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 […]
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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 […]
Youth movement continues at Swiss Hickory Open
Oct. 19, 2020 – Ascona, Switzerland By Rick Adams Hickory golf is sometimes regarded as the domain of older men and women, nostalgic for the origins of the game. Yet, more and more, younger golfers are being attracted to the unique challenges of playing hickory … and they’re adapting quite quickly. Leonardo Bono, a native of Locarno in the Italian-speaking […]
Five inducted to Nebraska Hickory Golf Hall of Fame for 2020
Five new inductees were welcomed to the Nebraska Hickory Golf Association Hall of Fame at the 2020 U.S. Hickory Open. The presentation was made at the USHO dinner on Monday night, Oct. 5. Kevin Cawley, who presided over the awards and the dinner, emphasized that the NEGHA Hickory Golf of Fame is meant to honor hickory golfers from the U.S. […]
Taylor Jones adds second USHO title in ‘grand’ Omaha competition
Oct. 7, 2020 – Omaha, Neb. Summary by Dave Brown(Photos of the event are still being assembled and will be added here as soon as possible.) Happy Hollow Club put on a grand event with superb food, service, and, of course, a beautiful, well-maintained and challenging golf course. Monday’s weather was cool and windy. At the 9 a.m. tee times, temperatures were […]
Second annual Hickory Day features honored SoHG guests
The Columbia Golf and Country Club in Claverack, N.Y., held its second annual Hickory Day on Sept. 26. Gene Sarazen was once a member here. As usual, everyone, especially the ladies, had fun dressing in period attire. Shown in the picture below are honored guests Bill Wardwell, board member of the SoHG, and Jeff Blomstedt, both of whom were division […]