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 […]
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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 […]
Results of 2017 Philadelphia Hickory Open
Lovely day for hickory golf in Philadelphia June 11 – Philadelphia, Pa. More than perfect weather greeted hickory golfers at the 2017 Philadelphia Hickory Open. They found good friends and a 1920s gem of a William Flynn course, perfect for the good old clubs. Ben Ellis, of Waldorf, Md., made it worthwhile. He shot the low medal round of 76 […]
SoHG President Bill Geisler Notches 2017 NHC Victory
(June 12, 2017) — The Philadelphia Cricket Club’s St. Martins course was nicely suited to Bill Geisler’s game. The Winter Springs, Fla. native and current president of the Society of Hickory Golfers, claimed the winner’s trophy in the 20th playing of the National Hickory Championship. In the Open Division, Geisler finished with a 157, three clear of second place champ […]
2017 AGS Bandon Dunes Match Play Invitational Results
Match Play rules day for players in Auld Golf event at Bandon Dunes May 28, 2017 – Bandon Dunes, Oregon By Chris McIntyre Sponsored by the Auld Golf Society and playing by AGS guidelines (that being antique clubs, replica golf balls, 7-9 clubs in a set), 20 players enjoyed auld golf at its finest over the weekend of May 27-28 2017. […]