Aug. 22 South Bend CC South Bend, Ind. Join the Golf Heritage Society and the Society of Hickory Golfers for the ninth annual tournament that will feature an Open Division, a Senior Division (age 60-70), a Statesman Division (age 70+), and a Scramble Division. Designed by George O’Neil in 1916, the course hosted the Western Open in 1935 and annually […]
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2021 Wisconsin Hickory Open
August 26-28 The Golf Courses of Lawsonia, Links Course Green Lake, Wisc. The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers welcome all players to participate in the 2021 Wisconsin Hickory Open to be contested on the Links Course at Lawsonia. Consistently rated in the Top 100 Public Courses in America, Lawsonia offers a unique hickory challenge. This will be our 10th annual event and […]
2021 Virginia Hickory Fourball
Aug. 27-29 Old Trail Golf Course Charlottesville, Va. The Virginia Hickory Fourball is scheduled for Aug. 27-29 (Friday practice, Saturday and Sunday) at Old Trail Golf Course. This scenic course nestled at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains allows runups on 13/18 holes. This event is a two-player team event featuring Better Ball on Saturday and Foursomes (alternate shot) […]
Modern hickory off to lovely start in Maine at Cape Neddick
Sept. 19, 2020 – Ogunquit, Maine On Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, the first (modern era) official hickory tournament in Maine was played at Cape Neddick Country Club in Ogunquit. Cape Neddick CC is an 18-hole Donald Ross course established in 1919. Because of travel and accommodation concerns related to Covid-19, only five hickory players were able to attend, playing as […]
Flory posts hickory course record 65 to win at Lawsonia
Sept. 21, 2020 – Green Lake Wisc. The ninth annual Wisconsin Hickory Open featured a hickory course record of 65 posted by eventual Champion Peter Flory on the first day. The Links of Lawsonia offer many challenges, but on this day Mr. Flory had all the answers. The weather this year was as perfect as you could ask for. The […]
2021 Mid American Hickory Open
May 22-23, 2021 Soangetaha Country Club Galesburg, Ill. With optimism for the coming year we invite you to join us at the Mid American Hickory Open. We plan to return to Soangetaha this spring to reunite with friends and enjoy the game on this a beautiful 125-year-old track. A parkland style layout surrounding Rice Lake, it was revised and expanded […]
2021 Florida Hickory Open
May 24-25 Sara Bay Country Club Sarasota, Fla. In conjunction with the Florida Hickory Golfers, the Florida State Golf Association has re-introduced hickory golf to its membership and plans to host an inaugural Florida Hickory Open in May 2021. The inaugural FSGA Hickory Open will be played at the historic Sara Bay Golf & Country Club. It will be conducted as […]
2020 Mid Pines Hickory Open
Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Mid Pines Golf Course Southern Pines, N.C. Mid Pines is a delightful Donald Ross-designed course that easily recalls the early days of golf in the 1920s. The Mid Pines Hickory Open often attracts a field of 100 hickory enthusiasts and one of the SoHG’s Championship Series events. The event includes a practice round and two days of […]
SoHG welcomes new regional group in Connecticut
Connecticut, the Constitution State, has added its voice to the growing numbers of hickory golfers in New England. Begun this year by Jacob Orcutt and Christian Williams, the Connecticut Hickory Golf Association is off and running and we wish them all the best as they work to attract new players and find their place in the greater hickory golf community. […]
2021 Belvedere Hickory Open
June 10-12 Belvedere Golf club Charlevoix, Mich. After two years off, one to host to the 2019 U.S. Hickory Open, and the other a 2020 cancellation due to the coronavirus, the Belvedere Golf Club is pleased to announce the 14th Belvedere Hickory Open. “Our membership is honored and delighted to have the event, one of the SoHG’s four major Championship Series […]