East Lothian, Scotland – Oct. 17, 2018 In still and beautiful conditions, the players of the 14th World Hickory Open showed amazing patience, concentration and above all their sense of humour as they tee’d off at Luffness New Golf Club and Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian, Scotland this morning. After the final putt dropped, Sweden’s Johan Moberg was crowned […]
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2018 World Hickory Open Opening Day
2018 World Hickory Open East Lothian, Scotland Adapted from news releases – American players Mike Stevens and Bill Geisler, both of Florida, are among more than 120 players joining defending champion Fraser Mann, professional at Carnoustie, for the 14th annual World Hickory Festival and World Hickory Open (WHO), which opened Monday, Oct. 15, with a three-ball team contest on the Longniddry […]
Results of 2018 Metropolitan Fall Hickory Classic
Oct. 10, 2018 – Reported by Bill Martin – On a sultry day at Spring Lake GC, in New Jersey we assembled 17 players for the Metropolitan Hickory Society Fall Classic. The Open Division Winner was Steve Wilcox with a sparkling 75, followed by Joe Mentz with a 77. Reserve Division Winner was Bill Martin with a net 72, followed by Matt […]
Results of 2018 River City Hickory Championship
Sept. 30, 2018 – Kevin Cawley reports: Omaha, Nebraska’s best hickory golfers met for the 2018 Johnny Goodman River City Hickory Championship which was held at Champions Run on Sept. 30. The battle for the Open Division came down to Trevor Kula defending Pete Hanley in a playoff. Pete Hanley took the honors of the Open Reserve Division, while […]
2019 Wisconsin Hickory Open
Sept. 5-7 The Links Course at Lawsonia Green Lake, Wisc. The ninth annual Wisconsin Hickory Open is scheduled for Thursday, Saturday, Sept. 5-7. Come enjoy the fall colors of Wisconsin and The Links course at Lawsonia, host of the 2016 U.S. Hickory Open. A championship-quality course reputed as one of the most celebrated and challenging courses in the Midwest – […]
2019 McNabb Cup
Sept. 6-8, 2019 Muskegon CC/White Lake GC Muskegon, Mich. DEADLINE TO ENTER IS ASAP! This late-summer event has earned a singular reputation on the Michigan Hickory Tour. Perhaps it is the Friday (Sept. 6) pre-tournament round on Muskegon Country Club, a testing Donald Ross original – sometimes medal, sometimes Stableford, and maybe even match play this year. A convivial dinner […]
Results of 2018 Wisconsin Hickory Championship
Sept. 30 – The 8th annual Wisconsin Hickory Championship was held this past week in Green Lake, Wisc. at Lawsonia Golf Course. It is the home course for the Wisconsin Hickory group and was in great shape, with a hint of fall in the air and the trees just starting to change. Thursday was the traditional practice round and meet-and-greet at the […]
“The Steam Shovel” 2019
Sept. 10, 2019 Hackensack Golf Club Oradell, N.J. The 7th annual “Steam Shovel” at historic Hackensack Golf Club is scheduled for Sept. 10, hosted by the Metropolitan Hickory Society. Charles Banks, who taught English at the prep school, Hotchkiss, in Connecticut, met Seth Raynor when the latter was hired to rebuild the school’s golf course. Smitten with the prospects of […]
2019 Iowa Hickory Classic
Sept. 13-14 Hyperion Field Club Johnston, Iowa Play it old school! The Hickory Golf Association is scheduled to host the Iowa Hickory Classic at Hyperion Field Club in September. Hyperion is a private club established in 1900 which contracted with Tom Bendelow in 1910 to design the present day course. Don’t have hickory golf clubs? We will have rentals available. FRIDAY: Limited […]
Mike Fatke Memorial Hickory Matchplay tournament
Sept. 20-22 Manistee Golf & Country Club Manistee, Mich. This new hickory golf outing in Michigan honors Mike Fatke, Manistee Golf and Country Club’s longtime course superintendent. Mike, who passed away in early 2019 at 55, took impeccable care of the course and could often be found late in the day playing the back nine with his hickories. The Mike […]