“If I do vow a friendship, I’ll perform it to the last article.” Shakespeare: Othello, III, 1604 Nov. 13, 2018 By Jim Davis Even if you are relatively new to the Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), or just recently joined the Golf Heritage Society (formerly the Golf Collectors Society) you have likely heard the name of Bill Reed. This is […]
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2018 Mid Pines Hickory Open Results
Nov. 8, 2018 From the Mid Pines golf shop, who kindly sent us a score sheet, we are able to report and congratulate the following: Andrea Hodel, the Open Division Ladies Champion Barbara Kopec, the Ladies Division Net Champion Andrew von Lossow, the Open Division Champion Ted Kopec, the Open Net Champion Jim von Lossow, the Senior Division Champion JJ […]
Niblick & Spoon – the Northwest’s favorite 19th Hole
Nov. 11, 2018 Looking for the perfect 19th hole to share stories about the latest round with hickories? The folks in the great Northwest have come up with an inspired name for their favorite spot at one of their best loved places for hickory golf, the Jackson Park Golf Course, a 1930-era course in Seattle, Wash. Mark Persinger tells the […]
2019 Heart of America Hickory Championship
July 12-14 Bright-Grandview Golf Course Des Moines, Iowa The Heart of America is the oldest continuously held hickory tournament in the world. Originated in 1978 by GCS president and Iowa resident Warren “Ole” Olson, the players in this long-standing tournament are a literal “who’s who” in the playing of modern hickory golf and traditions. The event includes a practice round on Friday followed […]
2019 Alexander Findlay Massachusetts Hickory Open
May 17, 2019 Country Club of Greenfield Greenfield, Mass. The Hickory Golfers of Massachusetts and the Country Club of Greenfield cordially invite you to participate in the fourth annual, Alexander Findlay/Massachusetts Hickory Open Championship, to be held at the Country Club of Greenfield (the Gateway Course to Hickory Golf in New England). Deadline for entry is May 14. Click here […]
Final 2017-18 Championship Series Results
Nov. 6, 2018 With the completion of the 2018 U.S. Hickory Open at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the SoHG is pleased to announce the winners of the year-long Championship Series competition. Peter Flory was the overall winner in the Championship Division; Kim Mansfield in Senior Division; Larry Wood in the Super Senior Division; and Marci Likens in […]
2019 Danish Hickory Open Championship
May 18, 2019Asserbo Golf CourseCopenhagen, Denmark Christian Juel, host and organizer, is pleased to invite hickory golfers everywhere to the 2019 Open Danish Hickory Championship. He says that this year, the tournament is using registration via GolfBox. All one need do is click on this link, press the Globe in the right corner to select your language/country and go from […]
2019 Mid American Hickory Open
May 18-19, 2019 Soangetaha Country Club Galesburg, Ill. Jim Eike reports: A new name and a new format for the former All American Hickory Open. After receiving a warm welcome in 2018 we are excited to return to Soangetaha for 2019. Many of us fell in love with the Tom Bendelow course and found the parkland layout well suited to […]
Results of 2018 U.S. Hickory Open
Nov. 5, 2018 By Jim Davis The 11th annual U.S. Hickory Open was decided by a four-foot putt. It seems a small measurement for a tournament upset by the monumental and devastating hurricane Hurricane Florence, which forced a near six-week postponement. It appeared likely the storm would also wreak havoc on Greensboro, N.C., home of the Sedgefield Country Club, site […]
2019 U.S. Hickory Open is sold out
Nov. 4, 2019 After only three days of open registration, the field for the 2019 U.S. Hickory Open at Belvedere has sold out. It was the quickest such sell out in the 12-year history of the event. Some 90+ spots are taken in the field and host golf professional Dennis Joy has begun taking names for the wait list. For […]