By Tom Johnson I was not really considering starting a tournament, just sharing with friends that Foxburg might be an alternate for the National Hickory Championship (NHC) in the event Oakhurst was not available for 2009 or beyond due to a pending ownership change. I had been fortunate to play Foxburg Country Club many times from 1995 through 2009. […]
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Results of the 2019 Onion Creek Hickory Classic
March 2019 The Swift Trophy matches were won by the USA by 13 to 8 over the Canadian team. Click here for complete Swift Trophy results. Bill Geisler won the Senior Division with 153. Bob Bjerke won the Senior Net Division with 136. John Berggren won the Statesman Division with 149 Brian Gay won the Statesman Net Division with 140. […]
It’s still possible to enter the 2019 USHO
After finding room for 48 waitlisted participants for the 2019 U.S. Hickory Open, organizer Marty Joy says only one name remains on the list and, even better, there is a very good chance that if you have the time and ability to get to Charlevoix, Mich. between June 20-22, you, too, may have a very good chance to get into the […]
Winter Park latest event in “Race to Mt. Dora” for Florida Hickory Golfers
March 18, 2019 The Florida Hickory Golfers completed an outing at the historic Winter Park Country Club & Golf Course March 16-17, with a message for other hickory golfers: “This 9-hole course is a real gem and should definitely be on your list of places to play with your hickory clubs,” says FHG leader Mike Stevens. “We had fabulous weather both […]
Honorable Company Celebrates Hickory Traditions
March 15, 2019Metamora, Ill.By Cathy Lane Among the many U.S. regional and world hickory golf groups celebrating World Hickory Golf Day, the Honorable Company of Hickory Golfers, Illinois’ only hickory golf association, had a memorable start. On Nov. 16, 2013, a beautiful day in late fall, friends Jeff Browning and Denny Lane played nine holes at Hillcrest Golf Center in […]
Happy Hollow Club in Omaha, Neb. chosen for 2020 USHO
By Jim Davis The Happy Hollow Club in Omaha, Neb. has been announced as the site for the 2020 U.S. Hickory Open. The club was established in 1907. The current site was obtained in 1922 and the Chicago golf design firm of Langford & Moreaux was hired to build a 27-hole course over 230 acres. The course opened for play […]
Results of 2019 Houston Team Challenge
March 3, 2019 – Tournament Director Michael Sloan reports: The second annual Houston Hickory Team Challenge was held Feb. 9-10 at High Meadow Ranch Golf Course in Tomball, Texas. We had nine teams, which translates to 18 players. High Meadow Ranch Golf Course is unique in that it has three 6-hole loops instead of two 9-hole loops. We play the […]
Celebrate World Hickory Golf Day – May 5
March 1, 2019 By Jim Davis While you’re celebrating Cinco de Mayo and the wonderful cultural heritage of our Mexican neighbors, add a hickory golf round to the day. The first Sunday in May has been designated as World Hickory Golf Day. Conceived by American hickory golfer and chairman of the APNational Golf Club, Durel Billy, the day was first […]
Results of 2019 Arizona Desert Hickory Championship
Feb. 28, 2019 General Ken Holtz, commander of hickory golf legions in the great American Southwest, files this report on the 2019 Arizona Desert Hickory Championship (which just gets better and better each year!): Each year, for two days in February, the golfing world of Sun City West, Ariz., goes back in time about 100 years… and has way more […]
Results of the 2019 U.S. Professional & Amateur Hickory Championship
Feb. 24, 2019 – Temple Terrace, Fla. Four-time U.S. Hickory Open Champion Jeremy Moe, of Boca Raton, Fla., won the 2019 U.S. Professional Hickory Golf Championship sponsored by the United States Golf Teachers Federation. His 77 was three clear of runner-up Thomas Garnier and the same score shot by Willie Smith in the first round at Myopia Hunt Club in […]