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 […]
Author Archives: Jim Davis
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 […]
Nov/Dec 2017 Met Golfer story on hickory golf
December 2017 Our friends in the Metropolitan area of New England have been featured in the November/December 2017 issue of Met Golfer. The article’s author, Thomas Dunne, joined members of the Metropolitan Hickory Society for a round of hickory golf at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J. Dunne had already been introduced to hickory golf a few years ago on […]
2018 Glenmoor Hickory Open
July 8, 2018 Glenmoor CC Canton, Ohio The 1st 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 […]
2018 Heart of America Hickory Championship
July 13-15 Bright-Grandview Golf Course Des Moines, Iowa The Heart of America is the oldest continuously held hickory tournament in the world. Originated in 1978 by then GCS President and Iowa resident Warren “Ole” Olsen, the players in this long-standing tournament are a literal “who’s who” in the playing of modern hickory golf and traditions. 2018 marks the 41st playing of this venerable […]