In a season plagued with cancellations and other challenges, the Florida Hickory Golfers managed to persevere and hold a number of events. FHG’s Captain Mike Stevens sent the following note and photos of the regional group’s season-ending tournament at Mount Dora Golf Club in Mount Dora, Fla. The Florida Hickory Golfers wrapped up 2020 with our annual championships at the […]
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2021 U.S. Pro and Amateur
Feb. 22Temple Terrace Golf and Country ClubTemple Terrace, Fla. This annual event is hosted by Mike Stevens, the Florida Hickory Golfers, and the United States Golf Teachers Federation. The Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club is a gracious course that winds through Florida live oaks. Jim Barnes, a champion from the Golden Era of golf, was professional here. Amateurs have […]
2021 World Hickory Open, Scotland
!!CANCELLED FOR 2021!! The 2021 WHO has been cancelled. Please contact organizers for information regarding refunds or application for 2022 when it is anticipated the event will return. Oct. 10-14Various CoursesFife, Scotland The 16th edition of the World Hickory Open will be contested Oct. 11-14 across four courses in the St. Andrews / Fife area of Scotland. The deadline to register […]
2021 Monterey Hickory Classic
Oct. 22-24 Monterey, Calif. After missing 2020, our annual Monterey event is back! Green fees have gone up considerably since we last played, but we’re still keeping the event costs to a minimum. The $225 fee includes all green fees, Friday and Saturday skin games, awards and prizes. Friday, Oct. 22 will be at the Del Monte Golf Course. Saturday Oct. […]
Southern Hickory Golf Society adds new regional voice
By Jim Davis Deal Hudson, a dapper gentleman who loves hickory golf and is a fixture at events throughout the Southeast as well as larger national tournaments, found himself at a loss recently. “I was moving to Atlanta and realized there was no hickory golf organization,” he said. When you like the sport as much as Hudson, that’s not a […]
Christmas gift ideas from the SoHG
Gifts are fun all year-long, but the Christmas season is the time we like to recognize friends and family with something special. This SoHG gift list might help with your last-minute ideas. (It’s not meant to be an exclusive list, but these are all the members we know about!) A membership to the SoHG A membership to the Golf Heritage […]
Foxburg CC profiled on Morning Read website
If you haven’t played at Foxburg in the annual gutty golf / hickory golf championship, you have a new bucket list item. The old course, a nine-holer, is one of the oldest in the U.S. and still features the old granite sand/water holders by each tee. Annually, SoHG member Tom Johnson hosts the Foxburg Hickory Championship and it is a […]
2021 Mike Fatke Memorial Hickory Tournament
Aug. 13-14 Manistee CC Manistee, Mich. The annual Mike Fatke Memorial Hickory Tournament honors the memory of Mike Fatke, the long-time grounds superintendent of the Manistee Golf and Country Club. It also supports the Save a Buddy Fund that Mike and his wife, Molly, established to provide financial assistance for owners to spay or neuter their pet. The tournament is […]
Cheerful thanks from Swedish Hickory Hall of Famers
Each year the Nebraska Hickory Golf Association inducts a select few into its Hickory Hall of Fame. The ceremonies are normally conducted during the River City Hickory Classic that honors Nebraska native and golfing legend Johnny Goodman. In 2020, however the NeHGA hosted the U.S Hickory Open at the Happy Hollow and had planned to hold the ceremony there. Covid […]
Results of the 2020 Pioneer Hickory Classic
Nov. 11, 2020 – Salado, Texas From Amarillo to Houston to Dallas-Fort Worth and beyond hickory golfers traveled to Salado on Nov. 7-8 to participate in the inaugural Pioneer Classic Hickory Golf Tournament. The golfers gathered at the beautiful Mill Creek Golf Course in knickers, vests, ties and caps for the two-day, two-man team event, a fundraiser for the Salado […]