May 14-15 Whistling Straits – Irish and Straits Courses Kohler, Wisc. The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers are excited to announce the Whistling Straits Challenge is back for 2021. Play Whistling Straits before the Ryder Cup plays it and leaves a bunch of divots. We have a limited number of slots available, so if interested please get your entry in early or […]
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2021 Spokane Hickory Open
Oct. 2-3 DIndian Canyon Golf Club Spokane, Wash. Cancelled earlier this year, the 2021 Spokane Hickory Open is back on track and scheduled for Indian Canyon, designed by H. Chandler Egan (1930). The Spokane Hickory Open is 36 holes of stroke play. The entry fee is $60, which does not include green fees or carts. Call or email Jim von Lossow with […]
Italian club to celebrate 60th with hickory festival
May 17-19 Golf Club Bergamo L’Albenza Northern Italy The Golf Club Bergamo L’Albenza, in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, plans to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a three-day hickory festival. The event is a collaboration of Italian Hickory Players and Swiss Hickory Golf. Paulo Quirici calls it a “once-in-a-lifetime event.” Quirici won the 2013 World Hickory Open and has […]
2021 Heart of America
July 9-11 Bright-Grandview Golf Course Des Moines, Iowa The Heart of America is the oldest continuously held hickory tournament in the world. Originated in 1978 by GCS President and Iowa resident Warren “Ole” Olsen, the players in this long-standing tournament are a literal “who’s who” in the playing of modern hickory golf and traditions. The only practice facility at Grandview is a putting green. […]
2021 White Mountain Hickory Open – N.H.
July 10Omni Mount Washington ResortBretton Woods, N.H. Hello Hickory Enthusiasts, After taking a year off due to COVID, the White Mountain Hickory Open is on again for 2021 at the beautiful Omni Mount Washington Resort. Eight tee times have been reserved starting at 10 a.m. sharp. The fee is $95 and includes golf, cart and range balls. A practice round is […]
A little soggy, but Winter Park a great start to Florida hickory season
Jan. 24, 2021 Although a bit soggy, the Winter Park Hickory Classic started off the year for the Florida Hickory Golfers in fantastic manner. Congratulations to Bill Geisler, Marci Likens, Rich Grula and Natalie Wells for putting on a great event. The winner of the gross trophy was Will Peterson with a score of 71. The net trophy was secured […]
Only at a GHS meeting…
Although this story concerns the Golf Heritage Society, I think there are many members of the SoHG who can relate to the serendipity of circumstance. This kind of thing happens quite often whenever SoHG members get together, too. – jim By Jim Davis It could only happen at a meeting of Golf Heritage Society members. It was to have been […]
2021 Indiana Hickory Open
Oct. 8-10 Cambridge Golf Course Evansville, Ind. Built in 2000, the Cambridge Golf Course is a true Scottish links-style golf course on the north side of Evansville. The course has zoysia grass in the fairways and L-93 bent grass greens. The Open division will play between 5,400 and 5,500 yards. Seniors will play about 5,300 yards, statesmen will play about […]
2021 Wisconsin Gutty Golf Challenge
July 15-17 Eagle Springs Golf Resort Eagle, Wisc. This pre-1900 gutty challenge is a natural fit for the venerable 1893 Eagle Springs Golf Resort in Eagle, Wisc. As the course grew to 18 holes, it is believed that Tom Bendelow, who worked for the AG Spalding Golf Company in Chicago, was the course architect. After the Great Depression began in 1929 the […]
Inaugural Tri-State Hickory Open
July 17-18 Clearview Golf Club East Canton, Ohio This event hosted by Clearview Golf Club, the Golf Heritage Society, and the Tri-State Hickory Golf Assoc. of Ohio-Pennsylvania-West Virginia, is to be played on the historic golf course built and developed by William “Bill” Powell in 1946. Hall of Fame golfer Renee Powell, his daughter, is a legend of the LPGA […]