June 21 – Miamisburg, Ohio Former Junior wins National Hickory Championship Pete Georgiady reports: Seth Lomison’s golf career has come full circle. He was part of the first “class” of junior interns from the First Tee of the (N.C.) Triad to play in the NHC back in 2011. Now a month shy of his 21st birthday he is the National Hickory Champion Golfer. Tied […]
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Archie Baird Honored With British Empire Medal
June 21, 2018 – East Lothian, Scotland – Archie Baird, who is a lifetime honorary member of the Society of Hickory Golfers, has been recognized for services to the history of golf in the Queen’s Birthday Honors. The award is the British Empire Medal (BEM). Archie is well known to those visitors from the U.S. who are regular golfing pilgrims […]
2018 Swedish Hickory Championship
Aug. 4-5 Båstad Golf Club Båstad, Sweden The Swedish Society of Golf Historians welcomes you to the 21st Swedish Hickory Golf Championship at Båstad Golf Club. Båstad Golf Club was founded in 1930, initiated by Ludvig Nobel (a nephew of the famous Alfred Nobel). The 18-hole parkland course, designed by the British golf course architects Hawtree & Taylor, was opened […]
2019 National Hickory Championship
June 6-8 Mound Golf Course Miamisburg, Ohio The 2019 National Hickory Championship is scheduled for the historic Mound Golf Course of the City of Miamisburg, Ohio. Contestants play 36 holes over two days. Clubs must be original 19th century or approved replicas (available for rent if you don’t have your own set) and all players use the same modern-made, line […]
Results of the 2018 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship
June 5 Bainbridge Island, Wash. Martin Pool reports: Thirty-eight hickory players, including six fabulous ladies, took part in the fourth annual Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship held at the historic Wing Point Golf and Country Club on beautiful Bainbridge Island, Wash. Day one greeted the players with brilliant sunshine and gentle, marine breezes on this island course, which is but a cannon’s […]
2019 Czech Hickory Championship
June 7-8 Ypsilon Golf Liberec Fojtka, Czech Republic Dalibor Prozcházka writes: Dear hickory golf friends, It is my pleasure to invite you to already 11th Czech Hickory Championship, which will will be hosted by a challenging but beautiful golf course Ypsilon Golf Liberec. On Friday 7th June you will have a possibility to play a practice round, followed by a ceremonial […]
Results of 2018 Virginia Hickory Open
May 21 The Golf Course at Capon Springs Capon Springs, West Virginia Greg Whitmer and Virginia Hickory Golf Assoc. Captain Skip Platt report: It was a beautiful day at Capon Springs for the 14 golfers who turned out to vie for the 2018 title. The event was conducted by Stableford scoring. Skip Platt took the Open Division honors and Terry […]
Results of the 2018 Danish Hickory Open
May 27 Royal Copenhagen Golf Club Copenhagen, Denmark Christian Juel reports that more than 20 contestants entered for the title of 2018 Danish Hickory Champion. The day’s weather was a little overcast and damp, but spirits were anything but damp. The honor was won by Dennis Willadsen, or the Ikast Golf Club in Denmark. Willadsen was also a member of […]
Results of 2018 All American Hickory Open
May 22, 2018 Soangetaha CC Galesburg, Ill. James “Doc” Eike reports: Since its inception, the All American Hickory Open has been contested at such distinguished courses as Downers Grove Golf Course (original location of the old Chicago Club) and Rock Island Arsenal GC, but this year it was played for the first time at the private course of Soangetaha Country […]
Results of 2018 Massachusetts Hickory Open
May 19, 2018 Greenfield, Mass. Thirty-seven Hickory Golfers from nine states and four countries gathered at the Country Club of Greenfield on May 18 for the third annual Massachusetts Hickory Open Championship under perfect spring playing conditions. The historic Country Club of Greenfield dates to 1896. The current golf course was built in 1901 by Alexander Findlay and completed by Ralph Martin […]