Sept. 10, 2019 Ernie Ernst reports: The 8th annual Wisconsin Hickory Open is in the books. Three days of wonderful early fall weather made The Links course at Lawsonia shine. A field of 32 players made their way to Green Lake, Wisc. to participate. Thursday was the practice day and players were out getting reacquainted with the Langford/Moreau design. A wet summer produced […]
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Economy of strokes at Swiss Hickory Championship in Davos
Sept. 10, 2019 Rick Adams reports: The fourth Swiss Hickory Golf Open Championship, Aug. 22, 2019, attracted about three dozen aficionados to the idyllic Alpine mountain village of Davos, Switzerland (site of the famous World Economic Forum each January). At 1,500 meters altitude and with narrow fairways nestled between the mountains and the rail line, accuracy and strategic placement was required. […]
Retro Cup highlights 2019 Polish Hickory Open
Sept. 12, 2019 The first Polish Hickory Open and traditional tournament Retro Cup took place Sept. 6-8, at Palace Brzezno in Poland. From Friday till Sunday, Retro Festival participants could participate in many attractions in the atmosphere of the 20-30 years of the last century. The hickory tournament was attended, among others, by Christoph Meister, secretary of the European Association […]
Pomp and ceremony highlight 2019 German Open Hickory Championship
Sept. 10, 2019 Christoph Meister reports: Fifty-seven players from 10 nations accepted the invitation of the Fürstlicher Hickory Golf Club Reuss and the German Hickory Golf Society to take part in a special championship weekend at Gera Golf Club in Harth-Pöllnitz. The tournament was kicked off with the traditional fourball bestball match Germany vs. Rest of the world. The visitors […]
Spanish golfers enjoy hickory outing
Sept. 4, 2019 Gonzalo Retana Ardanaz is a new SoHG member from San Sebastian, Spain. The new-to-hickory player wanted to share his excitement in the new sport with friends and organized a tournament held on Aug. 8 at the Real Nuevo Club de Golf Club in San Sebastian. Both men and women participated, Retana says. “It was very successful day, […]
Ross Kenny wins stormy 2019 Canadian Hickory Open
Aug. 24, 2019 The 2019 Canadian Open Hickory Championship was held the week of Aug. 12-16 at the Legends G&CC Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada. The hickory event included a two-day road trip on Monday and Tuesday, a Wednesday scramble, the Thursday USA/Canada match (Ryder Cup format), and the Friday Championship tournament. This year’s Wednesday scramble team with a -13 score […]
Midwest hickory golfers help Miami Valley celebrate 100 years
Aug. 20, 2019 In 2015, the U.S. Hickory Open was held at Miami Valley Golf Club in Dayton, Ohio. The historic course, which has hosted the Western Open, was a delight to play. The membership and the club’s president Neil Hazel, asked whether the SoHG would consider a return in 2019, to help the club celebrate its centennial. Ed Ronco, […]
2019 Polish Hickory Open and Retro Festival
Sept. 6-8, 2019 Gradi Golf Club Brzezno Palace It is a great pleasure to invite you to Hickory Polish Open. The Hickory Polish Open is first historical tournament in Poland with accreditation patronage of Polish Golf Association, British Golf Collectors Society, Museum of Sport and Tourism. The Hickory weekend is one of the greatest events taking place at the Gradi […]
Bert Coghill continues run at Michiana Hickory Open
Aug. 12, 2019 Jim Jeselnick reports: On Aug. 10, a beautiful Saturday afternoon at historic South Bend Country Club (SBCC), Bert Coghill from Lemont, Ill., a member of the Golf Heritage Society, continued his dominance of the Michiana Hickory Open by wining for the sixth time in seven years with fine score of 78. Thirty six golfers, the largest group […]
Mr. Woeckener adds 2019 Foxburg title to his USHO victory
Aug. 12, 2019 Tom Johnson, host of the Foxburg Hickory Championship, reports: Great camaraderie Great weather Great food Great golf The above were the features of the 11th Annual Foxburg Hickory Championship held amid beautiful skies, and the handsome home of Foxburg Country Club this past Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9 and 10. The FHC is a 36-hole hickory golf event […]