June 1-3 Wyandotte Shores GC Wyandotte, Mich. New this year, the Wyandotte Hickory Organization has combined its annual Scramble and Open into one weekend. Each day is a separate competition. Players may sign up for one or all three days. (The third-day option is a Friday, June 1 practice round. The fee for that round can be paid on the […]
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2018 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship
June 2-3 Wing Point Golf and Country Club Bainbridge Island, Wash. Northwest Hickory Players and the membership of Wing Point G&CC invite you to the fourth annual 2018 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship. Held at the historic Club (est. 1903), this is a rare opportunity to play one of the top private courses in Washington. The championship will be a two-day gross and net competition with awards for Open, Senior […]
Old School Santa Barbara County Hickory Classic
Jan. 27, 2018 Zaca Creek Golf Course Buellton, Calif. All hickory golfers are cordially invited to participate in the 2018 Santa Barbara County Hickory Classic, Jan. 27 at the Zaca Creek Golf Course. Organized as fundraiser for the California Blind and Disabled Golf Program, the event is a two-person scramble to be played by the rules of the Royal and Ancient […]
Membership Renewals
Dec. 7, 2017 As a majority of our memberships come up for renewal on Jan. 1, here’s a reminder on how all that works… When the new/current website came online in July 2016, membership renewal began to be tied to the member’s join date. Whenever that anniversary comes around, the website pops up a little button that tells you it […]
Article on hickory golf in Texas Avid Golfer magazine
Dec. 7, 2017 From hickory enthusiast Scott Pilgrim of Sachese, Texas near the Dallas/Ft. Worth metro area, comes notice of an article in Texas AVID Golfer Magazine, similar to the Metropolitan article in New Jersey. Here’s Scott’s note and a link to the story. A lot of great things going on down here, including a Houston tournament in the works […]
Jamie Anderson Headstone Project
We have received a request from British golf author and historian Roger McStravick to support his efforts to have a headstone raised on the grave site in St. Andrews of three-time Open Champion Jamie Anderson (1877, 78, 79). Roger is the author of St Andrews In the Footsteps of Old Tom Morris. The book contains a revealing portrait of Anderson […]
Results for 2017 Junior Hickory Classic
October 2017 – Reidsville, N.C. Over the past several years, youth interest in hickory golf has come up a notch or two. Dr. Bern Bernacki’s efforts with the First Tee of Pittsburgh has introduced several youngsters, and top players, to hickory golf as well as golf history. The National Hickory Champion annually fields several youngsters who wish to experience the […]
Houston Hickory Team Challenge
Feb. 3-4 High Meadow Ranch Golf Course Houston, Texas This first-ever team hickory event for the Houston area is a benefit for the First Tee of Greater Houston. Host Michael Sloan says the High Meadow Ranch GC has a unique set-up of three six-hole loops. The two-person teams will play a scramble for holes 1-6, best-ball for holes 7-12, and […]
2018 Board Election Results
Two new voices and an SoHG veteran have been elected to the 2018 board (The following report is taken from the 2018 Autumn Wee Nip magazine.) December 2018 – Virginian Deal Hudson and Wisconsinite Greg Smith have been elected to three-year terms on the SoHG board. Board incumbent and SoHG equipment chair Rob Ahlschwede has been elected to a second […]
2018 Southern 4-Ball Hickory Championship
April 19-21 Highland Park Golf Course Birmingham, Ala. One of the earliest hickory golf events, the Southern Hickory Four Ball Championship is a must-play event on the hickory golf calendar. Hosted by Tad Moore on the Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham, Ala., the event has enjoyed a full field for the past several years. It is one of the […]