Feb. 21, 2019Nashville, Tenn. Ben Benoit sends the following report about the first golf show attended by the new Tennessee Hickory Golf Association. The show was Feb. 15-17 at the state fairgrounds in Nashville. Well the three-day show is over and it was a trip. The venue wasn’t the best and the soaking rains all weekend kept many away, which […]
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Bobby Duhe Memorial Golf Tournament
April 6 City Park Golf Course Baton Rouge, La. The Friends of City Park in Baton Rouge, La., are hosting a one-day golf tournament to benefit the City Park Golf Course, designed in 1926 by Tom Bendelow. The $150 entry fee includes lunch and entry to the roaring Red Stick Gala after golf. A drawing has as its grand prize […]
Hickory adds new element to Eskimo Open in Illinois
By Jim Davis Winter golf can be tricky north of the Mason/Dixon. In fact, given changing climate patterns, winter golf in the south can now be iffy during the cold and grey months. That does not halt the intrepid hickory golfer, though. There are many who brave the chill and will look for snow-free days for a brisk game. Such […]
2019 Vietnam Veterans of America Hickory Invitational
Jan. 6, 2019 Scott Pilgrim reports – After rescheduling the Vietnam Veterans of America Hickory Invitational from a dismal day of weather on Dec. 8th., we were richly blessed with a perfect day last Saturday on Jan. 5. A high of 70 degrees with a slight 5 mph breeze could not have been better. We were very welcomed by PGA […]
2019 White Mountain Hickory Classic
July 13 Omni Mount Washington Resort Mount Washington, N.H. Greetings from the New Hampshire Hickory Golf Association. The New England Hickory play groups invite you to play in the 3rd annual White Mountain Hickory Open. The event is scheduled for July 13 and will be a one-day stroke play event held at the beautiful and historic Omni Mount Washington Hotel […]
Wide World of Hickory – 2018
December 2018 By Jim Davis Each year since 2009, the autumn edition of A Wee Nip magazine contained several pages devoted to a summary of the world’s foremost hickory golf events. Selection was based on the significance of the event to the country of origin. All hickory golf outings are significant in their way, but it is impossible to list […]
2019 Houston Team challenge
Feb. 9-10 High Meadow Ranch Golf Club Tomball, Texas This hickory golf event benefits the First Tee of Greater Houston. The registration fee of $215 includes two rounds of golf, cart, gift bag, range balls, Saturday dinner, Sunday awards lunch, and awards. Hickory golf clubs will be made available. The tournament will be played as a two-player team event. High […]
Louisville Golf profiled in GolfWRX story
Dec. 13, 2018 There are but a few solid makers of fine hickory golf replicas – Tad Moore, Louisville Golf, Play Hickory, and a few others; so when a story comes along that highlights one of these SoHG favorites, well, we just love to share it. In the linked article, GolfWRX.com contributor Peter Schmitt presents his take on the Louisville […]
2019 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship
June 1-2 Inglewood Golf Club Kenmore, Wash. The Northwest Hickory Players is pleased to invite you to the fifth annual 2019 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship to be held at the historic Inglewood Golf Club (est. 1919) in Kenmore, Wash. Designed by famed Northwest architects, A. Vernon Macan and Robert Johnstone, Inglewood is a premier championship course in the Northwest. For […]