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 […]
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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 […]
2021 Southern Hickory Four Ball Championship
April 15-17 Highland Park GC Birmingham, Ala The 2021 Southern Hickory Four Ball is back on the schedule. Begun in 2003 it is one of the oldest and most enjoyable of the great hickory golf tournaments. Click here for a registration form and information. The tournament is played on the Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham, Ala., the event is […]
2021 Columbus Golf Collectibles Trade Show
Jan. 8-9, 2021Embassy Suites HotelColumbus, Ohio !!!POSTPONED!!! This annual show, hosted by Golf Heritage Society members Gary and Susan Wyckoff, has been postponed. Wyckhoff is working to secure the same hotel for early May. We will post a confirmation and the new dates as they become available. The Embassy Suites Hotel, 5100 Upper Metro Place, Dublin, Ohio 43017. Contact Gary Wyckoff […]
2021 Winter Park Hickory Classic
Jan. 23, 2021 Winter Park GC Winter Park, Fla. The second Winter Park Hickory Classic has been reduced by Covid 19 to a one-day, 18-hole event with lunch served at the turn. Here are the tournament details as of now: FRIDAY, JAN. 22 PRACTICE ROUNDS (ALL DAY) – Optional practice rounds are available for $20 by booking directly with the […]
Woeckener wins third Mid Pines title
The 17th annual Mid Pines Hickory Open was a subdued affair, partly because of the pandemic and partly because of heavy Sunday rains that produced a one-hour delay to the start. Regardless, the indomitable Rick Woeckener pulled through to claim his third Mid Pines title with a 77-75 for 152. One participant described a low-key tournament with “a fractured, reduced […]
Chris Deinlein is named 2020 Mike Brown Award honoree
“Mighty fine.” That’s the answer you will hear from North Carolina resident Chris Deinlein when you ask him how he’s doing. It’s also the reaction that most SoHG members who know him will echo when they learn of his 2020 Mike Brown Award honor. Of course, not everybody can say “mighty fine,” with that distinctive Southern drawl. Deinlein was among […]
Tad Moore hickories available to rent at Pinehurst resort courses
SoHG founder and golf entrepreneur Tad Moore has made a name for himself in golf. First with his award-winning putter designs (Ian Woosnam used one to win the Masters) and later with replica hickory clubs that are so good, Sandy Lyle used them to win two World Hickory Championships as well as the occasional round at Augusta National. Moore should […]