The 20th annual Mid Pines Hickory Open welcomed about 75-80 golfers to the lovely Mid Pines golf course in Southern Pines this past Nov. 1-2. The weather was glorious, said one participant. The greens were tough, said another. Both agreed it was one of the best managed tournaments they had played in this year, from the course and conditions right […]
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Ron Perlman digs deep to take 2023 Steam Shovel title
MHS’s annual “Steam Shovel” tournament at Hackensack Golf Club bookended our 12th successful season. Once again we were blessed with phenomenal course conditions! The greens ran true & keen, perhaps rivaling the speed we experienced at Ridgewood Country Club this year. We especially thank Sean Cunningham for being such a gracious host. We missed our friends “Old” Tom Morris and […]
Flory, Moore, and Griffen repeat winners at Wisconsin Hickory Open
Ernie Ernst reports: The 13th annual Wisconsin Hickory Open was contested Sept. 21-23 on the Lawsonia Links at Beautiful Green Lake, Wisc. Peter Flory came out on top as our Champion, defending his title. The weekend of activities started with a picnic and welcome party at the House on No. 2, complete with music provided by Dicky Walsh. The club […]
Ellington snares third McNabb title in dramatic fashion
Reported by MacDuff The great tides of human affairs wash our mortal shores with a seeming indifference; for the greater part of mankind will feel no moving hand, no guiding influence but what is ascribed to fate or the whim of deities beneficent or cruel. And yet we strive. Small creatures in a cold universe, we endeavor to govern ourselves […]
Minoprio Challenge a one-club test of golfing skill and creativity
The first-ever Gloria Minoprio Challenge, hosted by Robert Birman of the Northwest Hickory Players, took place on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Port Townsend Golf Club. A field of 20 players competed with one club (an iron cleek or driving iron) in a 9-hole event, all wearing trousers in honor of the great one. Gloria Minoprio, a British woman golfer of […]
Greenbrier assistant pro Matthew Hoffman is 2023 USHO champion
Early in the going Inwood, N.Y. looked like it would present a rainy prospect and the practice rounds were indeed somewhat drizzly; but the skies cleared and all was well for the 16th U.S. Hickory Open. This year, 100 years later, the sounds of hickory clubs echoed again over the storied course on which Bobby Jones outlasted Bobby Cruickshank in […]
Australian Championship adds Asia/Pacific competition for international flavor
Report by Les Browne The 28th Australian Hickory Shaft Championship was recently played on Melbourne’s world renowned sand belt courses. The courses were set up for hickory play and although the clubs are 100+ years old the winning scores were surprisingly low. Hickory players from around Australia, as well as, for the first time, contingents from New Zealand and Japan, […]
Ben Plaunt adds Canadian title to 2023 victories
Canadian Ben Plaunt, who also won the 2023 Gearhart Hickory Open title, added the Canadian Open Hickory Championship title to his successes for the year. Always blessed with a great turnout, this year’s event hosted 94 players, many of whom enjoyed the two-day pre championship golf trip. Beautiful weather, good times and lots of wonderful hickory spirit and friendships. Click […]
Australian Hickory Championship gets a little love from Golf Australia Magazine
It’s always good fun when some of the mainstream golf publications work to provide their readers a little taste of hickory golf. In Australia, the Golf Australia Magazine found a good thing in the upcoming 2023 hickory championships for the great “Down Under” country. Click here to read the post. Good on ya, mate!
Three in a row for Kronenberger at Foxburg
Tournament host Tom Johnson reports: After some time for reflection, and to recover from an emotional weekend, here are some thoughts and a summary of the 2023 tournament, Aug. 10-13. What a grand four days we had at Foxburg! Weather was terrific, the course was in great condition, food was classic, the camaraderie in full bloom. We are thankful for […]