New Columbia Cup off to a rousing start in Northwest

Rob Ahlschwede reports: The 2024 Columbia Cup is in the books. The new moniker honors the Columbia River, the ship Columbia that the river was named after, and Columbia Sportswear, our major sponsor.  Sixty-seven players in four divisions played the 10th event on the Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Ore. Not too surprisingly, the event was previously known as the […]

Hickories in New Hampshire as good as it gets.

David Webster reports: We had a beautiful day on Thursday, July 11, for the fourth annual New Hampshire Hickory Open at Lake Sunapee Country Club, New London, N.H. Twenty-seven players from the New England states were joined by players from Texas, Florida, Maryland, New York, Virginia and North Carolina. Bill ‘Wardy’ Wardwell and AJ MacVie both shot sizzling 76s, followed a […]

MHS opens its 13 season with low scores at Hollywood Golf Club

MHS’s third annual tournament on July 2, 2024, at Hollywood Golf Club in Deal, N.J., opened up our 13th season. A cool sea breeze and phenomenal course conditions made for another memorable day. We especially thank our host, Rob Wolf, for his wonderful hospitality. His passion for golf is infectious and it’s always a pleasure to pick his brain about […]

KC Hickory Golfers featured in monthly golf journal

Hickory golf in Kansas received a colorful bit of press courtesy of the Tee Times Golf Guide, a monthly golf magazine for the Kansas City area. The magazine’s lead feature writer Alan Hoskins visited the Kansas City Sunflower Hickory Open hosted by Mike Needleman on April 20 this year. He was impressed by the enthusiasm and the enjoyment he found […]

Kronenberger captures third title at NHC

Ohio golf professional Jason Kronenberger shows just why he loves gutty golf and the NHC with a third title at the National Hickory Championship over the June 8-10 weekend. He also won the title in 2021 and 2023. Foxburg hickory legend Tom Johnson came in second and the SoHG’s VP Joey Piatek completed the top three spots. It was a […]

Frank Flood overwhelms field for Smith-Collett title

Jacob Orcutt reports: The results are in for this year’s Smith-Collett Classic!  Thank you to everyone who was able to attend – we have such a passionate, friendly, and welcoming group of hickory golfers here in the northeast, and it is always my honor to spend the day with you all. Before getting into the scores I must apologize for […]

Hickories along the Potomac – the inaugural Stars & Stripes Hickory Classic

Fireworks ignited at East Potomac Golf Links on Saturday, June 22, as hickory golfers from New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia competed in the Stars & Stripes Hickory Golf Classic. Record high temperatures fueled low scores on the links. Open Division Champion Grant Raffel bested the field with a 75. Many thanks to all for participating and your […]

2024 Spud Cup sprouts nothing but winners

Tom Tracy reports: The 2024 “Spud Cup” is in the books, and by most accounts it was a roaring success. Thirty-two courageous souls, dressed in knickers, flat caps, and long skirts wielded 100 year-old clubs in quest of prizes and eternal glory at River Birch Golf Course in Star, Idaho, on May 31-June 1. The expected sideways duffs were more […]

Hudson and Georgiade rise at Mid-South

Hudson and Georgeaide Rise at Mid-South Andrew Hudson and Bob Georgiade took the top spots at the 2024 Mid-South Hickory Golf Classic played at the Course at Sewanee on May 18-19. A field of 36 competed in the stableford-scored to handicapped quota event. Hudson (Chattanooga, Tenn.) bested the open division with Rich Grula (Winterpark, Fla.) finishing second, and Brent Ronald […]

2024 Opening Day in Nebraska dodges heavy storms

On May 19 the Nebraska Hickory Golfers were looking forward to their Opening Day event at the Elmwood Park Golf Course, but the skies were looking iffy. Black clouds and heavy rains came early and later in the day, but in between the players – a record field of 36 – got in a great round to start the season. […]