It’s a wrap! The 2024 Johnny Goodman River City Championship was held Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Field Club of Omaha and thanks to the weather gods, the event was a great success! A special thank you to the Field Club of Omaha and its staff for hosting a first-class outing. Also, thank you to Beardmore Subaru for sponsoring the […]

By MacDuff Early on, the 2024 McNabb Cup looked to have its largest field ever, several new entrants having been approved by the August & Ancient Committee that manages all aspects of the beloved tournament. As the tournament date drew near, several entrants wrote with anxious apologetic words to withdraw. In the end, it was two dozen of the best […]

Ernie Ernst and Jim Davis report: Could the cheery band of Wisconsin Hickory Golfers top their effort of 2016 at the Links of Lawsonia? Do we even need ask? Led by Ernst and James “Doc” Eike, the Wisconsin tribe hosted a wonderful tournament with all the bells and whistles you could want. Some 128 players competed in four flights Open, […]

Chris Ream has sent his annual report on the Canadian Hickory Open, Aug. 12-16, on the Legends Golf Course in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This is one of the great events on the annual hickory tour. As usual, Chris has outdone himself on the report. To cut right to the chase, after 27 holes, the Open Division was won by newcomer […]

Ernie Ernst reports: The weather could not have been more perfect.  Much like the Scottish Open that annually holds its event one week before The Open, this year’s Wisconsin Hickory Open was held Aug. 29-31 on the Links of Lawsonia in Green Lake the week before the U.S. Hickory Open in Kenosha. Fifty players from around the state and the […]

Iowa has been one of hickory golf’s active spots since the late 1970s when the Heart of America Hickory Championship was begun in Des Moines. The Iowa Hickory Classic came along soon after. The 2024 version was played Aug. 10-11 at the Fort Dodge Country Club, a sporty Tom Bendalow design dating from 1911. Good times, good weather and great […]

Dale Hallock reports: The 2024 Nebraska Hickory Open held at the Fremont Golf Club on Aug. 11 was highly competitive. Drake Lundeen shot a 76 to best legendary hickory golfer Randy Jensen by one stroke. As well, Rudy Thomas scored an ace on No. 10, which sent a round of excitement through the course. Congratulations to them and all our […]

The 12th annual Michiana Hickory Open returned to its original course in 2024 with a record number of 47 participants. The founder and former Golf Heritage Society president, Jim Jeselnick, welcomed the golfers to the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, ranked the No. 4 course in Indiana and the No. 9 Best College Course in America by GolfWeek magazine. […]

Host Tom Johnson reports: The 16th Foxburg Hickory Championship was blessed with three fantastic days, Aug. 8-10. Several days of rain over the previous 10 days greened up the course, which made it play a little slower than normal. While the green speeds were moderate, the Foxburg legacy of being difficult around the greens was true to form.     […]

The 2024 Vermont Hickory Open was contested Aug. 10-11 at the Brattleboro Country Club, Brattleboro, Vt. Jim Gallagher, of Pitman, N.J., is now the reigning Open champion. Jack Crosby of Concord, Mass., is the Senior champion, and Jeff Bloomstedt of Gill, Mass., is the champion of the Statesman division. Jeff also earned the distinction of becoming the first competitor to […]