March 22-24, 2018 Onion Creek GC Austin, Texas This great early season hickory event in Austin is a must-play. Pete League and crew host a complete hickory outing with all the trimmings. And the Lone Star Model A Ford Club promises to back in full force, lending their unique style and glamour to the plus-fours and hickory clubs. The Onion […]
Author Archives: Jim Davis
Hickories heating up in Dallas
July 3, 2017 By Jim Davis I am not from “these here parts,” as they say in some of these here parts, but I do enjoy hearing about passion for life and Texans are nothing if not passionate about many things. The state’s motto, the Lone Star State, though, I believe to be in error. A brief examination of its […]
2017 Gearhart Hickory Classic Results
Hot Gearhart celebrates 125th anniversary of historic course June 26, 2017 – Gearhart, Ore. By Rob Birman Twenty-eight players from five states and Canada contested the 2017 Gearhart Hickory Classic, marking two historic occasions. The first was the grand links’ 125th anniversary. The second, record-setting temperatures on the Oregon coast of 92 degrees on Saturday, June 24. Aside from the simply […]
2017 Canadian Open Hickory Championship
Aug. 9-11 Legends Golf and CC Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada It’s a classic and one of the best hickory tournaments going. Hosts Ron Lyon and Eddie Chan pull out all the stops to ensure that all players are welcomed and have a great time. Plus, there’s that fantastic golf car museum. Each year the hosts honor Canadian golf greats, the […]
The Official 2017 USHO Program
For those of you who may not be traveling to Del Monte and the Monterey Peninsula this July, here is a PDF of the 2017 USHO program booklet. It was produced by the members of the USHO organizing committee. Many thanks to all the advertisers and sponsors. Without you, the USHO would not be the great tournament that it is. […]
2017 Wyandotte Hickory Open
Oct. 7, 2017 Wyandotte Shores GC Wyandotte, Mich. Come join in the fun of a morning of hickory golf and camaraderie. 9 a.m. Shotgun Start Cost: $50 a person – Includes 18 holes, cart, lunch and awards. Awards: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards for gross play and net play in the following divisions: Open, Senior (60+), Statesmen (70+), and Ladies. Closest […]
Call for U.S. Hickory Open site proposals
U.S. Hickory Open site applications are being accepted by the SoHG. If your local play group has interest in hosting the U.S. Hickory Open, now is the time to contact the Society of Hickory Golfers selection committee with your proposal. The selection committee is accepting applications and is actively looking for locations and individuals to host the event. Please contact Bill […]
Golf website talks about hickory golf courses
Where to golf next? Gotta be traditional for hickory golf. Golf writer Lisa D. Mickey has posted a story to the website Where To Golf Next, on the desirability of traditional courses for hickory golf. As well as Belvedere, she lists Chambers Bay, Bright-Grandview and Wawashkamo. Check it out here.
Chuck McMullin video interviews at Belvedere Hickory Open
Charlevoix, Mich. – Chuck McMullin of Williamsburg, Va. is one of the founding members of the Society of Hickory Golfers, an enthusiastic golf collector and a summer resident in the Charlevoix, Mich. area. As well, the hickory golf veteran has a lovely swing and it was this that caught the eye of roving reporters at the Belvedere Golf Club during […]
Results of 2017 Belvedere Hickory Open
Lefty from Missouri tames renovated Belvedere course June 19 – Charlevoix, Mich. Bill “Ernie” Ernst from Neenah, Wisc., did his best, but could not overcome a first round four-shot deficit thrown up by lefty Zach Kratofil of St. Louis, Mo. The strapping young man from Missouri mixed towering drives with accurate approaches and deft putting to take the 2017 Open […]