Webster reports: On July 8, five foursomes hailing from eight different states played in rainy conditions in the inaugural Lake Sunapee CC Hickory Classic, in New London, N.H. Lake Sunapee is a beautiful restored Donald Ross course and the longtime home and club of The Squire, Gene Sarazen. Bill Geisler and David Webster shared low gross just […]
‘Wardy’ Wardwell claims 2021 Mt. Washington title
July 11, 2021 Jim Pucci reports: The 4th annual White Mountain Hickory Open was held yesterday at the scenic and historic Omni Mt Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, N.H. The weather broke the night before and we were treated to spectacular weather so all could enjoy the beauty of the White Mountains. The format was a modified Stableford Point system. […]
Hickory golf in swing at Florida’s Villages
July 2, 2021 The Florida Hickory Golfers recently made a trip to The Villages in Florida, about 50 miles northwest of Orland0. A dedicated retirement community, The Villages famously offers a wealth of recreational and social opportunities for its residents. You may now add hickory golf to the list, not officially, but with this golf outing an introduction has been […]
Restoration at Southern Pines uncovers a ‘lost’ par 3
June 29, 2021 Work goes on to complete a restoration of the Southern Pines Golf Course in Southern Pines, N.C. The Donald Ross layout was acquired by the Pine Needles resort and has the loving attention of its owners to bring the layout back to Ross’ intentions. The work has revealed a “lost” par 3 hole, thanks to close examinations […]