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 […]
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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 […]
Memorable video welcome to 2019 U.S. Hickory Open
All golf outings have a character of their own, from the thrill and nerves of a Major championship, to the friendly fun of a club social. If they stand the test of time, that character evolves. The first Open Championships were a few rough men in heavy clothes with elegant long nose clubs and feather balls. Today’s Open is a […]
Results of 2018 Indiana Hickory Open
Oct. 14, 2018 Cold and rainy weather forced a shortened tournament of the Indiana Hickory Open, scheduled for Oct. 12-13 at the Eagle Valley golf course in Evansville. Friday’s practice round consisted of a shamble using the modified Stableford system of scoring. Joe and Carol Fallen hosted a dinner Friday evening with great food and lots of good fellowship. […]
Results of 2018 North Texas Hickory Open
Oct. 21, 2018 Scott Pilgrim reports: Hello Hickory Friends! Thank you to all of the players who “kept the faith” to play in the North Texas Hickory Open this year. The Thursday evening Trade Show and putting tournament proved to be a BLAST!…with Matt Stovall edging Joe Hollerbach by a stroke, to win the matted/framed print of Gene Sarazen – […]
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Florida men a force at the 2018 WHO
October 2018 – East Lothian, Scotland Of the 120 players at the 14th annual World Hickory Open, Oct. 15-18, there were several players from the U.S., second in strength only to Sweden. Of these, the Florida players had a pretty good week. SoHG President Bill Geisler, of Winter Park, finished second in the Senior Division. National Hickory champion and international […]