Jan. 5, 2019 Vietnam Veterans of America Hickory Invitational Cedar Crest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas An invite from Scott Pilgrim: I hope everyone has returned safely from the U.S. Hickory Open, Mid Pines, and Old Kinderhook tournaments, and had a wonderful time. As most of you know, our Texas hickory event is fast approaching. It had been rescheduled from early December […]
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Results of Florida Hickory Golfers seasonal championship
Dec. 10, 2018 Will Peterson once again bested the field to take Player of the Year Honors and James Chambers was awarded the Heritage Player of the Year Honors. Thanks to everyone who attended. Dinner at the Olive Branch in Mount Dora was a nice change of pace and the staff did a great job herding our group on […]
2019 Temple Terrace Hickory Heritage and U.S. Professional Hickory Golf Championship
Feb. 23-25, 2019 Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club Temple Terrace, Fla. The Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club opened in 1922, designed by noted architect Tom Bendelow. At the time, its 6,400 yards was described by the Tampa Tribune as a “brute of a course.” It was a stout test for the hickory clubs of the day. The golf is […]
2019 Indiana Hickory Open
Oct. 11-13 Cambridge Golf Course Evansville, Ind. Cambridge GC, built in 2000, is a Scottish links-style golf course on the north side of Evansville. The course has zoysia grass in the fairways and L-93 bent grass greens. The Open division will play between 5,400-5,500 yards. Seniors will play about 5,300 yards, statesmen will play about 5,100, and the ladies will play about […]
2019 World Hickory Open Festival
Oct. 20-24 Dunbar, Kilspindie, Gullane No. 2 and 3 East Lothian, Scotland The 2019 World Hickory Open Festival, one of the world’s foremost hickory golf contests, is to played on the lovely links courses of Dunbar, Kilspindie, Gullane 2 and Gullane 3. The WHO was founded by the late Lionel Freedman in 2005 Johan Moberg of Sweden was the 2018 […]
2019 Southern Hickory Four Ball Championship
May 2-4, 2019 Highland Park GC Birmingham, Ala. One of the earliest hickory golf events, the Southern Hickory Four Ball Championship is a must-play event on the hickory golf calendar. Be sure to check your calendar, too, as the event is a little earlier in 2019. Event host Tad Moore adjusted the dates to avoid the Easter weekend which, in […]
Brown, Wardwell, and Wilhelm elected to SoHG board
Nov. 30, 2018 In a close vote, David Brown, Bill Wardwell, and Jim Wilhelm were elected to three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2019. They will replace outgoing board members Bill Geisler, Bill Reed, and Rich Schmidt. Of the nearly 550 SoHG voting members, 166 votes were cast, about 31 percent. Brown received 147 votes, Wardwell 128, Wilhelm 113, and Krupkin […]
2019 Homesteader
May 4, 5 Beatrice Country Club Beatrice, Neb. This men’s amateur stroke play event includes two rounds of golf, range balls, practice round, Saturday meal, and a tee gift. The entry deadline is May 2. Click here for a registration form and information. Or call 402-223-2710.
2019 Whistling Straits Hickory Challenge
May 10-11, 2019 Whistling Straits Golf Course Kohler, Wisc. The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers are proud to announce the Whistling Straits Challenge will return to the Wisconsin hickory rotation. Come play Whistling Straits, site of the 2020 Ryder Cup match with your hickory clubs so when you watch on TV you can relate to the shot just executed. In addition to […]
Results of 2018 Interstate Hickory Championship
Nov. 18, 2018 Peter Herrington reports: Hello everybody, This report is somewhat later than usual, because I wanted to include the group photo as an attachment – with one or two notable exceptions, we got everyone involved, and photogenic significant others. Despite the best efforts of the weather (rained on Thursday and Friday; Saturday dry and very pleasant), we had […]