Douglass Clark writes from Columbia Country, New York…. Greetings from Columbia County, New York! My club is the Columbia Golf and Country Club, once the home course of Gene Sarazen, shown above. In celebrating our 100th anniversary last year, we held our first ever hickory tournament, using the tees and layout of the original nine hole course of the 20s […]
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Hickory golf and the coronavirus
A message from the SoHG: The SoHG is mindful of the evolving situation surrounding the novel coronavirus. We hope that you will continue to enjoy our great sport as much as possible, but also be knowledgeable of preventative measures such as those posted at the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) UPDATE – MARCH 26, 2020 Many state governments […]
Southern 4-Ball cancelled
The annual Southern Hickory 4-Ball Championship, scheduled for April 16-18, has been cancelled by event host Tad Moore. His message follows: Dear Southern Hickory players, As you know the tournament is scheduled for a month from now, April 16-18. Even though the State of Alabama does not have a large number of COVID-19 cases, the governor has now put restrictions […]
2021 USHO announced for Oregon’s Gearhart Golf Links
SEATTLE, WASH. – The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG) has announced that the 2021 U.S. Hickory Open (USHO) will be held Sept. 12-14 at the historic Gearhart Golf Links (1892) in Gearhart, Ore. It will mark the 14 playing of the premier hickory golf tournament in the United States, presented each year by the SoHG. This marks only the second […]
More than 90 players enjoy the sun at the 2020 Arizona Desert Hickory Classic
March 5, 2020 Sun City West, Arizona, USA Kent Holtz reports: A record 90+ players, sporting 100-year-old clubs with wooden shafts and donning attire of knickers, argyle socks, woolen caps and vintage outfits, found their way to Sun City West, Grandview & Pebblebrook Golf Courses for the 2020 Arizona Desert Hickory Tournament, Feb. 29-March 1. Players came from across the […]
Winter Park Hickory Classic in GolfWeek and other media
The recent Winter Park Hickory Classic was a welcome note for an early winter hickory golf outing. The inaugural event drew praise from all contestants as well as GolfWeek correspondent Jason Lusk who was on hand with a photographer to cover a hickory golf outing. He liked what he saw. Lusk’s story, titled “Straight from the heart of hickory,” was […]
Jeremy Moe claims 2020 U.S. Pro Hickory title
Feb. 24, 2020, Temple Terrace., Fla. – Boca Raton, Fla. golf professional Jeremy Moe, a four-time U.S. Hickory Open champion, captured his second consecutive U.S. Professional Hickory Golf Championship and the John Shippen Cup. His 72 bested the field by five shots. The course played its usual tough challenge as only five pros managed to score in the 70s. Dylan Malafronte […]
2020 Gearhart Hickory Classic
July 9-11 Gearhart Golf Links Gearhart, Ore. The historic Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore. is the site for this 36-hole, two-day event presented by the Northwest Hickory Players. There will be four divisions for competition – Open Championship, Senior (60 and over), Women’s, and a Super-Senior (over 70), with gross and net awards in all divisions. All divisions will play […]
2020 Canadian Hickory Open Championship
Aug. 10-14 Legends Golf and CC Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Where else can you get five days of hickory golf, meals, and merriment at close to 1935 prices! Ron Lyons organizes this annual event and it’s one of the highlights of the North American hickory golf “tour.” The Canadian Hickory Open Championship is preceded by a two-day hickory road trip that […]
2020 Foxburg Hickory Championship
Aug. 14-15 Foxburg Country Club Foxburg, Pa. Greetings hickory players, The 12th annual Foxburg Hickory Championship will be played on the appointed dates. “I had the opportunity to visit and play Foxburg on July 3,” says event host Tom Johnson. “The course was in great condition. I looked closely at the options the facility offers and feel we can hold a […]