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 […]
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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 […]
Results of 2017 Mid Pines Hickory Open
Nov. 14, 2017 Southern Pines, N.C. It was a cold outing, with morning temperatures in the low 30s both Saturday and Sunday. That did not bother North Carolina’s Craig Stroup, whose two-day 156 was good enough for the Open Division title in the Mid Pines Hickory Open, Nov. 11-12. Two back in second place was Mark Hollingsworth of Bluffton, S.C. […]
2018 Wisconsin Gutty Challenge
July 19-21 Eagle Springs Golf Resort Eagle, Wisc. When you want to have a pre-1900 event, you look for one of the great old traditional courses. Greg Smith and company in Wisconsin have discovered a perfect venue for gutty golf at the Eagle Springs Golf Resort in southern Wisconsin. The course opened for play in 1893. As the course grew […]
2018 Maine Hickory Shaft Open
Sept. 16 Mere Creek Golf Club Brunswick, Maine SoHG member Forrest Dillon is the driving force behind hickory golf in Maine. He has helped to organize the second annual Hickory Shaft Open at Mere Creek Golf Club in Brunswick. The 9-hole event will have a 10 a.m. shotgun start and feature awards for low gross and low net individual play. […]
2018 U.S. Hickory Open
Oct. 29-31 Sedgefield GC Greensboro, N.C. NOTE: The event was postponed from the earlier September date as a result of Hurricane Florence. USHO participants have been contacted to re-confirm their wish to compete at this later date. Contact the organizers with any questions. The U.S. Hickory Open (USHO) is the premier hickory golf tournament in the United States and the […]
2018 Wisconsin Hickory Open
Sept. 27-29 The Links Course at Lawsonia Green Lake, Wisc. The eighth annual Wisconsin Hickory Open is scheduled for Thursday, Saturday, Sept. 27-29. 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 – […]
2018 River City Championship
Sept. 30 Champions Run GC Omaha, Neb. The entry deadline for the 2018 River City Championship is Sept. 21. The entry fee of $125 includes golf and dinner at Champions Run; or dinner and reception for $45; golf only is $80. First start time at 12:30 p.m. with reception and dinner to follow. Regular SOHG rules will apply. Please contact Brian Frevert with any […]
Belvedere Golf Club announced as 2019 USHO venue
The Board of Directors of the Society of Hickory Golfers is excited to announce that the 2019 U.S. Hickory Open has been awarded to the Belvedere Club and the Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, Mich. The dates are June 20-22, 2019. Belvedere has hosted an annual hickory event every year since 2006. The golf course was established in 1925, designed by […]