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 […]
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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 […]
2019 Glenmoor Hickory Open
Sept. 21-22, 2019 Glenmoor CC Canton, Ohio The second annual Glenmoor Hickory Open Championship is presented by Tri-State Hickory Golf. “Glenmoor Country Club is a signature Jack Nicklaus design that combines challenge and beauty in perfect harmony,” says event organizer Bob Glass. “Surrounded by rolling hills, sparkling lakes and majestic native trees, this incredible course provides a challenge for all […]
2019 Swedish Hickory Championship
Aug. 3-4 Falkenberg GC Falkenberg, Sweden This majestic Swedish hickory championship visits the Falkenberg GC for 2019. This course was built in 1961 and is described by visitors as very beautiful. More information and a registration form when available.
2019 Foxburg Hickory Championship
Aug. 9-10 Foxburg Country Club Foxburg, Pa. The 11th annual Foxburg Hickory Championship is played at the Foxburg Country Club in the hills of Western Pennsylvania, roughly an hour north of Pittsburgh. Foxburg Country Club was established in 1887, considered the oldest golf course in United States. There are multiple competitions within the tournament. The Championship’s pre-1900 categories include Open, Senior (55-65) and […]